Tragedy

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Sri Lakshmi nrisimha parabrahmaNE nama:

Sri Lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka

srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama:

 

On Friday (2/2/01) evening about 6 p.m. Indian time, on the

way from Pune to Solapur, Sri Vasudevan of Sri Ahobila Muth

met with an accident and died shortly thereafter. He was

driving the Sri Matam's Jeep and there was one other passenger

with him, Sri Ramanujam. Sri Ramanujam is presently in a

hospital at Solapur in stable condition. He has some head

injury, but out of danger. He is conscious, able to recognize

people and able to speak cogently. He is expected to fully

recover in a few weeks.

 

It was a head-on collision between the Jeep and a lorry. The

Jeep went underneath the lorry. The steering column struck

Vasu in the stomach. He was rushed to a nearby small hospital

and was given first-aid. He was then moved to a bigger hospital.

But the condition had seriously worsened and the hospital

declined to admit him saying they are not equipped to deal with

the case. A little while later Sri Vasu passed away.

 

Sri Vasudevan was an accomplished Ghanapati and was part of

the team of scholars encoding the Vedas and other vedic texts

into electronic format. More than nine years ago he moved from

Sri Sannithi paricharakam to Ashrama kainkaryam when Srimad

Azhagiya Singar ascended to the divine throne. Sri Vasu served

Srimad Azhagiya Singar with total dedication. He had a keen

intellect on secular fields as well. Besides serving Srimad

Azhagiya as one of the Ashrama kainkaryaparas, he served

Sri Sannithi with overseeing Sri Matam administration, bank

accounts, interest income, income from lands and property, etc.

At one time he caught an error in a bank statement to the tune

of Rs. 1 lakh. Even the bank manager was appreciative of Sri

Vasu's keen eye for detail. It is not an exaggeration to say

that he was Srimad Azhagiya Singar's right-hand. This is a

great loss for Sri Matam and Srimad Azhagiya Singar.

 

Sri Vasudevan was only about 35 years of age and is survived by

his wife of three years, his parents, 4 sisters, and 3 brothers.

 

-- adiyEn ramanuja dasan

srimad azhagiya singar thiruvadi