Doubt

[Guest guest]

Respected Swamiji,

My husband belongs to the Tengalai Vaishnava sect

whose family are firm followers of Your Holiness.

He got his Samasrayinam from You during Your visit

to the US. I belonged to a Vadagalai family,(Ahobila

Mutt followers) and had my Samasrayinam when I was

only 9 years old. I have been advised by the respected

elders of my husband's family to get it done again by

Your Holiness because the whole family should follow one guru.

This really makes sense and I would like to get my

Samasrayinam and Bharanyasam from Your Holiness,

whenever God wills. I just don't want to be a "Guru

Drohi." Will my action constitute Guru Apacharam?

I had been imparted only the Dwaya mantram during

my initiation, so long back,and I have not been chanting

the same. I know in my heart only SrimanNarayana is

my Sole Refuge and You- our Spiritual Advisor. I would

deeply appreciate any advise you have for my dilemma.

Jay SrimanNarayana!

Humbly,

Usha Sataluri

[Guest guest]

Srimathi Usha Sataluriji!

Jai Srimannarayana!

We are happy to know your interest in learning things.

 

There are some minute differences in deciding the

concepts between the Vadagalai & thrngalai doctrines.

Any way both belong to the same Ra:ma:nuja lineage. And

both should say 'Ramanujadasa' only. Even the

A:cha:ryas when they do the Samasrayanam should think

that they are the hands and mouth of The Great

A:charya Ramanuja, and it is only that acharya

initiating the devotee and not the one who gives the

pancha Samskaram also called as Bharanyasam.

 

The a:charya should think that this devotee is the

direct disciple of A:cha:rya Ra:ma:nuja and a

class-mate like (sabrahmacha:ry) to

me. We both along with other devotees will sing the

praise of our Guru Ra:ma:nuja. All these join together

and ultimately offer mangalasasanams to The Lord

Srimannarayana. We are not saying that all the gurus

are like that, but, that must be the thought every

a:cha:rya must have. Yet the disciple, who got the

samskara should accept tht the present guru is the

shore to enter into the ocean of God's compassion

through the steps as Guruparampara.

 

Gurus declaring that they have xx..many disciples and

yy.. many sishyas, are considered to be theives,

robbing the very precious wealth of Lord (owning the

souls as their sishyas, who are the sole preperity of

Lord)of this Universe. According to the tradition,

Guru in our Ra:ma;nuja sampradaya, gives all the three

manthras at a time and there will be no other added

activities later.

 

One more thing we will declare to you is that if the

whole family is able to take initiation from one guru

is really good. In case that is not possible,then

taking from another guru, belonging to the same

tradition will be good. Even if that also becomes

impossible, then taking the initiation from the guru,

who is docrinally nearer, that is closer to the

sampradayam is also good. This case applies ONLY IN

"IF" case.

 

We are sure you understood the essence.

Jai Srimannarayana!

=chinnajeeyar=