Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 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. ------ 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 ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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