Visit to Sabarimalai

[Guest guest]

Goodevening and Namaskarams to nvs mama, and all others.

 

I would like to know the requirement of following the 41 day penance before

performing a visit to Sabarimalai.

 

I have never had the opportunity and good fortune of visiting Sabarimalai till

date. Now next month, I am on a visit to Kerala and may be able to visit the

holy shrine and avail of lord's blessings (by adorning malai one day before the

visit); however, as my job requires frequent travelling I am not able to observe

the requirements of the 41 day penance as required by shastras.

 

I seek advise whether such a visit to Sabarimalai (without following the 41 day

penance) is permitted and if can benefit of the lord's blessings; or should i

desist from visiting the holy shrine now without observing the prescribed

penance period.

 

Thanks & Regards

 

 

Satish Bharathan

Heavy Engineering Division/ Cluster 2/ WSAS

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Powai West Campus

Mumbai - 400 072

 

Tel: 022 - 6705 3897

Fax: 022 - 6705 4160

 

E-Mail: satish.bharathan

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

SrIman Sridhar,

 

Namaskaarms.

 

I cannot claim even a fraction of the erudition that pervades the

posts on this subject so far. However I sincerely request one

clarification.

 

What is your interpretation of the sloka ''Sarva Deva Namaskaaraha

Sri Kesavam pratigaCHati'' ? Also, the lord did say ''Sarva DharmAn

Paitajya maam ekam sharaNam vraja''. He did not say ''Sarva Devaan

Parityajya''...

 

I would believe that as long as the above sentiments are foundational

in one's faith and always act as guiding factors any (for the want of

a better word) ancilliary display of faith or spiritual journey

propitiating other devas would not necessarily be detrimental to a

SriVaishanvas faith.

 

My profound apologies if I have said anything inappropriate.

 

Adiyen

Balasundaram

 

 

 

 

vaideekam , sri s <edctsridhar wrote:

>

> Adiyen Namaskarangal,

>

> I do not agree with Srinivasa Ragavan swami , A person who has

complete faith in Sriman Narayana need not go to other deities for

temporary material desires. A true vaishnavite is a person who

surrenders himself to our Lord Sriman Narayana and he will no longer

seek favours from other dieties, he understands and believesthat the

Lord will take care of him and will always seek t he refuge of the

lords holy feet.

>

> I beg your pardon , if I have hurt you , but going to tother deites

for small favours is in turn a depiction of non trust in Sriman

Narayana.

>

> Adiyen

> Sridhar.S

>

>

>

> Sudarsan Parthasarathy.S. <sudarsanp

> BKSRagavan <bks; vaideekam

> Monday, 22 October, 2007 3:37:53 PM

> Re: [Vaideekam] Visit to Sabarimalai

>

> Sri RAmajayam

> SrimathE GopAla DEsikAya Namaha

> > I am of personal opinion

> > that sometimes we need to take solutions on certain

> > trivial but persisting ailments by going to dieties

> > like Sri Ayyappa, it will not be an act against

> > prapatti.

>

> Please desist from personal opinions, and provide

> qualified answers. Prapatthi, Prapanna, Mumukshu are

> used so casually, for which AchAryas have detailed &

> clear answers.

>

> So please seek the feet of an AchArya of

> JnAna-AnushtAna- VairAghyA (like DinAchArya scholars),

> and seek clarifications, especially Sri Vaishnavites

> and aspiring Srivaishnavites can benefit by seeking an

> AchArya of an Avichinna AchArya Parampara (unbroken

> guru parampara from Sriya Pathi to current AchArya).

>

> AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

>

> Sudarsana DAsOsmi

>

> --- BKSRagavan <bks (AT) ptlonline (DOT) com> wrote:

>

> > Dear Shri.Narasimhan Padmanabhan,

> > Only Sriman Narayana can grant Moksha and all other

> > deities can grant only other material comforts. If

> > you visit any other temple other than Sriman

> > Narayana as the presiding diety you as a

> > Srivaishnava should not ask for any boon from the

> > diety as they can give only materialistic boons.

> > Only Perumal is the " Jyotinam Jyotihi " and other

> > dieties draw power from Him. On the other hand if

> > you see Sriman Narayana even when you stand before

> > any other diety then you will see Him only in

> > everywhere. If you feel that going to worship Sri

> > Ayyappa is not for a Srivaishavite, please remember

> > when we are sick, we go to the specialist who can

> > cure us of his area; we do not go to a Cardiolist to

> > cure common cold or cough. I am of personal opinion

> > that sometimes we need to take solutions on certain

> > trivial but persisting ailments by going to dieties

> > like Sri Ayyappa, it will not be an act against

> > prapatti. Keeping our body in a fit condition is

> > also only to serve Sriman Narayana and with no other

> > intention.

> > This discussion is important and please correct me

> > if I am wrong in my thinkings.

> > Best regards

> > Dasan,

> > B.K.Srinivasa Ragavan

> > -

> > narasimhan padmanaban

> > vaideekam@grou ps.com

> > Friday, October 19, 2007 9:10 PM

> > Re: [Vaideekam] Visit to Sabarimalai

> >

> >

> > Sri:

> > Dear members,

> > I do not underrstand how the moderator has allowed

> > this mail to be circulated when he is not

> > circulating mails from me reg TV programs for

> > SRIVAISHNAVAS

> > HE CALLS HIMSELF A PRAPANNA[ that he should not

> > even think of other deities like

> > IYYAPPA]---- --MARANDHUM PURANTHOZHA MAANDHAR[refer

> > THIRUMAZHISAI AAZHWARS PASURAM]

> > dasan,

> > N.PADMANABAN

> >

> > ***

> > 1. This group is not only for Prappannas or Sri

> > Vasihnavas.

> > 2. He has not asked me directly about it, he

> > wanted some information,

> > and I had not added any information under that

> > message.

> > 3. Sharing the personal knowledge between members

> > is different from using the group resources to make

> > advertisement to a TV Program or to a website.

> > Moderator

> >

> >

> >

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