Performance of Masikams and Varshabdhikam - Clarifications

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Swamin

 

Recently one of my relatives (an elderly lady) expired. Her eldest son

performed Nityavidhis, 11th day, 12th day. But after Subham, the

eldest son went abroad. He is unable to perform masikams every month.

He will not be able to perform Varshabdhikam also. The lady's 2 other

sons are ready to perform Masikams and Varshabdhikam.

 

Please advise whether one of the 2 sons can perform them or not. Or is

it true that only the eldest son should perform?

 

Please clarify

 

Dasan

Lakshminarayan

 

 

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Please do not think that the Chradhams or Masikams are the things that are to be

done for the benefit of somebody (pithrus).

 

For an example : One who is doing 'Tiruvaaradanam' to perumal is providing many

kind of food during aaradanam. The aim of an Aradanam is not offering food to

satisfy the hunger of perumal, because one can not satisfy the hunger of that

" Ulagamunda peruvaayan " . So, the aim of the Aradanam is getting asirvadam /

bliss or blessing of Perumal. To get this product, offering food is one out of

sixteen upacharaas. So, the upacharaas remains same and the method and offerings

are very different from time to time and place to place and person to person

according to his 'Vasathi and Vaaypu'.

 

Here a person who is doing Aradanam will get the bliss, if not done he will not

get it. That is all.

 

 

Likewise, the chradham is also a type of Aradanam where the perumal himself

getting those offerings in pitru roopam.

Note: Whoever doing the chardham will definitely say:

" Sarvaakaara: bhagavan sri janaardana: preetyataam sri vishnu paade(shu)

tattam " , when offering the phalan of the chradham in a bhugnam (darbhai).

 

Bhagavan is not compelling poojas or Aradanam at temples and houses, but He

compels the chradhams, which He Ordered it as a duty to human.

 

So, do not worry about the duty of others, do your duty promptly.

 

From the first year Aptikam, all brothers are getting this duty as per Sastram.

So, do not worry about the masikams and do the Aptikam and continue to do the

chardham every year.

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