[Oppiliappan] Fw: Urdva puNDram
Dr.V.Sadagopan
SrI:
Dear AastikAs :
Regarding some more explanations on why
PerumAL wears Urdhva Pundram and its
message to us besides being the AlankAram for Him .
Found the following in Oppiliappan Archives from July 2003 on Urdva puNDram:
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/message/2972)
Additional
Observations
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In his 26th slOkam of SrI VaradarAja
Sthavam , KurEsar
salutes the Thiru MaNN Kaappu of Lord VaradarAjan
and
this slOkam might have inspired Swamy Desikan to compose
a slOkam
focusing on the Urdhva PUNDram by Lord DevanAthan.
("ImayOr
Talaivan"):
uddharathuparai bhakthajanAn ithi
urdhvathAsrayana
soochitha sakthim
urdhva puNDra tilakam bahumAnAth
kim Bibharshi Varadha !
sva-lalADE
The sacredness of the Urdhva PuNDram and its symbolism
on
the Lord's Beautiful forehead as "Bhaktha JanAn
Upari uddharathi ithi
UrdhvAsrayaNa soochitha sakthim ".
It is not only beautiful like the bright
lightning out of
the dark blue rainy season cloud but it is also to
signal
the superior gathi reserved for bhaktha janams through
its upward
posture ( Urdhvam nayathi yath puNDram prANina:
pApakAriNa:).Urdhva PuNDram
leads its wearers to Urdhva
gathi (archirAdhi Maargam). This is what the Lord
conveys
by Himself adorning Urdhva PuNDram . Therefore Swamy
Desikan
focused on the beauty and significance of Urdhva PuNDram
adorned
by SrI DevanAthan at ThiruvahIndhrapuram.
SrI DevanAtha Para
BrahmaNE nama:
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
SadagOpan
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