‘பரோபகாரம்’ என்ற வார்த்தையும் ஒரு தினுஸில் தப்புதான். பரனுக்கு (பிறத்தியானுக்கு) இவனுடைய ஸேவை உபகாரமாக இல்லாவிட்டாலும்கூட, ஸ்வயமாக இவனுக்கே சித்த பரிசுத்தியை உண்டாக்குவதால், இதை ‘ஸ்வய உபகாரம்’ என்றுதான் சொல்ல வேண்டும். – ஜகத்குரு ஸ்ரீசந்திரசேகரேந்திர சரஸ்வதி ஸ்வாமிகளின் அருள்மொழிகள்
Even the word “Paropakaram” which means Philanthropy is a wrong word when viewed from a certain perspective. Para means others and Upakaram means service. Even if a person’s service is not of any use to the others, it cleanses his own mind. Hence it must be called not Paropakaram, but Swaya Upakaram or service to one’s own self. – Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal
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Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara – By Sri Periyava Krupai and all of your support, we could provide around 1,000 meals last month (Nov ’22) to roadside poor people, orphanage/old/destitute, and special children homes.
Posting a few pictures of our Annadhana Kainkaryam below.
The contribution account details are provided HERE
Sri Periyava Thiruvadi Sharanam
Rama Rama
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Categories: Appeals
Could any knowledgeable people help: How does शास्त्रा rank the following: अन्न दानम् (food and water for 1 day) धन दानम् (money to buy food and water for a longer duration) ; वस्त्र दानम् (clothes, beddings, pillows, umbrella, walking stick and such) श्रम दानम् (physical help such as palliative care) गो दानम् (cow and 1 year protection to help receiver do all homamas) ; स्वर्ण दानम् (GOLD to give a huge purchasing power, this includes all metals such as copper ताम्रम् silver राजितम् , bronze कांस्यं that allows purchase of al needs for a long duration), ज्ञानदानम् (impart knowledge so that receiver takes care of himself / herself for his / her life) भू दानम् (land and buildings) कन्या दानम् (a consort for a person to discharge duties of grahasthaasrama
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