Re: Are you a True Sri Vaishnavite?
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• November 29, 1999
--- ramudu@us.ibm.com wrote: > Hi, > Can you please list all the necessary and > important daily things that a so called > Sri Vaishnavite has to do in order to truly > become one? > > Thanks > Raghu Ramanuja Dasaha Very good question. And something which all SriVaishnavas must ask themselves periodically and honestly. What a SriVaishnavan must do daily is listed in works like "SriVaishnava dinasari" written by our great "AchAryA-s" like Swami Desikan and others. Every Vaisnavan will read it and try to follow it as religiously as possible with utmost faith. Given the travails of modern life we may not all have the "sakthi" to follow everything that the "achAryas" have laid down. But in adiyEn's humble view the following would be the bare minimum of things that a Vaishnavan will do in a day: (1) Wake up as early as possible in the morning and utter first "Hari, Hari" and if possible the verse from the "tiruppAvai" beginning "chitrun-chiru-kAle...". (2) Have bath quickly and perform "sandhyAvandanam" with at least 10 "gayatri" japam with deep respect for the devata who is our true mother. This must be done AT ALL COSTS. (3) If one has had "samAshrayanam" then one must do "tirmantra" or "dwaya" mantra japa as taught by one's achAryan. This must be done quietly and with full faith at least 10 times. (4) Offer at least 2 pieces of fruit (banana or apple or some such thing) to the family idol of "perumAl". This offering must be made lovingly and with utmost care. (5) Recite a few "achArya tanians" (whatever few you know). (6) Recite "Vishnu-sahasranAmam" loudly and clearly. (7) Stand before the Lord in your puja room and shed a few genuine tears. Without shame ("vekkam") but filled with deeply-felt remorse cry out silently to the Lord that due to your "agnyAnam" and "a-sakthi" you are unable to offer "perumAl" anything other than your tears by way of obesiance or "kainkaryam" otherwise set out in the sAstras for a true Vaishnavan. Beseech the Lord's compassion and forgivance. Prostrate 4 or 10 times before "perumAl" and say,"Lord, please grant me the strength and good sense, like you have today, to fall at Your feet like this every other day in my life and beg for your grace and protection knowing yet fully that I am utterly undeserving of both". dAsan, Sampathkumaran __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com
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