Jaya Jaya Sri RanganAtha : Jaya Jaya Sri RanganAyaki

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SRI RAAMA JAYAM

 

SRI RANGAPURA VIHAARAA!JAYA JAYA!

SRI KODHANDA RAAMAA! JAYA JAYA!

SRI PATTABHIRAAMAA! JAYA JAYA!

SRI KALYANA RAAMAA! JAYA JAYA!

SRI JAANAKI RAMANAA! JAYA JAYA!

 

Dear Sri Ranganaatha prEmis :

 

Tomorrow is Sri Rama Navami , the birth day of

our Lord Sri RamachandrA , who worshipped

Sri RanganAthA at AyOdhyA during his avathAram

as Dasaratha Raaman . On this auspicious occasion ,

I would like to make a special appeal to you to

help realize Sri RanganathA and Sri RanganAyaki's

presence amidst us .

 

Many of you have been involved with temple constrcution

activities in your cities and states . This is one of

the noblest activities that a human being can engage in .

 

I have been writing a series of articles on Periya PerumAL

and His glories as celebrated by AzhwArs , AchAryAs and

NadhOpAsakAs .I plan to have 18 postings on this important

subject . The number 18 is a special one as it relates

to Sri Rangam , the BhUlOka Vaikuntam , the enduring

seat of Bhagavadh RaamAnuja SiddhAntham .The number 18

is special for many reasons . I will focus on the connection

of 18 to Sri Rangapura VihAran .

 

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBER EIGHTEEN

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Sri RanganAthA's PraNavAkruthi VimAnam has four

Kalasams . Those four Kalasams stand for the four

VedAs in that Vedasrunga VimAnam . The FOUR kalasams and

the VimAnam of the Lord supporting them add to number

FIVE . Sri RanganAthA and Sri MahA Lakshmi resting

under the Vimanam bring the total to SEVEN . The eleven

AzhwArs , who sung about the SaraNya Dampathis add to

the SEVEN to become EIGHTEEN in total . The 245 pasurams

of the eleven AzhwArs as Tamil Vedam and the four Kalasa

rUpa Sanskrit Vedams constitute the VimAnam and AadhAra

padmam for the Divya Dampathis . This then is the significance

of the number EIGHTEEN as it relates to SRIRANGAM .

 

THE BRICKS OF THE SRIRANGAM TEMPLE

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Every temple is constrcuted BRICK BY BRICK .From

PrAkArams to individual sannidhi , the temple

arises BRICK BY INDIVIDUAL BRICK .

 

It is estimated that almost TWO THIRDS of the funds needed

for "the bricks " of the temple for Sri RanganAthan and

His divine consort , Sudarsana-Narasimhan , VeNugOPAlan ,

Raama chandran , SrinivAsan and AchAryAs have been assembled .

ONLY ONE THIRD REMAINS TO BE REALIZED(300K$ ).

 

CONTRIBUTION BY UNITS OF EIGHTEEN BRICKS

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If we give a value of 6 Dollars to a brick

18 bricks come to $108 ( AshtOthara satham ).

If each of us can contribute these tax free dollars ,

we can hasten the arrival of Sri RanganAthA to

take His residence here in North America. As all

of you know , there is no temple for Sri RanganAthA

here , although we are blessed with temples for

Sri VenkatEsA and MahA Lakshmi so far . The individual

contributions can be by units of NINE , EIGHTEEN ,

THIRTY SIX , SIXTY FOUR OR ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT .

These quantas ranging from NINE TO ONE HUNDRED EIGHT

cover contributions from $54 to $648 .Tax free deductions

can be sent to Ranganatha Temple address . I will be

happy to provide additional particulars for those ,

who wish to participate in this great kaimkaryam .

At this time ,it would be of interest to

receive the pledges and expressions of interests

to particpate in this great kaimkaryam .

 

The names of "THE DONORS OF THE BRICKS " WILL BE

DISPLAYED IN A PROMINENT SECTION OF THE TEMPLE .

 

All of us have been blessed by the Divya Dampathis

in more than one way in terms of material wealth ,

careers , progeny . The most important anugraham

the Divya Dampathis have blessed us is to become

part of the Sath Sangam through participation

in the Bhakthi List , SaraNAgathi List , SDDS

and NAAMAA group and bring us all together .

 

The NAAMA group through its many chapters

is doing immeasurable service to bring together

the overseas and the USA Sri VaishNavite community

and is succeeding in interesting the children

and their parents to have a wider awareness of

the Sri VaishNavite traditions .I wish them

continued success in their laudable and

tireless efforts .

 

We have come a long way in the past

three years with all these efforts to build many

bridges , brick-by-brick , to connect us across time

and space .The crowning effort in the context of

all these ongoing efforts could be the completion of

the temple for Sri RangannAyaki SamEtha

Sri RanganAtha in North America .

 

I pledge my own contribution of " EIGHTEEN BRICKS "

ON THE EVE OF ISVARA SAMVATHSARA SRI RAAMA NAVAMI

CELEBRATIONS and appeal to you all most humbly

to take part in this Kaimkaryam .

 

I will comlpete the remaining 14 postings on

Sri RanganAtha Mahimai soon with His blessings .

Those will cover Saint ThyagarAjA's Srirangam

OPancharathna Krithhis , the 245 Paasurams

of the eleven AzhwArs and excerpts from

the Four vedAs celebrating the parama Purushan

at Sri Rangam , the BhULOka Vaikunta Naathan .

 

I am also planning to give away from my private library

200 plus audio tapes of KarnAtic music by stalwarts

like Ariyakudi , GNB , Semmangudi ,Musiri ,

MaharAjapuram , AlatthUr brothers ,

and many current artists as gift to Sri RanganAthA

temple to be given away as prasAdhams to the music lovers ,

who wish to acquire them for their own libraries

and contribute perhaps in return five or ten dollars

for each of these rare tapes as funds towards the temple.

 

A little later in the year , I plan to give away

number of important manuscripts on Sri Vasihnavism to

the Sri RanganAthA temple library , which will

be housed at the premises of the temple .The creation

of the Library can generate matching funds

from Corporations , where you work .

 

Subhamasthu .Sarva MangaLAni Bhavathu .

NamO NaarAyaNAya .

 

Sri RanganAyaki SamEtha Sri RanganAtha SwaminE Nama:

Oppiliappan Sannidhi VaradachAri SadagOpan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By copy of this note ,

I am requesting Sri Bharadvaj Jaganathan , whether

he would like to be the focal point of collecting

the funds provided by You all .