Dear
Swamins
I have today completed 72 years of age( Marghazhi, Uththirabhalkuni) with the
anugraha of AdiyavarkkuMeyyan DivyaDhambhathi,Sri Hayagreevan and
Acharyan Swami Desikan and also with the elders like Sriman Sadagopan( U.S)
and with the blessings of others like Sri Sudharshan Madapoosi, Sri
I.V.K.Chary and with well wishes of Sarvabhoumans like Sri Madhavak kannan,
Sri Veerararghavan ( Canara Bank) Sri Parthasarathi( Pondy Wed links) and
somany others.
My memory went, went backward. Oh, what a wonderful
experience at that period
Bathing,diving etc in Kaveri river daily and wandering in the
banks in tender
age
Residing at various places durng employment ( Courtalam,
Nannilam,Chengalpattu, Cuddalore i.e.Thiruvaheendrapuram, Neyveli,
Villupuram, Chennai, Tirukoilur, Kallakurichi,Gingee Chidambaram ,
Panruti again Cuddalore, Ooty, Sivaganga, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Dharapuram,
Ramanathapuram, Chennai
etc)
Rose to the position of District Revenue Officer & Addl Dt. Magistrate in
official life ( Equal to District
Collector)
Had the opportunity of getting anugraha of Navaneethamswamy( Oppiliappan
Sannithi) Sri Madurantakam Veeraraghavachariar swamy, 43rd
Azhagiasinger,then 44th,and then present Azhagiasinger,( even from
the days of Poorvasrama) Sri Thoopul Lakshminarasimhan, Sri Mukkur
Lakshminarasimhachariar, Sri Narasimha Thathachariar swamy of Tharamani,
Sri Seva Swamy,( it will be a lengthy one if I elobarate )
There were pious, very pious
asthikas with gnana & anushtana, willing to share their knowledge,
willing to advice in a proper manner at that time. People,largely, were
trust-worthy,God-fearing,with helping tendency. Temples were full of
dedicated people( Archakas, Kainkaryaparar including Veda Adyayanam,&
Adhyabagam).People will not loiter after 10 o'clock in the night in the
streets and they will rise from beds in the early mornings. You will hear
sabtha of Vedaparayana in the early mornings from various houses.There were no
jealousy(Asooyai )between people,if at all there, here& there
There were no Computor
jimmicks, mobile distrbances,late night-clubs cruel sounds,obscenes, at
that time. There were mutual respects between each member of the family,and
there were joint families to lead youngsters, to advice them to regulate their
studies etc
There were
numerous best happenings at that time
Now, population incresed. Employment opportunities
increased. Temples increased.Religious magazines increased. Problems also
increased.Jealousy increased. Cheating increased.Faithfullness
decreased.Now, everything is business even in temples.You cannot expect a
dedicated archana from an archaka,unless you pay sumptuously,or you
cannot have dharsan of Lord for a few minutes unless you pay heavily( in most
of the temples). You cannot be rest assured that the jewels offered by you are
there permanently with the temple and they are offered to God frequently. This
kind of erosion is there in all walks of life,even in families. Though we say
that we are advanced in many spheres, what is the use?Selling the soul and
puchasing scent for external use.Did we inherit these things from
our fore-fathers? No, certainly , no.Though there are somany samasrayanams,
baranyasams,kalakshepams,religious discourses now a days, the soul
is not pure as seen in the years of our fore-fathers.
Dear
Swamins
I do notknow howmany of you are having similar opinions ,how many of you
experienced like me. But one thing is clear. There is desire to do
kainkaryams,especially from mahanubhavas residing other than their own
soil.
Because of untiring desire, you, asthikas,came forward willingly to contribute
for the construction of Mahamandap to Sri Hayagreevan at
OUshathagiri.This kainkaryam would not have been completed so quickly, if
you did nor partake.Ofcourse ,the residuary work of wiring,
painting etc have to be taken up and completed forwhich srikainkarya
relies on the sale of " Kadhamba
Mala"
It is my bhagyam at the fag-end of my life to do this kainkaryam to Bhagvan
with the financial help/other help from you, all. This kainkaryam cannot be
taken away by anybody,even at a later period, because it is a permanent
structure My daily regular anushtana
is
reciting Sahasranama, Lakshmi Ashtotra, SriSthuthi, Abheethasthvam,
Chathusloki,Thaniyans, Jabams of Ashtakshara, Dvya, Charamasloka Shri
manthra,Sri Hayagreeva manthra,Mahalakshmi Manthra, Sri Dhanvanthri manthra
Sri Sudharsana manthra, Sri Nrusimha manthra,Sri Sudharsana sadakshari, Sri
Manthra
rajapathastotra
Seperate jabams on the request of asthikas/well-wishers for
their problems ofcourse with sathvikathyaka
Then pancha
sookthas parayana
Then Madhyanniham , Thiruvaradhanam( There are morethan
60 Salagrama moorthis and Kalinganardhana Krishna)
I like to mention here
one thing. On 27th november,I slipped and fell down from the steps near
South chitrai street, Srirangam.There was a fracture in my left leg-foot. With
all that I went to Sri Dasavathara Sannithi,took theertham, satari , prasadam
etc and returned to Chennai after a visit to Thiruvendipuram. As there was
pain & swelling I consulted Ortho specialist who applied Maavukkattu
and asked to lay in bed atleast for 21 days. Now I am alright. But before this
occurance, I suffered with back pain very frequently for the past ten years or
so and I could not stand or sit continously for 2hours. Because of jabams,
particularly Dhanvanthri, there is no back pain now. Baghvan gave a shock by
way of fracture and cured the back pain. Fracture also is cured at this
age
Bhagvan 's anugraha is immense. I pray Him to extend this till He takes my
Athma to His lotus feet, to continue the kainkaryams there at
Srivaikuntam
Dasan
Srikainkarya
Uruppattur Soundararajacharyan
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