Wealth and the Sri Vaishava

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sri:

 

Dear Members,

 

Sriman Srikant Sadagopan brings up an important issue.

>The community for hundereds of years believed in sharing and passing on VEDIC

WEALTH more than anything else.

 

There is an excellent article written by U.Ve.Sadagopan mama in the Bhakti List

archives about pursuit of wealth and the Sri Vaishnava's stand.

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/jul99/0129.html

 

For those of you, who are hard pressed for time, adiyen has extracted the

quintessential message of a great Narasimha Bhakta. (Credits to U.Ve.Sadagopan

mama)

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artham anartham BhAvaya nithyam

naasthi tatha: sukhalEsa: satyam

 

Please reflect on artham (Wealth/prosperity/sampath)

and anartham (poverty/alakshmi)always. Think about

what they truly are . There wont be even a particle

of "sukham " at the end from both .This is satyam !

 

Here , this great Nrusimha BahkthA seems to hint

that the ParamArtham or Parama purushArtham is

Sriman NaarAyaNA Himself and to perform SaraNAgathi

to Him .

 

Elsewhere in the same sthOthram , this VedAnthin

gives us the recipe for Paramaartham with the statement:

 

" Guru CharaNAmbhuja nirbhara Bhakthi " is the route.

 

Extended persaonal Comments: With deep devotion at

the lotus feet of your AchAryan and thus getting rid

of the burden of samsAram through Bhara samarpaNam ,

Govindham Bhaja ! NaarAyaNam Smara !

DaamOdharam darsaya ! KrishNam keerthaya !

Maadhavam manasA archaya !Sridharam sEvaya !

HrushIkEsam hrudhayE thishtaya!

You will achieve serenity and contentment

in the spirit of " pOthumenRa manathE ponn

seyyum marunthu " in this world and matchless

nithya kaimkarya Isvaryam (paramArtha prayOjanam)

in the other world .

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A Note on the Archives of the Bhakti List:

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The Bhakti List Archives have vast amounts of knowledge from the Vedanta

covering important topics and their reflectance during present times. Bhaktas

are encouraged to browse through the archives.

 

URL : http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/index.html

 

Best Wishes,

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

 

Malolan Cadambi

He sums up later the observances for deliverance :

 

"Recite the GitA . Chant the thousand

names of the Lord ( Sri VishNu SahasranAmam),

meditate ceaselessly on the divine consort of

Sri Mahaa Lakshmi , lead the mind towards

Bhaagavatha sathsangam , give away your

wealth in charity to those in need and

who are poor and be rid of your bharam( load

of SamsAram )".