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Sadagopan gopan • November 28, 2002 


>Can someone explain the difference between madam and asramam, please.
>Regards
>Bhooma

Dear Srimathi Bhooma:

Madam(Matam) is the name for the religious
institutions headed by sanyAsis like Ahobila
Matam Jeeyar , VaanamAmalai Jeeyar , ParakALa
Matam headed by Brahma Tantra Jeeyar. They are 
the pontiffs of very old paramparais. SishyAs
belong to these Matams.

Aasramam has two meanigns . One is like Gruhastha,
Vaanaprastha , SanyAsa Aaasramam , one of the four
stages in one's life . It also means the abode of
a Sage or Acharyan. In RaamAyaNam , You read about
Lord  Ramachandra Visiting  Sage BharadhvAja"s aasramam. 
Vedic recitals , Yaagams , Yaj~nams , Brahama VichAram
takes place at such Aasramams and Matams.

In today's parlance , such high minded activities 
take place at Srirangam PeriyAsramam , PoundarIkapuram
ANDavan's Aasramam. These Aasramams have their own 
Sishya paramparai and the SanyAsis of these Aasramams 
also travel but not always. 

There are a lot of SvaymAchArya gruhastha and 
SanyAsis .Wherever they are can be easily
accepted as Aasramam.  

V.Sadagopan 

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