Swamin(i)s, Here is an anecdote connected with brahmOpadesham and significance of palAsha kASHTam: Few dhEvathaas were discussing under a tree, on the gaayathree manthram saying this manthra is * thripadha gayathree, * ashtaaksharaa gaayathree, * chathurvigumsath aksharaani gaayathree etc. This means gaayathree manthram has three parts. One part has eight aksharaas or letters; in all there are 24 syllables in the manthram etc. The tree under which these dhEvathaas were talking was having circular leaves. When they were talking like this, the leaves suddenly changed themselves into three in one place on a sprout and three part leaves - [3 ilai oru kambil or oru koththil, oru ilaikku 3 kooRu]. the dhEvathaas discussing were taken by surprise on this sudden change. Since dhEvathaas said thripadhaa gaayathree – these leaves also changed into three, having three parts. That tree is the palaasa tree. The leaves are called dharvee, which we use in the homams and in our religious rites. The person who uses these dharvees will not hear 'amangala' words – meaning- the words that are inauspicious. Because it is connected to gaayathree. Since the tree had good hearing capacity the tree changed like this when the dhEvathaas were discussing. That is why a palaasa dhandam – a stick of palaasa tree is given to the brahmachari during the upanayanam and during the thalai aavaNi avittam. [Upanayanam means leading]. The meaning for giving this palaasa stick to the brahmachaari boy is to signify he must also receive or have the capacity to receive the vEdha and the teachings from the guru like the palaasa tree which changed. (I found this as posted by Sriman Vasudevan m.g.) dAsan K.S. tatachar ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/O2aXmA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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