Samashraynam

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Dear members

 

I have this strange doubt.Do north indian Vaishnavas also undergo Samashraynam?

or is Samashraynam specific only to south indian vaishnavas.

 

Regards

 

Badri

 

 

 

 

 

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At 08:12 PM 2/28/01 -0800, you wrote:

>

>Dear members

>

>I have this strange doubt.Do north indian Vaishnavas also undergo

Samashraynam? or is Samashraynam specific only to south indian vaishnavas.

>

>Regards

>

>Badri

 

Dear Sri Badri Narayanan: SamaasrayaNam is a must for every

Sri VaishNava .The recent case in point is the former President

of India , Sri Sankar Lal from North , who received SamAshrayaNam

and Prapatthi from Srimath PeriyANDavan of Srirangam.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar of Ahobila Mutt in his extensive travels

thru North Indian towns/Cities/villages has performed

the purificatory rites of SamAshrayaNam and blesses

those , who have had SamAshrayaNam , with prapatthi.

 

SamAshrayaNam is a prerequisite for joining the VaishNava

Kulam/Paramparai with Sriman NaarAyanan as the PrathamAchAryan .

SamAshrayaNam means to approach an AchAryan with all ardor

and sincerity to prepare one to lead the celebrated way of

Sri VaishNavAs irrespective of their caste, creed or Sex.

 

A person , who receives the five Purifications thru

SamAshrayaNam gets the link to the parampari of Sri VaishNavAs ;

it provides an important turning point in his or her life,

which sets the stage to perform Prapathti or Bhara NyAsam

at the feet of a SadaachAryan to escape from the terrors of

the cycles of repeated births and deaths and to serve

Sriman NaarAyaNan in Sri Vaikuntam.

 

Thus, SamAshrayaNam is the important first step

in the journey of a Mumukshu ( one who desires Moksham).

 

An excellent and detailed write up by Sri KaralapAkkam

Anand will be very helpful to understand the significance

and principles of SamAshrayaNam. The URL for that posting is:

http://www.cdc.net/~dileepan/samas.html

 

I recommend it to you very highly.

 

V.Sadagopan