Dear Sriman Sudarshan : I can not agree with you more . You are absolutely right in arriving at the conclusion that the two kinds of kaimkaryam at dhivya dEsams and abhimAna sthalams are equal in importance . AabharaNa SamarpaNam , Vasthra samarpaNam , TadhiyArAdhanam during the uthsavam days and most importantly ThiruvArAdhanam support is one kind . The other kind is cleaning of the streets around the temple (Veethi sOdhanam) and providing other services for SevArthees to make their visits to the temples comfortable and worry free . Great AchAryAs like ThirukkaNNa Mangai ANDAN have taken the broom and cleansed the prAkArams and considered that Kaimkaryam as a blessed one . Keeping the premises of the temple clean and hyginic especailly in these days is the highest of kaimkaryams . With Bhagavath RaamAnujA's blessings , let us take part in this important kaimkaryam and benefit from the offer of help from every one , who considers himelf or herself as "RaamAnuja Daasan ". This kaimkaryam will be remembered I am very happy that you will be meeting with Sri Manoram Chaitanya Das , who has kindly offered to supervise the construction on ground , interface with the Executive officer, secure the land and free us from the claws of the corrupt middle men . Your counsel for the project to take off is very timely and important . adiyEn will write a series of articles on Sri YathirAja Sapthadhi as a part of the Kaimkaryam for the upcoming Sri Ramanuja Jayanthy . adiyEn's write up on the moving sthuthi of YathirAjar by Swamy MaNavALa MaamunigaL(YathirAja Vimsathy ) is availabe lt: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sudarshan K Madabushi" <mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:22 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Re: Fw: toilets in sriperumbuttur > > Dear swAmin, > > Why should you assume that the two kinds of 'kainkaryam' are > mutually exclusive? One can strive to accomplish both, can't one? > Both are equally worthy causes, aren't they? > > Also, what makes you so sure the Lord will appreciate an offering > of "aabharaNams" and "vastrams" from devotees far more than He will > accept a toilet-facility to be built at his Abode on earth? In my > dictionary, an offering of "aabharaNam" to the Almighty > is "bhagavath-kainkaryam". An offering to the Lord that takes the > form of a "kainkaryam" to build a toilet-facility for the temple at > Perumbudur is "bhaagavatha-kainkaryam". Both are equally pleasing to > the Almighty. At least that's what the SriVaishnva faith says, > doesn't it? > > One is no inferior or superior to the other. And in today's > conditions prevailing at Sri Perumbudur temple and as well as at > many other temples in T.Nadu, I daresay a public lavatory for > pilgrims is as necessary and essential as a "mUtthAngi" > or "vairAngi" for the Deity. > > Regards, > dAsan, > Sudarshan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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