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Date: Wed Jul 12 1995 - 10:53:02 PDT
[Forwarded message from sreekrishna@mmd.com] >Yes, some traditional histories have Ramanuja as an >incarnation of Adisesha. I think Amudhanaar symbolizes >Ramanuja as a "defender of the faith" by making him >an incarnation of the divya aayudhaani. Thus, we can conclude that the tradition holds that Ramanuja is both Adishsesha as well as incarnation of the divya aayushaani of Vishnu. We can probably rationalize it, if we think of Ramanuja as a representation of two in one like the Bala Rama, who is both Sheshamsha as well as Vishnu. Also Bala Rama coexisted with Krishna. Like wise we see Parashurama and Rama at the same time in Ramayana(when Rama breaks Shiva Dhanus, Parasurama appears at the scene to challange him). We also see a sort of Vishishtasvaita here: Rama-Parasurama Krishna-Balarama Divy aayudhas-Adishesha