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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Dear Sri Soundararajan
>> It has become a practice to perform Saranagathi at a very early 
age. 

The ceremony of undergoing pancha samskaram can be done at any age. It is only 
the identity card to enter the college of Srivaishnavism. But only when we 
learn the lessons under our acharya properly and mentally get prepared to take 
the test kept by the chief Sri Parthasarathi we become true srivaishnavas and 
when emperuman becomes happy with us and due to the purushakAram of thayar and 
our acharya emperuman gives the Srivaishnava the pass mark and grants us 
moksha. So actual saranagathi is the mental state.

>>the fear for anya dEvatAs? If they TRULY believe in HIM,
why should these things be taken into consideration.

The devatas work under the emperuman. The rules have been framed by the supreme 
lord and he is the antaryami of all the devatas and hence acts as the driving 
force. Actually true Srivaishnavas who have total faith in emperuman need not 
see any jathakam or nEram kAlam to do anything, if they do anything as bhagavat 
sankalpam and as service to the lord. Here i do not mean to say that jathakam, 
ragu kalam etc are fake and dont have effect. Astrology is true and various 
kala doshangal also exist. But when we say a Srivaishnava need not see them it 
means emperuman does it on our behalf. If we have the mahavishvasam that what 
ever happens is bhagavat sankalpam and that he is always there to protect us 
then there is absolutely no need to see any jatakam and even if we dont see the 
match will be prefect since no astrologer can be better than Sri Parthasarathi 
himself. But as you said a chevvai dosha bride and non cheevai dosha bridegroom 
cannot marry since it will give its effect. If such a thing happens in a 
Srivaishnava family then what else it could be than bhagavan's leela ofcourse 
he will only play but surely give his hand in need. In Mahabharatha, sahadeva 
was supposed to be the best scholar. Even duriyodhana came to him to get a good 
date for his bali, so that he can win. Even such a great astrologer couldnt 
predict that he had a brother. After karna's death sahadeva tore off all his 
jhodhisha material. Only a part of it was saved by his shisyas that is why even 
today the jhostisha available to us is only partly and that is why many a times 
mistakes arise in prediction. Jhodhisham has become half true and half false. 
But jhodhisham is one of the 6 angas of the vedas. In the case of 
Srivaishnavas, they consider emperuman to be their protector and hence the 
navagrahas and even eman fear to come near them. Like even in lowkikam, though 
only the prime minister has the power people give due respects to his relatives 
and close friends too. But still the rules of the country holds good for each 
one of them.

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan




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