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Dear Shri Govindarajan:

Here is a quote from (Vishnu purAnA ?)
"sarvEshamapi varshAnAm mErO: dakshinassthita: ". which implies that the sankalpa should be mErO: dakshinE parshvE. This also implies that the imaginary mountain meru is perhaps situated near the north pole.

S. Vijayaraghavan
Buffalo/NY



From: "T. R.Govindarajan" <tgovindarajan@xxxx>
Reply-To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Ram Anbil <Ramanbil@xxxx>
Subject: [SriRangaSri] Re: important doubt
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 17:41:08 -0400

Srimans

In the United States of America,
I say "MerO: paSchimE pArsvE" in the sankalpa instead of "MerOr DakshinE
pArsvE". I have verified this with a Tamil Iyengar priest (Srirangam Peria
Andavan Ashramam) from Madras who worked in Srinivasar temple, Bridgewater,NJ. In the Pittsburg-Tirupathi temple, some priests say "MerO: paSchimE pArsvE" in
the sankalpa. The rest is the same as said in South India.

Jai! Sriman nArAyanA!

govindarajan

Ram Anbil wrote:
>
> Dear Bhagavatas:
> This point has been raised and answered several times. Given below are excerpts from Chapter 21 "Evolution and Dissolution if Matter - Space - Time triad" of my book "Hinduism Rediscovered" archived at "www.Srivaishnava.org/sgati". For more details, please click on Saranagathi Vol.2 Issues 15 to 20 (from February 5th to 10th, 1997)============================================== > "The Sankalpa which every Hindu makes while initiating any religious practice, invariably refers to the exact locale where the rite is performed with reference to the Hindu Cosmology.
> ( e.g.) In India, the locale part of the Sankalpa would be as follows :
> Jambudveepe In the isle of the rose apple
> Bharata Varshe In the region called Bharata Varsha
> Bharatah Khande In the continent of Bharata etc.
> Those doing the rites in the U.S.A, adopt the same as follows:-
> Ramanaka Varshe In the region called Ramanaka Varsha
> Aindra Khande In the continent called Aindra
> Rocky - mickelny Parvatayor Madhye : Between the mountains of Rockey and MickelnyMisissipi- Missouri Ityadhi Aneka Shodasa Jeeva Nadeenam sameepa stite : > the place that is surrounded by such perenniel rivers like Mississipi , Missouri and 16 other rivers"
> ===============================================================
> There is, however. a view that the entire universe of ours is south of Meru maountain. Hence, the Sankalpam should say "MerO DakshinE pArsvE" > For Canada, you may have to substitute the mountains and rivers nearest to your place.
> Hope this helps.
> Dasoham
> Anbil Ramaswamy



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