All Vaishnavites are firm in their understanding of saasthrAs that theyTrust this helps
should never abstain from doing the most essential basic nithya karma i.e.
sandhyAvandhanam. This MahAchAryan always advises those who come to the
Ashramam not to leave this nithyakarmA. One who does not do sandhyAvandhanam
and who has stopped doing the same, gets deprived of and disqualified from
doing any vaidIka karma afterwards. He cannot even enter the temple. He has
nithya theettu. He becomes karma chaNDALan. He becomes dirty forever. There
is also a board that pierces our conscience and advises firmly, saying: �I
have performed sandhyAvandhanam. Only after performing sandhyAvandhanam, I
am entering into this place� This is an excellent strategy (which is
currently being followed in most of first class Management Schools.. as
Leadership covenants.. and Quality Policy etc.. AchAryan has done it by
displaying this board what cannot be done even by saying hundred times, by
letting their conscience speak to him. Kali had promised and assured to
ParIkshit MaharAjan that he will never ever touch those Brahmins who follow
their karmAnushtAnams. Thus, in this way too, Kali has not entered into this
Ashramam..
asmadhAchAryan does not expect any wealth, or money or fruits; nor does
He expect them to be from high lineage, or of high education, etc. All that
He wants from those who prostrate at His Lotus Feet to get His munificent
blessings is: they should be doing trikAla sandhyAvandhanam without fail. If
they say,, �Yes. I am doing trikAla sandhyAvandhanam�, then He gets really
happy and showers His vailakshaNya kataaksham with paripoorNa aseervAdhams
(fullest Blessings). He also accepts what they offer be they fruits, money
etc. Also He asks them as to what they want the money or materials to be
done with. He spends for the same kaimkaryams, which they desire. He never
enforces His thiruvuLLam on it. If someone does not do trikAla
sandhyAvandhanam, He does not even ACCEPT their offerings. He does not even
see their offerings and asks them to give to some sannidhi (He tells them
without hurting them).
Also He addresses them saying �If at all you are coming in future, you
should do sandhyAvandhanam daily without fail. Then I can accept what is
offered. �. He does not stop with that. He also gives with his Blessings, a
very simple book which gives in great detail how to do sandhyAvandhanam.
Achamanam and praaNAyAmams are repeated as many times as one needs to do in
a sandhyAvandhanam. There is no need to refer back even. Those who have not
been doing trikAlasandhyAvandhanams for years together will not even be able
to pronounce those words. For these people, He has organized for teaching
them from basics and with meanings
Respected elders,
Very recently I read in one of our Srivaishnava magaziens (I recall it
is Nrushimhapriya) that all persons belonging to three varnams shall
have yagknowpaveedam (Poonool) and the brahmopadesam has to be done for
a Brahmin boy before his 16th age. Brahmopadesam done beyond that age
for a brahmin boy is a waste. I had mine when I was 18. I know scores
of boys getting the brahmopadesam, even in the samashti upanayanams
conducted by mutts, past the age of 16. If the brahmopadesam conducted
to us beyond the age of 16 is a waste then every cermony/vedic rituals
we perform is also a waste. Then what is the use of we,persons, who had
their brahmopadesam beyond the age of 16 perfoming any rituals? Insted
of doing riutals which will have no utility as we are anyway
ineligible, we can as well say Om Namo Narayana and be done with
everything. Making such absoulte statements that brhamodesam conducted
beyond 16 years for a brahmin boy leaves a permanent doubt in our minds
what use of our doing any rituals honestly when we are unfit to perform
them. Is there any praychitham for those unfortunates who had the
brhamopadesam beyond age 16?
Dasan,
Kochappaa
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