Comments on: Importance of ANGARA and AKSHATA

By: Prasanna Venkatesh

Prasanna Venkatesh — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 03:38:12 +0000

Please explore the possibilities of restricting this platform only to Shivalli Brahmins. Else discourage unwarranted comments about other than Shivalli Brahmins.
ಅಂಗಾರ ಅಕ್ಷತೆಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಾಂತಗಳ ಮಾಧ್ವರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಚಲಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಶ್ರೀಮಧ್ವರು ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಗುರುಗಳು. ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿ ಜಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾದ ಪ್ರಾಂತೀಯ ಗುರುಗಳಲ್ಲ.

By: VISHNUDAS

VISHNUDAS — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 14:41:13 +0000

Iam a Shaivite by Birth. Can I Wear Angara (Black Vertical Line) without Madhva Diksha ?

Is it necessary to do burning Charcoal dhupa for Lord Vishnu (Because some people cannot take in the smoke of the Dhupa as it may lead cough and cold). How should they put Angara ? Is there other Possible ways ???

By: Ajay

Ajay — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:04:44 +0000

I dont think applying Akshate has any vedic or any agamic/pancharatra pramana. It is just for alankaara. It is one of the way to prepare kajal (ಕಾಡಿಗೆ). The same used to have been applied by brahmins for alankaara in olden days and madhwas have carried forward this alankaara system which they apply before bhojana. Ideally, it is sandle qood paste that is to be applied as prasada before lunch.

By: Vinobhima

Vinobhima — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:48:22 +0000

I don’t understand even now why to apply akshathe angara if not applied achar will be very serious if it is only for alankara why that much anger ?? I think there are many some such practices which are started at later days not in earsthile millenniums which makes life so much rules and regulations oriented but don’t carry any meaning in practising I asked many achars ( poojari& scholars) why Akshata angara are needed for madhyanha prasada (oota) instead saying the reason they just start shunting you people spoiling sampradaya achara dharma etc which hurted me a lot achara for the sake of achara only becomes dambhaachara if askatha is only additional alankara why to apply at the time of bhojana

By: Krishnamurthy

Krishnamurthy — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:04:19 +0000

Hare Namaha,

See first of all , try not to find scientific reasons to every ritual made by our ancestors. whatever they made is correct for our prosperity. By practice, we can have the result of rituals. Only hearing do not give result. reasons are several , but belief comes according to our vision and practice. Stop asking ans start practicing.

Comedy is intolerance between madhwas like shivalli brahmins/UM/RM. first stop that attitude and start representing yourself as a true madhwa.

thank you
Krishna , Bangalore

By: krishna upadhyaya

krishna upadhyaya — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:32:17 +0000

Dear Balachandra

I thank you very much for you reply and will also contribute as much as possible.Eagrly waiting for articles Shivalli scholars.

Masth upakara

Krishna

By: Balachandra

Balachandra — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:15:49 +0000

namaskAra shree Krishna Upadhyaya,

First of all, it is not correct to brush aside some good thing written by a Madhwa scholar just because he does not belong to the Shivalli sect. Right knowledge has to be accepted from wherever it comes. We published this article because good number of Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins also apply Angara and Akshata on their forehead, and we received some queries regarding the same.

Even we are eager to publish articles written by Shivalli scholars about our culture and sampradaya, and we have done that in the past. But they are not coming regularly! In such a case we have no other option but to catch hold of some good articles made available to us through forwarded emails and blogs, and publish the same in our website.

I take this opportunity to request you (Mr. Krishna Upadhyaya and others who are reading this comment) to please write and send good articles for publishing.

dhanyavAdagaLu

By: krishna upadhyaya

krishna upadhyaya — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:40:37 +0000

First of all why is this article of written by someone belonging uttardi mut being published in shivalli Brahmins website which is no way related to us. My dear moderator we would like to listen more from our people and swamijis.Please help us with articles in English Sanskrit and also Tulu written by our shivalli brahmins intended for us so that we can keep our culture and sampradaya in full swing. As shivallibrahmins are spread across the globe it would be helpful to know our sampradaya and rituals with this fantastic and beautiful website. Please add more articles indented for shivalli brahmins

By: Sriram

Sriram — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:48:17 +0000

As you all know Vaishnavas’ aim is to attain the holy feet of Vishnu. Every bhakti school of vedanta has their own ways to attain the holy feet of the Ultimate. Madhwas too have their philosophy leveraged from the teaching of Sri Sri Anandathirtha. While Sri Vaishnava sampradhaya iterates Mahalakshmi, the universal mother’s love and affection as the easient way to attain Lord, they display Sri sharanam – saffron line (denotes Shree – Lakshmi) in beetween the two white namas – that denotes Lord Narayana’s holy padas – feets.

According to Madhwa sampradaya the karya karma anushtanas are responsible for liberation and to attain the immortal refugee in Lord’s feet. So Angara – which marks the completion of deepa aradhana and Askshata which marks the completion of the saligrama puja are put up in the forehead between the gopi chandana namas that denotes the holy feet of Sriman Narayana.

By: Vijayeendra L Acharya

Vijayeendra L Acharya — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:31:49 +0000

Hari Sarvotthama…. Vaayu Jevotthama

Completely not acceptable statement from Dr.Gurupasad. One should see the Sumadhwa Vijaya Grantha and then should come to conclution. Becoz our own god-Lord Sri Vedhavyasa Maharshi, himself is applied with Akshathe and Angara. Its been clearly quoted in Sumadwavijaya, in the time of explaining about Badri Vasa: Lord Sri Vedhavyasa Maharshi. I would like to ask Sri Vidhyaprasanna teertha swamiji to put light on this quote.

Sri Krishnaarpana masthu