SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
Q and A Video responses
Q. We try to be judgemental towards bhAgavathas. How to overcome that?
Q. What is the prAyaSchiththam (atonement) for bhAgavatha apachAram?
Q. If any SrIvaishNava does any mistake, can we correct them?
https://youtu.be/2SebZ3qg7JE?feature=shared
Q. How to avoid apachArams while taking thIrtham, prasAdham and SrI SatAri?
https://youtu.be/mp0ABH0kvuc?si=E6Im4lS7JenqPeEa
Q. How to avoid mAnasika apachArams towards a bhAgavatha? What prAyaschiththam should we do?
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Q and A Text responses
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Q. In thirumalA if we get a sEvA of making devotees move quickly from the queue line, while doing seva if we push devotees, will this be bhAgavatha apachAram?
We should be considerate at the same time we have to fulfil our duty also.
Q. Is it an apachAram to offer sambhAvanai (cash) to an upanyAsakar or AchAryan if we happen to meet him at a public place without prior notice?
No offense. It is good to support vaidhikas in any form, at any time. But if come to know that they are uncomfortable accepting support in public, then we can do it in private.
Q. How to seek forgiveness from perumAL?
In SaraNAgathi gadhyam, bhagavath rAmAnuja has shown us how to seek forgiveness from emperumAn. Please see chUrNikais 10 to 12. Meanings can be seen from https://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2015/11/saranagathi-gadhyam/
Q. What are the prAyaSchiththams that can be done by a woman, in 60s, when man of the house cannot do the nithyAnushtAna karma at home?
prAyaSchiththa has to be done by the individual who committed the mistake (with or without intent). Others cannot do prAyaSchiththam. The woman at home can take care of the gruha perumAL by lighting lamp, offering bhOgam and reciting pAsurams, on a daily basis.
Q. What should one do if we mistakenly eat something on the day of EkAdhaSi?
Just pray for forgiveness to bhagavAn and continue with the routine.
Q. As per the list of bhagavadh apachAram enlisted in SrIvachana bhUshaNam, does the following incident amount to bhagavadh apachAram? If yes, what is the prAyaSchiththam? Buying perumAL prasAdham from someone who says he has access to the prasAdham which is otherwise is not distributed to general people, and gave us but we have to give money. Would acquiring prasAdham in this manner amount to apachAram?
Technically yes – many of our acts are apachArams only. But we have to pray to bhagavAn for forgiveness and watch every one of our acts and see how we can make sure that we remain as honest as possible.