I suggest the Moderator be more strict and start editing more on the messages which are going to pour in on the announcement made by Govt of T.Nadu. Let us maintain certain "rules of the game "while talking about caste etc.One last mail was not in good taste. The Great Lokacharyan Sri Ramanujar, has been mentioning and talking about SriVaishnavan. No where he has talked about caste or its system. "Sri Vaishnava Lakshanam" is not based on caste/sub caste. It is a shame and sad that we dont proudly mention a non brahmin srivaishanavan as srivaishnavan but call him as bhagavatha as if only a brahmin can be a srivaishnavan. A brahmin without knowing any thing on the arulicheyal can be part of a ghosti in a temple but a non brahmin {i am sorry I have to use this only for this mail) even if he knows all the four thousand verses and in srivaishnavaswaroopam cannot open his mouth even if he is standing with others. Why go that far, will a thengalai sect allow a knowledgeable desika sapradhaya person to join the ghosti or desika sampradhaya followers allow a thengalai person. Nachiar ghosti every where have the same grievance. Same thing while receiving prasadam. Over a period these srivaishnavas have been slowly segregated by the so called upper caste srivashnavan. Mind you they are 95% of the srivaishnava population and the brahmin population is less than 5%. Add to this the so called Preists. In a number of temples including the Periakoil, reports have appeared now and then of the non adhereance to the laid down ritual methods by the priests. All of us are silent spectators. STILL THE QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED IS "CAN THESE ILLS JUSTIFY FOR OPENING THE GATES FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN BRAHMINS TO BE PRIESTS" Please examine the whole issue dispassionately and from the ground level and you are sure to arrive at a conclusion. I can give a clue. Have we and how many of us have taken food prepared by persons other than brahmins at any point of time in our life. Why?, because we want to survive and we dont consider that as anything bad. Confusing, read few times over. I am wondering what Udayavar would have said after seeing the present position. Ramanuja Dasan Sri Mudaliyandan Swami Sishya Sampath ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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