Indifferent way of performing AshTTotara Archana at a Mutt

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We. Madhwas regard ourselves as perfect in our Mantra UchharaNe, and does'nt perform any lopa and complete from A to Z with all devotion and sincereity any Manatra, ashttottara, stotra we recite. It has been observed as such while performing saamoohika Vayustuti paTana, Raghavendra Stotra on Pushya Nakshatra Day., etc. in Houses and Mutts.

 

Yesterday it was thursday, Like every Thursday I went to 5th Block Rayara Mutt and there were 24 Bhaktas with AshTTottara Archana Seva "CheeTis" in their hand. The Sankalpa was done with patience to recite the names of all members in the family and the Ashttotara Archana was performed hurridly with 24 Keshavadi Namas+ 8 NamavaLi from sri Raghavendra AshTTotara and then he jumped to Rango Tunga Taranaga NuDi of Raghavendra MangaLashTaka, + Yah Sandhyapanishod sloka and performed Managalarati. gave prasada. we dispersed.

 

One thing that haunted me whether the Archaka was right in performing his duties, viz recitation of AshTTottara Archana whole heartedly skipping the 100 NamavaLis. committing lopa in not completing the full NamavaLi. One may say that we need not take cognizance as the LORD is there to take care of his Papa -puNya. . He is suppose to perform 24 times the AshTTottara .since each SevaKarta has a right to ensure that it is done separately. In view of Time constraint we have taken for granted to do only once as a matter of convention, convenience. .

 

Even while performing this Archana once for a group should there not be recitation of Full ashttottara NamavaLi and why skipping Solaks, Namavali to hasten the process. Can this happen that too in a Rayar Mutt.? Bhaktas will not complain, Manager does not correct even if he happens to hear.

 

We see recitation of elaborate Ashttotara in other Temples( with great SAvadhAna) and why not at our Own temples and Rayar Mutts. If this Rayar Mutt Branch affiliated to the Moola samsthana itself does so indifferently one could imagine as to how it could be elsewhere and in Branches founded by many Trusts. Should we not set an example to be perfect in our system before speak about others. My submission is how to correct the system - remidial measures. .

 

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