dear shri sudarshan, Sri Alavandar's argument appears to have been meant to score over the conceited and arrogant AkkiyAzhwan, challenging him to refute apparently irrefutable propositions, and not to seriously term every mother with a single son as barren. the next argument, about no woman being a pativrata, should also be taken in the same spirit. regards, dasan, sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: sudarshan madabushi <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Hema Narayana <hemanarayana@xxxxxxxxx>; Narendiran Krishnan <knaren73@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <tatachar@xxxxxxx>; <sadagopaniyengar@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Re: Barren Mothers > > Dear Madam, > > Thank you for quoting the scriptures to establish that > my beloved mother is a "barren woman". > > Going by what you have said, I suppose Kausalya the > mother of Rama too is a "barren woman". Totamba, the > mother of Swami Vedanta Desikan too qualifies as a > "barren woman". > > Although I would never ever belong in the exalted > company of Sri Rama or Sri Desikan, I can at least say > that my own late, beloved "thAyyAr" -- a noble > SriVaishnavite lady who underwent "bharannyAsam" under > the present "azhagiya-singar" and who is hence now a > "vaikunta-vAsi" for sure -- she must be in good > company there amongst other eminently "barren women" > such as TotAmba. > > Many thanks for your enlightening explanation. > Rgds, > > dAsan, > Sudarshan > > > --- Hema Narayana <hemanarayana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya namaha > > Pranams > > > > In response to the mail written by Sri.Sree Krishna > > Tatachar , I would like to give the explanation from > > the article that appeared in Sri Ranganatha Paduka a > > year ago about Sri.Yamuna's Statements. > > " According to sastras the crow and the banana tree > > are barren, because they beget just a > > single offspring . while the crow gives birth to > > only a single baby crow through a single egg. like > > wise each banana tree yields just a single bunch of > > bananas. By this standard , since you too are > > mother's only son, your mother can very well be > > termed barren > > this is an extract from an article "A Debate with a > > difference " by Sri Sadagopan Iyengar, Coimbatore , > > Sri Ranganatha Paduka. > > > > Adiyal > > Hema Narayana > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online > Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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