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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.06 / ISSUE # 02 dated 10th October 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE:

EDITORIAL:
It is seen that the Guidelines put in place by the Board of Advisory
Consultants of?Sri Ranga Sri? are being honored more in their breach than in
observance by some contributors. Once again we request members to bear in 
mind
these guidelines before sending their postings / queries / clarifications 
etc.
We would like to bring to your notice the following points specifically.

(1) COPYCAT VERSIONS:
Copycat versions of the same postings sent to multiple groups may not be
submitted to ?Sri Ranga Sri?. We welcome postings EXCLUSIVELY, we repeat,
EXCLUSIVELY for featuring in ?Sri Ranga Sri?.

However, as a mark of respect to the moderators of fraternal lists, they may
choose to post their articles to ?Sri Ranga Sri? in addition to their own
lists, provided such articles are not marked to multiple other lists.

(2) PRAMANAMS:
Often, it is seen that personal opinions and speculations are projected on
many issues, leading to never ending arguments and counter arguments that
divert the focus. Appropriate authority (PramaaNams) preferably with *actual
quotes* from *Saatvic* scriptures should be provided in support of any
viewpoints presented.

(4) "ORIGINAL MESSAGES"
While replying to points of another contributor; please take care to delete
the "Original message" in your reply, IF the original message had appeared
already in our message boards.
If necessary,
(i) The "Subject" of the original message may be "cited" or
(ii) The Name of the archive and the Message number therein provided or
(iii) The excerpts from original to which the reply is directly related, may
be quoted to make sure that the reply is to the point raised.

Please do not allow the entire message to appear again in your reply. A
repetition of a string of correspondence on the same subject will consume
the bandwidth unnecessarily.

(5) BE PRECISE AND TO THE POINT WHILE REPLYING:
It is noticed that sometimes, Scholars who offer to answer questions do not
take care to meet the precise point at issue but skirt around waxing on
irrelevant data, leaving the questioner no wiser after reading their
explanations, than where they found themselves before posing their queries.
It is requested that those who seek to educate should stick to the exact
points raised when they venture to explain.

Let us remember:
? Wise men talk because they have something to say.
Others talk because they have to say something!?

(6) EXHORTATIONS:
Similarly, simply exhorting readers to do this or not do that in
AnushTaanams and observances, without providing adequate PramaaNam from
authoritative scriptures underlying such instructions MIGHT BE VIEWED AS
INANE PLATITUDES OR MERE RIGMAROLE OR JUST BLAH- BLAH AND ARE LIABLE TO BE
DISMISSED OUTRIGHT BY THE READERS.

(10) APPEALS FOR FUNDS:
Would anyone venture to appeal for funds for an avowedly unworthy cause?
No appeal for funds is normally made except under the cloak of some ?worthy?
cause or other. The money spinning technique of con artists to beguile the
gullible and credulous folks by playing upon their humanitarian emotions and
sympathy have been so perfected that the pretext of ?helping a worthy cause?
is routinely touted as a useful ploy. (For example, a recent appeal was for
a medical treatment that was found to be false).
We should not fall for these.

The same holds good for the some of the much too numerous appeals for funds
for this, that or the other ?kainkaryams? flashed on the Internet day in and
day out impacting on the sentimental susceptibilities of Bhaagavatas.
Complaints have surfaced, of late, regarding misuse of funds collected in
the name of so called ?worthy projects?.

This is not to say that all appeals are of this kind.

IMPORTANT:
IN FACT, APPEALS BEARING THE SPECIFIC OFFICIAL SPONSORING BY THE YATIVARAS
THEMSELVES OF MATAMS AND ASHRAMAMS (LIKE AHOBILA MATAM, PARAKLAALA MATAM,
POUNDARIKAPURAM ASHRAMAM, PERIYASHRAMAM, VANAMAMALAI MATAM ETC.) CAN BE
FREELY POSTED.

ALL OTHER APPEALS solicited by individuals and for funds for whatever
?kainkaryam? will be allowed only with the express undertaking that the
solicitor ensures the following:
(i) officially acknowledging the receipt of contributions collected.
(ii) Utilization of the funds fully and precisely for the purposes for which
they are proposed to be mobilized through their appeal
(iii) Adequate audit and accounting are in place to the entire satisfaction
of the donors.
(iv) Responsibility to personally indemnify the donors against any
inconvenience or loss due to any irregularity that might come to light at
any time, with regard to their solicitation
(v) Preferably, the appeals should be made through "Registered Trusts" with
Tax exemption status currently in force.

In the absence of such undertaking, we may be seen as encouraging
indiscriminate fund-raising appeals and also become liable for any potential
legal action later on, given the conduct of numerous trusts that have
mushroomed and disappeared with the collections?
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1. WHO IS THIS AZHWAR?
GLORY OF GARUDAZHWAR ?
Part 2 (Anbil Ramaswamy)
2. NAMMAZHWAR SNIPPETS -
TIRUVOIMOZHI Part ? 7
(Anbil Ramaswamy)
3. FROM MAHABHARATA: ?YAKSHA PRASNAM?
Part 47: Prasnam 114 by
Sri M.K. Ramaswamy Iyengar Swami,
Senior Officer of Govt. of India.
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148 Regular issues have been released, so far besides several Special
Issues) -
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- 28 Issues of Vol. 5 &
- 01 Issue of Vol. 6
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We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the "Regular Issues" archived in the
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postings allowed for encouraging "Reader participation"). We are sure that
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Ever at your service
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Anbil Ramaswamy,
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