Dear friends, The first sloka of Sahasranamam invokes Narayana. Vishwaksena is the Commander in Chief of Narayana, there is a sub temple for Vishwaksena in the second prakara of the Srirangam Temple. To equate Vishwaksena with Ganapathi is an aberration and a lie which has been perpetuated. The second sloka quoted is not found in any text of the Sahasranamam and is obviously an interpolation. Satakopan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Karpagam" <m_karpagam@xxxx> To: <sukumar@xxxx>; <Srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 12:29 AM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Shuklambaradaram Vishnum > I read somewhere that the complete > "Shuklambaradaram Vishnum > >shashivarnam...... is > > Shuklaambaradaram Vishnum > shashivarnam chathurbujam > prasanna vadanam dhiyayethe > sarva vignopha saanthaye > > Gajanaana padmasana > gajanaana mahirsham > ane`ka dantam bakthanaama > eka dantam upasmayema. > > - Karpagam. > > > >From: sukumar <sukumar@xxxx> > >To: "Srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > >Oppiliappan <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" > ><ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [SriRangaSri] RE: the meaning of pranavam > >Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 19:03:10 +0530 > > > > > >Sri Krishnaya Namah! > > > >I have been looking for meaning of the sloka -- "Shuklambaradaram Vishnum > >shashivarnam............." As I can deduce nowhere in this sloka there is > >mention of Vinayaka, while there is a mention of Lord Vishnu. One of my > >acquintances (who is a purohit) also told me that this sloka is actually > >addressed to Lord Vishnu. > > > >If this is for Vinayaka, then do we have any such sloka for Lord > >Vishwaksena, which is chanted before starting any auspicious deeds. > > > > > >Sukumar > > > >Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah! > >-----Original Message----- > >From: balajiv_54 [SMTP:balajiv_54@xxxx] > >Sent: 29/04/2003 6:45 PM > >To: bhakti-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Re: the meaning of pranavam > > > >dear sir, > >iam grateful for your apt replt to the meaning of pranavam(aum or ohm) > >i am thinking in this way. > >ohm is the begining of all,including brahma,vishnu and shivan.it is > >this shakti which makes all gods do their functions like brahma does > >the job of producing,vishnu does the job of protecting and shiva does > >the job of destroying. all the three take their orders by yogic > >power. as lord krishna says in geetha after he shows the virata > >roopam. he says he could show this because of the yogic power he has > >and all that is possible because he is an avatar of vishnu. > > > >in sandyavandanam we invoke this ohm after doing achamanam and > >ganpathi dhiyanam.shuklam paradharam vishnum sasivarnam > >chathurbhujam,prasanna vadanam dhiyayeth sarva vikhnoba shanthayedh. > >in doing pranayamam we invoke the ohmkaram > > > >i do not know if iam correct.the learned may guide me. > > > >balaji > > > >--- In bhakti-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx> wrote: > > > Dear friend: > > > > > > As per our Siddhantam, PraNavam comprises of three > >syllables "a", "u" and > > > 'ma". "a" denotes Sriman Narayana. "u" represents "Thaayaar". In > >another > > > yojana, it is said to denote "only", since "a" itself is taken to > >denote the > > > divine couplle (Sriman Narayana and His inseparable Consort, Sri > > > Mahaalakshmi") "ma" represents the Jivatma. Taken together, it > >means that > > > the Jeevatma exists as the servitor ONLY for the divine couple as > >aforesaid. > > > > > > Swami Desikan in his "Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram" has established > >this > > > truth beyond any doubt quoting appropriate PramaaNams from the > >Vedas down to > > > the least of our scriptures. > >************************** > >[ Rest clipped --Moderator] > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > >To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >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/ > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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