Dear Sri Vaishnava: I will resopond to your question to start the discussions . Others are requested to add their inputs . V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "chitra_vidya" <chitra_vidya@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:47 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] dear srivaishanava perunthagayeer! > Dear Sri Vaishnava Perunthagaiyeer > > Adiyen request you to clarify the following doubts: > > 1. Why Sri Vaishnavas shall not eat Onion and Drumstick? Is > there any special reason behind this? After Samasrayanam I have > stopped taking food cooked outside i.e. hotels and in abrahmanas > houses, if in vaishnavite houses no onions and drumstick. But I > have been mocked for sudden change in my food habits.. please clarify Sri Vaishnavas seek a Saathvic life . Food ingredients take an active part in this scheme of maintaining that Saathvic status . Saathvic food helps to develop Satthva GuNam . Onion , Garlic , Drum stick etc have been included in the list of vegetables as unacceptable by our ancestors , who lived long disease free lives . Most of our AchAryAs lived over the Veda PrAyam of 100 years thru such regulated lives . Swamy Desikan's aahara Niyamam is the best text on Nishiddha annams ( not trecommended foods ) . It was written in 13th century . It still holds good. > 2. if a lady is under her menstrual circle - she is not > allowed to enter inside the house for 3 days and perform day to day > work for 3 days. But now-a-days ladies after taking bath, do all > work including cooking - but hide the Perumal Sannadhi with screen at > their houses!! Is it good? In our houses, we follow the old > practices which was followed from our paatti kalam. It is good that you are following the old customs although it is becoming difficult in modern day city-based , apartment style living with both spouses going to work . In the old time , there were seperate rooms in the section of the houses and support system were available to provide meals etc . This is increasingly diffiuclt these days . The best compromise is for the ladies to stay away from the room , where pooja graham is and let the husband of the house or male members take care of nivEdhanam etc . dhyAnam and mental worship is fine during this time . > 3. Recently I had the bagyam of doing Srivari service at > Thirumalai. One of the duty is adoring the baghavathas with > Thirunamam kappu. But the Thirunama kalavai (white) provided to us > was prepared with Plaster of paris and Srisurnam was with local red > powder .. it made me sad .. but I could not help. I am not too familiar with the above service . Why can not BhagavathAs adorn their own ThirumaNN Kaappu ? The ingredients that you refer to are harmful to place for extended periods on the forehead . > > We get thiruman - sri surnam from the shops at Sri Rangam Koil. > Please let me know how is thiruman made up of - what is the material > used for the real thiruman - we - sri vaishnavites use? Thirumannn is a sacred clay , white clay from specific places like Melkote in Karnataka , the best among . Clay is a comples silicate mineral . Geologists and mineral engineering people can throw more light . I am sure that it can be synthesized . The powdered version available in stores is brighter and I have an intution that it is synthetic . > > If adiyen know, adiyen can procure pure Thiruman and take along > with me for distribution when adiyen go for service during this > month end. Depending on where you are living , you can get ThirumaNN at the shops near ParthasArathy Temple at Triplicane , Melkote , Srivilliputthur et al. > > Hope adiyen's ques would be clarified suitably. > > Thanks a lot in advance. > > Adiyen ramanuja dasan > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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