Namaste, On 3/17/06, Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Also, would the rudram be considered arthavAda? And would it come > under the upAsanAkANDa? *Nope* I don't think so :) Regards Prasad Kadambi -- sada shiva samarambham Shankaracharya madhyamam ! asmadacharya paryantham vande guru paramparam !!