Re: SrImad ANdavan's views on some Issues.
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• February 18, 1998
I think here Srimad Andavan is referring to replacing Sanskrit entirely with archanas in Tamil in Tamil Nadu, as some of TN's more "reform"-minded leaders once wanted to do. I am not sure the Swami (a great Tamil abhimaani himself) would object to having the _option_ of archanas in the local tongue. > arcanA in tamizh in our temples- > > The people in > tamizh nAdu wants arcanA in tamizh. What should we do if a telugu > speaking person, a malayALi, a gujarAti, or marAthi speaking person, > come to tamizh nAdu and wanr arcanA done in their mother tongue? > samskr*t is a world language. Samskr*t is common to everyone all over > the world. Is there any territory in the world which is based purely on > samskr*t as these other languages have? Samskr*t is the language that > is common to all. It is in this language that arcanA-s should be done. I for one think it's a nice idea to have the choice. Having an understandable archana makes the kalyaaNa-guNas of God more appreciable by the worshipper, and which in turn will undoubtedly increase her or his love of God. Mani
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