Need to organize the vaideekAs services

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Dear Sri RR,

 

One of the long felt needs in our Sri Vaishnava community is for an

institutional effort to organize the availability of vAdyArs (priests). Not

many of us take to this profession these days, and hence there are not many

available. Mea culpa. I acknowledge my personal fault here. However, within

the limited availability an organized functioning will be very helpful.

 

The current system where each family has their own priest(s) - like family

physicians - has been working well so far but seems to be not enough, of

late. Since you are closely associated with the Ashramams and matams, I

request you to explore some alternatives for this situation, in whatever way

it is feasible.

 

One place to start is to institutionalize a group operating out of local Sri

Vaishnava temples. There are some already, but this is not common. If the

achAryAs can advice all the priests / vaideekAs to register themselves with

their local temples and service their local community aside from their

regular patrons, I am sure there will be a good response.

 

I am aware of many Sri Vaishnavite families who do not find it easy to have

the priests come to their homes (on time) due to economic and schedule

reasons. Over a period these families simply stop bothering and therein

starts the shift away from Sri Vaishnavam.

 

Thanks,

Sriram