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Source: The Hindu

(http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/03/17/stories/2004031710960500.htm)

 

Tamil Nadu

  

 

Vaishnavite seers criticise remarks by Kanchi Acharya

 

 

 

By Our Special Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHENNAI,

 

 

MARCH 16.

 

Vaishnavite seers and mutt heads today strongly criticised the reported remarks

by Sri Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi in Hyderabad on the internal affairs of the

Venkateswara temple at Tirumala.

 

In a strongly-worded statement released at a press conference here,

Sriperumbudur Embar Jeer, Melkote Yatiraja Jeer, Vanamamalai Kaliyan Ramanuja

Jeer, Sriperumbudur Varada Yatiraja Jeer and Kanchi Azhagia Manavala Jeer said

the Sankaracharya was in no way connected with the internal affairs of the

Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

 

They said Sri Tridandi Sriman Narayana Jeer made suggestions to the TTD for

restoring `aagama' modalities and traditional customs and practices as

reestablished by Sri Ramanuja and his disciple, Sri Anantaazhvaan, in the

11-12th centuries AD.

 

As the Jeer's suggestions were given to preserve and enhance the temple's

sanctity, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and the TTD received the suggestions

in the spirit in which they were made and agreed to implement them.

 

 

`Rituals guided by Vykhanasa Agama'

 

 

 

Rituals at Tirumala were being guided by Vykhanasa Agama, with which the Kanchi

Acharya had no connection. He had no locus standi on the affairs of the

Vaishnavite temple, they said.

 

The Kanchi Mutt head would agree that no Vaishnavite seer would be given any

role in the affairs of Siva temples.

 

Legally too, as confirmed by a Privy Council judgment, one had no right to

interfere in the affairs of temples belonging to other sects.

 

The Jeers said they would not encourage or be party to any derogatory comment,

which would disrupt harmony among Hindus. The common people were not interested

in divisions between Vaishnavism and Saivism that would lead to confusion, they

said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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