[Vaideekam] Navarathri and prapnnan

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Quoting srirevu:

 

1. When a prapannan visits a relative who has arranged KOLU and offers sundal or

prasadam offered to Kolu. Can it be accepted?

 

Idols require " prANa prathishtai " of devathas.

In kolu no such thing happens and so there is no question of " devathAntharam " .

So we can take it as prasadham of Lord Sriman Narayana !

 

2. Can there be a kolu arrangement in a prapannan's house when there is no body

else other the the prapannas live?

 

All devathas get their powers from Lord Sriman Narayana. Hence it is not a wrong

thing to celebrate the victory of good over evil during Navarathiri festival.

Kolu is a festival and we can celebrate it in Vaishanvite tradition without much

fanfare.

 

3. Can prasadam of Anjaneya temple be accepted considering it as a Baghavatha

Prasatham?

 

In vaishanavite tradition , Anjaneya is worshipped

as a bhaktha of Lord Sri Rama and never as a predominant deity. So there is no

harm in taking the prasadam offered to Anjaneya since it is the prasadam of

(usually) Lord Sri Rama or any other murthi of Lord Sriman Narayana. Still ,

since Anjaneya opted for kaivalya sukham instead of moksham , parameya kanthis

generally avoid taking the prasadam of Anjaneya. Attention may be drawn to the

pasuram " Icchuvai thavira yaan poai , indira logam AaLum, acchuvai peRinum

veNden, Aranga mA nagaruLane " in which indira logam is often referred to

Srivaikuntam in vyAkyAnams.

 

 

I stand to correction by revered Bhagavathas and scholars.

 

DAsan ,

 

Ilayavilli S Boovarahan