Sri:
Adiyen's pranam to all Devotees:
Multiple questions from other devotees addressed in this mail.
Q1: How come no madadhipathis and Acharya Pururhsas are non-brahmins?
Q2: How come there are no great scholars, writers and upanyasakas among non-brahmins?
Q3: Why are non-brahmins not in services in temple?
Are all the talk about all caste are treated equal in Srivaishanvam just "talk".
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=> Madadhipathis still need Upaveetham and have Vaidhika duties
=> There are many scholars, writers and upanyasakas who are non-brahmins,women and from other religion with a Brahmin following.
=> A personal question for all to think (please read carefully and answer)
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=> Madadhipathis still need Upaveetham and have Vaidhika duties
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Sri Thirukoviloor Jeeyar Swami, has many thousands of sishyas
most of them are for lack of a better word, backward castes and very poor.
Many of them do not have ample and good housing, clothes or food, but know the 4000,
Mummukshuppadi (rahsya grantham), SriVachanaBhooshanam etc by heart
and have learnt the meanings over and over again.
He says,
==="Our sishyas even though they know the arulicheyal material better that many Brahmins,
they never try to boast their knowledge and seem to cry in the anubhavams.
These tears of anubhavams are all the joy a devotee needs.
None of them ever came to me asking, "let me be the next Jeeyar or the Archaka".
This is because they are in the anubhavam and they are in the sampradaya.
They know the material and they know that only one with upaveetham can do all
Veidhika duties attached to the duties of the Madadhipathi. " ====
PS: Though usually Jeeyars (yathis) cannot do AgniKariyam, they still have other duties,
and the agni kariyam done before any samashreyanam is done under the supervision of the Jeeyar.
=> Non-Brahmin scholars in todays world:
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There are many non-brahmin scholars and upanyasakas
and they are accepted by "brahmin" srivaishnavas as well.
D.A Joeseph Bhagawathar:
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He is extremely popular and has received the title "Vaishanva Sudaraazhi"
and is writing an article series in the current Geethacharyan
(a magazine by Dr. MA Venkartakrishana - Brahmin run magazine)
he has many books, upanyasams and following.
Sri Purushottama Naidu Swamin: The most popular tamil translation of Eedu, (the Vykhyanam for 4000) that
many Brahmins carry is of Sri Purushottama Naidu. Many brahmins refer to him and owe allegance to his work.
Sri Pandithia Krisha Veni Ammiar (a woman): Very famous for Mumukshuppadi Vyakhyanam and books.
Sri SubbuReddiar Swamin, Nathalla Sampath Chettiar and many many others.
I can give you many examples of current day scholars, upanyasakas and writers who are non-brahmins
and others who came from other faith and still carry their original faith name, sri Ali Swamin, Joeseph Swamin etc.
There are Brahmins who sit in their upanyasa goshti and enjoy the divine nectar.
In Sri Vaishnavam all are equal.
In Veidhikam, all are still equal in the eyes of the LORD and in their capacity to love him
and to attain moksha, but only certain people can perform certain tasks. Those are the
rules in Veidhikam.
Allow me to elaborate:
=> A personal question for all to think and Answer.
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Knowing well that tri-kala sandhya is the basic requirement to even qualify to
perform Veidhika Karyams like homam, yagyams etc.
** Would a non-brahmin devotee with faith call for a non-brahmin preist to
perform any Veidhika agni-karyam in his home for his home function.
** Would a brahmin devotee with faith call for a non-brahmin preist to
perform any Veidhika agni-karyam in his home for his home function.
If the answer to both is "NO", then think why would anyone say YES do this to the Temple (esp. Dhivya Desams)
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True devotees know and respect these rules. If service to Lord in the temple is the intention,
there are many ways to serve. There are many devotee non-brahmins engaged in temple service
and they never come forward seeking the any Vaidhika service that specifically needs brahmins.
I do agree that there are many brahmin priests who are not following the rules,
and that needs to be addressed and specified rules need to be implemented. Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE sharanam
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