FW: Lord Ganesh @ vishnu temples?
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• June 6, 2001
>>I've often noticed in south Indian vishnu temples of a deity quite similar to the elephant god/ganesh/vinayak with a "namam " . Is >>this lord ganesh /some other deity? I believe the deity is actually Lord Visvaksena, the Chief of (Defense!) Staff, for Sriman Narayana's services at Sri Vaikuntam - His permanent abode. According to our philosophy Sri Visvaksena is our first and foremost Acharya - since he was taught directly by the Divine Couple. Visvaksenar subsequently passed on the knowledge to our other Acharyas - beginning with Sri Nammalvar. We regard Sri Visvaksena to be one among the nitya-sooris or divine souls (?), along with Sri Adisesha, Sri Garuda, Sri Sudarsana, and Sri Anjaneya. Please refer to Bhakti list's archives, for further information. Regards, Sriram -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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