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At 09:46 AM 3/5/03 +0530, you wrote:
>
>> I was advised by an elderly vaishavaite that vaishhnavaites should 
>not get
>> their head shaved (mottai in Tamizh).  Is any such thing is being 
>said any
>> where in sacred texts? Or is any such mores being adopted?  I have 
>a prayer
>> with Lord Venkateshwara in Thiurumalai in pending.  Can I go ahead 
>with
>> offering my hair?

>> Learned scholars, please advice.

>> Thanx,
>> 
>> Narayanan 

Dear SrI Narayanan:

During the  adult  stage , only SanyAsis have 
specific times of the month to shave their hair
completely.Others do not need to unless there are
medical reasons. 

The children in old  times had problems with
lice and other nuisances. Clean shaving helped 
to address that . There is a Vaidhika karma 
which is known as Chowlam , one of the 40 Vaidhika
Samskarams for a young child. This should  be done.
That is once in a life time. 

Hair is a mark of beauty. Sacrificing that and
casting it aside is a sincere as well as symbolic
display of casting of ahankAram and egotism as well 
as bodily pride. It is meant  well .It is however 
not necessary for those , who need to have Sikhai
(Tuft) for performance of their duties.

Our merciful Lord standing on top of the Seven hills
would welcome a petal of flower or TuLasi prsented 
to him with sincere bhakthi. Most of all , He would
relish the flower of Your heart placed at His feet 
seeking His rakshaNam thru SaraNAgathi . Rest of
the submisisons are  trivia. By the  way , the wig
industry depending on the hair left overs 
s a big  thing and enriches the Barbers ,
who have to work overtime there. 

I would do angapradhakshiNam around His PrAkAram 
instead and have a samarpaNam in the UNDI for 
good causes ; those KaaNikkais are used to run hospitals,
release ancient SrI Sookthis, administer a University ,
daily AarAdhanams , Veda /Dhivya prabhnadha PaarAyaNam 
and the like. 

V.Sadagopan   

 



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