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Dear Srimathi Nappinnai,
I don't think you have understood my post. Let me try explaining the 
same again. My post was in the context of the following statement:
"Instead, such people from non-SV families are also putting condition 
on the Acharyas "Do me samASrayaNam". >> How could we make statements 
like:people from non-SV family or SV family etc? My request was that 
we must refrain from making such statements - as we know that no one 
is a born Vaishnava. There is no such thing as a non-SV family. Shri 
Vaishnavas may exist anywhere in any family. If I am born to a Shri 
Vaishnava it by no means grants me a right to say that I am a Shri 
Vaishnava nor does it automatically make me eligible for 
samashrayanam etc. It is all an Acharyan's unconditional grace that 
turns the tables around. 

I request you to kindly stick to the context. And you quoting Shri 
bhaTTar in this context is irrelevant because I never said that one 
must identify themselves with their varnam. It is just your 
interpretation that I meant so. I just mentioned that only varnams 
are family based "as per shastras" and by that I meant that Shri 
Vaishnavam is beyond these simple concept of varnams. We already have 
enough discrimination like brahmins vs non-brahmins which are family 
based. Now let us not bring in another one like Shri Vaishnava family 
vs Non-SV family etc - was/is my request and intent.

I would like to classify myself as one amongst those who are making 
sincere attempts to become a Shri Vaishnava, and not so proud nor 
would like to discuss about their varnam. 

Adiyen,
Ramanuja Dasan.






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