[Advaita-l] Ref request for somnath

[Dr D Bharadwaj]

My dear Umashankar,

No, it is not 'the same'. There is much more, much much much more there in
the link I had provided. This selected bit you had posted, has to be read in
the backdrop of the inimitable, incredibly magnificent overall brilliance of
the personality of Sri Nayana.



*SrIramaNArpaNamastu
*







Dr. D. Bharadwaj
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On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Dr. Yadu Moharir <ymoharir at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> Namaste Sunil-Ji:
>
> I absolutely agree with your statement that we need to salute pour
> ancestors for their knowledge of toxicity.  This can be witnessed in the use
> of "pa~nachloaha" for idols.  Initially it use to contain lead but then it
> was substituted with zinc.  This also suggests the evolving concept of
> "nityanutana - as sanaatana".  What appears to be missing is that we has
> lost the significance of many rituals and it is our duty to try and
> understand the pertinance.
>
> The Vermilion (kum-kum) use was indeed herbal based.  That is prepared from
> turmeric and calcium oxide and chemically it is Calcium salt of complex
> curcumenoids.  The beauty of calcium salt is that it can attach to the cell
> walls of Yeast & Mold. Once this binding occurs it seems to interfere with
> their replication cycle.  That is why and how turmeric is can prevent mold
> growth.
>
> The red color used for "Ganesha and Hanuman" is not vermilion but
> "shenduura" which is lead oxide.  It is with oil and then applied to the
> statue.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dr. Yadu
>
> --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Ref request for somnath
> To: "Dr. Yadu Moharir" <ymoharir at yahoo.com>
> Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 6:04 AM
>
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> Vermillion used in the ancient days was of herbal type.
>
> I think in one herbal formula the red fruit of a type of fig plant was
> used. The mercury -based vermillion is also a twentieth century problem.
> Then there are toxic chemicals used as coloured powder and this is also a
> modern problem.
>
> As I look back I have to salute the ancient scholars with respect for their
> awareness of toxicity.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sunil K. Bhattacharjya
>
>
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