Sacrilege at SriRangam?

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Srimate SrivanSatakopa Sri Vedanta Desika

Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Bhagawatapacharam

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Today’s “The Hindu” carries a report datelined

Srirangam, which, if true, ought to make the blood of

every true Sri Vaishnavite boil in anger or curdle in

sorrow , at the temerity of the powers that be , which

dare to interfere with impunity in the affairs of

temples, to the extent of trying to tamper with the

holiest of holies, the Moolamurthy of Sri Ranganatha

Himself. Everyone is aware that Sri Ranganatha sports

the image of Sri Piratti and Srivatsam on his

vakshastalam. During the ongoing renovation work at

the sannidhi, the stapatis are reported to have

removed the embossed images of Sri Mahalakshmi and

Srivatsam from Periya Perumal’s thirumarbu and

replaced them with a tantric triangle symbol. It is

further reported that this sacrilege has been

committed with the approval of two representatives of

the Temple Committee. With the samprokshanam scheduled

for 15th March, the devout have appealed to the Chief

Minister, M Karunanidhi, to restore status quo ante.

However, knowing as one does the unsympathetic

attitude of the atheist CM, one wonders whether

anything constructive would at all be done in the

matter.Had Sri Tondaradippodi Azhwar been with us , he

would definitely have put into practice, with suitable

changes, his prescription “Veruppodu samanar mundar

vidhiyil sAkkiyargal-ninpAl porupparianagal pEsil

pOvathe nOyadAgi-kurippenakkidayumAgil koodumEl

thalayai AngE –aruppadE karumam kandai

arangamAnagaruLAnE”.

Adiyen would call upon all SriVaishnavites to rise

in protest to prevent this avaidik ,Agama-viruddha

akramam being perpetrated in SriRangam , of all

places.

Had the report appeared in any other daily

pandering to sensationalism, we might tend to ignore

it :but “The Hindu”is a conservative newspaper with

a high degree of credibility.Adiyen would request

SriVaishnavas, specially those at SriRangam or Trichy,

to ascertain the truth of the matter and to organize

such action as may be suitable to prevent this

sacrilege. –dasan,sadagopan.

 

 

 

 

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