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                                Sastras say  that all items such as movables , 
immovables, houses, foods,jewellery,flowers,fruits etc are the properties of 
GOD ( Sriman Narayanan) and we have to offer everything to Him, before we take. 
In other words, we have to eat food, after offering to Him(even water),we have 
to swallow fruits after offering them to Him,we have to dedicate anything 
either house/flat to Him before our occupation. That is why , there is age-long 
practice of naming the house as "Sri Narayan Mandir " , Sri Lakshmi Nikethan 
etc from the days of our fore-fathers, fore-fathers
                               Emperors, Kings in the good golden days used to 
construct large temples, dig temple-tanks, construct prakarams, thousand pillar 
mandaps , hundred- pillar mandaps, sixteen pillar mandaps, four pillar mandaps 
attaching them with the main shrine. Offering of ornaments ,jewels were rare in 
those days itself , because of invasion of foreign-rulers of different 
religious faith who were bent-upon to destroy the temples and to make robbery  
of all precious jewellery. 
                              Then came small rulers like Rajah of Sarafoji, 
Rajah of Ramnad etc.  These rulers offered lands to the temples for daily 
up-keep and to conduct daily poojas without interruption
                              Then came the Philanthropists like Nattukkottai 
Chettiars. They also contributed to the conduct of of festivals  in the temples 
according to Agama Sastras
                              Later on Musicians like Vaikundavasi M.S. 
contributed their  huge earnings to the temples in whatever manner they like.
                              These are all going to say onething.With the 
grace of Sri Bhagvan , we are earning. All earnings belong to Him.  If we offer 
something  of His own to Himself  He is pleased . He returns it with 
manyfold.to the devotees  who offered it to Him. He mitigates their sufferings 
. He appears indirectly during their critical  times and solves problems. He is 
taking care of the devotees who believe in Him absolutely.
                            It is not the question of earning, earning, 
earning. It is not the question of saving and leaving it to next generation who 
will not satisfy even if we leave  the entire world to them. In our life ,  we 
saw many rich families fell into deep trouble and poverty spending the wealth 
in adharma ways( drinks race etc )In our life we saw some other rich families 
grow richer , because they spend major portion of their wealth on the ways 
directed in Dharma Sastras.
                          One thing is clear. If we offer something to GOD from 
our earnings , the offerings will help us in many ways during our difficult 
period. GOD is not crazy, because everything belongs to Him.  But we are crazy 
of everything, except GOD. If we are crazy with GOD  ignoring other things , 
GOD will give such other things  to us as it is His responsibility to protect 
us. If we surrender to Him ,He will take us To Vaikuntam after our seperation 
from this world.
                         Then , how we unveil our desire of offer to Him? It is 
easy. We can partake,assist, help, cooperate in the service ( Kainkaryam) to 
GOD in many ways. We can ourselves take up the service if we are so rich. If we 
do not have such resources  we can help the people who are doing such service( 
Kainkaryam)
                          Here is an opportunity  for this Kainkaryam. Hundreds 
of devotees throng Oushatadri  daily especially during thursdays to sundays to 
worship Sri Hayagreevar at Thiruvaheendrapuram near Cuddalore braving the 
scorching sun/heavy rain/bitter snow-fall Sri Kainkarya a  registered Public 
Charitable Trust , which is doing several services ( Please see 
www.srikainkarya.org) has taken up the task of construction of final stage of 
Mahamandap at a cost of Rs 8--00 lacs,because the construction of first stage 
of Mandap at a cost of Rs 2-45 lakhs is not sufficiant to cater to the needs of 
devotees. This Mahamandap will mitigate the sufferings of devotees. Service to 
devotees is a service to GOD. Further to have ecstatic dharsan of the Lord  and 
to perform Uthsavas comfortably there is every need to complete the 
construction  of Mahamandap as quickly as possible. This is not only a service 
to God Sri Hayagreeva , GOD of all knowledge such as science sculpture
 state-craft, music, dance, prosdy, politics, ethics etc,  but also a service 
to the Society at large since this Mahamandap will stand permanently till the 
end  of this Kaliyuga as a shelter, as a witness portraying the contributions  
made by the devotees like you  for the construction , just like several mandaps 
constructed by Maharajas
                           THE names of contributors of Rs 50,000/- and above 
are engraved in the marble stone that will be put up at the Mahamandap. The 
contributors will be presented  with a silver coin (10 gms) depicting Sri 
Hayagreeva for their daily pooja. They will be given with a letter=pad size art 
paper  colour photo of 12 Sri Hayagreevars  with dyana slokas  for meditation 
japam etc
                            Whatelse, we want!Our desire will be to encourage  
such kainkaryams (service) to GOD.Our aim should be to partake in such of those 
services
                          Srikainkarya's aim is to complete the construction of 
Mahamandap quickly as hundreds of devotees are suffering under the scorching 
sun  daily without protection. You can help/assist/partake in the fulfillment 
of the aim a noble cause by contributing liberally
                         D.D./cheque may be drawn in favour "Srikainkarya" and 
sent to
                                  Srikainkarya
                         (D.Soundararajan)
                      F5,Chandra Flats 90 Brindavan Street West Mambalam 
Chennai-600033
                     Telephone 044/24843986  Mobile 9444143685
Dasan Thiruvaheendrapuram Uruppattur Chakravarthi Soundararajan          

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