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Sri RAmajayam

SrimathE GopAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha

Dear Bhagavathaas,
It is quite true that Sri Vaishnavites do not have names like Hanumanthachari 
or AnjanEya Iyengar. 

HanumAn is a great RAma Bhaktha and has a major role to play in Srimad 
RAmayanam. So HanumAn is worshipped as "Chinna Thiruvadi" in temples, just like 
"Periya Thiruvadi"(Garudhazvaar) where both do not have seperate Sannidhis, but 
more as rendering service to the lord.

As for names, normally we tend to hold the names of the Divya Dhampathis (or) 
the names of Nitya Suris who not only engage themself in eternal Kaimkaryam to 
the Lord, but hold the greatest desire to be with the Lord(which could be seen 
in Azhvaar's paasuram of having joy in serving the lord, and in great pain and 
anguish in his absence).

Sri AnjanEya was absorbed in the Divya Kalyaana Gunas of Sri Rama, and his 
Divya Anubhavam, that he did not even aspire MOksham, where he could have 
enjoyed the Lord in any way he chooses to, and chose to stay on Earth. 

Sri Vaishnavas charter their life with Vaidhika Dharma, which embellishes the 
PradAna Tattvam of SaranAgathi or Prapatthi, with the desire to be Jeeva 
Mukthas to perform eternal Kaimkaryam to the Lord(in Nitya Viboothi), free of 
afflictions we face in Leela Viboothi. Accordingly they would take on names of 
Para Vaasudevan, Divya Mahishis and Nityasooris and not names restricted to 
Leela Viboothis.

So names are chosen with this realization. It is common knowledge that if we 
know someone very unpopular, we refrain from giving such a name to our near and 
dear for fear of reminding ourself of that personality(since in Samsaara, we 
often forget that calling the name, should make us think of the Divya 
Dhampthis). In a similar way Sri Vaishnavites choose names of the Supreme and 
those serving the Supreme with undivided attention eternally.

AdiyEn Sri RAmanuja DAsan,

Sudarsana Dasosmi



-----Original Message-----
From: Puzhankarai Narayanan Kannan [mailto:pnkannan_cm@xxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:59 AM
To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Thiruvadi


Sri Anantha Padmanabha swamin!!
Hari Om!!!
The name "Hanumantha Rao" " Hanumantha Gupta" "Sitaram
Kesari" etc are poular in andhra ,Up & Bihar. Even
among Sikhs thereare Hanumat Singhs!!
But I wonder why Sri anjaneyas name is not popular
among Sri Vaishnavites in Tamil Nadu
PNKannan









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