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Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha:
Dear Sriman Vijaya Raghavan Swamin,
I don't entertain any doubt regarding the structure of the Temple, the 
Vigraham, the materials used, the rituals etc being the most appropriate 
ones. Our Agama Shastras Like Paancharaathra and Vykhaanasa have laid out 
the principles underlying these elaborately. It is said that Sriman 
Narayanan our Emperuman himself taught the Paancha Raathra Agamas during 5 
nights. Can there be any better Engineer be it Civil, Mechanical or 
Metallurgical than Emperumaan? He is also the best materail and Nutrition 
Scientist. In this world as it exists these are the best possible methods 
and structures. As A.C. Prabhupada Bhakti Vedanta Swamin of ISKCON puts it, 
Lord Krishna is the Greatest Scientist of all. No argument about this.
But as in everything at this time, I am sorry to state, the modern Agama 
Shastra Pundits and Sthapathis unfortunately seem to be working under the 
influence of politicians, rationalists and money power, forgetting the Deity 
Himself, leading to all confusions and unpleasantness and thereby causing 
'Arishtam" to  the country and its subjects.
Jai Sriman Narayana.
Adiyen,
Ramanuja Dasan.


>From: Vijaya Raghavan <svrvan@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: Ramanujam Varada Srinivasa Thatta <acharyatvsr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Re: Moolavar
>Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 05:58:56 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Thatachar swami,
>
>I beg to differ from your view. I think the subject
>here was why was this that our great and learned
>ancestors, decided on this kind of structure and
>ways. There should be a inner meaning for all our
>deads.
>
>If your greatself can guide us the younger generation,
>it will be of great help to do things with full
>shradda.
>
>Dasan/raghavan
>
>--- Ramanujam Varada Srinivasa Thatta
><acharyatvsr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha:
> > If you think the Vigraham is only a symbol the go
> > ahead and do all kinds of
> > experiments. But we are not supposed to think that
> > the Vigraham is the
> > symbolic representation of Emperuman.
> > Also Maya does not mean a phenomenon which also
> > obeys a set of laws which
> > are verifiable. It means by definition the
> > inconceivable power of the Lord.
> > If it obeys a set of laws then, it is known only to
> > the Lord. It cannot be
> > verified by any other soul.
> > If in Particle Physics there is a limitation like
> > the Heisenberg's
> > Uncertainty Principle inbuilt in the physical way we
> > try to enquire into
> > matter and materiel phenomena, then the nature of
> > soul, super soul and Maya
> > cannot be inquired into, using physical tools. These
> > tools are totally
> > anadequate.
> > Vigraha Aradhanam is not mere physical exercise; it
> > is a mental and supra
> > mental effort by the soul to crave and seek the
> > Grace of the Lord.
> > I draw attention here to the article writtten by
> > Sriman M.K Sudersan about
> > the souls being Stree by nature. Sthreetwam is
> > attributed to souls not in
> > physical manner. By nature they are totally
> > dependent on Paramathma for
> > everything and hence the sthreethwam. If we cannot
> > know the gender of a
> > foetus up till the 3rd month of pregnency, it does
> > not mean it is sthree in
> > nature. The mere absence  or non-formation of organs
> > of reproduction, does
> > not mean that the foetus is feminine in nature. It
> > can be argued that it is
> > neither masculine, nor feminine. (On another plane
> > "Na Puman, Nasthree,
> > Nashandobo" is how the Paramathman is described in
> > the Upanishads). The DNA
> > code is alive and working all the time and the
> > gender is predetermined at
> > the very first moment of the foetal formation. Maybe
> > even before as the
> > Hindu Philosophy says.
> > If we cannot even understand fully the Trigunathmaka
> > Prakriti which follows
> > a set of laws laid by the creator (which He Himself
> > sometimes obeys when He
> > is present as a person) using the same set of laws,
> > how can we enquire into
> > the nature of the Lord  who is inconceivable
> > according to our Vedas (and His
> > powers).
> > Adiiyen,
> > Ramanuja Dasan.
> >
> >
> > >From: shashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >CC: Sudarshan K Madabushi
> > <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>,  Narender Reddy
> > ><reddynp@xxxxxxxxx>, Sgt
> > <saranagathi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Re: Moolavar
> > >Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:48:08 -0400
> > >
> > >reddy jI,
> > >limited things have been attributed to the
> > limiteless, the moment
> > >we have a tmeple, mUrtI, ritual, name etc.
> > >
> > >in one of the lectures late professor joseph
> > campbell (who has
> > >perhaps done the most to impart awareness about
> > indian philosphy
> > >in the west (particularly usa) says about kAlI
> > stepping on shiva
> > >as a symbol of going beyond the highest faith.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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