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--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "amshuman_k" <amshuman_k@xxxx> wrote:
> An addition to the post script:
> The "b" in the trishtub is an aspirated one (i.e. hard). Go figure!
> 
> Regards,
> KK

Still it is wrong. 

Best Regards
Vishnu

> 
> --- 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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