Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Dear Swamin The meaning of Iyengar has elicited lot of response. The first part of the word is from tamil word for number 5, 'aindu' The second part denotes action or function in tamil 'karyam' Both combined 'Aindu karyam' and became 'iyengar, or Ayyangar. The five fold functions of Iyengar relates to five parts of the day. The first is called 'Abhigamana' meaning going near the Lord. As soon as one gets up early inthe morning ,he should take his bath, do all morning rituals like sandhya and recite Lord's names. The second function is called 'upadana' meaning getting the resources in a righteous manner to perform worship of the Lord .'ie' earning part of the individual. This is done in forenoon. The third function is called 'Ijyaa' meaning actual worship of the Lord or the aradhana of the Lord, The fourth function is called 'swadhyaya' meaning learning and reciting the scriptures or the religious books. This is done in the afternoon. The fifth function is called 'yoga' or the union with the Lord by remebering Him for all mercy and good things ,the Lord bestowed. This is done before going to bed . Adiyen Ramanujadasan Soundararajan manasa jayanthi <intiki4u > wrote: Dear Madhuri and Mohan- I have a question that arises from your answer. What does the "ngar" portion have to do with Iyengar then? I know in Telugu it is common to call a person respectfully "ayya". I can understand the fact that Iyer may have come from this as maybe brahmins (when being called upon) were called "ayya" and the term stuck. So what place does this "ngar" have in the term "iyengar"? Is it just to specify that one is a vaishnav as opposed to a shaivaite or smartha? Or does it have some other significance? Also if this initially came from Telugu roots why are mostly Tamizh people using the terms? Please forgive me if I have made any mistakes in asking this. Jai Sriman Narayana! ManasaPattangi <danp (AT) uic (DOT) edu> wrote: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:38:16 -0600Madhuri and Mohan <mmsagar (AT) earthlink (DOT) net>hokrishna Dear Sri Krishna,This is in response to your e-mail on asking for the meaningof the term "Iyengar".Contrary to popular belief, the term "Iyengar" is not a Tamil word, butrather has its origins in ancient Telugu, This language had once beenvery popular among scholars in South India, because of its largeralphabet and heavy Sanskrit influence. The word seems to have been aderivation of the root "Iy" (pronounced "eye"), which is same root forthe number five (Iydhu), which implies the five-fold set of activitiesthat are the center and fundamental foundation of the SriVaishnava wayof life. These are: 1. Da:sa - recognizing ourselves to be in the service of those who are in service to the Supreme Being 2. Tha:pa - taking on the symbols of Sankha and Chakra to indicate to ourselves and others that we are the sole property of the Supreme Being 3. Pundra - donning the Supreme Being's Lotus Feet on our head and other parts of our body to indicate that He is our only Protection and Strength 4. Mantra - meditation on the Supreme Being in our heart through contemplation on the Three Great Mantras as gifted to us by our Acharya 5. A:ra:dhana - worship of the Supreme Being in His Form as the Deity in our home and templesIt is unfortunate that over the past 100 or so years, the full meaningof this sacred word has been forgotten, and is now just being consideredas being a title for a specific subsect of Brahmins. Because, whenproperly understood, the use of this term can be of deep significance tous in our lives, irrespective of our caste.For a more detailed discussion on this, please click:http://www.srivaishnavan.com/tomcat/srivaish5.htmlI hope this helps.Mohan-----------------srirangarAja charaNAmbhuja rAja hamsamsrimad parAnkusa padhAmbhuja brungarAjam|sri bhattanAtha parakAla mukhAbhja mitramsrivatsachihnna saranam yathirAjameedE||I pay homage to Sri Ramanuja, the swan who has chosen the Lotus Feet of Sri Ranganatha as his refuge;who is collecting the pollen and nectar from the flower-like feet of Parankusa (NammAzhwAr);who brightens like the sun the faces of Bhattanatha (PeriAzhwAr) and Parakala (Thirumangai AzhwAr), andwho is the refuge of Kuresa! Links for GoodClick here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 An excerpt from http://www.ahobilamutt.org/samas.html "IyengAr" means 'Aindhu angam Udayavar' or 'Aindhu kAryangal Udayavar'. These five refers to the 'Pancha SamskAram'. It also means the fiva angAs of prapatti. We can in general say that this Panca SamskAram gives one the name "IyengAr". Read and enjoy the whole page… Dasan, Narayanan Oppiliappan, rajan s <rajan_ramaswamy> wrote: > > Dear Swamin > > > The meaning of Iyengar has elicited lot of response. > > The first part of the word is from tamil word for number 5, 'aindu' > The second part denotes action or function in tamil 'karyam' > Both combined 'Aindu karyam' and became 'iyengar, or Ayyangar. > > The five fold functions of Iyengar relates to five parts of the day. > > The first is called 'Abhigamana' meaning going near the Lord. As soon as one gets up early inthe morning ,he should take his bath, do all morning rituals like sandhya and recite Lord's names. > > The second function is called 'upadana' meaning getting the resources in a righteous manner to perform worship of the Lord .'ie' earning part of the individual. This is done in forenoon. > > The third function is called 'Ijyaa' meaning actual worship of the Lord or the aradhana of the Lord, > > The fourth function is called 'swadhyaya' meaning learning and reciting the scriptures or the religious books. This is done in the afternoon. > > The fifth function is called 'yoga' or the union with the Lord by remebering Him for all mercy and good things ,the Lord bestowed. This is done before going to bed . > > Adiyen > Ramanujadasan > > Soundararajan > > > > manasa jayanthi <intiki4u> wrote: > Dear Madhuri and Mohan- > > I have a question that arises from your answer. What does the "ngar" portion have to do with Iyengar then? I know in Telugu it is common to call a person respectfully "ayya". I can understand the fact that Iyer may have come from this as maybe brahmins (when being called upon) were called "ayya" and the term stuck. So what place does this "ngar" have in the term "iyengar"? Is it just to specify that one is a vaishnav as opposed to a shaivaite or smartha? Or does it have some other significance? Also if this initially came from Telugu roots why are mostly Tamizh people using the terms? > > Please forgive me if I have made any mistakes in asking this. > > Jai Sriman Narayana! > Manasa > > Pattangi <danp@u...> wrote: > Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:38:16 -0600 > Madhuri and Mohan <mmsagar@e...> > hokrishna > > Dear Sri Krishna, > > This is in response to your e-mail on asking for the meaning > of the term "Iyengar". > > Contrary to popular belief, the term "Iyengar" is not a Tamil word, but > rather has its origins in ancient Telugu, This language had once been > very popular among scholars in South India, because of its larger > alphabet and heavy Sanskrit influence. The word seems to have been a > derivation of the root "Iy" (pronounced "eye"), which is same root for > the number five (Iydhu), which implies the five-fold set of activities > that are the center and fundamental foundation of the SriVaishnava way > of life. These are: > > 1. Da:sa - recognizing ourselves to be in the service of those who > are in service to the Supreme Being > 2. Tha:pa - taking on the symbols of Sankha and Chakra to indicate > to ourselves and others that we are the sole property of the > Supreme Being > 3. Pundra - donning the Supreme Being's Lotus Feet on our head and > other parts of our body to indicate that He is our only Protection > and Strength > 4. Mantra - meditation on the Supreme Being in our heart through > contemplation on the Three Great Mantras as gifted to us by our > Acharya > 5. A:ra:dhana - worship of the Supreme Being in His Form as the Deity > in our home and temples > > It is unfortunate that over the past 100 or so years, the full meaning > of this sacred word has been forgotten, and is now just being considered > as being a title for a specific subsect of Brahmins. Because, when > properly understood, the use of this term can be of deep significance to > us in our lives, irrespective of our caste. > > For a more detailed discussion on this, please click: > http://www.srivaishnavan.com/tomcat/srivaish5.html > > I hope this helps. > > Mohan ----------------- > > > srirangarAja charaNAmbhuja rAja hamsam > srimad parAnkusa padhAmbhuja brungarAjam| > sri bhattanAtha parakAla mukhAbhja mitram > srivatsachihnna saranam yathirAjameedE|| > > I pay homage to Sri Ramanuja, the swan who has chosen the Lotus Feet of Sri Ranganatha as his refuge; > who is collecting the pollen and nectar from the flower-like feet of Parankusa (NammAzhwAr); > who brightens like the sun the faces of Bhattanatha (PeriAzhwAr) and Parakala (Thirumangai AzhwAr), and > who is the refuge of Kuresa! > Links > > > > > for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "ramanuja" on the web. > > > ramanuja > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. 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