--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Lakshmi Narasimhan" <nrusimhan@xxxx> wrote: > Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha > Dear Shri Vishnu, > Your post was wonderful. It exactly reflects our sampradayam as per > the views of our Acharyas. Just one question/clarification. Dear SrimAn narasimhan, kindly forgive me for my blabberings. By upAsanA, I meant kAmya worship only and not any ArAdhanam, ritual, or some other act done in the mood of kainkaryam or in the mood of acquiring knowledge.. I said "we are not supposed to do any upAsana but involve in kainkaryam" in my prev mail. adiyen rAmAnuja dAsan Vishnu > > > In fact, we are not supposed to do any upAsanAs. > We can do upAsanAs. Shri Ramanujar in fact insists that the upAsanA > phase(Dharma Jignyasa) should exists in one's life cycle. But, whom > do we worship through such upAsanA, should an upAsanA be done as a > means for something or should it be done after realizing the > swaroopam are the subjects of discussion. As per our sampradayam, > upAsanA must be done only to Lord Sriman Narayana and that upAsanA > must be done to make him happy, and not expecting any boon or miracle > or help back from him. There are people who perform Sudharshana > Yagnyam etc, saying that it is for the welfare of the family of the > person who performs it. That very intent is not recommended by our > sampradayam. If the same yagnyam was done as per the karma kandam i.e > the dharmam, since these dharmams(vedas) are defined by the lord, by > doing these we make him happy and hence, the sampradayam itself > supports it. > I guess what you meant was those upAsanAs that are "Kamyartham" i.e > that are done for one's benefit. > > Please feel free to correct me if I were wrong. > > > Dear Sukumar, > > With this, can we deduce Savithramandala madhyavarthi as > > Srimannarayana. > > Yes. What you have said is correct. Dhye sadha savithru mandala > madhyavarthi Narayana sarasija asana sannivishtaha.. Keyuravan magara > kuntalavan kruteehaari hiranmyavapuhu dhruta "shanka chakraha" -> Is > very much the Surya Narayana. > > In fact, we have to do all our dharma karyams as per the Vedas. And > via those karyams, we show our gratefulness to the inner controller, > i.e the paramatma and make him feel happy by doing what he has asked > (not expecting anything in return though). That is why, when we say > the manthra devata, we attach the paramatma too i.e > Savita Devata Paramatma Devata > Shri Mahavishnu Paramatma Shriman Narayano Devata > etc. This is to mean, we do the upAsanA to the devata and through > that devata in turn to the Paramatma who is the actual controller of > that devata. So, pretty much everything in this world could be > worshipped, provided the worship is done to the inner controller, the > omni-present lord. And for those, who cannot worship in such a way, > it is better to stick to the Lord's particular form i.e for Ex: > "Sa Shanka Chakram Cha Kireeda Kundalam > Sa Peetha Vashtram Cha Rasirugekshanam > Sa Haara Vaksha Sthala Shobi Kausthubham > Namami Vishnum Sirasa Chathur Bhujam" > [The one who has the Conch shell, the mighty Discus, the Crown and > the Rings, the Beauty Yello dress, the Kausthubam beed! I bow and > worship that Vishnu, the one with the Four Hands] > > Adiyen, > Ramanuja Dasan
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