Re: kamba rAmAyanam
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• November 12, 2002
Srimathe Raamanujaya Namaha Dear Sri Vaishnavas, Yes, Amibika-pathi can have many meaning, and one of them is a title for Siva. It comes down to which appelation Kamban intended when he chose that name, something which seems a bit difficult to track so many centuries later (it seems to me at least). About anya devatas, is their worship forbidden in the Sri Vaishnava tradition? I am curious as to why Sri Maha Vishnu himself worships Siva on two specific occasions. If any ones can explain these to me, I would be grateful... 1) In the Ramayana, Sri Ramar performs Siva puja before entering Lankapuri. 2) Sri Anathapadmanabha in Thiruvananthapuram- the moolavar reclines on Adisesha, and his right hand places a flower on a Siva Linga adiyen, Krishna On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Malolan Cadambi wrote: > > > On this subject of Sri Kamban, I have a basic doubt. Forgive me if > > this doubt is improper. Why a prime vaishnava like Sri Kamban > > should name his son as ambikapati, which is the name of Siva. This > > sounds illogical. > > Not true. AmbikA-patI has many meanings > > 1.) AmbikA-patI = Husband of Ambika = Vichitraviirya of Mahabharata > (Satyavati's son through Santanu) > 2.) AmbikA-pati = Husban of Ambika = Can also mean Veda VyAsa Mahamuni. > > Vichitraviirya dies before any progeny is created in the puru vamsam. Since > there was no heir to the throne of HastinApura, Satyavati requests her son > Veda Vyasa to help in creating the progeny. > > Many people mistake the Sri Vaishnava stand on Anya DevatAs. Anya devatAs > are highly respected as bhagavatAs. They are highly exalted jiivatmans who > occupy the posts of Rudra, Ganesha, Durga, et al. > > Rudra is one of the foremost devotees of Sriman Naarayana. It is Rudran who > gave us the Mantra-rAja pada stOtram (King among Mantrams), which is > addressed to Lord Lakshminarasimha. You can still find a vigraha of > Maheshwaran in Ahobilam. > > -Regards, > > Malolan Cadambi > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com > Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list > Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list 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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