Dear Bhagavatas: As mentioned in aan earlier posting, it would be helpful if some PramaaNams from our scriptures could be cited in support of the scientific explanations. Moderator =============================================================================== --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Maya Iyengar <maya_s1717@xxxx> wrote: > I wish to hear from fellow devotees their opinion about this and the reasons for use of lime stone and wood in some temples. What do aagamaas say about the choice of granite and other substances? > Regards, > Maya. Dear member, The forwarded article is very interesting. If the experiments described are true, we now have at hand a sound (pun un-intended) scientific justification for idolatry. But it also makes one wonder about another thing. If the granite inside the sanctum is so very important -- in terms of 'pH factor', 'acoustic' and 'ionic' conductivity etc. etc. -- then perhaps the time has come for us to leave the 'moolavar-vigraham-s' in our temples alone? Perhaps, we should no more overburden 'moolavars' with all manner of "aabharaNam-s" (jewellery of gold, diamond, precious gemstones, what not)? Surely, all the heavy jewellery covering the idol (head-to-foot as in some of our temples) must be negatively interfering with, why even diminishing, all the positive energy the granite is said to generate? Can scientific-minded members please throw some light? Thanks and regards, dAsan, Sudarshan ------------------------ 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/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia |
srirangasri-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the list |