Pranam Its OK in reading some titbits and some quotes from the nets. However From 2 sources I checked and I knew I do not find even Maha Periava would have said to any North Indian Thaty way. After the time of Maha Periava many wrote in Nets , tit bits of HE said like that and this which is intended only for the people to respect Maha periyava; but unlimited lies would do only harm to the Mutt. I do not trust FB in general. Ofcourse people here in this iyer group stay aloof or hold misplaced respects and ignore the truth . I concur here with sri Sekar. Even otherwise let us not spread unauthenticate materials. There was once I read that a German researcher was told to carbon date the Kaladi river sands to fix the birth date of Adi shankara which is totally untrue as then I was researching on Adi shankara and when I contacted the Mutt , it was proved to be farce. Now I do not have anything in Deivathin kural other than these data; I do not know whether the word VATA was mistaken as VADA where what is meant by Acharya there was "VAADHA" ARGUMENT. Vada malai etc are within 100 years started by some one and adopted by the puja minded people. The Valmiki Ramayanam 4th sarg akishkinda kandam clearly says the sun incident and sun was also his guru as Yajnavalkya was. Actually Jambavan says he was hit by Indra vajrayudham and fell down. Incidentally Rig vedam speaks about something akin to it which some scholars attributed it to Hanuman. I will write this later as I am collecting more data from various books. Attached VR and DK extracts in english as told by Maha Periava. KR IRS 5722
On Tue, 5 Jul 2022 at 13:05, 'N Sekar' via iyer123 <[email protected]> wrote: > *Without diluting anything from the message and without taking anything > away from our religious beliefs - Pl. don't read too much into this and > don't take this too far, implying and imputing meanings and intentions not > intended. Just an observation. * > > Let us also know some of the scientific reasons behind our religious > practices, traditions and customs. *Anything we understand with the > reason behind it, will help us to appreciate these practices better, AND to > explain to our younger generation.* > > In this example, the reason we why take ulundu vadai or black gram or > whatever, is this is full of protein and many of us (general population) > cannot afford to buy and cook enough of this grain; and in order to help > these needy it is offered as Prasad and distributed to all (not just for > our family). > > It may be beneath the dignity of us to seek alms and hence we had this > practice of (apart from the religious aspect) of offering several items, > made up of rice, wheat, different types of grams etc. and then distribute > them as it satisfies the hunger and the nutritious needs of those who > cannot afford them. > These Neivedyams are NOT meant for our family only but are for the general > welfare of the population. > And these were mainly done in the temples. And those are of who are rich, > made a lot of items for Neivedyams and Distributed amongst our neighbours, > esp. the less fortunate. > > We gave all these a religious flavour so we will follow them. > > *God wants from us only Devotion, Bhakti and an attitude of Gratitude and > Righteous Conduct; don't tell me He NEEDS these food items from us - it is > He who feeds the whole Universe. That's why Krishna said in the B G He will > gladly accept any Pushpam, Palam or Thoyam (flowers, fruits, leaves) or > even a Spoonful of Water (theertham) if offered with Bhakti.* > > *I repeat, I don't mean to criticize or ridicule our religious practices > as I also follow them to the extent I can, but only want us to understand > and appreciate the BROADER meaning behind every one of our practices. Let > us not reduce them to mere Rituals, however important they may be.* > *Everything in our religious practices had a Higher purpose although we > have, by and large, reduced them to mere Rituals. * > > N Sekar > > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 10:47:23 AM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via > iyer123 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Respected sir, > > I have heard this incident in one of the news letters before 2 decades to > me. Rahu prefers black gram with skin. So the vada has to be prepared using > black gram with skin, which may more please Rahu. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 at 11:47:34 am IST, ARR < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Sri Maha Periyava on Significance of Vada Mala Aradhana for Sri Anjaneya > Swamy > Yatra Yatra Raghunaatha-Keertanam Tatra Tatra Krita-Mastaka-Anjalim > Vaashpa-Vaari-Paripurna-Lochanam Maarutim Namata Raakshasa-Antakam || > Wherever the Glories of Sri Rama are sung, at all such places, with hands > held over his bowed head in salutation, and eyes filled with tears of > devotion and joy, Maruti (Bhakta Hanuman) is present; He puts an end to our > sorrows and fear of demons. > Once a person hailing from North India was among the many who came to have > darshan of Paramacharya of Kanchi Mutt. He was seen in hesitancy and Maha > Periyava encouraged him to ask his doubt. > The Northerner cleared his throat and said that Anjaneya Swamy is > worshipped all over India but he was not able to understand why in South > the people adorn Anjaneya with 'Vada-mala' made of urad dal mixed with > pepper where as in North India they do it with sweet Jangiri. He also added > that he had not received a convincing answer from anybody so far. > Paramacharya was pleased to talk about Hanuman. He began to explain first > that children when they make some fuss to eat, the mother coaxes them to > see the Moon outside and the child enjoys seeing the bright Moon and the > cool breeze outside and finishes eating. Similarly when Hanuman was a > child, he took a liking to look at the Sun blazing in the Sky. He did not > stop with that. He went on to catch the Sun with his hand. > At the same time, 'Rahu Devata' was also racing to catch the Sun God to > eclipse the Sun. In the race between Hanuman and Rahu, Hanuman, being the > son of Vayu, the Wind God (Vayuputra) won with ease. In appreciation of > Hanuman's valour, Rahu Deva sanctioned a boon that whoever worshipped > Hanumanji with a food item made out of urad dal, would get relieved from > 'Rahu Dosha' and that Rahu Graha would not trouble them anymore. Further, > the item offered to Hanumanji had to be made in the form of a garland or > bent like a serpent which is how 'Rahu God' appears. Rahu also admitted > that urad dal was his favourite item and the food item prepared with urad > dal was to his immense liking. > Paramacharya, having explained the significance of Vada Mala Aradhana to > Anjaneya Swamy went on to bring out the background for the differences in > the culture between the people in the South and North. South India is > famous for salt cultivation as North is for sugarcane. Vada is a food item > made out of urad dal with salt and pepper added for improving its taste. So > people in the South offer Vada Mala Aradhana to Anjaneya Swamy. > But the Northerners prefer sweet to salt. However Jangiri is made mainly > out of urad dal which satisfies the condition imposed by Rahu Devata. > Sugarcane grows in plenty only in the North. 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