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narasimhan kannan • March 6, 2003 


To 
Harini Cadambi
this point used to make me wonder, what is the meaning
of Kannan in Tamil.My late Father was called Kannan
and just before his death I asked him what does Kanna
mean and He said with a smile-Kanna in tamil refers to
dark complexion and naturally as I was dark my parents
named me Kannan.Lord Krishna was so dark that that
there is story in Vrindavan about him.After Krisna s
time a temple was constructed in Vrindavana and then
Aniruddhas wife was taken to temple,and she looked
only at the complexion of the Lord and said -Oh he,My
Grand father in law used to be as Dark as this
Lord.The Lord took the complexion of darkness to
remove our the darkness of our minds.This temple is
still there and devotees in Vrindavana even now during
kartik purnima month go on akhand Parikrama of
brindavan including this temple.And in Our Rang Ji
Mandir (built by Goverdhan Rangharji-Andal rangamannar
temple)the lord is absolutely jet black.
narasimhan  
--- Harini Cadambi  wrote: >
adiyen ramanjuja dasan
> namaskar
> 
> can anyone of you tell me why is Lord Krishna
> addressed as 'kannan' in tamil.
> 
> rgds,
> harini
> 
> 
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