At 07:43 PM 6/25/98 -0400, Anand K Karalapakkam wrote:

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>             Srimate  Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha

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>                  Srimate Sri Kanakavalli nAyikA sametha Sri-

>                       VeerarAghava Para Brahmane Namaha

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>                       Srimate  ShatagopAya Namaha                      
             

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>                  Srimate  Bhagavad   RAmAnujAya  Namaha      

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>                  Srimate NigamAntha MahAdesikAya Namaha 

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>             Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka - 

>         Srivan  Shatagopa  Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha  
   

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>     Dear  bhaktAs of Sriman NArAyanA,

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>     Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams. 

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>  --cont--

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> AzhagiyaSingar started the Upadesam on "SaranAgati" (ie. prapatti) for
us

>& directly spoke to adiyen : "Unnaku edulAm therium. ErundAlum ,

>maththavALukulAm theriyumo theriyAdho ..." ( "You know all these . But
,

>others may or may not know .." ). Adiyen really became speechless 
after

>this statement of AzhagiyaSingar which exhibited H.H.Jeeyar's 
sowseelyam

>, sowlabhyam , compassion , ...& host of other kalyAna gunAs .

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>     Unfortunately , if someone assumes this "prapatti" (that pleases

>Sriman NArAyanA to grant mokshA ie. eternal kainkaryam to Divya 
Dampati

>at Sri Vaikuntam) to be something very "cheap" ( like buying something

>from stores ) , then he is obviously unfit . "prapatti" is the final

>essence of all sAstrAs - the nectar churned out of the ocean of
sAstrAs.

>Moreover , the granter of moksham is none other than Sriya: pathi , 
the

>unparalleled Lord of all Lords , but who is simultaneously the
SaranAgata

>Vatsalan ! One should know about the greatness of NArAyanA, atleast to
the

>extent that, even the demigods like BrahmA , SivA , IndrA etc are mere

>servitors to Him . If one doesn't have this knowledge also (ie.
thinking

>that all "Gods" are same etc ie. devatAntara sambandhA ) , there is no

>point in performing prapatti for him ,since the most important
requisite

>- ananyagatitvA (no other resort) is lost => he won't be given moksham
by 

>Sriman NArAyanA .





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ADIYEN FEELS THAT THIS ARTICLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLE FOR THE
THOUSANDS OF JIVAS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAPATTI.  I THINK SO
MANY OTHER DEVOTEES HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN ONE OR THE OTHER
FORM.  IF ONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF THIS ASPECT CALLED
'PRAPATTI' WHETHER IT IS IN THE FORM OF 'MENTAL ATTITUDE' OR 'KAYIKA,
VACHIKA AND MANASIKA - OBSERVED THROUGH BODY, SPEECH AND INTELLECT' LIFE
IS WASTED THOROUGHLY; THAT TOO A BIRTH WHICH TAUGHT US TO DO THIS FOR
PROTECTING US.  THE OTHER DAY WHEN 'LORD KRISHNA SUGGESTED TO ME IN THE
DREAM THAT 'YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU WILL LIVE' HE REALLY MEANT THAT
AND IT APPLIES TO ALL OF US. WHEN WE DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG WE WILL LIVE
AND WHEN WE ARE TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF DOING 'BHAKTI YOGA' WHAT BUSINESS DO
WE HAVE NOT DOING PRAPATTI? (THERE ARE ONLY TWO PATHS TO GET THE ULTIMATE
GOAL) BUT ONE NEEDS TRUST IN THIS. TO GET TRUST ONE SHOULD WHOLE
HEARTEDLY ACCEPT AN ACHARYA AND FALL AT HIS FEET TO LEARN THE WAY OUT OF
THIS CYCLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY STUDYING
RAHASYATRAYASARA OR TATTVA TRAYA / SRIVACHANABHUSHANA (DEPENDING ON YOUR
ORIENTATION). ONE SHOULD DO AT LEAST STUDY THESE GRANTHAS UNDER AN
ACHARYA.


<bold>THE REAL MARK BY WHICH ONE IS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT PATH IS SHOWN
FIRST BY  GETTING 'SHRADDHA' - (INTEREST- OR DEEP INTEREST). THEN IT IS
'TVARA' IE. SPEED AT WHICH WE 'PERFORM WHAT IS NEEDED TO SAVE US'.  THIS
TVARA OR SPEED IS THE INDICATION OF THE REAL 'SHRADDHA' OR INTEREST.  IF
TVARA IS NOT THERE THEN IT INDICATES THE LEVEL OF 'SHRADDHA'. 

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ADIYEN IS NO AUTHORITY ON ANY SUBJECT, BUT WHEN I SEE ARTICLES SUCH AS
THIS, I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL OUR FOLKS IN THIS NETWORK AS WELL AS THIS
WORLD TO FIND A PATH WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY OUR ACHARYAS WHOSE ONLY
PURPOSE IS TO GUIDE US WITH NO REAL SELFISH INTEREST.


'NAALAM DVIJATVAM NA DEVATVAM NA RISHITVAM CHASURATMAJAHA, PRINANAYA
MUKUNDASYA....' - PRAHLADA'S SERMON


'IT DOES NOT REQUIRE TO BE BORN AS BRAHMIN, OR A DEVA OR A RISHI 'O
CHILDREN OF ASURAS' - TO PLEASE MUKUNDA WHO IS VERILY THE GIVER OF
MOKSHA'. 


LET NO ONE STOP AT VARNASHRAMA ISSUES, OR WELL LET ME GET OLDER, I CANNOT
PROMISE THAT I CAN LEAD A VERY STRICT LIFE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS
PRAPATTI DONE WITH MY WIFE/HUSBAND; I WOULD LIKE TO GO AFTER MY KID
BECOMES 7 YEARS OLD AND CLUB IT WITH THE UPANAYANAM OF THE KID; I WILL
GET IT AFTER RETIREMENT..... WE CAN COME UP WITH THOUSAND REASONS TO
POSTPONE THIS.   <bold>IT IS HIS PROBLEM TO GUIDE US TO LEAD IN WHATEVER
STRICT LIFE HE WANTS, ONCE WE OFFER OURSELVES TO SRIMANNARAYANA'S LOTUS
FEET; WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT YOURS? 

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ADIYEN KRISHNA KALALE


I BEG MERCY FROM ALL OF YOU IF I HAVE OFFENDED ANYONE BY WHAT I HAVE
WRITTEN HERE.  THESE WERE MY THOUGHTS AFTER READING THIS ARTICLE. PLEASE
BLAME 'SRI ANANDA KARALAPAKAM' FOR EVOKING SUCH THOUGHTS IN ME. I DID NOT
COMMIT ANY MISTAKE. (TEMPORARY INSANITY PLEA!)




ADIYEN KRISHNA KALALE

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