Spreading Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam across the world

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Srimathe Ramanujaya NamahaSrimad Varavara Munaye NamahaSrimannarayana Ramanuja Yatibhyo NamahaOm Asmad Gurubhyo NamahaJai Srimannarayana Pranamams to the feet of all bhagavatas! We have been reading several posts in this groups for quite sometime. We are glad that there are so many scholars and knowledgable people here. Our dasohams to all of you. We have d to the groups, in the hope of learning more of our glorious Sampradayam. But here is our disappointment.. Please note the difficulty people might face:1. Many of the non-tamil Sri Vaishnavas do not understand the tamil usage - words, pasurams etc. 2. There is no translation for the pasurams. For ex: You mention 'this is how Alwar experienced Perumal' and pasuram quotation goes... !! And we will never know what Alwar experienced, if you do not translate the Pasurams. 3. Except in Tamilnadu, most parts of the country uses the Lunar Calendar. We are unable to match the nakshatram information and we donot understand the month names you

use. It will be nice if you use Sanskrit names along with Tamil names. 4. Sometimes, when you are requesting donations, the wordings are also in Tamil.. For example "Please donate for the Tirumadil..." So what is Tirumadil ? We very well understand that Tamil is an integral part of Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam. But Sri Vaishnavam cannot be only for Tamil speakers/Tamil speaking Sri Vaishnavas! Many of us would want to learn Tamil to understand, experience the words - no doubt. But it cannot happen if you dont use Tamil with equivalent English/Sanskrit words.. So, in the groups, it is better to have Tamil words with equivalent English/Sanskrit words.. It is fact that English is a lowly language when it comes to expressing the Alwars feelings, experiences, etc.. But still, since it is the chosen language of the groups, it will be nice to write postings not only for ardent Sri vaishnavas but also for commoners alike..including Americans etc You can help interested devotees by this way: Try to put the English/Sanskrit translation in brackets or vice-versa. Many like us are more familiar with Sanskrit terminologies, since it is more widely used in many parts of India and the world, than Tamil. So whenever there are any Sanskrit words, just try not to Tamilize them.. For example: "Avatarika (introduction) can be kept as Avatarika only instead of making it a "avatarikai" ! , Pratishta and not Pratishtai. Rama and not Ramar, or Chakravarthi Tirumagan ? For Swamy's names like Ramar, Krishnan...you could use them, but just put the actual name too in brackets...or vice-versa. Put the Alwars, Acharyas Sanskrit names too in

brackets... If ISKCON had stuck to Bengali, it would have been nowhere now ! Since Ramanuja Sampradayam has to spread everywhere in this world - as teachers, and scholars, you carry more responsibility than the seekers. This way you can make everyone feel part of this great Sampradayam.. We sincerely pray and beg your pardon again and again at your feet for any offences committed... Bhagavat Bhaagavata Acharya Kainkarya Rupena,Adiyen Venkata Vineeth Ramanuja DasaAdiyen Deepa Ramanuja Dasi Jai Srimannarayana!Alwar Emperumanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji Thiruvadigale Saranam! " Surrender

to SRIMANNARAYANA! Serve HIM and HIS true devotees (Bha:gavatas) with intense devotion "

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