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Shreekrishna Akilesh • November 12, 2002 


Srimathe Raamanujaya Namaha

Dear Sri Vaishnavas,

Yes, Amibika-pathi can have many meaning, and one of them is a title for
Siva. It comes down to which appelation Kamban intended when he chose that
name, something which seems a bit difficult to track so many centuries
later (it seems to me at least).

About anya devatas, is their worship forbidden in the Sri Vaishnava
tradition? I am curious as to why Sri Maha Vishnu himself worships Siva on
two specific occasions. If any ones can explain these to me, I would be
grateful...

1) In the Ramayana, Sri Ramar performs Siva puja before entering
Lankapuri.

2) Sri Anathapadmanabha in Thiruvananthapuram- the moolavar reclines on
Adisesha, and his right hand places a flower on a Siva Linga

adiyen,

Krishna


On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Malolan Cadambi wrote:

>
> > On this subject of Sri Kamban,  I have a basic doubt.  Forgive me if
> > this doubt is improper.  Why a prime vaishnava like Sri Kamban
> > should name his son as ambikapati, which is the name of Siva.  This
> > sounds illogical.
>
> Not true. AmbikA-patI has many meanings
>
> 1.) AmbikA-patI = Husband of Ambika = Vichitraviirya of Mahabharata
> (Satyavati's son through Santanu)
> 2.) AmbikA-pati = Husban of Ambika = Can also mean Veda VyAsa Mahamuni.
>
> Vichitraviirya dies before any progeny is created in the puru vamsam. Since
> there was no heir to the throne of HastinApura, Satyavati requests her son
> Veda Vyasa to help in creating the progeny.
>
> Many people mistake the Sri Vaishnava stand on Anya DevatAs. Anya devatAs
> are highly respected as bhagavatAs.  They are highly exalted jiivatmans who
> occupy the posts of Rudra, Ganesha, Durga, et al.
>
> Rudra is one of the foremost devotees of Sriman Naarayana. It is Rudran who
> gave us the Mantra-rAja pada stOtram (King among Mantrams), which is
> addressed to Lord Lakshminarasimha. You can still find a vigraha of
> Maheshwaran in Ahobilam.
>
> -Regards,
>
> Malolan Cadambi
>
>
>
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