SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha
Srimate Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri
NarayanaYatindra Mahadesikaya nama
Dear Bhagavathas,
your question : why an Iyengar Should not worship Lord Ganesha/Vinayaka
Answer:
In my opinion ,
According to Srivaishnava Philosophy , Lord Sriman Narayanan is the only
PURUSHOTHAMAN . HE is the only male and all HIS CHIT creations are female and
we are supposed to marry him through the wedlock of Saranagathi . So after the
performance of Saranagathi with the help of an Acharyan , we should strictly
observe the following . Then only our Saranagathi will have a meaning.
One should firmly believe that Sriman Narayanan alone is the supreme LORD and
Purushothaman and HE alone can give Moksha. All other demi Gods , though may
give other benefits in line with their capacity , cannot give Moksha to any
one. As such surrendering unto the feet of Lord Sriman Narayanan alone can give
us salvation. There is no other way to go. This is called ANANYA GATHITHVAM.
Since all the creations are the property of the LORD , which came from HIM at
the time of creation , created for the benefit of Chits , we do not have any
right to claim anything as our own in this mundane world. So there is nothing
that we can offer to the LORD , which is not owned by HIM . This is called
AAKINCHANATHVAM.
The last though not the least , is the POORNA VISWASAM. We should have implicit
faith in LORD that HE will offer us salvation , as we are all HIS children.
In the light of the above it is expected from Srivaishnavites to refrain from
worshipping Demi Gods in any form rather than doing service and worship to Lord
Sriman Narayanan . If we keep worshipping other demi Gods as well after
Saranagathi , it would amount to ( in the worldly order ) wife keeping the
photograph of another person ( other than her husband ) in privacy after
marriage and having satisfaction. It is highly immoral to do such an act and
hence to be avoided.
Moreover, when one gets an opportunity to deal with the Big boss ( say Chairman
) in a company , why should we go to the people in lower rank , who cannot
solve our problem , to get our job done . Does it not look ridiculous ?
Trust the matter is clear now.
Regards
Yours Ramanuja Dasan, G.Sampath.
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