a few of HH Sri Rangapriya Swamiji's words on pAncha-rAtra-Agama

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Dear All :

 

HH Sri Rangapriya swamy is a MahA Yogi , who resides

at Bangalore and is known to many of you . He has some astute insigts

based on His wide knowledge of Saasthrams and Yogic anushtAnams.

He is also one of the most compassionate among Sri VaishNava

AchAryaas .

 

You might be interested in His remarks on the observance of

Paancha Raathra AagamAs at the VishNu Temples . These remarks

appeared in a sister list .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

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> yesterday Swamiji was invited to a local (Bangalore) Srinivasa temple for

> the > installation of the Utsava deities. while talking about the glory

> of lord Srinivasa, He said that just like lord Rama was the

> presiding lord in the Treta yuga, krishna in Dwaapara, it was lord

> Srinivasa in the kali yuga, His four arms bestowing the four

> purusharthas- Dharma, artha, kama, moksha, and His hand pointing

> towards His feet indicate that whoever takes refuge in Him, can

> walk through the ocean of worldliness, that water of which, would not

> drown him but would be just knee deep.

 

> He expressed great concern over following the tradition of

> pAncha-rAtra-Agama shastra correctly and

> that it should be carefully preserved for future generations to come.

> one of the points that He mentioned was- the shastras indicate that

> certain services in the temple should be performed only by certain kinds

> of people. He gave an apt example to illustrate this point- A brahmajnani

> cannot be an archaka, once he starts taking the Aarathi, He will lose

> outter consciousness and would not be even able to move the lamps

> properly!

 

> Be it touching the lord, preparing prasadam, cleaning the temple,

> playing instruments,lighting lamps, there are different adhikaris for

> them. the nature of the work might be different but the ultimate service

> is the same- worshipping the lord in the temple, so irrespective of the

> kind of kainkaryam, the phalam is the same.

 

> Acharya thiruvadigale sharanam