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 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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