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@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: thirunarayanan swamy iyengar <nanu_04011955@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Re: Cost of srardham To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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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