Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 SrI: Dear Sri Ramanuja : Many thanks for your additional insights . " NamO NamO RaaghavAya anisam " V.Sadagopan - "M.N.Ramanuja" <mnr "SG" <tiruvenkatam>; <oppiliappan> Monday, September 26, 2005 7:50 AM Re: [t'venkatam] Re: Difference between Chamakam and Suktam > > > Adiyen would like to add that, Namakam as its name suggests is a passage > where the word nama: or namo occurs repeatedly and makes a wonderful > impression on the listener. A chamakam is a passage wherein the word > 'cha mE' meaning 'for me' occurs repeatedly as in Rudram. > > See 'namo nishangiNe chAyudhimathe namo nicherave paricharayaraNyanAm > nama: kulunchAnAm pathaye namo' etc used in shrAddham. > > There is a humorous subhashita about 'cha mE' reciter > > 'iti mE mE kurvANam kAlavriko hanti purushAjam' > meaning that the wolf of Kala (kAlapurusha) kills a goat in the form of > the man who repeatedly bleats 'mE mE'- this is for me, that is for me, > that is for me, that is a person who is very greedy meets death at the > end. > > dasan > Ramanuja > > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, sgopan wrote: > >> Sri: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Rudram_chamakam >> >> You can also access it at http://www.mypuroith.com >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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