[Advaita-l] Fwd: Śaṅkarabhagavatpāda’s meditation on Bhagavān’s ūrdhva-puṇḍram

[jaldhar at braincells.com]

On Sat, 26 Aug 2023, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l wrote:

> A genuine follower of Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarabhagavatpāda will have utmost respect
> for ūrdhva-puṇḍram and those who wear it.

Yes.  In fact some Smartas have the tradition of wearing urdhvapundra 
instead of tripundra and there is nothing wrong with it.  But I am told 
there are some Vaishnavas who brand this symbol on their bodies as if they 
were bullocks not human beings.  This is avaidika and should be condemned.


-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>