EDITORIAL OF SRS Vol.4.11 d/ 01/26/03-Qn. Box Replies

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.04 / ISSUE # 11 dated 26th January 2003

SPECIAL ISSUE: REPLIES TO QUESTION BOX QUERIES 1 of 2003

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Dear Bhagavatas:

You know that a Board of Advisory Consultants (BAC) with all the Yathivaras

and almost all Acharyas and Scholars of Bhagavad Ramanuja- Swami Desika

Satsampradayam as Poshakars and AlOchakars respectively was formed to help

us secure authentic and authoritative clarifications to genuine questions

and doubts posed by our members. (Vide Vol 4. 01 for details of members

adorning the Board) You also know that for this reason an “Internal Resource

Panel”(IRP) consisting of our own members who have clearly understood our

Satsampradayam through PaaTasaala / KaalakshEpa traditions supplemented by

Swaadhyaaya was also formed recently. (Vide Vol.4.10 for details of members

adorning the Panel)

 

Individual readers raised several questions in the past in personal mails

and these were referred to members of the Board and we got answers for most

of them. As these will be of interest to the entire readership, we present

the excerpts of questions and the replies thereto for your information.

 

If anyone of you feels that his/her question has not been got answered,

please email your original question again, by way of reminder. We will get

back to you as soon as possible.

 

Members may pose their doubts for clarification to Ramanbil with

the subject marked as “To Question Box”. We will try to provide answers

immediately, if possible. Wherever, they need reference to authorities, they

will be submitted to one of the panel members who we believe would be able

to provide answers with appropriate PramaaNams (not mere speculation,

please).

 

If at a later stage it is found necessary, we will refer them to

one of the members of the Board for an authoritative reply. This might be

time consuming and we solicit your patience.

 

But, be assured that the questions will definitely be answered sooner or

later. In the unlikely event of a question not being answered say after 15

days, please do remind us with a copy of the original query.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

Editor & Publisher

“Sri Ranga Sri”

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IN THIS ISSUE:

The Questions answered in this issue are as follows:

Qn.1: Can we have in Gruha Aradhana Salagramamas that are broken?

 

Qn.2 on Avataras: Several Questions Sri Rajagoplan Narayan.

(1). Can Parasurama and Balarama be considered as avatharas. Avathara means

Lord Narayana descends to this earth in some form to destroy evil and

protect good.

(2). Why the two forms are necessary at the same time-Balarama and Krishna

or Rama and Parsurama? Parasurama can be considered as an amsam of the lord.

Why did he continue to exist on the prithvi after his intent was

completed-he continued during the period of Rama and Balarama at the time of

Krishna?

(3). Why was it necessary to pick a quarrel with Srirama-one avathara

quarreling with another avathara.

(4). Only satva guna is present in the Lord even during his Avatharas. This

does not seem to be so with Parasurama and Balarama.

(5). There are no big temples for either. Why?

(6). I remember that only seven avatharas are seen as sculpted works in the

front of the Govindaraja sannadi. Perhaps inclusion of Hayagriva and Hamsa

may be more apt in the Dasavatharas.

 

Qn.3: Do ‘'achits' also possess 'atmas'?

(An offshoot relating to the case of Moksham given to the pot of

DadhipaaNdan)

 

Qn. 4: Is it appropriate for a girl to have SamaasrayaNam before marriage?

 

Qn. 5: “I read recently that Lord kRshNa went on kailAsa yAtra, and during

that yAtra, composed a hymn on Siva. SrI BhaTTar references this. I would

like to know where to find this hymn, and whether it has been commented on

by our pUrvAcArya-s”.

 

Qn. 6: It is said that we are never alone, even while in solitude. There are

witnesses that stand witness to all our actions. Who are these witnesses?

What is the source of the Slokam relating to this?

 

Qn. 7: Can you give any information on Maha Kumbhabhishekam? This is the

religious function that is carried out in temples every 12 years. Our

temple in this area is planning a big function next year and I am gathering

information (significance, procedures, explanations, etc).

 

Qn.8: Regarding link between KapilaraNya and California

Can you or any of your friends clarify whether there is any link between the

Ramayana episode and the Canyon names?

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