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sri:

srimathe raamanujaya namaha:

 

Dear Bhaktas,

 

I remember coming across a mention of the divya desam in some of the paasurams

of moonRam thiruvanthadi of pey alwar.

There are specific(?) mentions about Puri in this prabandham. But traditionally

puri is not included in the list of 108 Divya Desams.

 

2282

thirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn, thikazum

arukkan aNin^iRamum kaNdEn, - serukkiLarum

ponnaazi kaNdEn *puri* sangam kaikkaNdEn,

ennaazi vaNNanpaal inRu. (2) 1

 

There are a few other paasurams with the word puri.

 

I also heard that there is a mention in Rig Vedam about the sthala puranam of

Jagannathar Koil.

 

I seek inputs/clarifications from bhagavatas on this topic.

 

Thanks and Regards,

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Daasan,

 

Malolan Cadambi

"Jayatu Jayatu DevO DevakI NandanOyam"

 

 

 

 

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At 03:00 AM 2/18/01 -0600, you wrote:

>sri:

>srimathe raamanujaya namaha:

>

>Dear Bhaktas,

>

>I remember coming across a mention of the divya desam in some of the

paasurams of moonRam thiruvanthadi of pey alwar.

>There are specific(?) mentions about Puri in this prabandham. But

traditionally puri is not included in the list of 108 Divya Desams.

>

>2282

>thirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn, thikazum

>arukkan aNin^iRamum kaNdEn, - serukkiLarum

>ponnaazi kaNdEn *puri* sangam kaikkaNdEn,

>ennaazi vaNNanpaal inRu. (2) 1

>

>There are a few other paasurams with the word puri.

 

Dear Sri malolan Cadambi:

 

The Puri that you are referring to in the First Paasuram

of Third ThiruvandhAthi of Pey Azhwaar has nothing to do with

the AbhimAna Sthalam of Poori JagannAth in Orissa.

 

The Puri here rhymes with PURI IN HasthinaPURI

and not with Poori .

 

Puri here stands for the valampuri Sankam usually

found on the left hand of PerumAL . At ThirukkOvilUr,

the Divine Puri Sankam is in reverse order. It is on

the right hand .

 

Puri Sanku is also known as KoonaR Sanku or the bent one.

This Koonam in Paanchajanyam is said to arise from

Seshathva, Vinaya and Bhagavathanubhava reasons .

 

V.SatakOpan

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Dear Sri Malolan,

 

Puri is not a Divya dEsam.

 

I'm afraid you've wrongly interpretted pEyAzhwAr's pAsuram.

 

As part of describing about his experience on what he saw in Him,

Azhwar says " ... (I) saw Chakram and Shanku on His hand ...".

 

"sangam" means Shanku (is it mussel in English?). As we all know,

each sanku has an orientation with respect to its spiral formation.

Lord's Sanku is also called "valam puri sankam", meaning "the

shanku which has the orientation on the right side".

 

"Puri" being a common word in Tamil, it may not be a surprise

to have the word referred in a few places in prabandham. But

it may not be right to take those places as a reference for

Jagannatha temple in Orissa.

 

dAsan

Balaji

 

Malolan Cadambi wrote:

>

> sri:

> srimathe raamanujaya namaha:

>

> Dear Bhaktas,

>

> I remember coming across a mention of the divya desam in some of the paasurams

of moonRam thiruvanthadi of pey alwar.

> There are specific(?) mentions about Puri in this prabandham. But

traditionally puri is not included in the list of 108 Divya Desams.

>

> 2282

> thirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn, thikazum

> arukkan aNin^iRamum kaNdEn, - serukkiLarum

> ponnaazi kaNdEn *puri* sangam kaikkaNdEn,

> ennaazi vaNNanpaal inRu. (2) 1

>

> There are a few other paasurams with the word puri.

>

> I also heard that there is a mention in Rig Vedam about the sthala puranam of

Jagannathar Koil.

>

> I seek inputs/clarifications from bhagavatas on this topic.

>

> Thanks and Regards,

>

> Adiyen Ramanuja Daasan,

>

> Malolan Cadambi

> "Jayatu Jayatu DevO DevakI NandanOyam"

>

>

>

> -----------------------------

> - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH -

> To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list

 

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I am distressed that the correspondent has rushed to cite the

'aruLi-c-cheyal' scripture in this fanciful manner. The 'puree' in

Jagannath-puri is a Sanskrit word signifying a seat, an abode, a city.

The 'puri' in "puri-Sankham" is a Tamil word for the groove

found on conch-shells. The two (and the third, the pancake 'puri') may

sound like homonyms, but are not.

 

I also regret that several postings on bhakti-list purporting to discuss

profound issues reflect this level of language equipment.

Does not the 'sampradayam' merit greater attention and preparation ?

 

aDiyEn Ramanuja-dAsan,

Sundara Rajan.

 

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Malolan Cadambi wrote: I remember coming across a mention of the divya

desam in some of the paasurams of moonRam thiruvanthadi of pey

alwar.

> There are specific(?) mentions about Puri in this prabandham. But

traditionally puri is not included in the list of 108 Divya Desams.

>

> 2282

> thirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn, thikazum

> arukkan aNin^iRamum kaNdEn, - serukkiLarum

> ponnaazi kaNdEn *puri* sangam kaikkaNdEn,

> ennaazi vaNNanpaal inRu. (2) 1

>

> There are a few other paasurams with the word puri.

>

> I also heard that there is a mention in Rig Vedam about the sthala puranam of

Jagannathar Koil.

>

> I seek inputs/clarifications from bhagavatas on this topic.

>

> Malolan Cadambi

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