Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 namo narayana Dear devotees, I have a question regarding Vilvam/bilvam leaves which are mostly offered to Lord Siva, but not to Lord Narayana. According to Sri Lakshmi Ashttotaram, Sri Mahalakshmi resides in the Vilva leaves, "Bhaskarim bilvanilayam vararoham yasasvinim" , if this is the case then shouldnt the Vilvam/bilvam leaves be offered to Lord Narayana instead of Lord Siva? I request the learned members of this group to please enlighten me on this issue. Sincerely, Kamlesh --- On Fri, 3/6/09, nandini - <nandini_sn wrote: nandini - <nandini_snRE: regarding flowerssrisaiprasadhhh, Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 4:55 PM Hare Krishna.We have a list of offerable and unofferable flowers in the pancaratra pradipika. I don't recall the exact page numbers. A rule of the thumb is light coloured flowers which have a pleasing scent. Hope this link helps, http://krishnascien ce.com/Vaisnava% 20Library/ Deity%20worship/ Puja%20book% 20-%20Pancaratna %20Pradipa. htmits an online book, a little hard to read because of the small font size.In the service of Sri Radha Krishna.your servant.Nitya Navina Dasi. srisaiprasadhhh@ gmail.comSun, 1 Mar 2009 16:01:02 +0000 regarding flowers Dear Bhagavathas,Iam having one question .ie. " what are the flowers to be used for puja & how they are differentiated with other flowers?iam expecting answer with relevent answer please bhagavathas give answer for my questionthanking youEver humble to all devotees.K.Sriprasadh Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. See how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Namaste While I don't know the answer that the siddhantha offers, here is what I think on this topic. The "patram pushpam phalam...." verse in Bhagavadgita connotes generalised take on patram - i.e., any leaves can be offered to him with bhakti shall be received by him. Lord Narayana is all inclusive and pervades everywhere. "matta parataram nanyatkinchindasti...." verse in Bhagavadgita illustrates that he is the primordial chief. Thus it is he who creates everything - be it bilvam or Shiva himself have their source as Narayana. What I heard is Bilvam is to be offered to Narayana. I notice that Lakshmi sukta also has a verse -- aaditya varney tapasodhijaato vanaspatihi tava vrukshodha bilvaha. tasya phalaani tapasaanudatu mayaantaraascha baahyaa alakshmeehi" connoting that Lakshmi originated bilwa tree and who eats its fruit (bilwa fruit) will be freed from alakshmi (misfortunes). Since it is Lakshmi who is associated with Bilwa it is all the more pleasant to Narayana as well(can we apply kaimutya nyaya here?). thanks sukumar On Behalf Of VeryytteriumSunday, March 08, 2009 12:42 AM Subject: RE: regarding flowers/ VILVAM namo narayana Dear devotees, I have a question regarding Vilvam/bilvam leaves which are mostly offered to Lord Siva, but not to Lord Narayana. According to Sri Lakshmi Ashttotaram, Sri Mahalakshmi resides in the Vilva leaves, "Bhaskarim bilvanilayam vararoham yasasvinim" , if this is the case then shouldnt the Vilvam/bilvam leaves be offered to Lord Narayana instead of Lord Siva? I request the learned members of this group to please enlighten me on this issue. Sincerely, Kamlesh --- On Fri, 3/6/09, nandini - <nandini_sn (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: nandini - <nandini_sn (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>RE: regarding flowerssrisaiprasadhhh , Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 4:55 PM Hare Krishna.We have a list of offerable and unofferable flowers in the pancaratra pradipika. I don't recall the exact page numbers. A rule of the thumb is light coloured flowers which have a pleasing scent. Hope this link helps, http://krishnascien ce.com/Vaisnava% 20Library/ Deity%20worship/ Puja%20book% 20-%20Pancaratna %20Pradipa. htmits an online book, a little hard to read because of the small font size.In the service of Sri Radha Krishna.your servant.Nitya Navina Dasi. srisaiprasadhhh@ gmail.comSun, 1 Mar 2009 16:01:02 +0000 regarding flowers Dear Bhagavathas,Iam having one question .ie. " what are the flowers to be used for puja & how they are differentiated with other flowers?iam expecting answer with relevent answer please bhagavathas give answer for my questionthanking youEver humble to all devotees.K.Sriprasadh Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. See how. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments contained in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Srimate Ramanujaya Namaha Regarding the flowers to be offered ,one can recollect the conversation in Sri Vaishnava sampradayam between Sri Parashara Bhatta & Sri Nanjeeyer. Sri Nanjeeyer:When the shastras forbid offering of thorny flowers to the lord,how can the seer say that any flower will do for offering? Sri Bhatta:The shastras have forbidden some flowers not because they are not good for the lord,but for the reason that devotee may hurt his finger while plucking the thorny flower. How convinsing? dasan On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 sukumar wrote : >Namaste > >While I don't know the answer that the siddhantha offers, here is what I >think on this topic. > >The " patram pushpam phalam.... " verse in Bhagavadgita connotes generalised >take on patram - i.e., any leaves can be offered to him with bhakti shall be >received by him. Lord Narayana is all inclusive and pervades everywhere. > " matta parataram nanyatkinchindasti.... " verse in Bhagavadgita illustrates >that he is the primordial chief. Thus it is he who creates everything - be >it bilvam or Shiva himself have their source as Narayana. > >What I heard is Bilvam is to be offered to Narayana. I notice that Lakshmi >sukta also has a verse -- aaditya varney tapasodhijaato vanaspatihi tava >vrukshodha bilvaha. tasya phalaani tapasaanudatu mayaantaraascha baahyaa >alakshmeehi " connoting that Lakshmi originated bilwa tree and who eats its >fruit (bilwa fruit) will be freed from alakshmi (misfortunes). Since it is >Lakshmi who is associated with Bilwa it is all the more pleasant to Narayana >as well(can we apply kaimutya nyaya here?). > >thanks >sukumar > > > > > > > On >Behalf Of Veryytterium > Sunday, March 08, 2009 12:42 AM > > RE: regarding flowers/ VILVAM > > > namo narayana > > Dear devotees, > I have a question regarding Vilvam/bilvam leaves which are mostly >offered to Lord Siva, but not to Lord Narayana. > > According to Sri Lakshmi Ashttotaram, Sri Mahalakshmi resides in the >Vilva leaves, > " Bhaskarim bilvanilayam vararoham yasasvinim " , if this is the case >then shouldnt the Vilvam/bilvam leaves be offered to Lord Narayana instead >of Lord Siva? > > I request the learned members of this group to please enlighten me >on this issue. > > Sincerely, > Kamlesh > > > > --- On Fri, 3/6/09, nandini - <nandini_sn wrote: > > > nandini - <nandini_sn > RE: regarding flowers > srisaiprasadhhh, > Friday, March 6, 2009, 4:55 PM > > > Hare Krishna. > We have a list of offerable and unofferable flowers in the >pancaratra pradipika. I don't recall the exact page numbers. A rule of the >thumb is light coloured flowers which have a pleasing scent. > Hope this link helps, http://krishnascien ce.com/Vaisnava% >20Library/ Deity%20worship/ Puja%20book% 20-%20Pancaratna %20Pradipa. htm > its an online book, a little hard to read because of the small >font size. > In the service of Sri Radha Krishna. > your servant. > Nitya Navina Dasi. > > > > > > > > >---- > > srisaiprasadhhh@ gmail.com > Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:01:02 +0000 > regarding flowers > > > Dear Bhagavathas, > Iam having one question .ie. " what are the flowers to be > used for puja & how they are differentiated with other flowers? > iam expecting answer with relevent answer please bhagavathas give > answer for my question > > thanking you > Ever humble to all devotees. > K.Sriprasadh > > > > > >---- > Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for >Hotmail®. See how. > > > > > >The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments contained in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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