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An addition to the post script:
The "b" in the trishtub is an aspirated one (i.e. hard). Go figure!

Regards,
KK

--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Vishnu" <vsmvishnu@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi amshuman,
> 
> Vishnu means ominpresent. How do we behead or break something which 
> is infinite?
> 
> --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "amshuman_k" <amshuman_k@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > Hi List,
> > 
> > The first legend about "beheading of vishNu; dadhyanc AtharvaNA 
> > story" was posted earlier.
> > 
> > This legend occurs during the explanation of darsha-pUrNamAsa 
ishti 
> > in S.Br.
> > 
> > Once there was a clash between asuras and devas and the latter 
were 
> > worsted. The asuras started dividing this earth among themselves 
by 
> > spreading out ox-hide from west to east. When the devas saw this, 
> > they also wanted a share of this earth. They went to the asuras 
> with 
> > vishNu as their head, as vishNu is verily the sacrifice, and 
asked 
> > for a share. The asuras grudgingly agreed, but allowed a share 
> > corresponding the the size of vishNu.
> > Now this vishNu was a dwarf (****). The devas didn't care anyway 
> and 
> > agreed to the condition. They enclosed vishNu with gAyatrI metre 
on 
> > the south-side, trishtub on the west-side and jagatI on the 
north. 
> 
> It is not trishtub but trishtup. We are supposed to recite dwayam, 
> gAyatrI etc. correctly and know the basic differnece bewteen 
sanskrit 
> letters pa, pha, ba, bha etc. before writing on sandhyAvandanam, 
> vEdas etc.
> 
> Again how something which is infinite can be enclosed?
> 
> Regards
> Vishnu





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