SamAshrayanam means ‘to approach (AchAryA) with all sincerity’. In a nut shell, during ‘SamAshrayanam’, the AchAryA initiates a person, irrespective of caste, creed or sex, as his sishyA. It is a commitment from the disciple that he or she will live as per the wishes of the AchAryA. Thus the person gets the link to the Sri Vaishnava paramparA. During SamAshrayanam, Pancha SamskAram (five Purifications) is performed and he becomes a “Sri VaishnavA”.
Here is an article based on a dialogue about Pancha Samskara/Samasrayanam, written by Sri U.Ve. Purusai Nadathoor Krishnamacharya Swami, and translated in English by Sri U.Ve. Kurchi Narayanan Swami.
thank you for the great document. special thanks to Sri U.Ve. Kurchi Narayanan Swami for converting into English
Pancha Samskara / Samasrayanam – A Dialogue between Hari and Sri Vasudevacharya is really educative and informative.
Excellent document. adiyen is very grateful. This article clears a lot of misconceptions and how one becomes a Srivaishnava only with Acharya anugraham and not by birth.
Acharyan tiruvadigale sharanam
Many many thanks for the excellent information.Infact both myself and my wife have got samashramanam from Andavan swamy as directed by my beloved mother.Infact a few days back my Son and DIL were asking why Samashramanam is to be got done.
With Pranams
Excellent translation of Purisai Swami’s original. Very useful to answer the Why of people?
Thanks for sharing the excellent document which will really clearly enlighten us about sanctity and purpose of Panchasamskaram.
Younger generation must read this and know the importance of Acharyan. They should also the value of pancha samskara. Thanks to Anudhinam for publishing very useful message.
Glad to have come across this document. I am a non-brahmin and I have been wanting to get my Panchasamskaram done for a while now. This just inspires me further.
Thanks,
Mahesh
Many thanks for enlightening about Pancha samaskaram and its significance for a vaishnavate. Excellant job.
Regards,
upendran.
Superb narrative! Thanks for preparing and sharing this
Namo Narayana,
SriMuralidhara Dasan
Adiyen is very much grateful for providing such detailed explanation.
The article talks about “satcharitha rakshai”. Could you kindly provide some information on where it can be found.
Also, could you elaborate on the
a. how / where the pundarams have to be worn. I know that the places, but fail to understand the why these places are emphaiszed.
b. The use of specific names like “madhava”, “keshava” etc when doing sandhyavandanam.
vishnavatva siddiki panchasmskara avshyakata tadvisistata vida etihasa purana srmutiparamga ptatipadinchabadinadi. dasaha thirumala narasimha charya
Truely very impressive article and a beautiful presentation. Thank you.
I live in Mumbai,my mother tongue is Marathi.Can I get pancha samskarams done on me? I don’t understand a single word of Tamil…is this possible? I have a keen interest in Vaishnavism and am a vegetarian too.
Out of the four sampradhyams, it is Sri Vaishnavism which appeals me the most.
This is truly enlightening