Guest guest Posted May 28, 2001 Report Share Posted May 28, 2001 I've often noticed in south Indian vishnu temples of a deity quite similar to the elephant god/ganesh/vinayak with a "namam " . Is this lord ganesh /some other deity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 Yes We often find in Vishnu Temples a SanNadhi for Lord Vinayaka and He is referred to as ThuMbikkai AzWar by Vaishnavites. There is a SanNadhi at Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple at Kancheepuram also for Him AdiYen Varadaraja Dasan vitesse_iyengar [vitesse_iyengar] Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:29 AM bhakti-list Lord Ganesh @ vishnu temples? I've often noticed in south Indian vishnu temples of a deity quite similar to the elephant god/ganesh/vinayak with a "namam " . Is this lord ganesh /some other deity? ----------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 But the vinayaka sannidhi in kanchipuram was installed recently, about 3 decades back by sri chandrashekarendra saraswati swamigal of kanchi kamakoti peetham. The idol in that sannidhi does not have oordhva pundra vinayaka but a vibhuthi dhara ganesha. It may not be propoer to call him thumbikkai azhwar (vishvaksena). dAsan Suderson --- nvaradar <nvaradar wrote: > > > Yes We often find in Vishnu Temples a SanNadhi for > Lord Vinayaka and He is > referred to as ThuMbikkai AzWar by Vaishnavites. > There is a SanNadhi at Sri > Varadaraja Perumal temple at Kancheepuram also for > Him > AdiYen > Varadaraja Dasan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 >>I've often noticed in south Indian vishnu temples of a deity quite similar to the elephant god/ganesh/vinayak with a "namam " . Is >>this lord ganesh /some other deity? I believe the deity is actually Lord Visvaksena, the Chief of (Defense!) Staff, for Sriman Narayana's services at Sri Vaikuntam - His permanent abode. According to our philosophy Sri Visvaksena is our first and foremost Acharya - since he was taught directly by the Divine Couple. Visvaksenar subsequently passed on the knowledge to our other Acharyas - beginning with Sri Nammalvar. We regard Sri Visvaksena to be one among the nitya-sooris or divine souls (?), along with Sri Adisesha, Sri Garuda, Sri Sudarsana, and Sri Anjaneya. Please refer to Bhakti list's archives, for further information. Regards, Sriram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha This is not Sri VishwaksEnar. This is Gajavaktra, who is one of the second line commanders of the total of 8 i think, of Sri VishvaksEna. AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan. Thirumalai Vinjamoor Venkatesh >>I've often noticed in south Indian vishnu temples of a deity quite similar to the elephant god/ganesh/vinayak with a "namam " . Is >>this lord ganesh /some other deity? I believe the deity is actually Lord Visvaksena, the Chief of (Defense!) Staff, for Sriman Narayana's services at Sri Vaikuntam - His permanent abode. According to our philosophy Sri Visvaksena is our first and foremost Acharya - since he was taught directly by the Divine Couple. Visvaksenar subsequently passed on the knowledge to our other Acharyas - beginning with Sri Nammalvar. We regard Sri Visvaksena to be one among the nitya-sooris or divine souls (?), along with Sri Adisesha, Sri Garuda, Sri Sudarsana, and Sri Anjaneya. Please refer to Bhakti list's archives, for further information. Regards, Sriram ----------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of is subject to Add a Standard Disclaimer Text Here........................................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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