sannyasa dharmam- clarification please!

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SrI:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

The posts from Sri V.SadagOpan and Sri Anbi swamin on sanyaasa dharmam,

referring their close relationships/acquaintances with the mutt and

Ashramam. It is our fortune to have them amongst us. The posts were so

moving.

 

My questions on sanyaasa ashramam:

 

1. Is it essential to hava a person (at least one to attend) for a

person to take sanyaas? (since, I believe a sanyaasi can not cook by

himself!). That has been bothering me, as a sanyaasi renounces

everything! but why should he NOTbe self-suffiecient and wander drinking

his bhakti for Emperumaan and joyously immersed in Bhagawath chinthana?

Now that he does not have the nagging samsaara saagaram with him, he

might as well live alone! The prevention of ("swayam paakam") self

cooking bothers me! Please clarify my doubt!

 

2. Can a person take sanyaas (on his own!) or from other ashramites

(like GruhasthAs or VanaprasthAs)?

 

 

 

(please forgive me, if I am crossing my limit and am committing an

apachaaram by such silly questions)

 

Ram Ram

 

With Best Regards

 

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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Dear Sri MadhavakkaNNan :

 

Regarding the two questions you raised ,

the rules of the SanyAsa asramam are covered

by 18 Upanishads called SanyAsOpanishads .

 

I wrote a long article on them and did not

publish it . There are many kinds of SanyAsis

and the strict rules are different regarding

their length of stay at one place , the frequencies

of eating , etc . Narada ParivrAjaka Upanishad is

the most detailed one on this subject . This is a

big subject . Also , Yaadhava prakAsar has

written at the request of AchArya RaamAnuja

a treatise on this subject after becoming the

sishyan of his erstwhile sishyan . This subject could

also be included in the AchArya CD ROM as well .

 

I AM ONLY SURPRISED AT THE NOT-SO-HOT RESPONSE FROM

OUR BHAKTHI LIST ON SUPPROTING THIS PROJECT AND

HELPING WITH THE CAUSE OF ADVANCING BHAGAVADH

RAAMANUJA SIDDHANTHAM THRU THE NEW MEDIA . THERE

ARE LOT OF INTEREST EXPRESSED TO HELP YOUNGSTERS TO UNDERSTAND

OUR SAMPRADHAAYAM . HOPE WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

TO COMPLETE THIS KAIMKARYAM .

 

In answer to your second question , Yes ,

Aapath SanyAsam is allowed and Sri NaarayANa

Theerthar of " Sri KrishNA LeelA TarangaNI "

fame is a well known example . As he was about to

drown in cauvery water , while swimming across it

to reach his father-in-law's house to meet his wife ,

he took aapath sanyAsam . Fortunately , he was not

drowned .He left home and stayed at VarahUr near

Tanjore and composed the famous Krithis that were

approved personally by HanumAn , who kept TaaLam

for the songs as they were composed . NaarayaNa Theethar

threw away those compositions that were not accompanied by

HanumAn on Cymbals and considered tham not worthy

for the divine service .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

>My questions on sanyaasa ashramam:

>

>1. Is it essential to hava a person (at least one to attend) for a

>person to take sanyaas? (since, I believe a sanyaasi can not cook by

>himself!). That has been bothering me, as a sanyaasi renounces

>everything! but why should he NOTbe self-suffiecient and wander drinking

>his bhakti for Emperumaan and joyously immersed in Bhagawath chinthana?

>Now that he does not have the nagging samsaara saagaram with him, he

>might as well live alone! The prevention of ("swayam paakam") self

>cooking bothers me! Please clarify my doubt!

>

>2. Can a person take sanyaas (on his own!) or from other ashramites

>(like GruhasthAs or VanaprasthAs)?

>

>

>

>(please forgive me, if I am crossing my limit and am committing an

>apachaaram by such silly questions)

>

>Ram Ram

>

>With Best Regards

>

>NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

>

>

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