Apacharam
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• January 8, 1997
First, I wonder whether Thirumazhisai Azhvaar would have considered the actions of those brahmins as "apachara". >From the exchanges we have had on this topic it seems to me that devout Sri Vaishnavas who scrupulously follow the dictates of saasthraas and the teachings of Sri Ramanuja and Sri Vedhantha Desika in all aspects will end up getting judged to have committed apachara, and yet many of us who are hardly making an attempt at anushtanam as prescribed by our poorvacharyas will pass this test!!! If strict adherence to sasthraas as mandated is to be followed, I am afraid those brahmins did not have much of a choice. Further, I am unable to quite understand the criticisms as the brahmins seem to have shown proper deference to the Azhvaar immediately after realizing his divinity. I also wish to submit that "human values" and adherence to saasthraas are not mutually exclusive. IMHO, no Sri Vaishnava practitioner of the kind referred in the second paragraph above would disagree that disrespecting individuals just based on Jati is condemnable. In this respect, I submit, the Jati of the perpetrator is not a significant factor. Thanks, -- Dileepan
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