Agamam questions.

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If anyone has information on the following, I would appreciate it:

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> 1. Are there differences in the forms of the dwara palaka-s found

in the temples that follow vaikhanasa agama vs. pancharatra agama? I

understand that the presence of gadai in hand, and the abhaya hastam

are typical pancharatra lakshana-s, whereas the varada hastam is a

typical characteristic of the vaikhanasa deity forms. I would like

to know if this difference is reflected in any of the temples, either

in the form the utsavar, or in the form of the dvara palaka-s. In

particular, are there differences in the form of the dwara palaka-s

in different temples that anyone in the list knows of?

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> 2. I understand that a yantram is used in the peetham where the

Moolavar moorti is situated, in the temples. Is this the case

always, or is the yantram located separately outside and worshipped

in any temple?

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> If there is a yantram used, is this the case only in pancharatra

temples, or do the vaikhanasa temples also use the yantram? Since

vaikhanasa agamam uses only vedic rites and does not use mantra-s, I

was not sure whether a yantra is used in the vaikhanasa agamam at

all. If anyone knows about this, I would appreciate this information.

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> If a yantram is used in both the agamam-s, is there any difference

in the yantra-s?

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> 3. Is there any difference that any of our readers have noticed in

the relative location of the sannidhi for SrI devi in differrent

temples? Again, my information is that the ideal location for the

sannidhi for SrI devi according to vaikhanasa agamam is the southwest

corner relative to the Moolavar sannidhi. I do not know whether the

pancharatra agamam specifies a different location. The information

I am interested in is: Is there a difference in the location of the

sannidhi for SrIdevi in the different divya desams that you have

visited, and can this difference be associated with whether the

pancharatra or vaikhanasa agama was used in the construction of the

temple.

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> 4. I understand that there may be differences in the relative

location of the bali peetham and the dvaja stambham in different

temples. In other words, as we enter the temple, I am told that in

some temples, the bali peetham will be located first, then the dvaja

stambham, and then the PerumAL sannidhi, whereas in other temples,

the dvaja stambham, followed by the bali peetham, and then the

sannidhi. If any of you know which of our major divya desams differ

in this respect, I would appreciate your sharing this information.

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> 5. Are any of you aware of any differences in the architecture of

the vimanam above Moolavar between the temples following one agamam

vs. the other agamam?

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> I am aware that there are detail questions which most of us may not

be aware of. If any of you know any experts who may be able to

provide clarification on the above, can you kindly forward the above

to them and get clarifications? I sincerely appreciate any help in

this.

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> -Krishnamachari

 

 

 

 

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