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Dear swAmin,

Why should you assume that the two kinds of 'kainkaryam' are 
mutually exclusive? One can strive to accomplish both, can't one? 
Both are equally worthy causes, aren't they?

Also, what makes you so sure the Lord will appreciate an offering  
of "aabharaNams" and "vastrams" from devotees far more than He will 
accept a toilet-facility to be built at his Abode on earth? In my 
dictionary, an offering of "aabharaNam" to the Almighty 
is "bhagavath-kainkaryam". An offering to the Lord that takes the 
form of a "kainkaryam" to build a toilet-facility for the temple at 
Perumbudur is "bhaagavatha-kainkaryam". Both are equally pleasing to 
the Almighty. At least that's what the SriVaishnva faith says, 
doesn't it?

One is no inferior or superior to the other. And in today's 
conditions prevailing at Sri Perumbudur temple and as well as at 
many other temples in T.Nadu, I daresay a public lavatory for 
pilgrims is as necessary and essential as a "mUtthAngi" 
or "vairAngi" for the Deity.

Regards,
dAsan,
Sudarshan   



--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "B.Senthil kumar" 
<b_senthil2002@...> wrote:

> Swamin:
> 
> adiyen vinnappam is that, presenting aabharanams, vessels for daily
> rituals are due only to the divya desam where it is required and in
> divya desam(s) where some help is needed.
> 
> Swamins mail brings little confusion of doing aabharana 
kaiankaryams
> to divya desams.
> 
> Only the poor child is needed and required to look after for its 
well 
> being. The rich child will be looked after by many. The good 
example
> is: son of a king will be looked after by many persons since he is
> the Prince. Whereas an ordinary persons son has to be looked after 
> only by their parents.
> 
> Some of divya desams are in backward conditions, where help is 
needed
> in any form of kainkaryams. So in some of the divya desams, care 
and 
> help has to be done by bhagavathAs for its well being and 
maintenance.
> If aabharana samarpanams, vessels, vastra samarpanam are done to 
those
> desams, its really a great kainkaryam, where HE is looking for 
> bhagavathaas to look after HIM (actually HE is looking after us 
and 
> care for us!!!).
> 
> If there is any mistake in adiyens mail, adiyen requests to forgive
> it...
> 
> adiyen
> senthil.b
> 
> 
> --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gopan" <sgopan@> wrote:
> >
> > SrI:
> > 
> > Dear Sri Venkatesh Sarangan :
> > 
> > Many thanks for your kind offer of help
> > to support this important project in the avathAra
> > Sthalam of Bhagavath RaamAnuja .
> > 
> > Sriman Manoram Chaitanyadas of Chennai will be meeting with
> > Sriman Sudarshan of Kuwait/Chennai to work out the details of the
> project
> > at the end of this week . adiyEn will keep all posted because of
> > the importance of participation in this project and be of service
> > to the many devotees that visit SriperumbhUthur and particularly
> > the helples sladies and children as well as older people .
> > 
> > By copy of this note , adiyEn is requesting overseas bhakthAs
> > to be generous with their support of this project . adiyEn will
> > keep you posted on how the assembled funds can be sent to India.
> > The most important issue is close supervision on ground to make 
sure
> > that all the funds are protected and 100% goes to the project  
and
> > is supervised until completion . Sri Manoram Chaitanyadas will be
> > undertaking this important task and we can feel safe on that 
point .
> > He is fully familar with the Indian scene based on his many 
kaimkaryams
> > as a devoted Sri VaishNavar .
> > 
> > Let me highlight the importance of this project in contrast to
> > the other Kaimkaryams at Dhivya dEsams that we have undertaken
> > together (AabharaNa SamarpaNam , NithyArAdhanam support et al) .
> > 
> > 
> > Few years back , adiyEn with the help of other
> > BhakthAs of Bhagavath RaamAnuja made a samarpaNam
> > of  ThridhaNDam for the archaa ThirumEni of Bhagavath
> > RaamAnuja at Sri PerumbhUthur and a SaThAri ( MudaliyANDAn)
> > for Bhagavath RaamAnuja Sannidhi at ThirunArAyaNapuram .
> > 
> > Later adiyEn learnt that the ThridhaNDam presented by all of
> > us with devotion joined the many ThridhaNDams that are in
> > the safe boxes there . At ThirunArAyaNapuram , the consecrated
> > SaThAri was considered too big ( TamilnAdu Version: actually
> > the Dimensions of that SaTHAri was the same as the one presented 
by
> > Dr.M.A.VenkatakrishNan Swamy to Lord ParthasArathy at 
ThiruvallikkENi).
> > The archakAs preferred to use the smaller SathAri  since they 
were
> > uncomfortable with the big sized SaThAri and left the big 
SaThAri  stay
> > inside Bhagavath RaamAnujA's sannidhi as an aabharAnam
> > without being taken out and used daily .
> > 
> > The only samarpaNam that worked out is the presentatation of
> > 2 Silver Vattils for Daily ThiruvArAdhanam for Lord 
ThirunArAyaNan.
> > Those are being used daily .
> > 
> > When we look at all these events , it is comforting to know that
> > sevai for BhagavAn and Bhagavath RaamAnuka inside trhe temple
> > is consistent with the guidance of our AchAryAs .
> > 
> > In addition to such Kaimkaryams , it is clear that we have to 
think
> > of the physical comfort of the throngs of devotees , who visit
> > famous dhivya dEsams like Sri PerumbhUthUr . Physical hygiene
> > and privacy are issues of serious concern .
> > 
> > Please support this project to create the toilet facilities at
> > Sri PerumbhUthur and send me a private note about any support
> > that you can give . I will brief you on how to transmit those 
funds 
> > collected
> > from USA and elsewhere to join those assembled by Sriman 
Sudarshan of
> > Kuwait .
> > 
> > Sri Bhagavath RaamAnuja CharaNou SaraNam PrapadhyE ,
> > RaamAnuja Daasan , V.Sadagopan
> > 
> > P.S : When we think about the great help given by TTD at 
Thirumala
> > to help the throngs of visitors of every age and fitness , one 
develops
> > an appreciation for the need to pay attention to such areas of 
personal
> > hygiene and sanctity . Clearly , They go together .
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Venkatesh Sarangan" <sarangan76@>
> > To: <sgopan@>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 4:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: toilets in sriperumbuttur
> > 
> > > SrI:
> > >
> > > Dear Sadagopan swAmin,
> > >
> > > adiyEn will feel blessed if I could participate in
> > > the kaimkaryam of constructing toilets in
> > > SriPerumpudur. I am sure that many bhavathAs will also
> > > be very forthcoming. I humbly request dEvarIr to
> > > kindly let us know the details once they are known.
> > >
> > > dAsan,
> > > Venkatesh.
> >
>







 
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