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sriram.ranganathan_at_funb.com
Date: Fri Nov 20 1998 - 14:32:21 PST
Dear Sri. Sudarshan, As regards your exposition on sita's agni-pravEsam#5, I personally feel Swami Desikan ( as Sri Mani indicated ) does not specifically refer to 'only' the humans but generically 'everything' that *lived* (*existed*) and *walked* ( *displaced, progressed, transited ......* ) Your own translation ......... >>"sAketha janapada jani Dhanika jangama taditara jantu-jAta ...." i.e. the "fortunate ones who were blessed to have lived in the shadow of Sri.Rama and walked the same hallowed earth He did", >>>> It is rather unfortunate to misinterpret Swami Desikan's verses as 'undeserving' as it does include 'Everything' . Regards Sriram Ranganathan