SrI: Dearest all This has been discussed at length few years ago: [in bhakti archives] www.ramanuja.org.. http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/rituals/apr2002/0009.html There is also another article: Gievn below is the URL: http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanujar/thiruman.html Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swamin wrote: The case of two fabulous foot prints in this yahoogroups about a couple of years ago.. Please see the archives. One must read and enjoy Regards Namo narayana dasan On 7/13/05, Sampige Srinivasa <sampiges@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Pranamams, > I also saw that program in Chandana Channel of Doordarshan. It is an > Adhyatmic Question/Answer Program called "Satya Darshana" where eminent > Vedantic Scholar Sri. Pavagada Prakasha Rao answers users doubts on > Philosophy, Rituals etc., > > One viewer had asked why the Thripundaram are worn by some Vaishnavas > especially Sri. Vaishnavas and what is the prominence of it. > > For that Sri. Rao quoted Srivaishnava Tradition that these Thripundras are > the symbol of Narayana's Padam. He did not mention that it is of Trimuthys. > > He said that using Thripundram on devotees is fine because it is the symbol > of Lords padam but he wondered why these padam symbol is being put on the > Lords face like in many Srivaishnava Temples including Tirumala Srinivasa > perumal. > > Request the knowledgebale persons from this group to advice on this > thripundram on Lords face. > > oM namO nArAyaNAya > saMpige srInivAsa ayyangar > > > > > > _____ > > From: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Sukumar S C > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:58 PM > To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SriRangaSri] Urdhva Pundram > > > Dear Vedantins, > > Pranams! > > In one of the programmes in Kannada Doordashan, a vendantin when answering a > question on Urdhva Pundra dharana said that > > "they resemble Lord Pada and in fact the three verticle lines resembles > padas of trimurthys" > > While I understand it is partly true (not padas of trimuthys although, as > the two lines resembles Lord's padas and the middle resembles Lakshmi), he > further wondered that while he urdhva pundrams on a devotee, why should > Lord is also shown sporting Urdhva Pundram. > > Can someone kindly let me know the reason as to why Lord and his > bhakthas(Anjaneya etc.,) sport urdhva pundram. As far as pramanam goes > there are aplenty that Krishna sports Kasturi tilakam etc., but what is > yukthi behind this. > > Is it because Lord likes what his bhakthas like and decorate himself as his > bhakthas decorate. > > > Regards > sukumar > > > > > > > _____ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "SriRangaSri > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri> " on the web. > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > _____ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > shriimate laksmiihayagriiva lakshmiinaaraayanaabhyaaM namaH > Visit the Sri Parakala Matham Home Page at > http://www.parakalamatham.org > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- Acharyan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards namo narayana dAsanu dAsan 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/
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