thread ceremony-a small doubt

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

my humble pranams to you. i have a friend by name Sreejith. He is a

Keralite by birth, and they do not have the concept of PUNAL. But

this fellow is an exceptional case. He is very interested in Sri

Vaishnavism. He wishes to wear a thread (PUNAL). With great

difficulty, he has acquired permission from his parents for this. He

is asking me for further procedures. So, I request the learned

Bhagavatas to give valuable suggestions to go about further. Please

do show him the way to proceed, from whom can he get the PUNAL worn,

and where. Please help my friend to join the Sri Vaishnava community.

 

Thanks and regards,

Srinivas Terakanambi.

[Guest guest]

Dear Sriman Srinivas,

 

That is not at all required. All he has to do is to follow basic

principles of Srivaishnavism as instructed by an Acharya. he can

undergo samASrayaNam, but need not request the Acharya for this. let

the Acharya take care of his spiritual needs. one need not be a

brAhamaNa to be a vaishNava.

 

Regards

Vishnu

ramanuja, "srinivasterakanambi"

<srinivasterakanambi> wrote:

> Dear Bhagavatas,

>

> my humble pranams to you. i have a friend by name Sreejith. He is a

> Keralite by birth, and they do not have the concept of PUNAL. But

> this fellow is an exceptional case. He is very interested in Sri

> Vaishnavism. He wishes to wear a thread (PUNAL). With great

> difficulty, he has acquired permission from his parents for this.

He

> is asking me for further procedures. So, I request the learned

> Bhagavatas to give valuable suggestions to go about further. Please

> do show him the way to proceed, from whom can he get the PUNAL

worn,

> and where. Please help my friend to join the Sri Vaishnava

community.

>

> Thanks and regards,

> Srinivas Terakanambi.

[Guest guest]

Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Srimad Vara Vara Munaye nama:

 

Dear Sriman Srinivas,

Humble praNAms to you and your friend. One showing very

much interest in SV is itself a sankalpam of the Divine Couple. One

becoming a Sri Vaishnavite is not an overnight process(even after the

samAshrayanam) but a journey. Just worshipping Sriman Narayana alone

doesn't give one the right to claim oneself as an SV. Does one have

the heart to forgive those,who does harm to one, and even become

their benefactor or even seek moksha for wrongdoers,on their behalf,

like Sri KuraththAzhvAn,the disciple of Sri Ramanuja? Probably the

word Brahmin has distorted meaning these days. Devotees can correct

me if I'm wrong. A brahmin is he who is in the true devotional

service. But a brahmin by birth can become a sudra by conduct and

vice versa. One becomes an SV by conduct not by birth. One need not

go out of his/her way or put too much self-efforts to become a Sri

Vaishnavite. It is enough to associate oneself with fellow SVs(even

for this HE will set the RIGHT time!) and the rest will be taken care

of by the Lord and the bhAgavathas. Kindly, forgive me for any errors

on my part.

 

AzhvAr emperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

NC Nappinnai

 

 

ramanuja, "srinivasterakanambi"

<srinivasterakanambi> wrote:

> Dear Bhagavatas,

>

> my humble pranams to you. i have a friend by name Sreejith. He is a

> Keralite by birth, and they do not have the concept of PUNAL. But

> this fellow is an exceptional case. He is very interested in Sri

> Vaishnavism. He wishes to wear a thread (PUNAL). With great

> difficulty, he has acquired permission from his parents for this.

He

> is asking me for further procedures. So, I request the learned

> Bhagavatas to give valuable suggestions to go about further. Please

> do show him the way to proceed, from whom can he get the PUNAL

worn,

> and where. Please help my friend to join the Sri Vaishnava

community.

>

> Thanks and regards,

> Srinivas Terakanambi.