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Re: dosha?: was: brahman's pervasiveness in ugly matter

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Malolan R Cadambi • September 19, 2002 


Sri
SrimathE ramAnujaya namaha
SrimathE nigamAntha mahadesikAya namaha

Dear Sriman Lakshmi Narasimhan,

We can explore the meanings of both terms. The can be used
interchangeably since they have similar meanings. However, dosha has
different meanings in different contexts of usuage.

In this context (atleast when compared to nir-anjanA we can see that
both have similar meaning).

Here is what the Cologne Sanskrit Lexicon translates Dosha as:
doSa : fault, defect, want; sin, transgression; harm, evil
consequence; disadvantage, damage, bad condition

As such it has different meanings to be used in dofferent contexts of
usage.

But let us compare it to niranjana which means free of imperfections.
Using the above meaning of defect.

Let us explore how defect is defined by the Merriam Webster
dictionary:

defect: an imperfection that impairs worth or utility

Hence you can see that nirdosha and niranjana can be used in one of
the many contexts interchangeably.

In Tirumala, right after the permission from the dwara-pAlakas are
taken, the bhattars recite "niranjanAya vidhmahE nirAbhadAya dimahi,
tannas Sriinivasa prajodayAt"

Regards,

Adiyen ramanuja dasan,

Malolan Cadambi

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