Guest guest Posted September 16, 1999 Report Share Posted September 16, 1999 My dear devotees of Sri Ranganatha, Pranamas. It is indeed very gratyfying to see Dileepan's posting. Yes, we need at least $800,000= to complete the project and open Sri ranganatha Temple to you all latest by may-July 2000. So far we have taken personal loans from devotees to a total of $125,000= In addition, to come-up with the remaining $800,000= needed to complete the project, 4 devotees are taking a second mortgage on their houses, $100,000= each and are lending the money to the Temple and another 4 devotees are taking a second mortgage of $50,000= each and lending that money to complete the Temple. Out of personal privacy I cannot provide their names, but cannot thank them enough for their commitment to complete this Temple. But still, I want express my deep gratitude to these devotees, RJ of NJ, RJ of VT, CS of NY and VK of NY for promising to lend $100,000= each, and to MA of NY, PP of NJ, DP of TN and RK of TX for promising to lend $50,000= each. My sincere request to you all is: Please come up with the remaining $200,000= needed to complete this Great SriVaishnava Temple, so dear to us all and to that great Mahan 44th Jeer Swamy of our Sri Ahobila Mutt. Some of you promised in the past and I request you to kindly donate generously to complete this glorious Temple of Sri Ranganatha. If you need more details, please do not hesitate to call me at 304-424-2745 during office hours, or at 304-424-6405 at weekday evenings or at 914-627-6716 on weekends. adiyen, venkat kanumalla. > " Parthasarati Dileepan " <dileepan ><dileepan > " Malolan Net " >What is a billion dollars anyway? >Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:48:54 -0400 > >Sri: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka > srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: > > >Sri Ranganatha wants you!!! > >These are crucial times for Sri Ranganatha temple. >Construction is proceeding at a slow pace for want >of funds. Right now the main structure is complete. >The sthapathees are working around the clock seven >days a week. The praNavakaara vimaanam is now complete. >What remains is the completion of mechanical, plumbing, >electrical, internal dry walls, etc., landscaping, and >more. Additional funds in the range of at least $700k >to $800k is required, Sri. Venkat may confirm this. >Several people are taking second mortgages on their >homes to provide much needed funds for the completion >of the temple. Unless we come up with funds in a timely >fashion samprOkhanam next summer may once again be >an unfulfilled dream. > >Everyone will hear (or may have already heard) about >the 1 billion dollar gift by Bill Gates today. What >is a billion dollars to Bill Gates anyway, just over >1% of his net worth. Is it more valuable than a small >sack full of KuchElar's " avul " ? Let us not be as >generous as KuchElar and give all we possess. Just >give only as little as Bill Gates. If all of us >contribute just 1% of our net worth to Sri Ranganatha >temple, adhyayana utsavam in the year 2000 can be done >right under the praNavakAra vimaanam. > >Sri Rangam is not just one divya dEsam, it is the >center of ubhaya vibhoothi. All the 108 lords take >refuge with Lord Ranganatha every night. They will >all be at our Sri Ranganatha temple also in essence. >Thus, your participation in the completion of Sri >Rangam of USA will please all the 108 lords in one go. > >Just imagine, you will be leaving behind Sri Rangam for >our children and their children. How many of them will >visit India and visit Sri Rangam, let alone the other >temples that are in bad shape. No doubt many of these >temples need funding even for nithya ArAdhanai. But, >is it not those who are from these villages and the >locals who must take the primary responsibility for >this? Similarly, Sri Rangam of USA is our village. >It is our responsibility to see that funding is >available at this crucial stage. A completed Sri >Rangam of USA will probably be the only authentic >Sri Vaishnava temple our grand children may ever visit. > >Further, Sri Ranganatha temple is not another regional >temple. We may live in Florida, or California, or >Minnesota, or Texas, but for all of us Sri Vaishnavas, >there is only one true Sri Vaishnava temple. It is our >responsibility to make sure it remains that way. There >is tremendous pressure upon Sri Venkat to relax this >cardinal principle. Many have even challenged that Sri >Venkat will never complete the temple. We cannot >continue to sit idle and just watch Sri Venkat hold the >line all on his own. Only if all of us take interest >and participate will the temple truly become a national >temple like Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is often equated to >Thiruppathi. But, due to the presence of anya devatha >in that temple such a comparison is not valid. Our >Sri Ranganatha temple is truly the Sri Rangam of USA. >It is now up to us to support this truly national temple >for all Sri Vaishnavas. > >There is an impression among the Sri Vaishnava public >that our temple does not welcome Thenkalai Sri Vaishnavas. >Nothing can be farther from the truth. In fact it is >a Thenkalai bhAgavadhA who helps Sri Venkat with >thirumanjanam every Saturday. There is absolutely no >kalai bhEdham when it comes to participating in every >aspect of the temple worship. Since the temple was >established upon the command of Sri Mukkoor Azhagiya >Singar, Sri Ahobla Matham tradition is followed for >worship. In particular, the saaRRumuRai recited is >of Sri Sannithi tradition. It seems at one time >somebody wanted to recite Thenkalai saaRRumurai, but >was not allowed. But one must consider, no temple in >India recites both saaRRumuRais. All Vadakalai temples >(handful though they may be) recite only vadakalai >saaRRumuRai and all the thenkalai temples recite only >thenkalai saaRRumuRai. In fact, in many temples including >Sri Rangam, vadakalais are not permitted even to join >the gOshti and recite even prabhandham, let alone >saaRumuRai. Let us not get into the politics of these >issues. adiyEn's point is that the temple follows Sri >Sanithi tradition for worship and this includes Sri >Sannithi saaRRumuRai. This is in line with the >traditional Sri Vaishnava practices of both kalais. >However, unlike many temples in India, both kalais >equally participate in all aspects of ArAdhanai. No >one is asked to stand aside just because of kalai. >As noted earlier, outside Sri Venkat and Sri Krishna, >it is only a young thenkalai couple who participates >in all aspects of the big thirumanjanam on Saturdays. >This includes, cooking, handling perumaaL thirumEni, >thirumanjanam, alankaaram, thIrtha viniyOgam, prasadam, >etc. The extent of participation is strictly up to the >individual. No one is stopped based on kalai and >everyone is encouraged without regard to kalai. >adiyEn fully expects this to continue into the future. > >Let us not get side tracked with misleading information. >Let us all get together and build this one and only true >Sri Vaishnava temple. Sri Ranganatha wants you. Come >and help. Give only as little as Bill Gates. The hour >is urgent, act now. > >srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadigaLE saraNam > >-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan > >------ >Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka >Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama > > ____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 1999 Report Share Posted September 17, 1999 Dear Bhaagavatas, A wonderful posting indeed by Sri Dileepan. On the practical side, the rest of us do not have a billion dollars to spend, but there is a way in which we can support the temple. Please visit the following website: (http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/7991/souvnr.html) They sell T shirts with Malola, Azhagiya Singar and other photographs, magnets, key chains and other inexpensive souvenirs. We all buy small items all the time. Only in this case, the money goes to support Sri Ranganatha Temple. The items have been procured as their contribution to Sri Ranganatha Temple, by Smt. Vimala Rajaji and Smt. Malathi Dileepan. adiyen Ramanuja daasan, jagan. >Sri: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka > srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: > > >Sri Ranganatha wants you!!! > >These are crucial times for Sri Ranganatha temple. >Construction is proceeding at a slow pace for want >of funds. Right now the main structure is complete. >The sthapathees are working around the clock seven >days a week. The praNavakaara vimaanam is now complete. >What remains is the completion of mechanical, plumbing, >electrical, internal dry walls, etc., landscaping, and >more. Additional funds in the range of at least $700k >to $800k is required, Sri. Venkat may confirm this. >Several people are taking second mortgages on their >homes to provide much needed funds for the completion >of the temple. Unless we come up with funds in a timely >fashion samprOkhanam next summer may once again be >an unfulfilled dream. > >Everyone will hear (or may have already heard) about >the 1 billion dollar gift by Bill Gates today. What >is a billion dollars to Bill Gates anyway, just over >1% of his net worth. Is it more valuable than a small >sack full of KuchElar's " avul " ? Let us not be as >generous as KuchElar and give all we possess. Just >give only as little as Bill Gates. If all of us >contribute just 1% of our net worth to Sri Ranganatha >temple, adhyayana utsavam in the year 2000 can be done >right under the praNavakAra vimaanam. > >Sri Rangam is not just one divya dEsam, it is the >center of ubhaya vibhoothi. All the 108 lords take >refuge with Lord Ranganatha every night. They will >all be at our Sri Ranganatha temple also in essence. >Thus, your participation in the completion of Sri >Rangam of USA will please all the 108 lords in one go. > >Just imagine, you will be leaving behind Sri Rangam for >our children and their children. How many of them will >visit India and visit Sri Rangam, let alone the other >temples that are in bad shape. No doubt many of these >temples need funding even for nithya ArAdhanai. But, >is it not those who are from these villages and the >locals who must take the primary responsibility for >this? Similarly, Sri Rangam of USA is our village. >It is our responsibility to see that funding is >available at this crucial stage. A completed Sri >Rangam of USA will probably be the only authentic >Sri Vaishnava temple our grand children may ever visit. > >Further, Sri Ranganatha temple is not another regional >temple. We may live in Florida, or California, or >Minnesota, or Texas, but for all of us Sri Vaishnavas, >there is only one true Sri Vaishnava temple. It is our >responsibility to make sure it remains that way. There >is tremendous pressure upon Sri Venkat to relax this >cardinal principle. Many have even challenged that Sri >Venkat will never complete the temple. We cannot >continue to sit idle and just watch Sri Venkat hold the >line all on his own. Only if all of us take interest >and participate will the temple truly become a national >temple like Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is often equated to >Thiruppathi. But, due to the presence of anya devatha >in that temple such a comparison is not valid. Our >Sri Ranganatha temple is truly the Sri Rangam of USA. >It is now up to us to support this truly national temple >for all Sri Vaishnavas. > >There is an impression among the Sri Vaishnava public >that our temple does not welcome Thenkalai Sri Vaishnavas. >Nothing can be farther from the truth. In fact it is >a Thenkalai bhAgavadhA who helps Sri Venkat with >thirumanjanam every Saturday. There is absolutely no >kalai bhEdham when it comes to participating in every >aspect of the temple worship. Since the temple was >established upon the command of Sri Mukkoor Azhagiya >Singar, Sri Ahobla Matham tradition is followed for >worship. In particular, the saaRRumuRai recited is >of Sri Sannithi tradition. It seems at one time >somebody wanted to recite Thenkalai saaRRumurai, but >was not allowed. But one must consider, no temple in >India recites both saaRRumuRais. All Vadakalai temples >(handful though they may be) recite only vadakalai >saaRRumuRai and all the thenkalai temples recite only >thenkalai saaRRumuRai. In fact, in many temples including >Sri Rangam, vadakalais are not permitted even to join >the gOshti and recite even prabhandham, let alone >saaRumuRai. Let us not get into the politics of these >issues. adiyEn's point is that the temple follows Sri >Sanithi tradition for worship and this includes Sri >Sannithi saaRRumuRai. This is in line with the >traditional Sri Vaishnava practices of both kalais. >However, unlike many temples in India, both kalais >equally participate in all aspects of ArAdhanai. No >one is asked to stand aside just because of kalai. >As noted earlier, outside Sri Venkat and Sri Krishna, >it is only a young thenkalai couple who participates >in all aspects of the big thirumanjanam on Saturdays. >This includes, cooking, handling perumaaL thirumEni, >thirumanjanam, alankaaram, thIrtha viniyOgam, prasadam, >etc. The extent of participation is strictly up to the >individual. No one is stopped based on kalai and >everyone is encouraged without regard to kalai. >adiyEn fully expects this to continue into the future. > >Let us not get side tracked with misleading information. >Let us all get together and build this one and only true >Sri Vaishnava temple. Sri Ranganatha wants you. Come >and help. Give only as little as Bill Gates. The hour >is urgent, act now. > >srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadigaLE saraNam > >-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan > >------ >Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka >Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama > > ____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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