Steps towards trying to be a Sri Vaishnava

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The immediate step he has to perform to become a vaishavaite is three fold

Step 1: Develop failth in Lord Sriman Narayana and Sri Mahalakshmi and other

Alwars and Acharyas and their teachings.

Step 2: Prostrate before a Acharya and get the Panchasamkaram or

(Samsreyanam) done.

Step 3 Follow the footsteps of the Alwars and Acharyas and never even turn

to other gods.

 

 

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> Varadarajan S (CTC)

> Monday, June 28, 2004 5:58 PM

> 'ramanuja'

> RE: [ramanuja] Digest Number 823

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> Swamin,

> Adiyen would like to clarify a basic principle here.

> Wearing a (PUNAL) is no where related to SriVaishnavisam.

> This is the clear case of getting confused between brahminisam and

> Vaishnavisam.

> People who take birth in a brahmin family need to undergo upanayana

> samskaram and have to wear the PUNUL after this.

> They then get the right to learn and propagate Vedas. But being a

> brahmin is not a requirement to be a Vaishnavaite.

> There are so many Brahmins who do not belong to Vaishnavisam.

> People who may be born in any caste, creed or religion but follow

> Sriman Narayana/Sri Mahalakshmi and other Alwars and Acharyas by "HEART",

> not alone by lips are SriVaishnavites.

> After adoring to vaishnavisam, they dont even look at the other demi

> gods or other gods.

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> But this is not the case with a brahmin, he adorns to any god that

> is extolled in the vedas.Eventhough Vedas explain the ultimate Brahmam as

> Lord Sriman Narayana, still in the course of its path it expains about so

> many demi gods and other gods. Brahmins accept all these gods.

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> The underlying principle is, Brahmins are born not made but

> Vaishnavaites are made not born as Vaishnavaites.

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> In Alwars, Nammalwar, Thiruppanalwar, Thirugamgai Alwar and

> Kulasekaralwar are not Brahmins. In acharyas Thirukkachi nambigal,

> Maraneri Nambigal, Pillai urangavildasar are all well known Non-Brahmin

> Srivaishavaites who do not Adorn any "THREAD" accross their sholders.

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> Adiyen hopes you are clear that wearing a Thread no way is related

> to Sri vaishnavisam.

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> Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,

> Varadaraja Dasan

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> 1. thread ceremony-a small doubt

> "srinivasterakanambi"

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> "srinivasterakanambi" <srinivasterakanambi

> thread ceremony-a small doubt

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> Dear Bhagavatas,

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> 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

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> 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,

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

> community.

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> Thanks and regards,

> Srinivas Terakanambi.

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> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam

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