Guest guest Posted June 6, 2002 Report Share Posted June 6, 2002 Dear Devotees of jaganmAtA: By the grace of ambaaL, I recently received 3 VCDs* of the Saundaryalahari VCD project conceived and produced by Prof. K. V. Ramanathan. These CDs cover the first 41 verses of saundaryalaharI. Since I was a traveling a lot last month, I could not immediately inform the members about this beautiful project. Even now, I have watched only the first CD and little more (upto 14 verses), but I thought I will not delay this post any longer. Hopefully, I will finish watching this completely this weekend and probably watch this over and over again. ----------------------- This VCD covers the first 41 verses in the following manner. a) First it is very nicely rendered by Ms Sumitra Vasudev. It is very very nice and it reminds me of the rendering I have by Smt Mani Krishnaswamy. b) After this rendering, Dr. AbhiramaSundaram read the verse slowly and prefectly -- so that -- the viewers can listen to it clearly. Simultaneously, the text is shown in Sanskrit and Tamil scripts for the viewers to read. c) This follows with beautiful commentary by Dr. Abhiramasundaram in Tamil. Due to limitations of space (in the VCD) and time, his commentary is brief. But listening to that, one can immediately appreciate that he can speak and explain each verse for an hour or more. Prof. Abhiramasundaram teaches Sanskrit in Vivekananda College, Madras, India. d) The explanations include discussions on the mantra, yantra and the phala for each verse. This is enriched by visual images of yantra and images of ambaaL. e) This project was entirely funded by Prof. Ramanathan. He is not interested in any profit. At present you can get the 3 VCDs for $10 + shipping costs (typically around $5). This is just to cover the production costs. Prof. Ramanathan is a devotee of ambaaL and a follower of kAnchi mahaperiyaa. Under the instruction of kAnchi maha periyava, he was also instrumental in building a temple for aadi shaaradaambaL, near Avani, Kolar. You can contact him at proframkv. If you know, Tamil, I would humbly recommend these CDs to you. You can get it by contacting Prof. Ramanathan (proframkv). It was a great treat to watch these VCDs and a great source for learning. Probably, you can supplement this with a good printed commentary (such as the one by Thethiyur Subrahmanya Sastrigal). Following is a comment by Dr. Sadagopan on the VCDs. Dr. Sadagopan is a great Sri vaishhNava scholar and has an excellent all round knowledge. For instance, he gave me 100+ pages of his hand written commentary on the kRtis of shyAma shastrigal and muttusvamy dixitar on Sri Meenakshi amman (the audio of which I have in MP3 format and will send it to you freely if you ask). If I have some doubt related to our dharma, typically I contact him first. Here is his comment: --------------------------- Dear Professor Ramanathan : it is with great pleasure acknowledge the wonderful service that you have done to Your AchArya paramparai by releasing these information packed , beautifully edited version of three tapes on Sri Sankara Bhagavath PaadhAL's Soundharya Lahari . The songs are beautifully rendered by Smt.Vasudev. The commentaries are authentic to enrich one's knowledge about SrI Chakram and the procedures for AmbhAL worship. The graphics with appropriate Yanthrams are a treat to watch. The backdrops are excellent. Hearty congratualtions on a great accomplishment! -- The brochure that comes with the VCD reads Exposition by ------------- Dr. V. Abhiramasundaram M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D. Slokas Recitation ----------------- Ms. Sumitra Vasudev Designed and Developed by ------------------------- JKC Multimedia 22/3 East Mada Street, Mylapore Chennai - 600 004 Phone: 91 - 44 - 461 1116 email: info Reach: www.jkcmultimedia.com Equipment ---------- Edit Point Marketed By ----------- 3E Technologies, Chennai Phone: 91 - 44 - 495 4138 email: onlinecom Conceived & Produced by ----------------------- Prof. K. V. Ramanathan ------ Thank you. Sincerely, Ravi ** VCDs stand for Video CDS, which you can play that on DVD players. ===== ambaaL daasan Ravi sharaNAgata raxakI nivEyani sadA ninnu nammiti mInAxI http://www.ambaa.org/ http://www.advaita-vedanta.org - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2002 Report Share Posted June 7, 2002 I contacted Prof. Ramanathan and he told me that for copies in the US, you can also contact Smt. Nandini Ramamurthy. Her email address is nandini74 Regards, Sridhar. > production costs. Prof. Ramanathan is a devotee of ambaaL and a > follower of kAnchi mahaperiyaa. Under the instruction of kAnchi maha > periyava, he was also instrumental in building a temple for aadi > shaaradaambaL, near Avani, Kolar. You can contact him at > proframkv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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