Guest guest Posted June 17, 1998 Report Share Posted June 17, 1998 Sri Srimate Ramanujaya Namah Dear Bhagavathas, At the outset I would like to convey my sincere pranams to all fellow Bhagavathas who are members of this group. Though I have been a member of this group for nearly an year now, I haven't probably introduced myself to all the members, though I've been in contact with a few members. I hail from Tirunarayanapuram, (now known as Melkote), the holy place where the Great Ramanujacharya stayed and accomplished many things which were instrumental in establishing this divine Sampradayam of ours. It is one of the four most important divyadesams for all Srivaisnavas, the other three, as they are well-known, being Srirangam, Tirumalai and Kancheepuram. I would also like to give a brief introduction about myself, so that if anyone in this Bhakti-net wants any assistance from me in anything that I am capable of doing, I could be of help. I belong to the lineage of Sri Anandalwan, the direct disciple of Ramanujacharya, who was famous for His Pushpa-Kainkairyam to Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupati, and our family is still living in the traditional style of the Srivaishnavas. Right from when I was a small boy, I was initiated to the study of the Divya Prabandhams and Sanskrit in general, while I also had modern schooling, by my Father who wanted me to have both traditional as well as modern education. Presently, I am working as Assistant Proffessor at Maharaja's Sanskrit College at Mysore, which is an institution having a history of about 150 years. I have also been associated with the development of Multi-Media software, which are aimed at preserving our culture and tradition. About ten titles have been developed so far, the main among them being Sandhya Vandanam, Taittiriya Upanishad, Pancha Suktham etc., and these are going to be marketed shortly throughout the world by the agency which has taken the responsibility of developing them. I have been extremely interested in all the discussions that are going on in this Bhakti-net and I feel I am very much priveleged to have been a member of this group. If anybody needs any help from me regarding anything like information about Melkote, any particular reference in our Sampradaya Granthas, or the like, I will be happy to provide it. Anybody wanting to avail of this help may write to me personally at this e-mail adress and I will try, to the best of my knowledge and capability, to do the best I can. Recently, I have been hearing on this Bhakti-net and also from various Srivaishnavas residing abroad, that there is a dire need in the US of good, knowledgeable and experienced Archakas, who hail from our Divyadesams. Presently, a few people traditionally belonging to Melkote, conforming to the above, are willing to share their knowledge and experience by coming to the US and be of help the Srivaisnava community there. If anyone is interested in having such persons either to look after the Tiruvaradhanam at the temple there or for Sampradaya Kalaksepam, they may kindly write to me personally, so that the matter can be further discussed. Adiyen Madhurakavi dasan, Alwar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1998 Report Share Posted June 18, 1998 Dear Sri Alwar, Can you consult the scholars in Melkote and settle an issue of great debate amongst us -- whether the moola mantra in its entireity can be printed, written, or spoken in public, and if not, to what extent the restriction is to be enforced? I have heard Sri Velukkudi Varadachariar Swami (now a resident of Vaikuntham) say all parts of the moola mantra, including the praNavam in sequence, in a public discourse that he knew was being recorded. I have also seen the moola mantra printed in journals of Sri Vaishnavism, edited by learned scholars of the sampradaayam. However, many maintain the position that it should not be uttered or shared in such a manner. It would be nice to get authoritative answers from various scholars of Sri Ramanuja siddhanta. Thanking you, Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1998 Report Share Posted June 18, 1998 ---------- > Mani Varadarajan <mani > bhakti > Re: Introduction and request > Thursday, June 18, 1998 5:49 PM > > > Dear Sri Alwar, > > Can you consult the scholars in Melkote and settle an issue > of great debate amongst us -- whether the moola mantra in > its entireity can be printed, written, or spoken in public, > and if not, to what extent the restriction is to be enforced? I would be interested in knowing this, as well. At the Seminar on SriVaishnavam that was held here in Denver last week, Sri Jeear Swamy did not recite the complete thirumanthram while directly discussing its importance as a mantra. Unfortunately, I did not get the opportunity to ask Sri Jeear Swamy what the official position is as to the recitation or writing of the mantram in public forums. adiyEn, Mohan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1998 Report Share Posted June 18, 1998 At 07:01 PM 6/18/1998 -0600, Mohan Sagar wrote: > >I would be interested in knowing this, as well. At the Seminar on >SriVaishnavam that was held here in Denver last week, Sri Jeear Swamy did A piece of information: At Sri Rangam and at Thirumalai temples I have heard both Thirumandhiram and Dvayam broadcast in loudspeakers. -- adiyEn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 1998 Report Share Posted June 19, 1998 Sri : Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka - Srivan Shatagopa Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha Dear Sri Dileepan & other bhaktAs , Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams. On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Parthasarati Dileepan wrote: > > A piece of information: > > At Sri Rangam and at Thirumalai temples I have heard both Thirumandhiram > and Dvayam broadcast in loudspeakers. > > -- adiyEn > Those temples are under the control of the governments in a way. So , these are their arrangements & not sanctioned by sampradAyam. Namo NArAyanA Adiyen Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 1998 Report Share Posted June 19, 1998 At 03:39 PM 6/19/1998 -0400, Anand K Karalapakkam wrote: > Those temples are under the control of the governments in a way. So >, these are their arrangements & not sanctioned by sampradAyam. Of course, Sri Anand is right. What I posted was just for information. BTW, Sri Mani requested "authoritative" answer for this question. In such matters there may not be any authoritative answer that all Sri Vaishnavas agree. All one can do is to follow Sampradaya as interpreted by one's own qualified Acharya. -- adiyEn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 1998 Report Share Posted June 19, 1998 > ... there may not be any authoritative answer that all Sri Vaishnavas > agree writes Dileepan. This is very true. But I would still like to see what the diversity of viewpoints (if any) is. I think we can benefit from it. In the case where there is no single authoritative answer, it is best that we be very wary of criticizing or subduing others' practices based solely on our individual reception of the sampradaya. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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