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Namaskarams.
 
To continue this further, Ishta, Kula and Abhimana deivams are same as they are 
all Lord Sriman Narayana in various roopams which are being liked in one roopam 
or other. Net result is we all love Sriman Narayana, which is the bottomline.
 
With respects
 
Kannan

Sudarshan K Madabushi <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


--- 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







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