[Advaita-l] Re: Siva pa~ncaayatana pUja

[Basker Rajaraman]

 ________________________________
> 
> From: advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org on behalf of Krishnan 
S
> Sent: Tue 4/25/2006 1:42 PM
> To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> Subject: [Advaita-l] Re: "Siva pa~ncaayatana pUja "
> 
> 
> 
> Shri Yadu-ji,
> 
> As we know, pa~ncaayatana pUja is around pUjanam of of "Adityam,
> Ambikam,Vishnum, Gananatham, Maheswaram"
> 
> This pa~ncaayatanam is named as Siva pa~ncaayatanam or  Sakthi
> pa~ncaayatanam  or Vishnu pa~ncaayatanam or Aditya pa~ncaayatanam  or
> Ganesa pa~ncaayatanam  depending upon which 'murthi' occupies the
> central location (Ref: Proceedings of 'Vyasa Vidwat Sadas, convened by
> Kanchi Sri Mahaswami, at  Narayanapuram, Madurai, Tamilnadu  1963)
> 
> In Siva pa~ncaayatanam , Siva is throned at the center, Aditya at
> Southeast, Gananatha at the Southwest, Ambika at the Northwest and
> Vishnu at the Northeast.
> 
> I am not sure of the positionings in other pa~ncaayatana pUjas.

The posistionings in other pa~ncaayatana pUjas are as follows:

Ganapathy pa~ncaayatana pUja

Ganapathy at the center, Vishnu at  Northeast, Siva at Southeast, Adithya 
Southwest and Ambal at Northwest

Vishnu pa~ncaayatana pUja

Vishnu at center, Siva at Northeast, Ganapathy at Southeast, Adithya at 
Southwest and Ambal at Northwest

Ambal pa~ncaayatana pUja

Ambal at center, Vishnu at Northeast, Siva at Southeast, Ganapathy at 
Southwest and Adithya at Northwest

Adithya pa~ncaayatana pUja

Adithya at center, Siva at Northeast, Ganapathy at Southeast, Vishnu at 
Southwest, Ambal at Northwest

Namaskaram

Basker

----------------------------------------------------------
The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it.   It may contain confidential or legally privileged information.   If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. Ernst & Young is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.