New members introduction

[Guest guest]

Dear devotees,

This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this

group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts

of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to

follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards

the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava

lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer

family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more

about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the

Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with

devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the

blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

 

Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

 

Rajappa Tadepalli

[Guest guest]

Om namo bhagavathe vasudevaya.

Dear devotees,

Thank you for accepting me in this group. I'm writing as a follow up to my

husband's email below.

 

Please guide as as to what our next step should be. What is the right way to

approach an acharya to request samashryanam for us (not born in a Sri Vaishnava

family) ? Are there any pre-requisites for samashryanam? Until then, what daily

spiritual practices can we follow?

 

We live in Denver. We would be grateful to have association of bhagavathas in

the area.

 

 

All glories to Sri Ramanuja and Sriman Narayana.

 

Padmashree

 

ramanuja , " jappa_310 " <jappa_310 wrote:

>

> Dear devotees,

> This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this

group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts

of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to

follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards

the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava

lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer

family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more

about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the

Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with

devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the

blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

>

> Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

>

> Rajappa Tadepalli

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Rajappa Tadepalli,You wrote:>>>>>Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated<<<<<<Greetings to you and welcome onboard. aDiyEn is a silent member of this group: mainly because of aDiyEn's ignorance. Just writing to wish you and your family all the best - hoping that you will find a sadAcArya at the earliest. Just a point I would like to make: There is no preparation required, to get initiated into the sampradAyam. Once you have got the desire, you can just go straight away to an AcArya (preferably along with a senior bhAgavata who you are close to) and pray to be initiated. The choice is His. Usually, our parents' AcAryan becomes our AcAryan. Since in your case you have not had that background, you can approach an AcAryan whose Atma guNams

influence you.Do kindly excuse me if this mail sounds inappropriate.rAmAnuja dAsan-r.varadarAjan--- On Mon, 4/13/09, jappa_310 <jappa_310 wrote:jappa_310 <jappa_310[sri ramanuja] New members introductionramanuja Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 1:14 PM

 

Dear devotees,

This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

 

Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

 

Rajappa Tadepalli

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Rajappa Swamin

 

Your interest in Vaishnavism is to be much appreciated and respected.  It is wonderful that you are able to follow Shri Velukkudi Swamy's upanyasams which are about the best guidelines we can get today in so many practical ways.  As a humble suggestion, you may kindly start reading nd learning the Alwars' Divya Prabhandams - which is available in Tamil and Telugu scripts.  Thiruppallandu, Thiruppaliezhuchi and Thiruppavai are the fundamental Prabhandams which every Vaishnavite ought to learn to recite; followed by Amalanathipiran and Kanninunsiruthambu.  

 

AdiyEn Dasan 

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:14 PM, jappa_310 <jappa_310 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

Dear devotees,This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.Rajappa Tadepalli

-- vasu

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Rajappa and Smt. Padmashree,

Warm welcome to Srivaishnavam.

It is wonderful of devareer to recognize the significance of srivaishnavam.

It is also great that devareer have joined this group.

 

adiyen would like to recommend listening to a few more upanyasakas that adiyen

know of, namely, Sri. M.A. Venkatakrishnan, Sri. Krishna Premi, Sri. Sriram

Bharathi (songs too). There are many more upanyasakas that adiyen also wish to

know about and listen to.

 

Srivaishnavam is the ultimate destination for all the athmas.

 

dasan.

 

 

ramanuja , " jappa_310 " <jappa_310 wrote:

>

> Dear devotees,

> This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this

group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts

of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to

follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards

the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava

lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer

family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more

about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the

Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with

devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the

blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

>

> Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

>

> Rajappa Tadepalli

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Smt. Padmashree Rajappa,

 

Personally I am unqualified to answer a very significant query you raised.  There are learned seniors in this forum who may be able to provide guidance.  However, as a humble suggestion - you may approach the Thirumalai Thrithandi Jeeyar Mutt - they could advise you the right path.  They do have a website as well as branches all over the USA. (www.chinnajeeyar.org)

 

AdiyEn DAsan

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Padmashree <padmashree.rt wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

Om namo bhagavathe vasudevaya.Dear devotees,Thank you for accepting me in this group. I'm writing as a follow up to my husband's email below. Please guide as as to what our next step should be. What is the right way to approach an acharya to request samashryanam for us (not born in a Sri Vaishnava family) ? Are there any pre-requisites for samashryanam? Until then, what daily spiritual practices can we follow?

We live in Denver. We would be grateful to have association of bhagavathas in the area. All glories to Sri Ramanuja and Sriman Narayana.Padmashree ramanuja , " jappa_310 " <jappa_310 wrote:>> Dear devotees,> This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

> > Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.> > Rajappa Tadepalli>

 

-- vasu

[Guest guest]

WELCOME to this HOLY group

PLS read the various mails to start with

Then Ur contributions will be welcome JAI SRIMAN NARAYANA

AANDAL THIRUADIGALE SARANAM

DASAN

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Padmashree <padmashree.rt wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

Om namo bhagavathe vasudevaya.Dear devotees,Thank you for accepting me in this group. I'm writing as a follow up to my husband's email below. Please guide as as to what our next step should be. What is the right way to approach an acharya to request samashryanam for us (not born in a Sri Vaishnava family) ? Are there any pre-requisites for samashryanam? Until then, what daily spiritual practices can we follow?

We live in Denver. We would be grateful to have association of bhagavathas in the area. All glories to Sri Ramanuja and Sriman Narayana.Padmashree ramanuja , " jappa_310 " <jappa_310 wrote:>> Dear devotees,> This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

> > Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.> > Rajappa Tadepalli>

[Guest guest]

Respected Swamins,When we are writing about Upanyasakars, adien would like to add to the list of Sri.UVe Venkatakrishnan his seniors Sri UVe Mahavidwan Kanchisree Annangaracharyar Swami, Sri UVe Velukkudi Varadacharyar Swami his senior - Karpangadu Venkatacharyar Swami folowed by  Vidwan Nyayashiromani Solvendar Yatindra Pravana Pravaham Pillai Lokam Sri U Ve Ssthala Sayanathuraivar Swami,Thirukottiyur Sri UVe Madhavan Swami, Sri UVe Kazhiyur B Devarajan Swami,Sri UVe Rajahamsam Swami and Sri UVe Srinidhi Swami who are all gems in the SriVaishnava Sampradayam and well versed in almost all topics of Upanyasams.Adien Ramanujadasan,Pelapur Varadarajan   ramanuja From: adiyenraghuDate: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:03:39 +0000[sri ramanuja] Re: New members introduction

 

 

 

 

Dear Sri Rajappa and Smt. Padmashree,

Warm welcome to Srivaishnavam.

It is wonderful of devareer to recognize the significance of srivaishnavam.

It is also great that devareer have joined this group.

 

adiyen would like to recommend listening to a few more upanyasakas that adiyen know of, namely, Sri. M.A. Venkatakrishnan, Sri. Krishna Premi, Sri. Sriram Bharathi (songs too). There are many more upanyasakas that adiyen also wish to know about and listen to.

 

Srivaishnavam is the ultimate destination for all the athmas.

 

dasan.

 

ramanuja , "jappa_310" <jappa_310 wrote:

>

> Dear devotees,

> This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

>

> Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

>

> Rajappa Tadepalli

>

 

 

 

So many new options, so little time. .

[Guest guest]

Jai Srimannarayana.

srimathE Ramanujaya namaha

 

adiyEn Ramanuja dasi.

 

Respected bhagavatas,

 

As a follow up to our initial email below and all the helpful and welcoming

replies from many of you, we are pleased to inform you that His Holiness Sri Sri

Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami has accepted us as His sishyas on June 7 09 - Vaikasi

Kettai - Parasara Bhattar Tirunakshatram - in Houston, Texas.

 

Please accept our humble pranams. We are immensely grateful to Swamiji who has

given us lost souls shelter,to all of you who have guided us in this endeavour

and to Thayar and Perumal for pulling us towards Them like a magnet (the pace at

which everything fell into place after we wrote the initial email to this group

could ONLY be due to Them). We had the good fortune of spending 3 days listening

to Swamiji's pravachanams and participating in other programs. It was very hard

leaving His presence to return to Denver. But we have very precious memories to

hold on to until we are blessed with opportunities to serve Him.

 

I have been reading all the wonderful emails that are exchanged in this group. I

would especially like to mention a few that have really touched my heart. The

experience of a blessed bhagavata waiting in Srirangam in the hot sun observing

the blind old man, the tired elderly lady etc; the Nammalwar article - being a

newbie Vaishnava I learnt a lot about the great Alwar in the Sampradaya; the

photos of home deities - as another bhagavata has mentioned They are so happy to

reside in your blessed home that They are giving you the opportunities; the

update about a bhagavata's trip to Sriperumbudur temple of Sri Ramanujacharya;

the updates about the blessed children reciting the Divyaprabhandams;

information on kainkaryams in the various Divyadesams..I could go on and on

about what all touched my heart because in one way or the other they all do. I'm

sorry I couldn't write back immediately and I'm mentioning them all together

here.

 

We have also been blessed with the association of wonderful bhagavata families

in the area and the opportunity to participate in Sampradayic activities in Sri

Venkateswara temple - a balalayam currently. Imagine the level of our

contamination which prevented us from visiting this temple for nearly 2 yrs even

after knowing it existed! Our loyalties were towards a generic Hindu temple.

Only slightly after joining this group, it even occurred to us - why not go

there and see if we are blessed with bhagavata association? and guess what? We

are and that too instantly! All of a sudden a whole new world opened up in front

of our eyes.. It is so true and very apparent that Perumal never takes our

freewill away but He is always waiting for us to look in His direction.

 

adiyEn

 

Padmashree Ramanuja dasi

 

ramanuja , " Padmashree " <padmashree.rt wrote:

>

> Om namo bhagavathe vasudevaya.

> Dear devotees,

> Thank you for accepting me in this group. I'm writing as a follow up to my

husband's email below.

>

> Please guide as as to what our next step should be. What is the right way to

approach an acharya to request samashryanam for us (not born in a Sri Vaishnava

family) ? Are there any pre-requisites for samashryanam? Until then, what daily

spiritual practices can we follow?

>

> We live in Denver. We would be grateful to have association of bhagavathas in

the area.

>

>

> All glories to Sri Ramanuja and Sriman Narayana.

>

> Padmashree

>

> ramanuja , " jappa_310 " <jappa_310@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear devotees,

> > This is by way of introducing myself and my wife Padmashree (soon to join

this group). We are aspiring devotees of Sriman Narayana. We have made small

amounts of progress over the last few years in trying to find a spiritual path

to follow. By the Lord's grace, our spiritual ambitions have crystallized

towards the Sri Vaishnava/Ramanuja Sampradayam. We were not born into the Sri

Vaishnava lineage. I was born into a Telugu Brahmin family and wife in a Tamil

Iyer family. We are trying to improve our knowledge and devotion by learning

more about the Ramanuja Sampradayam. Presently our sources of knowledge are the

Upanyasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami. We would like to interact with

devotees in this virtual forum to further this quest. Hopefully, by the

blessings of the Lord, we will eventually find an acharya and get initiated.

> >

> > Thanks for giving an opportunity for our spiritual progress.

> >

> > Rajappa Tadepalli

> >

>