Respected Sir: A similar poser was also received from a devoutee whose posting was somewhere beyond Ulan Bator (outer Mongolia). Another devoutee working for National Geographic globe-trotting frequently had landed up somewhere in the interiors of Africa and was not sure about this sanklpam. Maybe in such cases where there could be problems in clarity of correct description of the place in Sankrit and with Vedic references, one may simply resort to the mental 'bhavana' whereby one sees oneself in this country itself i.e. Bharata Varsha. Most of us are certainly more likely to remember our respective hometown here in India and to some extent can easily bring up the mental picture of their home. The 'bhavana' can be retained as long as one is involved with the relevant ritual for which the Sankalpa is taken and then come out of the 'bhavana' once the ritual concludes. There seems to be another advantage in adopting this 'bhavana' , viz.more focussed concentration is indirectly obtained as one remains physically present in whatever town or city, but mentally the heart and the spirit is in this country. One is sure that our beloved Lord knows all and thus would not perhaps mind this apparent mismatch in the Sankalpa utterances and the location of the physical/external body. This writer may be forgiven for his views are erroneous. __/\__ Om tat Sat Tat Tvam Asi "Dr. Sadagopan" <yennappan@compu To: "Ponnappan" <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Sgt" ter.net> <saranagathi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "SG" <Tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sent by: <Ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Swami" <malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rajeev" acharya@yahoogro <Parakalamatham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "acharya" <acharya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "DS" ups.com <desikasampradaya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: Fw: [Vaideekam] about the Sankalpa saying "Bhartha Varshe, Bharatha Khande" 07/10/06 07:06 while outside India AM Please respond to "Dr. Sadagopan" SrI: Dear AasthikAs : The question on Sankalpam for Vaidhika Karmaas by overseas residents comes up quite often . Sri Vaasu VaadhyAr's suggestions will be useful to you in this context. V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: Maha Devan To: Vasu Vadhyar Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 9:40 PM Subject: [Vaideekam] about the Sankalpa saying "Bhartha Varshe, Bharatha Khande" while outside India Respected Vasu Vadhyar, Pranams ! While saying 'Sankalpa' normally we say "Bharatha Varshe, Bhartha Khande," etc. While we are outside India - does this make sense ? With Respects Maha Sankalpam Changes for USA: Hariromthathu ..... prathame pathe asmathu Bharadhasya Paschimasthe krouncha dweepe uththara Kande Asmin vardhamane .... So, you should change accordingly to all other places. Also you can fill the unknown data with "Vishnu" as 'Vishnu Varshe', 'Vishnu Kande' etc. or you can just leave all the detail after "Prathame pathe to dhakshine paarsve" and continue from 'Asmin Varthamane vyavaharike' etc. nvs [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Srivaasa Ranga Parakaala Munitrayaapta Lakshmaatma Rakshana Yathitva Yugaagamaantham / Achaarya Bhakthi Pari pootham Anargha Seelam Gopaala Desika Munim Gurum Aasrayaamaha // (meaning) We seek refuge at the sacred feet of our revered AchAryan, Sri Gopala MahA Desikan, who received the sacred rites of samAsrayaNam , Bhara SamarpaNam from the great AchAryA, Sri Srinivasa MahA Desikan (Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan); ThurIyAsramam from Sri Srinivasa MahA Desikan (Srimad VeNNaaRRankarai Andavan) and the wealth of Ubhaya VedAntham from Srimad Abhinava Ranganatha Brahmatantra Swantantra Parakaala Yatindra Maha Deshikan. He shines with illustrious sadAchAram and is resplendent with his limitless AchArya Bhakthi. Yahoo! Groups Links ****************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential, and intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. Any copying or further distribution beyond the original addressee is not intended, and may be unlawful. The opinions expressed are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of HDFC Bank Ltd. The e_mail has been successfully scanned for presence of virus. It is recommended to scan the attachment before launching. ****************************************************************** ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/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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