MUST READ - Sriman Nathamunigal our preceptor who brought back the dravida vedas

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Lakshminaatha Samaarambhaam Naatha Yamuna Madhyamaam |

Asmad Acharya Paryantham Vande Guru Paramparam ||

 

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear All,

 

Please take time to read this important mail.

 

We are all indeed proud to be a Sri Vaishnavite for this is the only community

that has been a role model for all others in terms of being the most catholic

religion that goes beyond all castes, creeds and discriminations. Every Sri

Vaishnava can walk with a proud for he/she belongs to the tradition that brought

forth the tamil hymns of Azhwars in par or may be even at a higher level with/to

the Sanskrit Vedas.

 

Our purvacharyas (preceptors) have sacrificed so many things in their life and

have guarded this greatest tradition of all times. Though many of our preceptors

have contributed, no one can deny the fact that it was indeed Sriman

Nathamunigal our fore father who played the most vital role in bringing back the

once lost 4000 Divya Prabhandam by reciting Kanninunchiruthambu for 12000 times

in 3 days for which Sri Nammazhwar(satakopa muni) appeared before him and

presented the 4000 Divya Prabhanda hymns.

 

This is why we hail " naatha yaamuna madhyamaam " in our day to day prayers

glorifying this great preceptor of ours. On one side we enjoy the luxury that

has been granted to us by our preceptors who by their sacrifices have delivered

us the tradition, wisdom and pride and hence the great life but on the other

side, we need to answer just one question. " What is it that I being a Sri

Vaishnava have done back to them? " . We may have to spend few minutes every day

on how do we reciprocate our gratitude to them and the only possible means for

this is via a SERVICE (not any service) that upholds and uniquely identifies our

Srivaishnava tradition.

 

We all have properties (home, land, assets and so on) but when it comes to

glorifying our preceptors, their birth place and sacred burial shrines, we have

a long way to go. This is to let you all know of a sad state of Sriman

Nathamunigal's tiruvarasu (sacred burial shrine) which is near

Jeyamkondan(Trichy). Even Srivaishnavites hardly know about this so one can

imagine that others wouldn't even have heard about it. For those who breath and

live on Sri Ramanuja's name and chant their Acharya's slokams, it is meaningless

to pray or claim that He is our only saviour, without explicitly performing any

service as a matter of gratitude that too a service such as renovation of this

great tiruvarasu of Sriman Nathamunigal. It hardly costs Rs. Ten Thousand for

each one of you and 100 members together we could completely renovate and

restore the grand state of this holy place.

 

I have been assigned this task as a coordinator on behalf of Sri Bhashyakara

Charitable Trust (48, Bazullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17) to support the

Nathamuni Charitable Trust (Sri. Srinivasan s/o Haridoss, No 11, Mettu Street,

Jayankondam, Ariyalur District, Pin 621802) that is managing the sacred burial

shrine of Sri Nathamunigal.

 

I put forth my humble request at your feet that your good self come forward for

this noble service without second thought at the earliest possible so as to see

this holy place restored back to its grandeur soon.

 

You may deposit your contribution (Rs. 10,000) to my ICICI bank account after

dropping me an email so that I can track the contributions. All accounts will be

made available for public.

 

Lakshmi Narasimhan Venkatapathy

ICICI Savings Account: 000 101 556 476

Cenotaph Road Branch,

Chennai

 

Please pass this on to others without fail as well. If you really can't

contribute, not a problem. Kindly spend few minutes of your time and shed few

tears of realisation and pray that this should happen well and soon with Lord

Sriman Narayana's grace. Your sincere prayers will definitely make it happen.

 

Yours sincerely,

ramanuja dasan

lakshmi narasimhan