Sri: SrimathE RangarAmAnuja MahAdEsikAya Namaha SrimathE Vedanta RAmAnuja MahAdEsikAya Namaha SrimathE NigamAntha MahAdEsikAya Namaha SrimathE BhAshyakArAya Namaha Sri RanganAtha Divyamani PadukAbhyAm Namaha Dear SrI Suresh swAmin and other SrI VaishnavAs,adiyEn vEdAntam's anantakOti dhandavat pranAmam. Like various SrI Vaishnavas, adiyEn had also been a witness to the state our divyadeshams have been pushed to. adiyEn inclusive had contributed to this state.
adiyEn is more than sure that every one of the SrI vaishanva in this forum is quietly contributing to such causes without the other hand knowing. To make this kainkaryam very effective adiyEn would propose the following action plan.
1) Divya Desham catalogue: a) The financial position of each divya desham b) The financial position of the family of the bhattarc) rough/approximate information about the number of bhaktas paying obeisance to the Divya dhampatis at the divya deshams in a year Note: All this information could well be gathered from the bhattar/temple related staff.
d) Approach and route documents to the divya desham d) Compile a comprehensive list of information thus collected e) Set a target date for completion of this activity. 2) AchArya's blessings and directions: a) Approach the AchArya sArvabhowmas of ubhaya kalais for their blessing b) Submit the details of temple c) Request for direction on the renovation of divya deshamsd) Propose a plan to 'rehabilitate' (sorry to use such a term), the families of the bhattars. (Proposal in the form of a regular monthly income for the family, education to atleast one child in the family (boy/girl), education to the boy (if any) on the philosophical side besides mainline education to make sure he can eke out a living (very important).
e) Seek advice from the AchAryas on the above planf) Set a target date to achieve this (this would be a long term plan unlike #1)
3) BhAgawatOttamA's contribution: a) Organise a group of volunteers to carry out task b) Divide responsibilities for acting on the above plan c) Based on plan, arrive at the sum that would be neededc) Set aside a portion of the salary to divya desham kainkaryam every month (adiyEn is sure that every other bhAgavatOttama is doing this)
d) Setup a corpus fund for the needed sum (trust?) e) Commit to the contribution on an annual basis (yatA shakti) e) Contribute from this fund to the families and the templef) Influential bhAgawattas to involve industrial houses such as TVS et al to contribute towards this fund g) Educate children and relatives (young and old alike) on the kainkaryam being carried out
h) Create a SrI Vaishnava network/database (very important)i) Learn/teach/propagate sri sookthis of such giants as swAmi Desikan and others to the sri vaishnavas to sustain the above kainkaryam. This will help in continuity of the kainkaryam j) Resolve to visit a divya desham at least once a year (outsiders such as adiyEn) and as often as possible for bhAgavatOttamAs in India
k) Work out a date for the aboveThe above task can be done on an experiment basis with one or two divya deshams (which are in dire need of finances) and can be carried to other divya deshams with the blessings of AchArya sArvabhowmA and divya dhampatis.
This is adiyEn's 'over-ambitious' suggestion. However should the divya dhampati will, this would become a very small job. After all, HE lifted the mountain with his pinkie!
NArAyana, NArAyana adiyEn vEdAntam rAmAnuja dAsan **********************************************************************Purpose of life is to transform your ability to experience living, so that the situation you have been 'trying to change' or have been 'putting up with' will clear in the process of life itself :o)
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