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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Tue Apr 27 1999 - 18:45:16 PDT
>Srimahavishnu wrote: >> adiyEn has never seen this mantra pushpam being recited anywhere. >> So when is the above-mentioned Manthra Pushpam to be chanted ? Supplementing the excellent information provided by Sri Mani Varadarajan earlier , I wish to add that AlankArAsanam is the section of the Bhagavadh AarAdahanm , where Manthra Pushpam is traditionally recited . The sequence or the ten sub steps of the AlankArAsanam are : (1) PrArthanA (2)Arghyam (3) Paadhyam (4) AachamanIyam (5) AlankAram (6)Ghandham (7)DhUpam (8) Dheepam (9) MANTHRA PUSHPAM and (10) ArchanA . Manthra Pushpam in all its glory and in an unabridged state is included as a part of the AarAdhana kramam in the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM that is awaiting release . >Sri Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan, popularly known as Kozhiyalam >Swami, writes about the alankArAsana in the 'Laghu Ahnikam': > > ... bhagavanmantrai: pushpAni pradAya praNamya yathASakti > stotrANi paThitvA ... There are Veda Rks ,sthOthrams , RaamAyaNa slOkams and paasurams et al in the section on Manthra Pushpam ." YathA sakthi " are the key words .It is like an accordion .You can compress or expand as indicated below as "sarvEshtAm ". > >The editor of this book writes in a footnote: > > 'mantra pushpa' iti prasiddha-veda-vaidika-vividha- > sUkta-anusandhAana-pUrvaka-arcanAnushThAnam sarveshTam. > V.Sadagopan