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
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> 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.
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>
> Regards
> sukumar
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