Jai Shri Krishna. I have come across two verses in chapter 5 of canto 11 of the Srimad Bhagavata purana, in these verse Narada, explians how Sriman NArayam is worshiped the varius yugas, and i would like to know how these verses are construed and Interpreted by in Sri vaishnava sampradaya. Fristly we have Sloka 32 (chapter 5, canto 11) kṛṣṇa-varṇaḿ tviṣākṛṣṇaḿ sāńgopāńgāstra-pārṣadam yajñaiḥ sańkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ "In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions" Secondly there are verses 38-40 in the same chapter.. kṛtādiṣu prajā rājan kalāv icchanti sambhavam kalau khalu bhaviṣyanti nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇāḥ kvacit kvacin mahā-rāja draviḍeṣu ca bhūriśaḥ tāmraparṇī nadī yatra kṛtamālā payasvinī kāverī ca mahā-puṇyā pratīcī ca mahā-nadī ye pibanti jalaḿ tāsāḿ manujā manujeśvara prāyo bhaktā bhagavati vāsudeve 'malāśayāḥ "My dear King, the inhabitants of Satya-yuga and other ages eagerly desire to take birth in this age of Kali, since in this age there will be many devotees of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa. These devotees will appear in various places but will be especially numerous in South India. O master of men, in the age of Kali those persons who drink the waters of the holy rivers of Draviḍa-deśa, such as the Tāmraparṇī, Krtamālā, Payasvinī, the extremely pious Kāverī and the Pratīcī Mahānadī, will almost all be purehearted devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva." Who is being predicted in sloka 32???? Gaudiyas interpret this to mean Chaitanya mahaprabhu, the swaminarayans see this as predicting Sahajanada swami (Swaminarayan). What is the view of Sri vaishnava Purvacharyas in regards to this verse??? In slokas 38-49 does the referrence to "the devottees in south india" refer to The Alawars and Srimat Ramanuja????? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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