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Dear Srinath,

This is Rupa's husband Narasimhan. I am writing this
without knowledge of rules to recite Upanishad but
generally. Please forgive me, if there are any
rules(dresswise etc.) while reciting it.

These type of things happen in this material world as
no one knows what they are doing but can explain
others what not to do. If everyone is reciting
Upanishad, then there is no wrong in reciting the same
Upanishad by anyone like the person who came with
family. But he should maintain "low voice" when
compared to the actual acharyas in the temple. Because
they are the main who are doing their job.

If he is maintaing that low voice recitation and
Acharya stops him just because he is from other caste
or vadaghalai or tengalai, then it is not to be done. 

Acharya has "actually" no right to stop that
particular person, unless he recites something else
other the people reciting there and may be disturbing
to them.

Though we know that, these things should not be done
based on caste, we may have to tell such persons only
if we occupy a respectable position for such person
who stopped him reciting. Otherwise, should leave it
to GOD. These things should be taught only in the
childhood. If not, we need to ignore leaving it go GOD
I guess.

I am very welcome for any comments or suggestions. I
am still learning. Hence no hard feeling about any
comments.

Thank you very much.
Regards
Narasimhan 
--- Srinath Venkatakrishnan
<srinath_venkatakrishnan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Dear SriVaishnavaites,
> 
>  
> 
> On last Sunday, (Jan 11) I was blessed to visit
> tiruveLLikEni temple and had divyadarsanam of
> swami?s thirumanjanam. Koshti of swamis were
> reciting Upanishad for thirumanjanam. I also was
> reciting but no one objected. In the crowd,  I saw
> one of the devotees who had come with the family and
> was reciting Upanishad. But as he belongs to
> vadakalai sampradaya, one of the swamis came over
> immediately and stopped him reciting. Being from
> thennacharya sampradayam myself, I felt bad as I saw
> him as an srivaishnavaite only and that too who knew
> Vedas. I heard that viceversa reservations are shown
> in tiruveLLur for thennacharya sampradayis. I
> strongly feel that there should be only a
> philosophical reason for these divisions.
> 
>  
> 
> My question to the enlightened group here is how
> come we are divided like this as both sampradayams
> accept Srimad Ramanuja as Acharya. And in his life
> we see that he was enlightened by thirukachi swami
> and maaranEri nambi who were from the so called low
> caste. For the insult done to his acharya thirukachi
> nambi swami, srimad Ramanuja took a decision to walk
> out of the family even. But by having and practising
> these type of above mentioned actions at temples,
> are we not insulting Srimad Ramanuja?. 
> 
>  
> 
> Then what is the use of praising alwars like
> nammalwar, tirupaaNaazwar etc and reciting
> nambaaduvaan's history when we cant practise the
> same. When nammalwar or nambaaduvaan appears now and
> , will we treat them like this? I feel so as we are
> not practising what our great acharya Ramanuja said.
> 
>  
> 
> Forgive me as i have busted out with pain. But this
> is  not an emotional outburst. Being an youngster, I
> seek the elders to enlighten me on this.
> 
>  
> 
>  Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> Srinath
> 
> 
> 
> 
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