FW: Visisthadvaita Research Centre Books and tapes

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Dear Friends,

 

Here is a list of books available for immediate sale from Sri Ahobila

Muth. Those interested may send a check made payable to Sri Ahobila

Muth and mail the same to 1908 Preswood Drive, Hixson, TN 37343.

 

adiyen

Jaganath.

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>1) LIFE OF RAMANUJACHARYA- By Alkondaville Govindacharya.

> ($15.00 including shipping, paperback 220 pages, in English)

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>Originally published in 1906, reprinted in 1995 by Visishtadvaita Research

>Centre. This is one of the first books in English starting with brief

>descriptions about the lives of Nathamuni downwards upto Ramanujacharya, with

>the latter forming most of the book. It also covers most of the primary

>Acharyas and disciples of Ramanujacharya. It is one of the most

>comprehensive books available in English.

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>2) SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA (2 volumes) by Sri V. N. Gopala Desikan.

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>Each volume covers 9 chapters of the famous work and the commentary is based

>on Sri Ramanujacharya's GitaBhasya and Swami Desika's Tatparya Chandrika.

>The shlokas are given in Devanagiri script with an English translation and

>English commentary.

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>3) A DIALOGUE ON HINDUISM by Sri. U. Ve. Gopala Desikan

> ($20.00, paperback 207 pages, in English)

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>This is a condensed version of Sri Bhasyam,

>Gitabhasyam, Vedartha Sangraha of Ramanujachayra and Rahasya Traya Sara of

>Swami Desikan and Mumukshapadi, Tatva Traya and Sri Vachana Bhushanam of

>Pillai Lokacharya. This book is in a question and answer format and very

>comprehensive easy to follow book on Srivaishnava Siddhantam.

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>4) ACHARYA VAIBHAVAM and ANUBANDHAM by Sri U. Ve. Krishnamacharya Swami.

> (price $20.00 for the former and $10.00 for the latter.

>In this set of two books the former details the life history of all

>Acharyas from Nathamuni onwards in the Vadagalai line upto the present

>Srimad Azhagiya Singar in 376 pages.

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>The Anubandham contains more details about the lives of the 37th Jeer of

>Sri Ahobila Muth upto the 44th Jeer of Sri Ahobila Muth than what is

>available in the former book.

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>5) SRI DESIKA STOTRAS and SRI MAHALAKSHMI SToTRAS

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>Stotras text in Sanskrit and

>Tamil

>and meanings in Tamil by the late U. Ve Sri Villivalam Narayanachariar Swami

>(elder brother of the present Jeer of Sri Ahobila Muth)

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>The Mahalakshmi Stotras include, Sri, Bhu and Goda stutis of Swami Desikan

>and Sri stuti from the Puranas, Sri Stavam of Kuresa, Chatusshloki of

>Alavandar and Lakshmi Ashtotara Sata Nama stotram. The remaining two volumes

>include all the non Thayyar stotras of Swami Desikan. One hard back and two

>paper backs. Price. $20.00+$10.00+$10.00. These are 3 books and can be

>purchased individually or in a set.

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>6) SANDHYAVANDANAM by Sri. A. Ananta Narasimhachar and Sri. V.R. Narasimhan

> ($5.00 only (!), paperback 100 pages, in English)

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>This is one of our most popular books. It contains the

>reasoning behind why Sandhyavandanam is necessary, its relevance to the

>contemprary world, and the mantras and procedure for all 3 veda shakas (

>Rig, Yajur and Sama vedas). The mantras are in Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada

>scripts for Yajur Vedam and Sanskrit script for Rig and Sama Veda. The

>expalanations are in English.

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>7) SRIVAISHNAVISM by Sri. A. Ananta Narasimhachar and Sri. V.R. Narasimhan

> (price ??, paperback 59 pages, in English)

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>This book by Prof A. Ananta Narasimhachar, Srikaryam Srimad

>Poundarikapuram Andavan Ashramam Srirangam and Sri V.R. Narasimhan,

>Secretary Sri Thillasthanam Kainkaryam Sabha is a primer

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>It also has an appendix with Guru Parampara Dhyanam, dhyana shlokas for

>the primary mantras to be chanted by a Srivaishnava, and two aradhana

>kramas for people with a knowledge of Devanagiri script.

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>8) SRI DESIKAN PRABANDHAM by Sevilimedu Srinivasachariar and party.

> (available in audio cassettes - $25.00 for the whole set)

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>The set of three cassettes contains all the 19 of Swami Desika's Tamil

>Prabandhams (a total of 405 Pasurams) with a brief commentary of

>U. Ve. Vidwan Sri RamaDesikachariar by Nadadur Madhava Dhasan.

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>Other books available will be posted soon.