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Re: [sv-general] Koodalur and kapisthalam

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Varadarajan Sourirajan • August 1, 2002 


Dear Diwakar swamy,
It is heart breaking to read your mail in SV-general, regarding the status of our beloved perumals, thayars and the bhattars who are taking care of our beloved ones in the various divyadesams.  Tears rolled out of adiyen's eyes on seeing your mail.  Adiyen had a similar experience in Nathan Koil divyadesam in the past. 
As per the shastras, whenever we go to any temple or to meet an acharyan, we should never go empty handed.  We should go alteast with some flowers/fruits etc.  But what a sorry state, that the loka nayagan and nayagi are in such a poor state that, mere fruits and flowers wont suffice. They expect something more from their children.  Is it not our responsibilty to fulfil our parents?
It is our earnest duty that we should see them in a happy frame of mind.
Adiyen has a sincere request to make to all the saha baagavatas, who will be visiting divyadesams in the future.  Let us make it a point that, whenever we visit any divyadesam in the future, which is in  poor state of affairs, let us all go prepared with the following items.
1. Vastarams for various sannadhis (dhothis it can be 10 X 6)
2. utthriyams (it can be some 5 X 4 dhotis)
3. vastarams for thayars
4. sufficient quantity of Oil (for lighting lamps)
5. Sufficient quantity of thiris (for lighting lamps)
6. Get some broom sticks from the local market where the temple is, so that we  ourselves can clean the prakarams
7. Bag of rice
8. Some other spices
9. Ghee
10. Reasonable amount of cash, to be given to bhattars.
Adiyen has just produced the list on the fly, whatever came to adiyens mind. It is left to the discretion of the individual bhavatas to take something additional in sufficient quantities.
So, please make it a point that never go empty handed. Its adiyens humble request.
Azhwar Emperumaanar Jeeyar thiruvadigale saranam,
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Varadarajan


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