Re: Maayanai Mannu Vada Mathurai....
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• December 21, 2000
A fellow bhAgavata sent me the following informative note in this regard: Reg your quote from SrImad RAmAyanam : While there are many such references, even AzhwArs have sung a lot about the great purity of Gangai ( PeriAzhwAr Thirumozhi and Peria Thirumozhi has more references to my knowledge). "Gangai gangai enRa vAcakatthAlE kaDuvinaigaL kaLaindiDukiRkum ....". Sri Malolan notes: The pramAnam which you quote from the bAla kAndam does not show that ganga came in contact which shiva's limbs. The literal words from Srimad Ramayanam are "bhava-anga-patitam toyam" -- the waters that fell on the limbs of Bhava (Siva). I am basing my understanding of this line on an upanyAsam by Srimat Tirukkudandai Andavan Swami, popularly known as Kannan Swami. Kannan Swami continues to give another interpretation. It is said in the shastras that one should use water from the sky directly, but only that which has touched the earth. Well, it just so happens that Siva's body has all the tattvas in it, including 'pRthvi' or earth. So because the Ganga water coming from the sky touched the body of Siva, it became fit for usage. P.S I concur 100%. Thanks for the positive sentiment! aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan, Mani -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@eGroups.com Search archives at http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/index.html#SEARCH Manage your subscription at http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
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