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HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK ....... "THE LORD AT YOUR CALL" Vol. - II
We at VAK are blessed to bring out the second volume in the series
of books on Anecdotes on Vishnu Sahasranama authored by Sri V
S Karunakaran Swamy.
Sri V S Karunakaran Swamy started this mammoth never before project
of explaining the significance of the 1000 names. Since the English
meaning of this hymn is given in this work, many in this country and
those living abroad, will welcome it. Every name is a mantra by itself,
some with two and some ranging up to eight words. The hymn is an
antidote for all ills.
As the author mentioned the benefits which will accrue by reciting
the various name of Vishnu, it has been practically experienced by
Devotees at Chilkur Balaji temple who are the regular readers of VAK
in which these Anecdotes have been serialised. There is immortal
ecstasy that can be experienced by chanting these names individually.
The second Volume has been released on 6th September 2017, as a part of the Saptatipoorthi
celebrations of the Author Sri V S Karunakaran. You can find the devotees chanting these
names endlessly at the Balaji Temple Chilkur. The benefit of chanting individual names for
particular needs to be granted by Almighty is being practiced and is yielding expected results.
Books available at : Manager 'VAK', 2-2-647/77/D, Srinivasanagar Colony, Bagh Amberpet,
Hyderabad-500 013. Price : Rs.500/- (Exclusive of postage)
VAK REMEMBERS SURESH
Senior Assistant Editor of The Hindu, Suresh Krishnamoorthy, passed away
at his Hyderabad residence on Saturday morning.
Suresh, who lived in Begumpet, suffered a stroke and was shifted to Nizam's
Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) around 10am, where doctors declared
him brought dead. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
'VAK' deeply mourns the death of Suresh Krishnamurthy who was a soldier
for Temples Protection Movement and covered our struggle against Draconian
Temple Laws. -Editor
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EDITORIAL...
CAN GOVERNMENT TAX TEMPLES?
Hundi money of thousands of temples are collected as Tax by the State Governments and this is an
Unconstitutional activity. The Supreme Court has been approached to protect the Temples from Politicisation
and Governmental control.
The Union Government is, constitutionally duty-bound to provide a remedy for the widespread mischief
as many State Governments are unconstitutionally in-control of temple administration and are illegally collecting
tax in the name of fee from devotees to fund the salaries of officials to perpetuate the illegal control.
Since the administration of Hindu religious institutions is on the Concurrent List and only the Union
Government is entitled to make laws related to such new taxes under Article 248, it has to take necessary
action to provide a remedy and prevent unconstitutional administration of temples by State governments.
The Union Government argued in the Supreme Court that the levy on Hindu religious institutions is only
a fee, in the Shirur Mutt case in the 1950s. It has failed in its constitutional duty for several decades to monitor
how the State Governments are enforcing the provisions of the Act causing irreparable damage to these
institutions.
The SC in the Shirur Mutt Judgement makes the following observation:
"....So far as the first ground is concerned, it is not disputed that the legislation in the present case is
covered by entries 10 and 28 of List III in Schedule VII of the Constitution. If the contribution payable under
section 76 of the Act is a fee, it may come under entry 47 of the Concurrent List, which deals with fees in
respect of any of the matters included in that list. On the other hand, if it is a tax, as this particular tax has not
been provided for in any specific entry in any of the three lists, it could come only under entry 97 of List I or
article 248(1) of the Constitution and in either view the Union Legislature alone would be competent to legislate
upon it. On behalf of the appellant, the contention raised is that the contribution levied is a fee and not a tax
and the learned Attorney General, who appeared for the Union of India as intervener in this as well as in the
other connected appeals made a strenuous attempt to support this, position. The point is certainly not free
from doubt and requires careful consideration. Clearly, if the fee takes the colour of tax then it is beyond the
competence of the State legislature to levy it...."
It is also important to highlight the Supreme Courts recent Chidambaram Judgement, which said:
"...Even if the management of a temple is taken over to remedy the evil, the management must be handed
over to the person concerned immediately after the evil stands remedied. Continuation thereafter would
tantamount to usurpation of their proprietary rights or violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the
Constitution in favour of the persons deprived. Therefore, taking over of the management in such circumstances
must be for a limited period. Thus, such expropriatory order requires to be considered strictly as it infringes
upon fundamental rights of the citizens and would amount to divesting them of their legitimate rights to manage
and administer the temple for an indefinite period. We are of the view that the impugned order is liable to be set
aside for failure to prescribe the duration for which it will be in force.
Super-session of rights of administration cannot be of a permanent enduring nature. Its life has to be
reasonably fixed so as to be co-terminus with the removal of the consequences of maladministration. The
reason is that the objective to take over the management and administration is not the removal and replacement
of the existing administration but to rectify and stump out the consequences of maladministration. Power to
regulate does not mean power to supersede the administration for indefinite period...."
In view of the above SC ruling, if any temple is taken over and administered by the State Governments,
that statutory regulation should not exceed the limits of a reasonable restriction on the fundamental rights
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Importantly, the contribution from such temple to the Endowments Administration Fund takes the
colour of tax that State Governments do not have the power to levy on devotees.
So, it is important that the Central Government should correct this mistake. It can do so by intervening
in the writ petition filed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati (WP 476 of 2012) and correctly guiding the SC.
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like ghosts and the soldiers who were riding them even half of Sultans army he felt it will affect them
were keeping their bows ready open. Sharp swords badly even if it is equal number of loss. He then
were tied to the tusks of the elephants. There were discussed the issue with the other commanders
total 8 people sitting on one elephant. They were and came to a conclusion that they will continue
also having their bows ready. The army who were the fight for another four to five hours and then the
on the ground were having swords and bows. They next course will be decided later accordingly. Even
were not having any armours. Instead they have applied those five hours have passed. But they could not
oil all over their body. With loud noise, elephants destroy the Sultans army much as planned. When
trumpeting, and the people shouting Ranga! Ranga! Gopanna was anxious about the situation something
with deep devotion and with rage the army was happened. Somappa with another set of army who
forwarding in the front swiftly. started from Sathyamangalam was supposed to reach
Outside the fort of Kannannoor there is a foreign the battle field like Gopanna but got delayed as they
non-Sultan army guarding the fort to help Sultan. had to cross several small rivers . But that became
The first attack started with them. a blessing in disguise. They reached from the other
The arrows were thrown up in the sky to indicate end and the Sultans army was shocked to see one
that the strike and the battle started. The thinking more army attacking from the other side. As it was
that this battle is for protecting dharma, and also unexpected, the Sultans army thought it to be a
to regain their own land made the soldiers fight with big army and started running back from the field.
full vigour and as Lord Ranganatha himself The commander of that troop was killed and their
accompanied them to the battle field they could fight flag was snatched. Once a section of Sulatns army
the battle fully energized . The commanders Saluva started running, the other sections acquired the fear,
Mangu, Anaigundi Vittappar, Marayya Nayakar were and even they started running. The Vijayanagara
instructing the troops now and then riding in horses. army did not leave them. They chased them like
The Chief Commander Gopanna was in action like hunters and trapped several people in groups. They
lightning. In The first few hours the situation was were all kept in custody. They took their horses,
equal for both the sides. Lot of casualities happened snatched their weapons and were kept under severe
for both the sides. Gopanna was little worried about vigilance. By the end of the day there was silence
this. As he knows the strength of his army is not surrounded with fear everywhere in the field.
NEWS
to be continued
Pay scales for temple priests, staff The governments did not allot a single acre to temples
Doopa Deepa Naivedyam scheme to be extended to and remained indifferent to encroachment of their lands.
another 3,000 temples Now, the government has records to show that 83,000
The priests and employees at temples across the State acres belong to temples. The injustice is higher in
will get pay scales like regular government staff from Telangana where the temples were not given their due.
November. About 5,625 of them will be paid salaries on The governments were also biased against conduct of
1st of every month on par with the pay of government pushkarams in temples of Telangana, Mr. Rao said.
employees depending on their ranks. The salaries of Dharmika Parishad
employees in temples will also be revised when the Post-Telangana, Mr. Rao said the government took special
Pay Revision Commission recommendations are care on temple development and welfare of Brahmins.
extended to regular government staff, Chief Minister K. The development of shrines at Yadadri, Vemulawada and
Chandrasekhar Rao told a meeting of priests convened Bhadradri were taken up, he said.
by him here on Friday. The rituals and other services He expressed unhappiness that the living standards of
at temples under Doopa Deepa Naivedyam scheme priests had fallen which was evident from refusal of
of the government which are performed at 1,805 parents to give their daughters in marriage to those
temples will be extended to another 3,000 temples. working in temples.
Orders given The Dharmika Parishad was set up to reduce the role of
He handed over to the leaders of priests association government in temple administration. Its scope will be
government orders relating to the pay scales, services expanded and programmes taken up in consultation with
at temples and the constitution of Dharmika Parishad Tridandi China Jeer Swamy, Sringeri Peethadipati and
to monitor maintenance issues of temples. Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadipati. The priests should focus
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rao regretted that the on administration and divine activity. The problems of
previous governments paid only Rs. 2,500 a month for priests and that of Brahmin community should be taken
rituals and services at temples. The TRS government to the notice of the parishad., he added.
enhanced it to Rs. 6,000 a month. (The Hindu 16.9.'17)
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AHOBILAM AND AHOBILA MUTT - 59
M.V. SOUNDARARAJAN
So far we have been enlightening ourselves with the the mountain. This deity is sung heavily in Sri Vishnu
greatness of Ahobilam. We are continuing this journey Purana. Lord Lakshmi Narasimha of this sanctum
and will now change the course to understand this sanctorium is not among the nine Narasimhas of this
holy place even deeper with the eyes of two celestal Kshetra known from Kshetra Maahatmya:
beings Gandharvas who keep wandering to various
holy places. These Gandharvas have been imagined
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of 41 Jeer of Sri Ahobila Mutt and it has been brought He is known from Venkatachala Mahaatmya. When Lord
out in form of a fiction anecdote linking with various of Seven hills Srinivasa was marrying goddess
events during 1916-17 and is published in Vedanta Padmavathi who was the daughter of Akasharaja, Lord
Deepikai. The writer is anonymous and he had Srinivasa performed pooja to this Lord Lakshmi
performed the holy journey to Ahobilam. The coverage Narasimha and offered the whole marriage feast to
is titled as Ahobilam and the two Gandharvas. VAK the Lord before he gave them as prasada to all the
will be presenting this to the readers: attendees of the wedding. This Lord was the first to
AHOBILAM AND THE TWO GANDHARVAS accept the puja performed by Lord Srinivasa. After
Vedants Deepikai, Vol 7, No 3 performing the Puja, the Lord went ahead and accepted
The Two Gandharvas Madhuraalaapa and the hand of Padmavathi and the Panigrahana was made.
Valgubhaashana proceeded from Nandyal to Lower Here there is a Srinivasa mantapa to keep the devotees
Ahobilam. There they were elated to find thousands reminded of this event and the Lord of Seven hills
of Vaideekas reciting veda mantras. They got down Srinivasa is even today resident in this mantapa in
with reverence and devotion from their Vimana(aircraft). the form of Srinivasa Deity. Hence this Mantapa is also
They listened to Saama Veda at one place, Yajur Veda known as Kalyana Mantapa. Based on this episode,
at another place, Upanishads at another place, the just like Lord Ranganatha was worshipped by Lord
great recitals of Alwaar Paasurams in yet another Rama in threthayuga, this deity, Lord Lakshmi
location, Ithihaasa Puranaas in another location, Sri Narasimha was worshipped by Lord Srinivasa. Hence
Bhashya, Bhagavadvishaya, Geetha Bhashya and great devotees have drawn similies to both Lord
Rahasya thraya saara grantha parayanams in another Ranganatha and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. There is
place. They were elated and felt as if they were in also a lighter vein sloka about these two incidents by
Paramapada described by Vedas as LonToz , a famous poet. As Lord Rama along with Seetha
worshipped Lord Ranganatha as described in Ramayana
uz \TwSuoz, etc. They felt that the Nitya Suris sloka n u mTo and next day he
and Mukta Suris are singing the praise of the Lord. was ordained to go to the forests. While a forest
They enjoyed this for a while and realized that their resident who worshipped Lord Lakshmi Narasimhan
ears have become pure. They proceeded further to
became Lord Srinivasa with all the wealth of the three
the nearby Mantapa which is the Yaga sala of the Lower worlds under him. The person who is standing here
Ahobilam temple. There they saw the Yagnya kundas is the 41 st Jeer of Ahobila Mutt. Before him 40 Jeers
where the Pancharathra Sasthra pundits were
have been looking after the Dharma of this Kshetra
performing rituals with devotion and on the Simhaasana and providing leadership to the worship of the deities
Lord Prahlaada Varada was seated with his consorts. here and were acting as bridge between the Lord
The Lord was shining with great radiance,
and the devotees. The first among the lineage of the
unimaginable youth with his divyamangala vigraha and Jeers of Ahobila Mutt was Adi Van Satakopa Yatheendra
bearing divya Ayudha (weapons) in his hand. He was Mahadesikan. He was born in Melkote Tirunarayana
so attractive and majestic that he will steal anybodys
puram to Kidambi Keshavachariar. He was named
heart. They also saw Lord Lakshmi Narasimha seated Srinivasacharya. He learnt all Sastras at a very young
there and they also saw the radiant Jeer of Sri Ahobila age at Kancheepuram under his able preceptor Sri
Mutt standing there by the side with full devotion and
Nadadoor Ghatikashatam Ammal who was the
tears of aananda rolling down his eyes. They felt that Prashishya (disciple of the disciple) of Sri Vedanta
they have got the feeling and enjoyment of salvation. Desika. Sri Ghatikashatam Ammal was ardent devotee
At that time Valgubhaashana looked at Madhuraalaapa
of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha and was worshipping him
and said Oh! Madhuraalaapa! In this Divya desa, the daily. He had the capability to compose 100 slokas
Dhruva bera or Moola virat seems to be Lord Lakshmi in less than 25 minutes. While Srinivasacharya was
Narasimha. Who then is the Lord with smiling face
residing in Kancheepuram and revising his learnings
on the right hand side of the Moolavirat. Is this Lord with his preceptor Ghtaikashatam Ammal, in one of
having a relationship with the Kshetra Mahatmyam ( the days he had an early morning dream where Lord
the grace of the place). Who is this Jeer standing here
Lakshmi Narasimha from Ahobilam appeared in it and
and what is the relationship of this Jeer with this place? ordained him to come to Ahobilam and obtain Presha
Please tell this to me in detail. To this Madhuraalaapa Mantropadesham and Sanyasaashramam directly from
started his narration.
Brahmacharyam and take one of the nine deities with
Friend! The Lord you see in front of you on the south him, worship him and travel across length and breadth
side is Lord Prahlaada Varada who appeared in front of the Bharatha khanda and propagate
of Prahlada when he was thrown by his father Hiranya
Vishishtadvaitham. (To be continued....)
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