Guest guest Posted August 17, 2003 Report Share Posted August 17, 2003 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya Dear Sri Hur, RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: > > That is why Ramana is mythologically thought of as an incarnation of Skanda,a son of Shiva,[by Ganapati Muni and others] for only he is fit to slay the demon Taraka oppressing humanity. < < Sri Hur wrote:> oh so that's why the earlier ashram was called skanda. mythology if not taken literally is a useful tool describing a model of reality to those who are not philosophically inclined.hur < The earlier ashram up in the hill where Ramana spent some years came into existence because of the efforts of a devotee by name "kanda swAmi" who singlehandedly, it is said, cleared the place of shrubs and thorns and planted trees etc.(In tamil skanda becomes kanda). The ashram was named skandashram to acknowledge this devotee's efforts. Not much is known of him now. (Where did he come form and where did he go?) om gurave namahsuri Win TVs, Bikes, DVD players and more! Click on India Promos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2003 Report Share Posted August 18, 2003 RamanaMaharshi, surya narayan <surya_narayan46> wrote: > om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya > > Dear Sri Hur, > > RamanaMaharshi, > Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: > > > > That is why Ramana is mythologically thought of as an incarnation of Skanda,a son of Shiva,[by Ganapati Muni and others] for only he is fit to slay the demon Taraka oppressing humanity. < < > > Sri Hur wrote: > > oh so that's why the earlier ashram was called skanda. mythology if not taken literally is a useful tool describing a model of reality to those who are not philosophically inclined. > hur < > > The earlier ashram up in the hill where Ramana spent some years came into existence because of the efforts of a devotee by name "kanda swAmi" who singlehandedly, it is said, cleared the place of shrubs and thorns and planted trees etc.(In tamil skanda becomes kanda). The ashram was named skandashram to acknowledge this devotee's efforts. Not much is known of him now. (Where did he come form and where did he go?) > > om gurave namah > suri > thank you dear sri suri for the clarification. now i'm curious as to how you are so familiar with the history of the area. do you live in that area? hur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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