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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