--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Sriman Narayanan Kidambi <snkidambi@xxxx> wrote: > > Namaskaram > > Adiyen have a question about ishta daivam and kula daivam. Is it kula daivam means the god/godesses is workshiped by our family for very longtime? if so on what basis do we classify? Is it based on our ancesters did archagam/kaikaryam to this god? Can you please explain? > > Sriman narayanan *************** Dear Sir, I suppose you are right. (And I also say you've explained it quite well yourself!). If you ask me, I'd say there are really no hard-&-fast definitions for "kula", "ishta", and "abhimAna" deivam. It all depends on the context, the circumstance or the emotional state of the worshipper. I usually like to quote the example of Peria-AzhwAr here. Peria-AzhwAr was a native of SriVilliputtur. Naturally, we'd think his "kula deivam" should've been none other than Sri RangamannAr perumAl or 'vadapatra-sAyin", the local deity there. But Peri- AzhwAr's "ishta-deivam" or "abhimAna deivam" seems to have been Sri Ranganatha perumAl of SriRangam. And we can understand why, since Ranga was the AzhwAr's "maapillai" (son-in-law) and all sons-in-law, of course, have to be necessarily deferred to by fathers-in-law, willy-nilly... But if you read what the AzhwAr says in his famous final hymn, the "senniyOngu pAsuram" of the "peria-AzhwAr tirumozhi", you'd think our great Lord of TiruVenkatam, SrinivAsan, is his "kula deivam" without doubt! When the AzhwAr himself merrily enjoyed license and flexibility, why should we get strait-jacketed by rigid definitions? Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/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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