Dear Swamin: Pranams to you: As swamin said, both kainkaryams are important. Infact, a vaishnavite has to do both bhagavath as well as bhaagavatha kainkaryam. If there is any mistake again adiyen makes humble pranams to bhakthas and bhaagavathaas of HIM. NOT ONLY the toilet facilities has to be done. Now-a-days, most of the pushkarini's of the divya desams are in bad conditions. Most of divyadesams, the nearby peoples makes the theertham (pushkarini) in bad conditions by washing their clothes, excreta around or on the steps of pushkarini, throwing household-wastages either inside or near the pushkarinis. These spoils the punyam of pushkarinis and makes the situation worse to take holy dip. Recently steps has been taken in Parthasarathy temple, Triplicane and they build fence around the pushkarini, and they allow the bhakthaas only during certain time. This similar things has to happen in other divyadesams too. To the fact adiyen felt happy when sees the info. about building lavatory at Sriperumbudur. Infact adiyen is also regular visitor of bhagavath Ramanujar. Definitely by the grace of kArEi karunai muni rAmAnujar, this work would be completed sucessfully. --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sudarshan K Madabushi" <mksudarshan2002@...> wrote: > > > 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 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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