srI: Is it correct that Sri Vaishnavas should not wear tulasi malai even after the same is worn by the Lord. Periazhwar in his TirupallAndu "thodutha thuzhAi malar soodik kalaindhu, soodum ithondargalOm". Kindly clarify. namO nArAyanA G.Sundarrajan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madhavakkannan V" <srivaishnavan@xxxx> To: <vasuchak@xxxx>; <SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <acharya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <nama-singapore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Thuppul PiLLai- 13- Swamy Desikan Dhivya mangaLa vigraha dhyAnam > SrI: > Dear sri Vasudevan Swamin. > thanks for your email. > It is a Srivaishnava lakshaNam that one wears a maalai (garland) of thuLasi > beads... This thuLasi bead and lotus bead maalias were meant and referred to > by Sri NainAchArya. > It is not garland of thuLasi leaves...which are meant only for Sriman > Narayanan. > Perhaps, I did not specify the same correctly and completely-[ as is usual > with me...]. > Aplogies for misleading. > > Regards > Namo Narayana > dAsan > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Vasudevan VK <vasuchak@xxxx> > To: Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@xxxx>, > SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, acharya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, > malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, nama-singapore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, > Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Thuppul PiLLai- 13- Swamy Desikan Dhivya mangaLa > vigraha dhyAnam > Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 21:19:33 -0700 (PDT) > > Shrimathey Nigamaantha Mahaa Deshikaaya Namaha > > Kindly pardon me for saying this but it is a known fact that the thulasi > garland is fit for wearing only by the Lord, Shriman Narayanan. Human beings > can consume it as prasadam or for medical reasons, or have it placed on the > inside of the ear lobes so that it does not come in contact with the hair on > the head. No other devatantarams are eligible to wear the thulasi garland > either. Swami Desikar and his Thirukkumaarar were certainly aware of this no > doubt. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to believe that Swami's > Thirukkumaarar has composed a poem on his Thiruththagappanaar which states > so many times that the latter wears a thulasi garland. > > I request learned scholars to throw light on this. > > Once again kshamaapanams if I have said something wrong. > > Shrimathey Nigamaantha Mahaa Deshikaaya Namaha. > > Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@xxxx> wrote: > SrI: > SrImathE Nigamantha Mahadesikaya namah: > SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI | > vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi || > > May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the > lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Download games, logos, wallpapers and lots more at MSN Mobile! > http://www.msn.com.sg/mobile/ > > > > > 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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