SrI: NamO Narayana: Dear Sri Keshava Prasad: AdiyEn shall try to address with adiyEn's few Cents worth perspective. The Vedas, as explained by our Azhwars and Poorvachariyars, is very clear on who the Paramathma is. It is clearly established that Paramathma is Sriya:Pathi Sriman Narayana and all "others" are Jivas. On Archa Vigraham: Our Poorvachariyars have also established that Sriya:Pathi Sriman Narayana takes cares of us And HE shows himself in 5 forms: Para form at Sri Vaikuntam Vyuha form at Sheerabdhi Vibhava form the various Avatars he takes to protect us Antharyami form being inside "everyone" & Archa form again to help us worship him in various forms. It is quiet possible only Visistadvaitha philosophy could have explained the Kalyana Gunas of Paramatma and his 5 forms. The other "deities" as you mentioned can have only one Relevance that Sriya:Pathi Sriman Narayana is Antharyami in such deities and that?s it. As various interpretations emerged on the Vedas, "sanctity" for "other deities" came into practice and has also gained acceptance. At the same, it is also sad, that even worship today has majorly become materialistic and hence we encounter some kind of ridicule from people of other faiths. The knowledgeable members of our group will be of help in establishing how Advaita was an important cause in the interpretation of Vedas, in such a way, that "other Deities"; practices have become part of "worship". However, You can be rest assured that our Azhwars, Bashyakaarar, Swami Desikan and other Poorvachariyars have taken tremendous pains to explain the Vedas clearly and help poor Jivas like us to understand and follow the Sri Sampradayam. It is Sriya:Pathi Sriman Narayana who is the Ultimate - the Paramatma and all others are Jivas and our only aim should be to reach Paramapadam and perform Thiruvadi Kaimkaryam. dAsan Anand Sampathkumar 1st January 2002 Srimad Azhagia Singar Thiruvadigale Saranam Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Nama:
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