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 Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT Eliminate Your Debt! ·Get out of Debt Now · Christian counselors available·Click here to find out how you can become free from debt. --------------------------------- 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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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