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Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 18:51:27 +0530
From: "HH Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji"
Subject: Testing the patience

Priya Srimath Bhagavad Bandhus!
Jai Srimannarayana!

The king Dasaratha wanted to coronate Sri Rama, his son, as the King of 
Ayodhya. He was himself, a great Dharmic. Priests and Puro:hits, guided him 
were no less than Vasishtta etc., very great scholars in all respects. Their 
say was the Veda. All the people of Ayodhya, without any exception, wanted Sri 
Rama only as their king. Now, what is required? To be frank with you, nothing 
is needed.

For one, to sit on the throne and rule the country, there were no elections, no 
waiting for results, no question of selling out the party tickets, no questions 
of black-mailing the leaders, no money disbursments, purchasing of votes was 
not there, no tankers of alcoholic drugs pumped into the mouths of innocent 
people, no tamperings of computers .... Nothing was there. All that needed to 
one, to become a king were came to Srirama on their own.

Yet .. .. ..Sri Rama was not coronated. He went into the forest on the same 
Muhurtham. He was forced to stay there for 14 long years. Lost Sita, faught 
with Ravana. Got her back, of course, and gained the kingdom back.

Often, we question ourselves,why the great Srirama himself, has to experience 
all these miseries!!!?

There will be some reason behind every event, which may be best known to the 
Lord of this Universe, ultimately leads to good only. Because the very purpose 
of Creation itself, is to help the souls of this universe, that were hooked to 
this Nature.

Hence, we need not get "much" worried, when we encounter with some 'unexpected 
incident'.

Let me now put the issue directly before you, rather than beating round the 
bush.

Our program to US was first fixed up from 25th of May to different places. All 
was set for journey, except purchasing the tickets. Even those tickets were 
also blocked with airlines. We also, were very much exited to see the date and 
jump into the flight at once, so that we can see you all soon.

All of you know it very well that some trouble is there with the TTD people. 
They are acting indiferently since a few months. They want us to keep away from 
them, so that they can ruin anything they want there, on Tirumala Hills. They 
want that the name of Acharya Ramanuja should be erased in a very systematic 
planed manner. This was initially started by constructing Sri Vaikuntham ( que 
complexes) some years ago. Ramanuja Vanam arranged by the disciple of Acharya 
Ramanuja, Ananthazwan by name, who sacrificed his whole life for the promotion 
of the temple and it's sanctity and promotion. Nobody was able to smell the 
plan, in those days.

But, when the Mada Veedhi was disappeared, Ananthazwan's house was grounded 
along with 1000 pillared mandapam, big road was drawn in the plan, even the 
historic Ha:thhiram Babaji's Mutt also was included in the list of the 
constructions to be removed, the front high-elevated hill was smashed to almost 
12 feet down, equalizing to the front road at the Main door of the mail 
temple.........then people started smelling the plan of TTD. Some unauthorized 
advisers were the main reason behind all this distruction, constantly 
'managing' TTD authorities to obey their suggestions. Those advisers were 
probably not liking or hating the only existence of Ramanujacharya's Murthy in 
the temple.

They did not want the Ramanuja's System of worship in the temple, hence the 
pains 'management' were borne by them.

Somany people interfered into the issue and messed up the whole thing. Now, the 
TTD suddenly recognised the local Jeeyar Swamy, provided him a few monitory 
benefits which were infact very few of the whole, what he authoritatively has 
to get from the TTD on demand, and passed a resolution saying that his is the 
final say, so far as rituals are concerned. And they thought that the 
'unnecessary controversies ' of others (ours) will be ended up by this.

Infact, this is a welcoming step of the TTD if the Jeeyar Swamy could stand for 
the Lord. If he is able to say something against the mishaps of the rituals 
etc. He is always very generous in saying that "all is well and FEEL GOOD" with 
whatever is happening. Thus TTD wants to fire through his sholders, on us. 
Actually speaking, that Jeeyar is the person to control everything and everyone 
of the TTD, not only the rituals but also other issues like administrative 
affairs etc., as ordained by Our Great Acharya Ramanuja. That has to be 
established now.

TTD is playing in it's own way, showing as if they are listening to us, but 
proceeding in their own way, dragging the time till the results of the 
elections are announced, so that they need not listen to us at all.

Meanwhile, Vaikhanas Archakas, started building up bad stories against us, 
forming groups through out many districts, joining non-vaishnava monks, hating 
Ramanuja and his system, creating their own forces.

Having this as background, we now came to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, where the 
Kumbha Mela for Kshipra River is taking place. It will be ended tomorrow the 
4th May,2004. Day after tomorrow will be the Lunar Eclipse in the night. Lakhs 
of people will take a sacred dip in the river. The number may be around 50 to 
60 lakhs, who take dip in the river with religious fervour.

Local Vaishna Saints invited us here, to take this sacred dip in the Kumbha 
Mela. Also they wanted to know, what is happening there in Tirumala. We never 
attended these Kumbhas so far, scared of the crowds. But the resistance of the 
local Muhunths brought us here on 30th April to Indore. Stayed in Indore for 2 
days and yesterday, we went to the river and had a divine dip, along with the 
group of devotees. The experience was inexplicable, divine and the feel was 
serene.

In the evening there was a big congregation of about 80 Mahanths and many 
devotees. A Mahanth means, one Vaishnava Acharya having a big Mutt and a lot of 
following behind him. There are big mahants and small mahanths also like us. 
Many things were discussed.

There was amazing support from all the mahanths and devotees, saying that they 
are ready to do anything, including sacrificing their lives, if necessary for 
the sake of protecting Sampradaya, and said that they are ready to follow us. 
It gave us tremendous, Himalayan strength. They asked us to organize one 
Vaishnava Dharma Sammelan at Tirupathi, where all of they come in lakhs and 
show their concern over protecting the Sampradaya there.

We immediately contacted HH Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar Swamy to advise us in this 
matter. He graciously accepted to do so and said that 12th & 13 of June, 04 
will be suitable to organize such huge congregation, where everyone can attend. 
Time is not enough if it will be earlier. And there won't be time to Jeeyars to 
attend, if it were after July 2nd, for the Chaturmasyam will be commenced to 
them. 

All other Mahanths said 'yes' for those two days. People who believe in 
Ramanuja and Sasthras, temple and it's sanctity, faith in Lord Venkateswara in 
particular, will be attending the Sammelanam. 

Vaishnava Jeeyars, Mahanths and other heads, irrespective of whether they are 
thengalai, vadagalai, madhva, nimbarka, ramanandeeya, goudiya, swamynarayaniya 
etc., etc., will be invited from South and North and also from Nepal and other 
places. Rough expectation of participation in this Sammelanam may be around 3 
to 4 lakhs of devotees of Lord Venkateswara. 

Now, when this is decided by all, we started thinking of our programme and were 
at cross roads. Finally, we have decided to stand for the cause of Lord 
Venkateswara's original place, Tirumala Tirupathi. If this is there, other 
temples will be there. If it is disturbed other temples also will be at stake. 
Hence decided to change anything for the sake of Lord. If our existance is 
there, then we can do anything. If that itself is lost? That is the reason why 
we have decided to change the US programme slightly. 

First part of our programme will be disturbed, no doubt. Later part from 18th 
June, programe can be continued at it is. There need not be any changes. 
Disturbed programme may be shifted to the end. Cut this part and paste it at 
the end of the existing programme. How will it suit? 

We know it pretty well, many devotees are hurt by this change if it is just our 
own decission. But we strongly believe that there must be some god's power 
working behind, like that worked behind Sri Rama, sent him to the forest, but 
gave him ultimately the whole world as his own property. So also now, for us, 
the same power may be working behind, to establish that Lord Venkateswara is 
the Lord of Lords and Everything At His Sannidhi should be performed according 
to the system laid down by the Great Acharya Ramanuja and preserved till now, 
by the great grand lineage. 

=chinnajeeyar=




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