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From: "Mukundan" <krupa@xxxx> To: malolan_net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: 'SARS' and 'AchArs' Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 01:40:29 -0000 SrI: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Dear SrI VaishNavas, Many a time we hear from elders thus: "We don't ask `why' to a doctor who imposes some tough measures to cure a dreaded (or normal)disease. (vALAl aruththu chudinum??).But we always ask `why' to the `code of conduct' insisted by SAstram which does so to cure us of the disease of samsAram". It is interesting to note that the highly-dreaded "SARS" epidemic has warranted to impose a lot of AchAra-anushthAnams all over the world. 1. Don't hand-shake to pay your respect. (One newspaper in Singapore reports that the Prime minister and ministers switched-over from hand- shaking to "clasped hands", the traditional Indian "namaste".) The great anAchAram, aDiyen had had until (recently)entering the bhAgavathOthama kuzhAm. 2. Don't sip. 3. Don't exchange your personal items (used for eating etc.) 4. Avoid eating outside. (Restaurants etc.) 5. Use only `Madi' vasthrams, and glouses etc. (insisted for healthcare workers). 6. Cleansing thoroughly after every excretion (mala-mUthra- visarjanam). and many more?.. So, after this episode, we may not hear more`why's. A Sri-vaishNava doctor (!) would like to prescribe the following as preventive measure. "Take PerumAL theertham atleast twice-a-day, which apart from having ingredients of high medicinal value, has `mahA viSvAsam' on Lord srIman NarAyaNA as the primary constituent". aDiyEn, Mukundan rAmAnuja dAsan. Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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