[Vaideekam] Digest Number 159

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Dear Mama,

Your answers regarding dharma sastram are quite

interesting. One thing I have been noticing and now

confirmed by you is that the sastram is an ancient

prescription by rishis quite relevant in times when

they were prescribed. As times are changing, people

are also talking of yuga dharmam, kala dharmam and

desa acharam, etc. In fact some one said to me that

if a person dies in India, his relatives living far

away, like America need not even follow the 'Theettu'

prescription. I would therefore request you to

consider whether the 'dharma sastrathai valaindhu

koduppathu saridhana'. Appadiyanal, etharku konjam

follow panrom and meethiyai vittuvidugirom. Enakku

romba nala intha santhekangal. Can you pl. clarify.

Another thing, kovillukku porathu, perumal sevaikkaga

mattum. Silar perumalai sila kariyangalukkaga

vendikkolgirargal. Ithil, punyam engirunthu varum.

I always think that going to temples is to cultivate

bhakthi and not for punyam or any material thing.

What bhagavan wants to give he will give whether we go

to temples or not. Templekku va enru allathu

templekku po enro engayavathu solliyirukkinratha?

I amay be pardoned if I sounded strange. But my

conviction is that we should not do anything seeking

palan or punyam or do anything that will get us papam.

We should carry on our duties as ordained and as per

our family traditions in the way our forefathers have

been doing, to the best of our capacity without even

questioning the logic or reason or rhyme for it.

With kind regards,

T V Padmanabhan

 

 

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Dear Sir,

Thanks for interest in Dharma Sastram,

I am also very much interested to reply for it.

Onething I want to clarify at first:

Asking questions are not sin. No where in the dharma sastram

stressed it. Instead, the whole dharma sastram itself given as as discussion

between risis. The dharma sastram will be given as :

Bhodhayanare:- .....

Manuve:- ...

Yankyavalkyar:- ...

Yaman:- ....

So, for every subject and for its inner subdivision details the views of all

rishis will be given one by one. They will be almostly same with some practical

application changes.

And also our sampradyam is stressing everybody to ask more and more questions to

get 'gnanam'.

We can take the sayin " do not ask questions " in two way:

1. You should have a complete belief on the matter what our ancessetors did.

2. I cant tell you the reason or significance now because this is not the

correct situvation or I don't know about it.

So, you can ask questions about dharma sastram to the person who is willing to

say it with authority or with eveindences and proof.

 

The one valkyam I wish to say about vaideekam (which I am using every where),

" Sastram means 100% logic, if you here somthing without logic in the name of

sastram, do not believe it, ask him to show the proof immediately. You believe

it, if there is a 'pakka' logic. "

 

Let it be.

Now regarding going to temple, your views are very very correct, but there is

some difference of views. i.e, dharma sastram is not always rigid (valaindhu

kodukkalama? you have mentioned), it is very very flexible.

For example:

Getting 'Dhanam' from sombody will not only gain the material and money but also

some amount of 'Dhosham / Pabham'.

The amount of Pabham is not always same for all persons and in all situvations.

If a person who taken the dhanam is very poor, the amount of dhosham will be

very very less vize versa.

One story you may hered or not:

" Once a mahan (Parameyagandhi) had got in trouble in a forest. He was verymuch

struggling with hungry (pasi) because he was in the forest for past one week,

that day a 'Paagan' on an elephant came there, he was eating (biting) 'Kamban

kali' in one hand, and drinking water from a 'Sura kudukkai' in other hand. This

mahan begged him some 'kali' to eat by telling his stage. He gave a big ball of

kali which he tasted with his tounge. This mahan ate it. The 'paagan' offered

him some water to him, but the mahan refused it and told that is " echchal " . The

Paagan asked, what swami, 'kali'yum echchaldhane, why you have not refused it?

The mahan said, that 'Sastram says when you are in 'praana aapathu' it is not

sin eating 'echchal''. Now I am having a little strengh to search for water

without 'echchal', if I drink the water in this stage that is dhosham as per

sastram.

So, the view is diferent according to situation also.

 

The first aim is bringing people to temple at any reason; after getting 'gnanam'

they will turnup automatically. Also, bhagavan (vishnu) is giving everything

what we want, but he only refuses the things which are not actually good for us.

At the same time, all other devadas are not thinking our goodness, they will

give anything we want, if they are satisfied with our bhakthi.

 

This is a very very very very .... huge subject and very very difficult to

understand its significance. Let us discuss step by step,

 

I have to write an exam on " Vaishnavism " on 30 April, 1, 2nd may, I am

preparing for that.

Details will be given later.

Best regards,

Yours ever

Deevalur N.V.Srinivasan

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Various Zip said to have been attached does not find a place in the mail.

is it due to some problem you anticipate while uploading the file or I

should look for any other website to download. I request

moderator/organizer clarify.

 

sudarsana Dasan

 

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