Ashucham & Nitya karmA

[Guest guest]

Interesting notes from Vijayaraman and Srinath on the above topic. These

are Adiyen's humble comments.

 

1. Even in the non-Sri-Sannidhy Sampradayam, Ashtaksharam is performed

along with Gayatri Japam if the upasthana kalam (SUryOdayam) has not

reached at the completion of Gayatri.

2. There is no restriction on chanting Dvayam (at any time and at any

place)

3. Keeping the Salagrama in the rice tin (while on travel etc) is a

practice in my family (I am not sure how far this practice is in vogue).

4. At least in my family I have hardly seen Salagrama being moved from our

house. There is a general reluctance arising purely from AchAram

considerations.

5. Vijayaraman, please if you can summarize the duration of Asaucham that

will be helpful to people to at least avoid going to the temple.

 

With regard to Srinath's note should we go to the temple after Dvadasi

Paranai. Generally, the rule is that the requirements of Anushtanam will

override services to the temple etc., On a Dwadasi day if you can go to

the temple in the evening that should be fine. Also VishEsha Dharma

overrides SAmAnya Dharma For eg. One need not observe EkAdasi vratam on a

SRarddha day.

 

Breaking the fast with Tulasi-theertham is recommended only when you are

faced with exigencies of time like Dwadasi is present for a little time

etc., or you are on travel. I have the mantras for breaking the fast thus

- blessed by NavalpAkkam Swamigal and I can e-mail to those who are

interested. Thanks.

 

Vijayaraghava Dasan

[Guest guest]

With respect to travel, Sri Vijayaraghavan wrote:

> 3. Keeping the Salagrama in the rice tin (while on travel etc) is a

> practice in my family (I am not sure how far this practice is in vogue).

> 4. At least in my family I have hardly seen Salagrama being moved from our

> house. There is a general reluctance arising purely from AchAram

> considerations.

 

I was just reading Sri Kozhiyalam Swami's "heyOpAdEya darpaNa"

on this issue. He writes:

 

ekakAlamAtram anyadeSagamane prAptE 'pi sva-arcayA

sahaiva gantavyam |

 

I don't fully understand this sentence. Is he recommending

that one should travel with one's ArAdhana perumaaL?

In any case, what Sri Vijayaraghavan writes corresponds to what

I have seen. Most people leave their sAlagrAmam in rice if they

travel for a day or more.

> Generally, the rule is that the requirements of Anushtanam will

> override services to the temple etc.,

> ... Also VishEsha Dharma

> overrides SAmAnya Dharma For eg. One need not observe EkAdasi vratam on a

> SRarddha day.

 

The question as to what is 'viSesha dharma' and what is

'sAmAnya dharma' is a knotty one. In this particular

instance, I think different acharyas have advised differently.

For example, if a SrAddha falls on an Ekadasi, some Sri Vaishnavas

give prominence to the Ekadasi and perform the SrAddha on the

next day.

 

Similarly, some acharyas (Sri Manavala Maamunigal's parmpara)

have given more importance to the kainkaryam in the kOvil

than to nitya-anushThAnam, saying that in times of conflict

preference should be given to the temple service. (The important

words are "in time of conflict".) In this instance, acharyas

of Sri Vedanta Desika's parampara place primary importance on

the nitya-karmas.

 

Mani

[Guest guest]

>I was just reading Sri Kozhiyalam Swami's "heyOpAdEya darpaNa"

>on this issue. He writes:

>

> ekakAlamAtram anyadeSagamane prAptE 'pi sva-arcayA

> sahaiva gantavyam |

>

>I don't fully understand this sentence. Is he recommending

>that one should travel with one's ArAdhana perumaaL?

 

I have no acquaintance with this text, but the phrase 'once only'

(ekakAlamAtram) makes it sound to me as if the author is talking about

migrating once and for all, not going back and forth.

 

Best regards,

Martin Gansten