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Sri RAmajayam
SrimathE GopAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha

Dear Sri.Rangan,
Your intention is really noble(to serve the Lord & community). This also 
prompted me to review our current stature on the so called "Pujari" and see how 
a person can embark on Bhagavad Kaimkaryam in a temple. Please bear with me for 
the same,

In former times, ArchakAs in temples were involved traditionally and generally 
look forward to keeping up the traditional practices(AgamAs) as well as take 
deep interest in serving the Lord with ShAstra JnAna, AnushtAnam and Anubhavam. 
Of course for Ujeevanam(survival), revenue collections were utilized.

In modern times, people do not live around Divya DEsam and build name-sake 
temples around their communities affecting the practice at this temple, and 
diluting the financial strength of the Divya DEsams. When survival has taken 
predominance(NOT TO BLAME ANYONE), faith and practice has taken the back seat. 
What this has resulted is that temples which were supposed to showcase our 
SampradAyam(Agamic worship, PatasAlas, Discourses), has been reduced to 
mechanical worship and monetary exploitation by 
individuals/administration/government etc. 

It is AdiyEn's deep desire that Swamin take up this career to serve the lord 
with passion unlike many contemporaries with the following steps,
1.Making yourself eligible - By birth, have undergone Upanayanam to learn 
necessary VEda mantras and Divya Prabandham(1 yr for a crash course on 
important mantras and prabandham), by identifying a Sri Vaishnava Acharya and 
undergoing Panchasamskaara and learning Bhagavad Aaradhanam and undergoing 
Grantha KAlakshEpam. In the minimum SampradAyic knowledge and anubhavam, can 
accummulate with Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram(Swami DEsikan), VedArtha 
Sangraham(of Sri RAmanuja), Bhagavad Vishayam(based on Thiruvaimozhi) and this 
can take 2 yrs. Apart from that learning temple rituals(as in Koil Ozhughu) for 
Uthsavam, Thirumanjanam, Satthumurai, Thaligai, Alankaaram, Purappaadhu and 
other Upachaaras to the Divya Dhampathis.

2.Identifying the temple - Most Divya DEsam which are prominent, have revenue 
stream and a high dose of red-tape that does not allow new comers and tend to 
pass on the responsibility to their kith and kin even if they are less 
qualified, similar to some vamsAvazhi of Theerthakarar in temples. So if you 
are deeply interested in serving a Divya DEsam, please seek the advise of a Sri 
Vaishnava Acharya, and he can direct you to the appropriate Sthalam which can 
benefit from your service. On the other hand if you have livelihood concerns, 
there are a good number of Community temples in India and outside India.
3.Serving the temple - Knowing the contemporaries, AdiyEn will beg Swamin to 
make a difference and on others(other ArchakAs and the community alike).

AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

Sudarsana Dasosmi

-----Original Message-----
From: ramesh9_uk [mailto:rangadesch@xxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 8:43 PM
To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SriRangaSri] How can you become a Pujari?


_/|\_ Vanakkam Vaisnava Brothers & Sisters,

i would like to know wheter there is a school or something similiar to 
learn all ritual pujas,mantras like a Pujari does. I would love to 
learn it. I follow the Gaudia-Vaisnava Path best known as ISKCON or 
Hare Krishna Movement, but would like to learn also about other 
Vaisnava direction and have therfore here in this forum. I have been 
once to SRI Rangam for just 2 hours or so but i loved it, i planning 
next year to go to india and learn sanskrit. Well there are school 
from the ISKCON but i would love to study it in SRI RANGAM, it was so 
magnicifant just the Temple itself!

I would be very thankful for replies by some here, please advise me 
where in Sri Rangam they teach Sanskrit and how performing pujas(like 
priest)thanks again.

Om Vishnue Namaha
Rangan




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