Introduction.

[Guest guest]

Dear Fellow Bhakti Group Members:

 

I have been a new member for a couple of weeks, and by oversight did not

send a self-introduction earlier. So I am sending this short introduction.

 

My name is Krishnamachari. I have lived in Chicago, and later in it suburb

Naperville, for the

past 25 years. I am originally from Kumbakonam in Tanjore Dt. My close

friend Sr M. Srinivasan was kind enough to introduce me to the Bhakti Group.

I believe in Lord Krishna's words: "Sarva DharmAn Parityajya MAm Ekam SaraNam

Vraja". I have been very fortunate in being able to take part in some small way

in the goshti pArAyaNAs in the Sri Balaji Temple in Aurora, Illinois.

..P

Two

activities which I have undertaken, and which I have not completed,

are: a) to understand and share with others the inner meaning, including the

Sankrit derviations etc., of the DwAdasa NamAs, and subsequently all the

SahasraNamas, of the Lord, and b) to understand the LakshaNas of the sacred

forms of SAlagramas, including how to distinguish between the workshioppable

vs. other forms which are not supposed to be kept at home for ArAdhanA

purposes, and how to be blessed with an authenticated Salagrama if one does

not obtain one hrough one's own ancestry, etc.

 

I am familiar with the works of

Sri ParAsara Bhattar (the Sri Bhagavad GuNa DarpaNam, with its translation in

English by the Sri VaishNava PrachAriNi SabhA, Sri Adi SankarA's vyAkkyana on

Sri VishNu SahasranAma, etc.), and am continuing with my effort on a) above.

 

Sri M. Srinivasan has kindly led me to texts, thesis etc. on Salagrama, through

his library search and other efforts, and I plan to continue my efforts on b).

 

Through our brief involvement in the Bhakti Group,

I and my wife have already been fortunate in

re-establishing contacts with two of our earlier friends, Sri

Krishna Kalale and Smt. Vausdha Narayanan. I am seeking the Lord's guidance in

learning through the Bhakti group mailings and through the SatSanga that this

has provided to me.

 

om namo nArAyaNAya.