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Dear Bhagavatas:
Enough has been said on the subject. 
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>From: jasn sn <jayasartn@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [t'venkatam] puram in gOpuram
>Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:19:48 -0700 (PDT)
>
>SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA
>
>with reference to the following mail by Sri Arul mari,
>I have got this to say.
>
>The 'puram' in gOpuram is not same as 'puRam'with the
>vallina 'ra', also known as peria 'ra'.
>This must be read as 'puram' in 'andha-p-puram' in the
>king's place which is earmarked for the women folks of
>the royal family.
>To cite another example, the word puram in
>'puramerittha paraman netri-k-kaNNil udhittha' in the
>song 'Sharavana bhava enum'is also a word having small
>'ra' or edaiyina 'ra'.
>The point that I am coming to say is the 'ra' in words
>like gOpuram, andha-p-puram and muppuram are similar
>and denote 'some location'. Whereas the big'ra' as in
>veLi-p-puram'and 'pura nanuru' are used to mean the
>place that is outside.
>I think the interpretation or derivation of the term
>gOpuram must be seen from this angle.
>
>jayasree saranathan
>
>
>Message: 14
>    Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 07:51:38 -0000
>    From: "Sudarshan K Madabushi"
><mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Fwd:  Re: [SriRangaSri] The word "gOpuram"
>
>--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Srinivasa-Gopalan
>Sampathkumar"
><arulmari@xxxx> wrote:
>Dear All.,
>
>the explanation given by Sri Srinivasan Swami is
>wrong.
>
>In tamil the backside "puram" will be written with
>periya "rra" and not chinna "ra" as it is written in
>Gopuram. Hence, this cannot be the meaning.
>
>It is very important to check the fundamental spelling
>differences in tamil script before passing on meanings
>(wrong meanings) to a large number of people in a
>forum
>like this.
>
>The unfortunate thing is that such things do get
>propagated
>and people accept it without questioning.
>
>Let us not be responsible for the propagation of
>wrong meanings.
>
>thanks for your understanding.
>
>-arulmari
>
>
>--------- Original Message ---------
>
>DATE: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:53:56
>From: Srinivasan Iyengar <sriniv1410@xxxx>
>To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: sriniv1410@xxxx
>
> >Dear Patrons of this site,
> >
> >Namaskarams. I can explain a little about the word
> >Gopuram in my sense of understanding.
> >
> >Go is Cow. Puram is back side.
> >
> >The shape of the temple tower is like the cow looked
> >from the back side with ears standing up. Hence
> >Gopuram.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Srinivasan
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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