Dear shri Sundararaman
Vedic proyogams are constant; but sankalpam to pillayar by iyer may be
different to vaishna vism. Its a long reply Let me try later Thank you K R
IRS 18521
On Mon, 17 May 2021 at 13:28, Sundar Raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Respected Sirs !
>
> Is there a difference between Iyer's Shraddham method v/s Iyengar's
> Shraddham's method ? apologies if my question hurts anybody's sentiments.
>
> Please clarify and if by any chance if you have complete procedure to
> start performing Iyer's Shraddham, from the basic steps, kindly share it,
> would be very helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> Sundar.
>
>
> On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *GAYA SRARDHA – REG* Dear friends, I have read the full link given by
>> Sri Rajaram IRS which is a question answer between me and TRS Iyengar who
>> is a sastrikal in Mattunga and *owning a website during 2007 or so,
>> forwarded to me by Sri Narayanaswamy. * *The part regarding Gaya srardha
>> I reproduce below.* *In your one earlier query I had clarified already
>> the following points which I may add here too for the benefit of visitors:*
>>
>> 1. Gaya sraadha is equivalent to performing *60 annual sraadhas.*
>>
>> 2. After Gaya sraadha, conducting sraadha should not be discontinued.
>> *Continuing
>> sraadha will surely feed Jnatha Anjatha pithrus *
>>
>> *If our pithrus have gone to their destinations. It adds to punniabalam*.
>>
>> There are even persons perform *sraadha for Jnatha anjatha pithrus too
>> for punniam*.
>>
>> I hope this reply is elaborate as you desired.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some important QA from the link I reproduce below:-
>>
>> Q7. Sir Do our pithru reach swarga?
>>
>> A7. Why doubt? The ultimate destination being Kailasam aka Paramapadam,
>> the souls wander from one location to other, depending on their merits
>> and punya bhalam. They reach their destinations by various steps;
>> pithrulokam, devalokam, etc. The actual paramapatham, Srivaikuntham or
>> kailasam are one and the same as per the philosophical readings.
>>
>> *Q14. Sir, I know there are different types of sraadhas. There is Atma
>> pinda sraadha with special manthra too. My question sir, who are advised to
>> perform Jala srradha and Hiranya sraadha?*
>>
>> A14. Hiranaya sraadha I have already replied. However *I will give one
>> more clarification and express the srardha niyama as explained by my
>> distant cousin, late Sri Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar, (who was very
>> popular for his divine writings in many periodicals, very specifically for
>> an article series in Kalki “Kurai Onrum IlRlai Govinda”) has given some
>> hints on the Srardha procedures*.
>>
>> He even wrote an article in one of the Kalki Deepavali supplement and I
>> give the contents here below for the readers to take a note. *The
>> Srardha niyama in three different types with each having values on Uthama,
>> Madhima & Athama paksha*
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Gopala Krishnan 16-5-2021
>>
>> *Respected Sri Rajaram IRS*
>>
>> With at most respect you I am writing the following:-
>>
>> I had written in my posting Divine information part 7 one can perform
>> srardha on the thithi day invoking *only jnatha Anjatha pithrus*. If
>> sasthrikal recite manthra invoking only jnatha Anjatha pithrus, one can
>> perform srardha *without pithruvaranam. *
>>
>> Regarding different types of srardhas, he is referring to his cousin’s
>> book of *different type of practices in SriVaishanvam. You just see the
>> title Srivaishnavam practices in web page.*
>>
>> An Iyengar worship only in Sri Vishnu temples (exemptions are there).
>> Their practices are different from ours.
>>
>> He has told in a correspondence to me if pithruvaram is done, *with
>> hesitation our pithru comes from Devaloka, accept the offerings and give to
>> Jnatha Anjatha pithrus.*
>>
>> You can correspond with TRS iyengar and ask whether he has written to me
>> so. *I lost old files.* Or else I could have produced.
>>
>> Kindly read my postings fully. Above all he is a sasthrikal. He is not
>> the ultimate authority. He know few things which he replied. Another
>> sasthrikal may have different view.
>>
>> *Kindly note- It is Sri Vaishnavam practices.*
>>
>> What is quoted from his cousin is not his view. Hiranya sradham goes to
>> the lowest category. Now not having Brahmins even for Hiranya sradham is
>> the case in Kerala.
>>
>> You can discuss this point with Sri Venkat Raman also. He was inviting
>> Nampoothiries for srardha. Later they stopped coming. However he has
>> performed Gaya srardha.
>>
>> Among Tamil Brahmins the practices are different. Among Kerala iyers
>> there are variations since they settled in Kerala long back.
>>
>> Once before performing Gayasrardha, my sasthrikal brought two Brahmins
>> for a srardha. One was a *Kerala Moothathu* talking in Malayalam.
>> Without asking sasthrikal said- it is very difficult to get iyers for
>> sradha.
>>
>> I have only one point to request you. You write anything you like as *your
>> postings*.
>>
>> *I mark your mails to **spam** after your writing to me- **Do not write
>> anything based on my responses*. What is the benefit of reading your
>> responses if I cannot use it? *I can also write in similar lines. But I
>> do not. *As per my understanding anybody can respond based on another’s
>> posting. It is a world of internet.
>>
>> Gopala Krishnan 16-5-2021
>>
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