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Dear Fellow Bhagavatas,
The posts of Sri T.C.A.Venkatesan, whether there is
need to worship Srimannarayana through other Devatas,
when He can be directly worshipped,is
thought-provoking.Probably there is no need. The
question is whether it is bad.
In all Divyadesas the same Lord reveals in different
names. Azhwars worshipped everywhere.There is a
tradition that Tondaradippodi Azhwar said, Aranganaip
paadiya vaayaal kuranganaip paaduveno.There is a
contrary guidance of Tiruppaanazhwar who sang both,
Aranganaik kanda kangal matrondrinaik kaanaave and
Mandi paai vada vengada maamalai.
The other Devatas can be viewed as
[a]fictitious
[b]false
[c]inferior or subordinate to God
[d]hostile or rivals to God
[e]manifestations of God.
Within the pale of Vedic traditions, [a] and [b] will
not be tenable. There is no tradition in Itihasas and
Puranas to justify [d]. Supposing [e] is not
preferred, [c] remains. Perhaps, they can be propitied
to reach God. Madak kiliaik kai kooppi
vananginene[Thirunduntandagam].
Adiyen ,TCASrinivasaramanujan


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T. C. A Srinivasaramanujan
Email: tcasr@xxxx





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