Dear Srimathi Rukmi Varadarajan :
There is no age related deadline for
SamAsrayaNa/BharanyAsams .
SamAsrayaNam must be done before
BharanyAsam . I do not know about
Your sampradhAyam . If your sister belongs
to
Vadakalai , BharanyAsam would be
needed . If Your sister belongs
to
TennAchArya SampradhAyam ,
SamAsrayaNam
alone is practised .
Your sister's family must be linked to
one or other AchArya Paramparai . If that
is not clear , Your sister can start afresh
and I can help her to get connected
to
the appropriate AchAryan to perfrom
the sacred rites and initiate her
into
Sri VaishNavite traditions . Number of
our Members will help to realize this dream
come true .
For Vadakalai AchAryAs , You can choose from
a list of great AchAryAs : Srimath Ahobila Matam
Jeeyar ,
Srimath Poundarikapuram Andavan (Srirangam ),
Srimath Srirangam
Andavan (Srirangam/Chennai) , Srimath ParakAla
Matam Jeeyar
(Mysore) and Srimath RangapriyA Swamy of AshtAnga Yoga
Mandir ( Bangalore) and others .
For SamAsrayaNam form TennAchArya , You can
choose from
Srimath Kaliyan (VaanamAmalai ) Jeeyar , Srimath
SriPerumbhUdhUr
Jeeyars , Srimath Thirumalai Peddha Jeeyar ,
Srimath Chinna Jeeyar
of Andhra Pradesh , Srimath Srirangam
Jeeyar , Srimath ThirukkuruhUr
Jeeyar , Thirukkurungudi Jeeyar and a host of
other Jeeyars .
Please send a private note and plan on a date and
I will be
honored to get Your sister connected to the
appropriate
AchAryan directly or indirectly thru fellow Sri
VaishNavAs
close to either of the two SampradhAyams of
AchArya
RaamAnuja .
Sriman NaarAyaNa CharaNOu SaraNam PrapadhyE
,
Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan