Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Namo Narayana, ref : mail on post prapatti doubts as to whether one has to bypass and ignore all the Sannidhis that are present in the Krishna temple. The Shastras represent the ultimate truth and do not by themselves belittle any one. In The Gita – Krishna has clearly stated – Maam Ekam Sharanam Vraja. In accordance with this if one is a Prapanna and has truly surrendered unto HIM, it is imperative that - Whatever be the temple, whoever be the presiding deity , it is still the Lord Narayana who stands before you and praying unto him is your prime nature. When this is the truth in my opinion I don't think it makes that much of a physical difference which deity stands before a prapanna. However, The basic idea that one is recommended to avoid other temples is that one does not –even by chance get swayed when one has just started tottering in the path towards the Lord. This can be illustrated by a popular tale. A man, parched for water - began digging a well near a temple in the village. He was digging for some time now , and a fellow villager spotted him and suggested that they dig at the other corner of the village where there is a better chance of hitting water. They proceeded to the far end and kept on digging for about a couple of hours . In the meantime a mendicant was watching . He came up to them and quoted some scriptures and keeping in mind the 4 directions , made some calculations and arrived at the right spot for getting water. These 2 villagers with renewed vigour shifted their implements to the new spot at the North -Eastern corner of the village and started digging. The sun soon began to set and they prepared to return to the same spot the next day. In the above anecdote, probably if the villager had dug in the first spot for the rest of the day the chances of him hitting water on the same day would have been higher. So also, we are asked by our shastras to follow one Acharyan , and the one God Sriman Narayanan and continue in an unwavered manner so as to reach the Ultimate goal. So Stick to something Good and Stick to it for Good is the basic idea. Pl do offer your comments if something is amiss here. I am not very well versed with the scriptures. What I have gathered is primarily through Upanyasam's. Adiyen Yamini nAmine RamAnuja dAsI > > > > > > > ----------------------------- > - 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 > > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Auctions! http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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