Adiyen, Adiyen have the same kind of thinking. But I feel that the learning of
Veda Sakahas (like upanishad and pacha suktas) and Divyaprabhandam should start
from Home. this is my small suggession that the present adhikaris whom Swamin
has mentioned that doing parayanam with the text book should start teaching
their children first. Now they may not able to memorise but they can teach the
younger generation. So first the thought should be erodicated that the learning
is meant for elders. Every child should be involved in learning and parayanam
of DP and Vedas. We should start as a movement. Every elder person should teach
their younger generation and spend some amount for the sampradya. We should
keep some amount in reserve for the development of our Sampradaya and
tradition. This is the tradition. Moreover nowadays people thinking of modern
education but side by side everyone should educate their children. Here in
Muscat we had a guest. He was secretary to many senior
Ministers in Delhi. But the guest is well versed in Nithyanushandhanam,
important vedic hyms, Desika Stotras & Prabhandam. Even he had taught Alavandar
Stotram to all his daughters. Now after retirement he teaches all these things
and stories of Acharyas and their great service to our sampradaya to his grand
children when he stays in his daughters' house. That is his time passing. He
does not miss any of our Sampradya events even in old age. If everyone is like
this sure our sampradya will come up again. If we correct one generation the
next generation will come up automatically. First let us start the movement
with the elders teach the important Suktis to thier grand children from the New
Year Vyaya. This is the service to our Sampradaya, God and to their generation.
Do not waste the time infornt of the idoitic box. Gradually people will take
part in the temple activities. Dasan, If any mistake kindly pardon me.
Villiambakkam Govindarajan, Muscat
----- Original Message ----
From: soundararajan desikan <srikainkarya@xxxxxxxxx>
To: S SREEDHAR <dwijavanthi@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 10 April, 2006 10:52:14 AM
Subject: suggestions---invited
Dear Swamin
Sri Vaishnavas are commonly honoured with prefix" Ubhaya
Vedanthis"_ which, among other things , represent Vedas and Divya
prapandhas.In other words, they are vidwans of both Vedas and Divya prapandhas,
though they have not learnt all Vedas/their Veda as per their sakha( yajus
sakha etc) and all 4000 Divya prapandhams
2.Ubhaya Vedanthis are small in number now-a-days.The irony
is that Vaishnavaites, after their retirement from their profession, used to
learn prapandhams, having books with them, as most of these people do not know
sanskrit. Being the mother-tongue, they are fond of learning tamil prapandhams
and do not try to learn atleast pancha sookthas. This is the weakness in
Vaishnavas, whereas, advaitees give importance to vedic learning and Veda
parayanam.Srikainkarya leaves to Elites further thinkings on the above
conjecture, logic etc and to come to a decision on the necessity to revive the
learnings of Vedas atleast by next generation ( younger) as done by Advaitees
3. This is the proper time to encourage adyayanam of atleast
panchasookthams by vaishnavas, though they do not know a, b , c , d , about
sanskrit and they do not know akshara sudhdha in pronounciation . Once they
impart in this line they will have enthusiasum and do parayanam perfectly. This
is one part
4. Another thing is Vedaparayana vidwans. In
Tamilnadu,staunch vedaparayana vidwans are nurtured here and there giving
honororium etc to them from the funds created for this purpose, as in
Kanchipuram.
5. Srikainkarya has undertaken this in a small way (within
it's limit) in giving sambhavana to Vedic pundits who perform vedaparayanam
during pavithrothsavam at Thiruvaheendrapuram. There may be philonthrophists
giving sambhavana like this in kshetras. But , most of staunch veda parayakars
are living below the povert line , unable to meet both ends. That is why they
are reluctant to send their wards to Veda patasalas, though Sri Ahobila Mutt,
Srimath Andavan Asramam are encouraging the learnings of vedas by young people
in all ways, extending all facilities/benefits
6. The need of the hour is to protect aged staunch vedaparayana
swamis living in villagesdoing vedaparayana kainkaryam to Bhagvan in temples ,
without migrating to other professions / or to other towns/urban areas for
livelyhood. The need of the hour is to provide them with basic amenities (
food,clothing. shelter, minimum funds /money to gain purchasing power every
month, if not radio/television/phone. fan etc)
7. The second part is prapandha Adhikaris. No doubt, most of
these vaishnavaits are having some sort of comfortable back-ground of earning
or receiving pension or some amount by way of interest etc. The irony is that
they entered this prabhandha ghoshti after spending their better part of their
lives in earnings/ after completing family commitments of education, employment
marriage of their wards. We can see that most of them are having books in their
hands while rendering Divyaprabhandhas along with professionals in temples(
urban area). If not , there will be scarcity , even for rendering Divya
prabhandhas, while there is no rendering of Vedas during
Nithyanusanthanam(morning &evening) and Saththumurai in most of the temples
8. As vaishnavas, it is our bounden duty to see that
Vedaparayanam is done in all the temples. As vaishnavas, it is our utmost
responsibility to protect staunch vedaparayakaras who are still lingering in
the village temples, attending to veda parayanams.
9. It is also our duty to encourage and help staunch Adyabhagas
doing Divyaprabandha sevai in villages/urban/other temples
10. Ofcourse, there are archakas also in these temples sailing in
the same boat
Smrithi says
Yasya vedhachcha vedheesa vichchith yethey thripoorusham
savai durbrahmanegeya: saruakarma bhahis krutham
If we, as vaishnavaits are unable to do kainkaryam /service to
veda vidwans/ Divyaprabhandha adhikaris for their well-being , we cannot say
ourselves as vaishnavaites
11. Those, who do not have adyayanam(learning and reciting vedas)
and relationship with vedic pundits for three generations , are bad brahmins
(durbrahmins). In other words, those who do not know their veda sakhas or
atleast panchasookthas, they will not be treated as brahmins (leave alone
vaishnavas) but bad brahmins and their anushtanams will not give any benefit to
them
12.Srikainkarya is thinking on the above lines for the past so
many days. At this juncture, one young Srivaishnavaite from U.S. thinking on
the same lines has sent an e-mail like this to Srikainkarya
Kindly let me know how we can do some more to make a difference to staunch
srivaishnavas in their pursuit of vedas/prabhandhams or in any of their needs
13. Srikainkarya is of opinion that there are most elite
vaishnavas spread over all along the world and that they can be approached for
this purpose
14. Srikainkarya requests you to suggest/ discuss/putforth your
valued, well thought out ideas/opinions etc in a nutshell as early as possible
sothat they can be further discussed (with pros&cons) and arrived at a
conclusion by way of a scheme
Dasan
Srikainkarya
Thiruvaheendrapuram Uruppattur Chakravarthi Soundararajan
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