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Who is Ammachi ?
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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Who is Ammachi ?
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From: vswamy@Phoenix.kent.edu (Swamy Venkat )
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Date: 25 Apr 1996 16:16:51 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Kent State University Information Systems
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Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:54:09 -0700 (MST)
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Resent-From: Ajay Shah <ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu>
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In Tamilnadu, India this word 'Ammachi" is used in a colloquial form
to mention god.Mainly, such an usage is predominant when parents tell
something about "god" to their children. A strange connotation was
given by the Sage Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi in
one of his discourses. The sage says the word "Ammachi" is an altered
form of "Ummachi". (Actually, I have heard lot of people using
"Ummachi" also.) The origin of "Ummachi" is from Uma-Mahesvaran. The
lord is always addressed as a unified form of "Shakthi & Siva". This
discourse from Paramacharyal can be found in "Deivaththin Kural" by
Vanathi Padipapagam.
Regards from
Venkat
