Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Jai Srimannarayana! Greetings and Salutations to HH Sri Swamiji (request from murty hari Pittsburgh,PA) For Gods Rathostavam (like in Brahmostavam time) we take HIM for Rathostavam--how many horses should be there for the Ratham?. we learn that on the final day of the battle with Ravana,Indra sends his Ratham with four horses(representing the four vedas) and Matali to Sri Rama. Sri Krishna uses his charioteer Daruka and chariot with four horses (named Meghapuspa,Valahaka,Saibhya,Sugriva) representing the four vedas.; TTD reports that on Brahmostvam's Rathostvam day they bring Daruka and the four horses for the Ratham festival. The PURI Jagannath Temple uses four horses for each of SriKrishna,Balarama and Subhadra Rathams for the Ratha Yatra festival (the four Vedas rerpresented?.). In Feb 2006 ( Vol2,issue 1) BhakthiNivedana, The Spiritual monthly, in the inside back cover ,you see the Rathostavam picture in Nasik with four horses. *YET the TTD Ratham picture shows only 2 horses--How many horses should be there for a Ratham and what does sastras suggest and meaning for it.?.Why does TTD Ratham shows differently* ** I went with this question to Sri Samudrala Venkatacharyulu Garu,our priest at SVTemple, Piitsburgh and we both felt we would get divine guidance and enlightening answers from HH Swamiji Thank you Murty Hari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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