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vmkrish26 • November 27, 2002 


 
 vmkrishna26  wrote:Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:31:21 -0000
From: "vmkrishna26" 
To: bhakti-list-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:reply to mail by shrikrishna akhilesh on 20 nov 2002

this is in reply to mail by shrikrishna akhilesh which says...

> I agree that one does not perform puja in the reclining position
> (logical). But... can't Sri Vishnu do this? I have actually had the
> privilege of visiting this Divya Desam (Thiruvanantapuram), and 
remember
> the pose of the Lord and it's relation to the Siva Linga.

1) generally a temple exists for the deity who is being worshipped, 
and not for the worshipper( it is equally applicable to any vishnu or 
shiva temple).....so in this contest, the temple is a vishnu temple 
and not a shiva temple. Hence your contention that vishnu is 
worshipping siva doesn't arise at all.

2)The town is known as thiruvananthapuram, which also proves that it 
is purely a vaisnava shrine.

3) in this shrine lord vishnu is in reclining posture with his hand 
above siva linga...This implies that he is blessing the siva linga 
and is not worshipping it.

The third point doesn't intend to offend anyone, but just present the 
other side of the coin...

Rgds
Murali krishna


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