Dear Sriman Srinivas, That is not at all required. All he has to do is to follow basic principles of Srivaishnavism as instructed by an Acharya. he can undergo samASrayaNam, but need not request the Acharya for this. let the Acharya take care of his spiritual needs. one need not be a brAhamaNa to be a vaishNava. Regards Vishnu --- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "srinivasterakanambi" <srinivasterakanambi@xxxx> wrote: > Dear Bhagavatas, > > my humble pranams to you. i have a friend by name Sreejith. He is a > Keralite by birth, and they do not have the concept of PUNAL. But > this fellow is an exceptional case. He is very interested in Sri > Vaishnavism. He wishes to wear a thread (PUNAL). With great > difficulty, he has acquired permission from his parents for this. He > is asking me for further procedures. So, I request the learned > Bhagavatas to give valuable suggestions to go about further. Please > do show him the way to proceed, from whom can he get the PUNAL worn, > and where. Please help my friend to join the Sri Vaishnava community. > > Thanks and regards, > Srinivas Terakanambi.
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