Apacharam

[Guest guest]

First, I wonder whether Thirumazhisai Azhvaar would have considered the

actions of those brahmins as "apachara".

>From the exchanges we have had on this topic it seems to me that devout Sri

Vaishnavas who scrupulously follow the dictates of saasthraas and the

teachings of Sri Ramanuja and Sri Vedhantha Desika in all aspects will end

up getting judged to have committed apachara, and yet many of us who are

hardly making an attempt at anushtanam as prescribed by our poorvacharyas

will pass this test!!!

 

If strict adherence to sasthraas as mandated is to be followed, I am afraid

those brahmins did not have much of a choice. Further, I am unable to

quite understand the criticisms as the brahmins seem to have shown proper

deference to the Azhvaar immediately after realizing his divinity.

 

I also wish to submit that "human values" and adherence to saasthraas are

not mutually exclusive. IMHO, no Sri Vaishnava practitioner of the kind

referred in the second paragraph above would disagree that disrespecting

individuals just based on Jati is condemnable. In this respect, I submit,

the Jati of the perpetrator is not a significant factor.

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

-- Dileepan

[Guest guest]

Sri VRS: I have been rude and succumbed to anger in my

previous message. Please forgive me for these offences.

However I am not a knowledgeable person and have little to

be arrogant about. If I were knowledgeable then I would be

writing about mamunigaL's works instead of trying to defend

myself. With this said, permit me to explain my analogy.

 

In the 1960s, DMK activists used this analogy to justify

their stance on Tamil Vs Hindi. It is a borrowed analogy.

Moreoever, it is exactly that - an analogy. For example,

one of the Srirangam AchAryas (I forget whether it was AMP

or mamunigaL) has stated that one who prescribes bhakti

yoga is like someone holding onto a raft with one hand,

and paddling with the other - while the prapannan calmly

rides a boat across the river. Are we supposed to think

then, that they meant that vedanta desikan or the kanchi

AchAryas didn't know how to ride a raft??

 

This is the kind of inference being drawn from my analogy.

What I meant to say was that might is not right, and that

those who are in a numerical minority - don't automatically

become wrong. I am very, very surprised to find someone

equating these constructs to real-life groups of people -

not to mention my shock and disbelief that the analogy had

so severely hurt at least one person. I am extremely sorry

about this sad turn of events. If the larger bhakti list

community too, is offended by this analogy then I request

forgiveness from everybody. Like they say in the movies,

any resemblance with real-life characters - is purely

coincidental and is unintended. Hope you understand.

 

Truly,

-Srinath C.

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