[SriParakalaMatham] RE: Urdhva Pundram

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Dearest all

 

This has been discussed at length few years ago: [in bhakti archives]

www.ramanuja.org..

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/rituals/apr2002/0009.html

There is also another article:

 

Gievn below is the URL:

 

http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanujar/thiruman.html

 

Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swamin wrote:

The case of two fabulous foot prints in this about a

couple of years ago.. Please see the archives.

One must read and enjoy

Regards

Namo narayana

dasan

 

On 7/13/05, Sampige Srinivasa <sampiges wrote:

> Pranamams,

> I also saw that program in Chandana Channel of Doordarshan. It is an

> Adhyatmic Question/Answer Program called "Satya Darshana" where eminent

> Vedantic Scholar Sri. Pavagada Prakasha Rao answers users doubts on

> Philosophy, Rituals etc.,

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> One viewer had asked why the Thripundaram are worn by some Vaishnavas

> especially Sri. Vaishnavas and what is the prominence of it.

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> For that Sri. Rao quoted Srivaishnava Tradition that these Thripundras are

> the symbol of Narayana's Padam. He did not mention that it is of Trimuthys.

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> He said that using Thripundram on devotees is fine because it is the symbol

> of Lords padam but he wondered why these padam symbol is being put on the

> Lords face like in many Srivaishnava Temples including Tirumala Srinivasa

> perumal.

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> Request the knowledgebale persons from this group to advice on this

> thripundram on Lords face.

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> oM namO nArAyaNAya

> saMpige srInivAsa ayyangar

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> Behalf Of Sukumar S C

> Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:58 PM

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> Urdhva Pundram

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> Dear Vedantins,

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> Pranams!

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> In one of the programmes in Kannada Doordashan, a vendantin when answering a

> question on Urdhva Pundra dharana said that

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> "they resemble Lord Pada and in fact the three verticle lines resembles

> padas of trimurthys"

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> While I understand it is partly true (not padas of trimuthys although, as

> the two lines resembles Lord's padas and the middle resembles Lakshmi), he

> further wondered that while he urdhva pundrams on a devotee, why should

> Lord is also shown sporting Urdhva Pundram.

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> Can someone kindly let me know the reason as to why Lord and his

> bhakthas(Anjaneya etc.,) sport urdhva pundram. As far as pramanam goes

> there are aplenty that Krishna sports Kasturi tilakam etc., but what is

> yukthi behind this.

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> Is it because Lord likes what his bhakthas like and decorate himself as his

> bhakthas decorate.

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> Regards

> sukumar

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