Guest guest Posted March 18, 2001 Report Share Posted March 18, 2001 Sirs: Like many, I have also made some efforts in the matter to restore the archa of Sri Thayar on the chest of Sri Ranganatha following the message of Sri A Krishnamachariar Swami of SriVaishnavaSri, Srirangam. Like all of us I am very glad that the matter has been settled to the satisfaction of the Bhagavathas. I was curious to know the cause of the issue to which Sri Murali Thirumalai has raised some questions. I am informed that some of the present archakas had informed the Renovation Committee that they have not noticed the icon of Sri Thayar on the chest. On the basis of this assertion, the Committee acted as it did before it was corrected. It appears that no blame is to be put on the Government or the Stapathi for this episode. My information is from a very authentic source, a Sri Vaishnava Acharya. Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan D Balasundaram _______________________ 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 March 19, 2001 Report Share Posted March 19, 2001 Dear bhaktas I think it is time we all refrain from pointing finger at either the govt or the sthapathy for the turn of events at Srirangam. Instead we should consider this as a wakeup call for all of us. It is true that the crisis has been averted. In fact, some the archakas at the temple have made subtle requests for some sort of education on the history of Srirangam. Please be aware that many archakas these days are part time and may not have the time and resource to know all aspects of the tradition. There may be some who know the history of Srivaishnavam and some who do not. Those who know the history have taken it upon themselves to educate the rest on the rich tradition. Jeeyars of almost all mathams (both kalais), Sri Velukkudi Krishnan, Sri M. A. Venkatakrishnan are among many who have taken up this task by organizing lectures at various Divya Desams, by organizing the Yati Sammelanam and help prop up the lives of archakas who have dedicated their lives to temple service and service to Lord Narayana. It has been determined that any issues that arise in future would be resolved by the Yati Sammelanam (in cluding any and all issues involving Vishnu temple related matters), and same has been proposed to the Govt of Tamil Nadu. For those who are outside India, the best option is to financially support all such above mentioned initiatives and more important is to motivate all relatives back in India to get involved. Adiyen Venkatesh Elayavalli http://www.srivaishnava.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2001 Report Share Posted March 19, 2001 dear bhaktas, I happened to read an article in latest issue of the weekly magazine,Kalki.In this, the report says that 'Prasnam' was seen for Srirangam temple recently with the help of a group from kerala.The thiruppani committee, some Govt. officials, local Srivaishnavas, and some Koil archakas were present during 'Prasnam'. It seems that facts about the' Past' was accurate; and some defects in the present pooja procedures and administration in the temple were pointed out !It was also suggested that all improvements or corrections should be done according to the Agama shastra of the temple. Is it possible to predict like this in the case of temples also? What is a 'PRASNAM'anyway? Smt. R.Kalyani, Mumbai - <elayavalli <bhakti-list> Tuesday, March 20, 2001 2:19 AM Re: The issue at Srirangam > > Dear bhaktas > > I think it is time we all refrain from pointing finger at either the > govt or the sthapathy for the turn of events at Srirangam. Instead > we should consider this as a wakeup call for all of us. > > It is true that the crisis has been averted. In fact, some the > archakas at the temple have made subtle requests for some sort of > education on the history of Srirangam. Please be aware that many > archakas these days are part time and may not have the time and > resource to know all aspects of the tradition. There may be some who > know the history of Srivaishnavam and some who do not. Those who know > the history have taken it upon themselves to educate the rest on the > rich tradition. Jeeyars of almost all mathams (both kalais), Sri > Velukkudi Krishnan, Sri M. A. Venkatakrishnan are among many who have > taken up this task by organizing lectures at various Divya Desams, by > organizing the Yati Sammelanam and help prop up the lives of archakas > who have dedicated their lives to temple service and service to Lord > Narayana. > > It has been determined that any issues that arise in future would be > resolved by the Yati Sammelanam (in cluding any and all issues > involving Vishnu temple related matters), and same has been proposed > to the Govt of Tamil Nadu. > > For those who are outside India, the best option is to financially > support all such above mentioned initiatives and more important is to > motivate all relatives back in India to get involved. > > Adiyen > > Venkatesh Elayavalli > http://www.srivaishnava.org > > > ----------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list > Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 Dear Srimathi Kalyani : Prasnam means Question in general . PrasnOpanishad thus consists of Six Questions ( and the six answers for them ). Prasnam in KeraLa dEsam is AaarooDam or JyOthisham to predict the future and explain the past .KeraLA has many scholars known for JyOthisham . They use the maanthric procedures to diagnose happenings and suggest shAnthis.MalayALa JyothishAs are well celebrated for this Prasnam prctises. V.Sadagopan At 01:06 PM 3/20/01 +0530, you wrote: >dear bhaktas, the report says that 'Prasnam' was seen for >Srirangam temple recently with the help of a group from kerala.The >thiruppani committee, some Govt. officials, local Srivaishnavas, and some >Koil archakas were present during 'Prasnam'. >It seems that facts about the' Past' was accurate; and some defects in the >present pooja procedures and administration in the temple were pointed out >!It was also suggested that all improvements or corrections should be done >according to the Agama shastra of the temple. >What is a 'PRASNAM'anyway? >Smt. R.Kalyani, >Mumbai > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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