Qualified Priests

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I agree 100% with Sri Krishna Kalale's remark

about each city supporting one or more Srivaishnava

priests. Many temples have Srivaishnava priests

(more accurately Agamikas/Bhattars) and they are also

carryin out the work of Vadhyars to the best of their

ability. This is better than nothing.

Certainly any city with 200 or more Hindu families can

easily support a Vedic priest.

In my experience, most Srivaishnavas have kept away

from active participation in local generic Hindu temple

affairs. Based on my personal experience, active

involvement in local temple activities will ensure a

Srivaishnava Bhattar in the temple which in turn

will help the whole community for various samskarams.

This will be a starting point to get contacts with many other

priests available here or in India. A community can certainly

support a priest even without the need to use the temple Bhattars.

 

Also, more people should come forward (just as Sri Krishna Kalale)

has offerred to help people in the community. Something is better than

nothing should be the spirit. I have in th epats conducted Shraadhams,

Vivahams,

Grihapravesham etc. with nearly zero experience! We should be eager and open

to

help and participate. It is not that difficult- after all we all have

professional accomplishments. With a little training, almost any one of us

can do it.

The beauty of Sanskrit is such- If you know a little, you can pick up

recitation of a lot. DO THE BEST WITH WHAT WE CAN. Also we should strive to

make available audiotapes and protocols. Putting ot on the internet- may be a

greta idea. This can be useful to many. In my experience, most temple

Bhattars have limited training in Vaadhyarthanam. Thanks to books written by

Sri Saragur M. Krishnamachar in Kannada script, many have been able to do. We

should work on getting the audio tapes to go with the book.

Daasan

 

K. sreekrishna (Tatachar)