Srivaishnavam at Jakarta

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namah:

 

Dear Sri Anbil mama and Sri Mani,

 

Last month, in April, I was at Jakarta for three weeks, on an offcial trip.

One Singapore srivaishnava, Sri Madhusoodhanan was also there from his

company. He had been there many times and had even stayed at JKT for a year

earlier. Hence he knows lot of people at Jakarta.

 

He took me on a saturday morning to a local temple where at the

corner was the majestic Sri Srinivasa perumAL. One Bhagawatha (a regular

office goer like us) by name Sri Anantha krishnan was performing in

a meticulous manner Thirumanjanam with 12 ThirumaN on his Body

and pancha kaccham. His son (11 years) was doing kaimkaryam to father and

was also assisted by another ("iyer") gentle man in his early 20s. We were

reciting Suprapatham, Thirumanjanam pAsurams, Pancha sookthams, and then

Vishnu sahasranamam. There were five six families, enjoying the

Thirumanjanam. Later Madhu told me that there is no archakar and only he

regularly performs without fail (on every saturday), even if he is just a

lone performer and none else lands up.

 

It was earlier started off by Sri Padmanabhan (another great

Srivaishnava) whom I was fortunate to meet the next week at Sri anantha

krishnan's residence, and he is at Madras now after 17 years of stay at JKT.

He had done very regularly the same Thirumanjanam for Sri Srinivasan which

is now being continued by Sri Anantha Krishnan.

 

So far, great news for me and good anubhavam.

 

When Madhu and I were invited for dinner at Sri Ananthakrishnan's residence,

he specfically said there is no buffet system and we all need to sit and

eat. I was elated at that. There were six of us,all Srivaishnavas. Sri

Padmanabhan too happened to be there, as

he had come for some official trip. So fortunate were we. We were talking

generally about Srivaishnavam and when I was casually mentioning about the

awareness that Internet has created among Srivaishnavas, about Ramanuja

sampradayam, immdeiately Sri Ananthakrishnan

said "I have seen Sri Vaishnava Home page" It is very informative page and

has got all that we have to know. I always read the bhakti

archives".

 

He also added further, "I have visited another site by name saranagathy and

Swamy desika Darsana Sathsangam. There is one Sri Anbil Ramaswamy. My entire

outlook changed after I read his articles on Hinduim rediscovered. It is

very informative and extremely good. Very

beautifully written. In fact, right or wrong, I have compiled

all posts and made a single file printed that and sent to more than 10

people, because it is so great and nice. Every Hindu should read. It is so

deep and still easy to understand."

 

Madhu and I smiled because we know both Mani and Anbil Mama from bhakti

list. I felt so proud of myself for being associated with such Bahagawathas

like Mani and Anbil Mama, that I explained to them how great Mani is at such

a young age, knowing so much, explaining so lucidly, and also how nicely Sri

Anbil Mama, spreads the Srivaishnavam so greatly in USA. Sri Anantha

krishnan also mentioned a lot about Sri V Sadagopan's articles.

 

You may feel modest and humble. Please forgive me. But it is my duty to send

the word to the public for all the kaimkaryams that you have been doing to

Srivaishnva community.

 

Regards

 

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn

 

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