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Dear bhAgavatas,

A small clarification in my post about Andal's prayer
to Kamadeva, particularly in relation to the note on 
devatAntara bhajanam.

Worshipping the other dEvatas can be classified into
two kinds. One is worshipping them for a very high
cause, such as His mangaLam as done by Ayodhya-vAsis
or PirAtti's prayer to the eight directions for
Sri Rama's welfare. The other is praying for one's
self or for worldly matters.

The second kind is considered varjanam for Srivaishnavas 
- in fact, praying even to Sriman Narayana for selfish 
or worldly things is prohibited. 

If I may be so bold, I would claim that Andal's prayer 
fits the former category. Even though it might appear 
that she was seeking something for herself, the union 
of Bhumi pirAtti with Her consort cannot fit into the 
second category. Nevertheless, perhaps acharyas have 
classified that a prayer to Kamadeva that could not 
succeed (surely Andal knew that only He could grant 
her wish - only the greatness of her longing and love 
could have caused this to happen) has to come under 
agnyAnam.

Please forgive my ramblings and correct them.

adiyEn
TCA Venkatesan




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