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[Sarma KV]

>> That said, some of the laukika sanyAsis have started cutting cakes also
on their b'day.

Dear Sri Sriram,

If some samnyAsi-s can let vardhanti observation to give anugraha to the
bhakta-s, can't the "laukika sanyAsi-s" cut cakes as a way of anugraha for
their "laukika-bhakta-s"?

-Sarma

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Venkata sriram P
<venkatasriramp at yahoo.in>wrote:

> Dear Vijay,
>
> First of all, you need to understand that yati dhama nowhere prescribed
> "birthday celebrations" to sanyAsIs.  Only "yati ArAdhana" is there.
>
> However, these vardhantis / janma tithis are celebrated in amnAya peeTAs
> just to
> give anugraha to the guru-bhaktAs.  Otherwise, paramahamsAs are beyond
> these
> laukika karma kANDAs.
>
> That said, some of the laukika sanyAsis have started cutting cakes also on
> their b'day.
>
> As far as, yati ArAdhana is concerned, elaborate rituals are prescribed
> like "teertha nArAyaNa puja" where 16 kalashAs are established.   First the
> samAdhi of the yati is
> worshipped with rudrAbhisheka.  The abhisheka jala is collected in the
> kalasham.  16 kalashas are worshipped which represent 12 names of viSNu
> starting from keshava; one's guru, parama-guru, paramESTi-guru & parApara
> guru etc.  Later, 16 yatis are fed; yathA shakti vastra dAna is given to
> them.
>
> The no. 16 depends upon one's sampradAya.  Some, worship only 4 kalashAs
> and accordingly 4 yatis are summoned for worship who are fed and vastra
> dAna is given.
> These 4 represent: guru, parama-guru, paramESTi guru & parApara-guru.
>
> Again this "teertha nArAyaNa puja" varies if the yati is grihastha in
> pUrvAshrama or a brahmachAri.  If the yati was a grihastha, then piNDa
> pradAna should be performed by his son separately. The shishya performs the
> teertha pUja.
>
> Even during the mAsika shrAddha for the sanyAsi, every month, 6 yatis have
> to be fed;
> 3 yatis from son's side and 3 yatis from disciple's side.
>
> So, this is the samkshipta yati ArAdhana vidhi.
>
> regs,
> sriram
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