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Sri:
Dear Sri Kocchappa Iyengar
:
Thanks for your mail and staying deeply
interested .
Yes , Many have responded and the
exchanges are good .
Time has now come to take action
.
The intent in taking action and creating
ways to address
the needs of sincere AasthikAs is to come
up with a solution based on
modern technology ( Skype , Multimedia , Text and Video ) so that many who long to perform SrAddhAs but
do not have access to
knowledgable Brahaspathys as well as limited by the steep costs requsted by some Bruhaspathys
.
We do not plan to reduce the earnings of
Bruhaspathys but
want to create a Bruhaspathy assisted
performance of
annual SraaddhAs and Maasa TarpaNams etc .
The thinking
on my mind is the creation of an
ebruhaspathy approach , where the karthA is assisted online . The technical
problems are addressable .
Precursory instructions will be provided so that one approaches the performance in a prepared state
.
I come from a family of Bruhaspathys ,
whose strength was
in the Knowledge of Veda Mantraas and
PrayOgams and
they earned very little .They went to
extraordinary lengths
for AasthikAs to recite the Mantrams
precisely and follow
the prayOgams without Mantra lObham . My grandfather
was an expert in both the Yajur and Saama
Veda prayOgams . They were
indeed PurohitAs in the fullest sense of the term .
There are a few
uncompromising Bruhaspathys , who do not look upon their services as a
business . SambhAvanai
YathA Sakthi can be made . Those
who have can give and the others can provide sambhAvanai within their means . Bottom line ,
Vaidhika KarmAs are carried out
and mental peace is attained thru the performance of these prescribed pitru karmAs .
It will take a little time to
set this all up but can be done if
Sri Lakshmi Nrisimhan blesses us to proceed
.
A Membership oriented organization has
to be built
for efficent cooperation and effective
scheduling .
It would be more than a full
time activity for
that "ebruhaspathy " , who can perhaps be
assisted
by similar minded people to ease the
load on the assumption that
there will be a good usage of such services to AasthikAs .
Let me hear from you whether you like this
proposal
so that I can work further on this and
streamline this
process . It is a major effort and it
is not worth pursuing
unless there is significant interest
.
Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan
Co-Moderator , Vaideekam Groups
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Re: Cost of srardham
Adiyen is moved by the sincere response from a number of swamins on
the cost of srardham and most have concurred that concern should be for
reduction of cost so that people with little or moderate finance will not
be driven to think of giving up the practice. However, I doubt
whether most of the bruhaspathis will ever listen, as they have their
own concerns. However, I prostrate to all those swamins who took the
pains to spend time to ponder on the issue. Someday, solution might come.
One swami had remarked that one should understand the meaning and do
the srardham. It is true but who is going to explain the detailed meaning
of mantras to karthas, as bruhaspathi swamins have also have to race
against time. But I request that at least if any one explain, at least
briefly, the significance of the following steps in
srardham, it would be of solace that the financial strain is
compensated.
1.After agnisanthanm by wife and owpasanam etc., placing (dropping )
the annam with ghee in the Agni, for pithu, pitha maha, pravitha
mahan, mathu pithamahi and prapithamahi.
2. Placing annam on the floor before the leaf of nimantrana swamigal,
after serving food to them but before their start partaking the
food.
3. Placing the rice ball to crow
4. Pinda pradhanam with water and thil after the above.
Of the above, which is very vital and really goes as food to
the forefarthers, so that if some bruhaspathi rushes through and
omits we can ask for?
Adiyen,
Kochappaa --- On Mon, 15/12/08, thirunarayanan swamy iyengar
<nanu_04011955@yahoo.com> wrote:
From:
thirunarayanan swamy iyengar
<nanu_04011955@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Re:
Cost of srardham To: Oppiliappan@yahoogroups.com Date:
Monday, 15 December, 2008, 9:10 PM
Respected swamy,
I know one Sama vadhyar by
name Sriman U.Ve.Devanatha Iyengar, he will help the person(s) who
do not have sufficient money to pay to the vadhyaar.
But he will get more sambhavanai whose status is high without
fail.
My periappa who was in Serangulam near
Mannargudi. He will go to others house for srardham as
"Swamin" take oil bath and food etc. But instead of
sambhavanai, he will accept only " THULASI THALAM".
Similarly, my mutual understanding when my periappa does
srardham in his house, the swami will also take only THULASI
THALAM as sambhavanai from my periappa.
No one should
demand money. We have to do all ceremonies by mutual
understanding only.
S.THIRUNARAYANAN of
Karappangadu
--- On Tue, 9/12/08, kidambi1950
<kidambi1950@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From:
kidambi1950 <kidambi1950@ yahoo.com> Subject:
[Oppiliappan] Re: Cost of srardham To: Oppiliappan@
yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, 9 December, 2008, 10:43
PM
--- In Oppiliappan@ yahoogroups. com, "kochappaa"
<kochappaa@.. .> wrote: > i accept the views
expressed by Sri. Kochappa. the brahaspathis has to consider the
fianancial capacity of the karthas. moreover many of the
brahapathis are not even bothered to perform the rites/rituals
in full and many times, if the kartha is not having any
knowledge of the mantras, they skip the mantras and complete the
srartham in 30 minutes. so it is time for them to
relaise and come forward to help the poor brahmins.
ofcourse, i am capable of meeting the demands of the
vadhyars but writing this letter over my willingness that the
poor should not stop the srarthams due to financial
bvurden
k.r.narasimhan
> Respected swamins, > I want to share a
haunting thought of mine. I am a retired middle class
pensioner in Banglaore. For the past 3 or so years I find
things are becoming very costly for doing annual pitru
srardhams.
The charges are like this: Rs.650 for Bruhaspathi
+ small coins Rs.50, Rs.600 for 2 swmingals, Rs.700 for
thaligai swami and the provisions Rs. 600. Thus the total
cost of a srardham is Rs.2600. I have to do two per year
and arrange for the srardham of my poor sister who passed
away. Many middle class bramins must be facing this kind
of music. Can any middle class person can afford such
costs? Whether any other people from other religion or even
other caste people would spend like this annually on
remembering the departed souls? Rs.500 if donated to an
orphanate or oldage home would feed atleast 25 mouths.
Where is our sect heading towards. I am sure that unless
our sect wakes up and rationalise and regulate these
fleecing bruhaspathis, the whole custom of peforming such
rites would quickly vanish. It is time, our mutts start
some registered body where they should register these
bruhaspahtis and swamins and fix reasonable tariff
also. > > adiyen >
Kochappaa >
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