question on samashrayanam

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sri:

srimathe rangaramanuja mahadesikaya namah

 

 

dear madhavakannan mama,

 

you had written:

 

One lady in the list asked me this question. Please throw some light.

 

1. When is a lady eligible to undergo samasrayaNam?

2. Should it be necessarily after her marriage- as the gothram changes.

3. If she is allowed to undergo samasrayaNam before wedding, should she

change her AchArya after wedding and follow husband's AchArya lineage?

 

I could not answer- as I had seen all combinations.

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Well, adiyen had just undergone samashrayanam and prapatti under the lotus

feet of HH Srimushnam Andavan of Srirangam. Adiyen is not married and this

was the concern that was most prevalent among the sishyas present at the

ashramam at that time. Adiyen had asked HH if He would be willing to do

samashrayanam for adiyen(The day of the prapatti). HE said "sure, come

tomorrow"; but there was a clause--He did mention "only if your parents are

okay with it". He also mentioned that in the olden days they did not

perform samashrayanam for unmarried women, for the following reason: once

they get married, their husband's house might have a different acharya

lineage, so THEY(meaning the husband's house) might want the bride to have

samashrayanam done again under their acharya. But HH does not recommend

performing samashrayanam done twice. So this was the dilemma adiyen was

faced with.

 

About an hour and a half passed and adiyen's family wanted to go to the

kovil(at srirangam), and adiyen's family was still on the ledge-did not know

what to do. At that time, HH asked adiyen on what adiyen's decision was;

adiyen mentioned that adiyen's parents were not too particular, just in case

the sampradayam changes in the future. But adiyen also mentioned that

adiyen really really really(you can see the emphasis adiyen placed) wanted

to have it done. So HH said, 'okay then, you're coming tomorrow to have

your samashrayanam done'. So adiyen had samashrayanam done the next

morning.

 

The gothram change is not a problem; it's only a problem when you're

husband's sampradayam differs. But, if someone really wants to get their

samashrayanam done, to become a true srivaishnava, then please do go for it.

Only after samashrayanam do we become 'iyndu angam udayavar or iyengar'.

It does not matter what cast,creed,or sex that you were born into-once you

undergo samashrayanam, you are automatically a srivaishnava. A title that

is the far more valuable than any other! If you are concerned about the

whole marriage thing, but you still want to perform samashrayanam, please go

ahead and perform it-leave the rest to Perumal. He will take care of it.

Go to your respective Acharyan and ask Him to see what He says-His word of

course is the Ultimate Authority.

 

adiyen raamanuja daasi

bhagyalakshmi daasi

 

 

 

 

 

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Dear Kumari Bhagyalakshmi,

 

Adiyen has been rendered speechless by your wonderful writing on

this topic. Adiyen can only offer PraNamams to you for your

Maha Vishwasam, and Bhakti towards Perumal and your Acharyan

considering the fact that you are one of the youngest members of

this forum. The Ramayanam salutes the Padhukas (denoting Satari

Soori,

Swami NammAzhwar and Sadacharyas in His line) of Lord Rama as

"adhirohArya pAdhAbhyAm pAdhukE hemaBhushithE yEthEhi sarvalOkasya

yogakshemam nidhAsyatha:". Thanks to the anugraham of your Acharya

and

the limiltess compassion of the Divine Couple, you have been blessed

with mahavishwasam in abundance. Bountiful blessings will accrue as a

result.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan