Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Dear patricia, Thank you for the excellent explanation. Actually, i was little bit confused to give the explanation.. now i am also clear and got good info. regards ramesh --- dhandapani wrote: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 || Shree Ganesha Sharada Gurubyo Namaha || Patricia Jay wrote: > Thank you for the detailed explanation. Its very > informative. > But while the writer from dhandapani has > explained from the purist Puranic perspective, I was > sharing my observations of folk belief and practice. > > Well, more than just being pedantic, I was refering to practices which are today extinct/defunct. They could have been a part of the community in the past. There are several reasons why such puranic/vedic practices may have just got eroded away with time. Partly because of the heavy onslaught of Hostile and rather canibalistic Islamic rulers, more known by the name of the " Delhi Sultanate " or " Moghuls " / " Mughals " . If it had not been for the Maharani of Gwalior we would not have had Kashi as a Hindu Pilgrimage site. When one reads the history of what atrocities have been commited against Hindus in the past by the invaders, virtually one will weep blood through one's eyes. And it is not a bias. There have been truly magnificient rulers like Akbar, Tippu-Sultan and some Nizams, but in general almost all of the Islamic rulers have been hostile. Does anyone have to say an extra word about Aurangazeb? > Because Mr Palanivel mentioned that his NOrth Indian > friends had a different perception on the point, I > thought it relevant to share what I had observed about > North Indian perspective. > Getting back to dhandapani,yes, there > will be some inaccuracies between pure knowledge(as in > Puranic texts)and practices (how folk interpret and > practice them). So when I share my observation of how > some people perceive or practise these principles, its > just an observation. I have not taken any judgmental > stand about who's right or who's wrong. So its not a misconception. > > Well I never meant it was YOUR misconception. There are several people who have this kind of a perception. > Finally, I'm totally unaware of even remotely implying > anything like " Your god is North Indian, my god is > South Indian " . All I thought was that I was > spontaneously sharing my knowledge to clarify Mr > Palanivel's query. > > Regards > Patricia > > > > To be frank, I never meant you. It was people in General. Some years back, I was sitting in front of a Temple in North India. One Elderly Lady approached me and gave me some books. Out of curiousity I just asked her if she had ever visited Lord Skanda's temple a few furlongs away and I was flabergasted when she replied (in Hindi) " Well we are not supposed to see your South Indian god or else ..... " . Similarly some of my friends have said this " North Indian Shiva is different from South Indian Shiva ... " ...!!!! People are so very confused about some perceptions, and such thoughts arose as I penned (rather typed) the e-mail, which explains some strong dialect of language used. || Thiruchitrambalam || ===== || Thiruchitrambalam || ______________________ India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://.shaadi.com/india-matrimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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