Respected U.Ve Swami Sudarshan: Again you raise some very simple question when one reads it, but this has so much implication we hear a lot of explanation. You are like a small stick that kindles the "kutthuvilakk thiri" and suddenly the subscribers experience the light(knowledge). A simple question like "what is meant by gopuram" has evoked so much interest that we are getting so many inputs and especially by U.Ve. Swami (Oppiliappan) Sadagopan who has given us the various meanings of "Go" and I am still eagerly waiting his next posting on this subject. By the way, your articles on "visit to USA by a Srivaishnavan" and another important question "Rama, a democrat or a despot" are simply thought provoking and marvellous. Adiyaen Nerur S. Rajagopalan --- sudarshan madabushi <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > --- In tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Sadagopan > <sgopan@xxxx> wrote: > > Dear BhakthAs: > > > > SrIman Sudarshanan touched upon some important > points > > regarding the origin of the Word , "gOpuram " and > wondered about the word "VimAnam " over > Garbhagruham(Sanctum Sanctorium).>> We will > elaborate > on these ten different meanings as they relate to> > the > word "gOpuram " and the auspicious Phalans arising > from > > gOpura Darsanam .> Thus a whole set of contextual > meanings are derivable from> the combination of "gO" > + > Puram . > > > Dear SrimAn Sadagopan swami, > > Thank you for those fine explanations. I eagerly > look > forward now to your sharing information particularly > on the etymology of the word "gOpuram" in addition > to > the many allusions to the word 'gO' found in > scriptural literature. > > While on the subject, can you also please oblige by > throwing some light on the other important question > I'd raised i.e. whether 'gOpuram-s' should be > painted > in monochrome or polychrome? Should aesthetic sense > prevail over liturgical canon, or vice versa? What > does the 'sAstra' -- whether 'agama' or 'vaideeka' > -- > have to say on it? > Thank you, > Deep regards, > > dAsan, > Sudarshan > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. > http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ 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/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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