Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha // SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha // SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/ SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya// KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: / SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm// ============================================================= SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 43 dated 9th March 2006 ============================================================= EDITORIAL Dear Bhagavatas: Here is a mail from a Bhagavata who is not a BrahmaNa. It is a bit long but is self-explanatory. Quote: “Dear Swamin, If all three of the Varnas have to do this important thing, why are they not following it? To be more precise, to a very great extent, when I grew up, Sandhyaa Vandanam was observed as a Brahmin ritual. May be our elders did not know its importance, or they did not find it interesting. I am surprised! Why did this degradation happen? Adiyen is just trying to understand why other Varnas apart from Brahmins do not observe this AT ALL TOTALLY? I mean why this callous attitude towards prescribed practices? Even a lay man will understand that getting up in the morning, having a bath, praying to god for few minutes and going to work needs some discipline. This discipline will help him, in managing his other tasks too. Having said all these, Adiyen will be very grateful to you if you can persuade every body to start following them. Adiyen would definitely thank you for this enlightenment because I never knew the significance of Upanayanam, because even my Brahmin friends told me that they do it for wearing PooNal. I mean it is probably going to be very disheartening to a noble soul like you. But the last few posts have been truly revealing about the real nature of SV. Adiyen could not agree more. You sure have some intellectual understanding, some experience with God to appreciate or understand that. Sri V. Sadagopan Swamin once told me that everybody has to wander in his own desert before he finds the right path and also that every soul has its own karma to work out. Adiyen is indeed blessed to be with you all great people. Thanks a lot, swamin! Can you put together a list of “dos” and “not dos” for all Varnas? What the scriptures say as necessary, like the ones people should not miss at all?” Unquote ============================================================= IN THIS ISSUE 1. SANDHYAA VANDANAM -– Part 2 - 4 FAQs AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS OBSERVANCES IN CONNECTION WITH " SANDHYAAVANDANAM " (ANBIL RAMASWAMY) ============================================================= The following questions have been answered Q 17 Can you put together a list of “dos” and “not dos” for all Varnas? Q 18 What the scriptures say as necessary, like the ones people should not miss at all? Q 19.We have to take bath because we get dirty. But, why then, should Bhagavaan have his ceremonial bath (Tirumanjanam)? Q 20 Some people wear red and others wear yellow SrichurNam. Is there any stipulation on wearing Red or Yellow SrichurNam? ============================================================= ISSUES RELEASED So far, 219 Regular issues of SRS have been released apart from Special Issues: 27 Issues of Vol. 1 15 Issues of Vol. 2 42 Issues of Vol. 3 35 Issues of Vol. 4 28 Issues of Vol. 5 30 Issues of Vol. 6 and 42 Issues of Vol. 7 -- These issues have been archived for public view at - by Sri Diwakar Kannan (diwakark) You may also view the archives at http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia maintained by Sri Srinivasan Sriram (ajiva_rts ) We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the " Regular Issues " archived in the " Files " Section and view the Contents at " srsindex.html " (Not the individual postings allowed for encouraging " Reader participation " ). We are sure that you will be convinced of the quality of the contents. IF you are satisfied with the quality and contents of " Sri Ranga Sri " - Tell your friends to join by sending an email to Srirangasri- IF NOT: Tell us, as to how we may improve. Ever at your service Dasoham Anbil Ramaswamy, Editor & Publisher, " Sri Ranga Sri " ============================================================= xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\ xxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================= 1. SANDHYAA VANDANAM -– Part 2 - 4 FAQs AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS OBSERVANCES IN CONNECTION WITH " SANDHYAAVANDANAM " (ANBIL RAMASWAMY) ---- Q 17 Can you put together a list of “dos” and “not dos” for all Varnas? Ans: There are quite a lot of “Saamaanya Dharmas” that are applicable to all VarNas and there are in addition special Dharmas for the various VarNas and Stations in life known as “VarNa and Aasrama Dharmas” respectively. 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