Guest guest Posted November 5, 1999 Report Share Posted November 5, 1999 Dear Friends: During the VaDagalai-Tengalai dispute at Tirupati, HH VyAsa TIrtha was given the right to worship Tirupati ShrInivAsa devaru by ImmaDI SauLava Narasimha of Chandragiri. VyAsa TIrtha did this faithfully for 12 years from 1486-1498. After this it went back into the hands of the shrI-VaiShNavas. As a mark of gratitude and respect to VyAsa TIrtha for his timely help, the shrI-VaiShNava community at Tirupati gave certain permanent privilages to the VyAsarAya MaTha. These privilages were: 1. Receiving the reigning pontiff of the VyAsarAya MaTha with divaTige salAm whenever he visits Tirumalai. 2. Allowing the reigning pontiff to perform pradakShiNA at the inner prAkAra of the VenkaTesha shrine while seated in the palanquin. 3. Allowing the reigning pontiff to personally worship the mUla mUrti of shrInivAsa in the inner sanctum. These privilages were suddenly revoked by some jealous creatures (either TTD authorities or the shrI-VaiShNava clergy at Tirumalai) in the early 1990s. The matter is now in the courts. I request both sides to investigate this matter and see if this can be resolved amicably and with a permanent rider to prohibit such things from happening in the future. The MAdhvas are seeking their due rights and no more. It is just a matter of principle and fairness. HH VyAsa TIrtha is one of the 3 Supermen of our faith and this is the least that we modern MAdhvas can do to uphold his great legacy. VMS should work with ABMM on this from our side. Mr. Mani and his folks can show their true goodwill towards us by working with us sincerely in this regard in the true spirit of VedAnta Deshika! Comments are invited. regards, Hari-vAyu smaraNa, B.N.Hebbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 1999 Report Share Posted November 5, 1999 Let me first say that if the Vyasaraya Matha has traditional privileges that were unceremoniously revoked, they should be restored. Now, Balaji Hebbar writes: > During the VaDagalai-Tengalai dispute at Tirupati... As far as I know, there was no significant Vadagalai-Tengalai dispute at Tirupati. In any case 1486 is too early a date for such a fight, since the whole notion of two sects emerged later. > These privilages were suddenly revoked by some jealous creatures > (either TTD authorities or the shrI-VaiShNava clergy at > Tirumalai) in the early 1990s. The clergy of the temple, though they wear forehead marks like Sri Vaishnavas, are *not* Sri Vaishnavas of the Ramanujiya tradition. They are " Vaikhanasa " Vaishnavas (followers of the Vaikhanasa Grhya Sutra and Vaikhanasa Agama) and consider themselves to be hereditarily descended from the Sage Vikhanas. They do not honor the Alvars or Ramanuja in their Guru Parampara, nor do they undergo the sacrament of chakrAnkaNa (tapta mudra dharaNa) at the hands of a Sri Vaishnava acharya. The official Sri Vaishnava relationship with Tirupati exists only through the Tirupati Jiyar Matha, presided by the Tirupati Jiyar Swami, a sannyasi. The Swami has rights when it comes to the " saaRRumuRai sEvai " (also known as Jiyar sEvai) where the traditional Sri Vaishnava concluding prayers are recited. He also has some rights during festivals, but that is pretty much all. The rest is controlled by the Vaikhanasa priests and the mirasdars. In all likelihood, the revocation of the Vyasaraya Matha privileges were done by these Vaikhanasas or the TTD officials, not the Sri Vaishnavas. daasan, Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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