Can a menstruating lady wash and clean vessels at home (Due to lack of domestic help)? If so, how to purify the cleaned vessels? Vidwan’s reply: Menstruating women must not clean vessels and it is an offence. Such cleaned vessels must not be used. If there is no choice but to use such vessels, one must …
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If Dwadasi ends before sunrise, when must paranai be done? It is before sunrise or like the usual Dwadasi paranai? Vidwan’s reply: Whatever the occasion, one must not partake food before sunrise. Hence, even when Dwadasi ends before sunrise, paranai must be done only after sunrise. In such instances, when Dwadasi does not exist, unlike the …
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Must Kanuppidi be performed only after taking a bath and also in svarupam? In some places, they observe this without taking a bath. Kindly clarify. Vidwan’s reply: In certain places, it is a practice to perform Kanuppidi after a bath. In Southern places, they take a bath after Kanuppidi. Specifically, in the Southern districts such as …
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1A. In a book on Sri Vallabhacharyar, it is mentioned that he has accepted most principles of Vishistadvaitam, excepting a few. What are the differences between Srivallabhacharyar’s Suddha Advaitam (Pure non-dualism) and Ramanuja’s Vishistadvaitam? 1B. Adishankara said that this world is an illusion and Ramanuja said that the world is real but impermanent. Kindly clarify …
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Can women recite Desika Stotram, Desikaprabandham, and Nalayira Divyaprabandham during menstruation? Vidwan’s reply: It is not a practice to recite Desika Stotram, Desikaprabandham, and Nalayira Divyaprabandham during menstruation. Most women avoid chanting Pranavakaram while reciting Lakshmi Ashtothra Namavali? Vidwan’s reply: Yes, women must avoid Pranavakaram while reciting Lakshmi Ashtothra Namavali.
In Srivaishnava doctrine, one who has not undergone panchasamskaram is unfit to perform Tiruvaradhanam. Given this, how can one perform Perumal aradhanam without committing any offence until one undergoes panchasamskaram? Vidwan’s reply: One who has not undergone Panchasamskaram, must not perform Tiruvaradhanam and no Perumal aradhanam can be done until panchasamskaram. One can offer (Nivedanam) to …
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Seshatva Lakshanam Vidwan’s reply
Can a pregnant woman sit on a wooden plank and participate in Grihapravesam? Vidwan’s reply: No, it is not in practice for pregnant women to do Grihapravesam.
During the eclipse, some atonements/remedies are done for those who are born under certain stars and who are affected by the eclipse. What are the practices of our elders in this matter? Vidwan’s reply: As per our sampradayam, the remedy we follow is to light up one more lamp along with the lamp that we lit …
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