Srimadh AchArya Srimukham for "SamAshrayaNam "

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Dear Sriman NaarAyaNa BhakthAs /Sri VaishNavAs :

 

You might recall the most informative article on

"SamAshrayaNam " posted recently by Sriman Anand

( Sri Anantha padmanAbha Daasan ) on the net .

His scholarship , VairAghyam and reverence for

sampradhAyam is no accident . His father is a

well known philanthrophist and devoted sishyA

of Sri Ahobila Mutt Jeeyar. Sri Anand's grandfathers

are known for their extraordinary Kaimkarya Sris .

Abhinava Desika Sri UtthamUr Sawmy on the mother's side

and KaralapAkkam Sri GopaalAcchAr Swamy on the father's

side are his grand parents. UttamUr Swami's contribution

to the Sri VaishNava sampradhAyam thru his multitudinous

publications on our SampradhAyam are legendary.

Sriman GopAlAcchAr Swamy devoted his entire life

to the service of Thiruvellore VeerarAghava perumAl

and reciting Divya Prabhandham . It is no wonder that

Sri Anand has been blessed at a young age to be blessed

fully with vivEkam and VairAghyam , which is a rare combination .

This heritage needs to be stressed to understand

the source. Generations of Bhagavdh-Bhaagavatha

kaimkaryam results in such blessings .

 

I had suggested to Sri Anand to make his most valuable article

on " SamAshrayaNam "available as a monograph and reference document

for all the youngsters and their parents to explain the most

fundamental of the Sri VaishNavite Sacred rites . He was

very kind and gave his permission . He also agreed generously

to use the proceeds of the sale of that manuscript towards

the Sri Ranganaatha Swami Temple construction at Pomonona , NY .

This is great news . I thank him deeply .

 

Today , I am thrilled to receive a four page Srimukham

( auspicious letter )from His Holiness the 45th Jeeyar of

Ahobila Mutt , Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha PaadhukhA sevaka

SrivaNN SatakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendra MahA Desikan

via Fax . He has blessed this timely and welcome work of

Sri Anand and sent a forward to that monograph . It is in Tamil

and I will translate it and post it.

 

The monograph is 28 pages long . It will have the pictures of

the AchAryAs , PerumAls and will have additional forwards from

the scholarly desceendants of DevanArviLAgam Azhagiya Singar

( Sri karuNAkaran Swamy )as well .

 

May I request all Sri VaishNavite groups to acquire this monograph ,

which is absolutely consistent with the SampradhAyams and approved

by the AchAryAs and use it for enhancing the KshEmam and MangaLam

of your families and help your youngsters about these sacred

and ancient rituals that bind us together under Sri Bahgavadh

RaamAnuja SiddhAntham ? We are going to price it modestly .

It may be priced 10 to 15$ to cover the costs of

production and realize some funds for the Kaimkaryam .

The whole intent is to get this and other special

monographs that I will allude to later avialable

to a large number of Sri VaishNavAs .Please let me

know of your interest and support . I also need a volunteer

or Volunteers to coordinate the "sale" o fthis and other

manuscripts.Please let me know , who would like to volunteer

on behalf of your temples , AchAryAs or membership groups .

 

I now need some volunteers , who are familiar with

Desktop publishing to assemble this monograph .

Last time , four of you volunteered . We have other

monographs under preparation by BhakhtAs .All of these

are written especially to meet the needs of those , who

wish to learn more about sampradhAyams and Kuladhanams .

Prcoeeds of these monographs would also be used for

Sri RanganAthA Temple construction and other Kaimkaryams.

 

One such magnificient Kaimkaryam will be by Our dear

Anbil Swami , who has performed KaalakshEpam

under great AchAryAs. He is putting together

a monograph on the essence of Srimadh Rahasya Traya Saaram

in an easy to understand manner . He has kindly consented to

give the proceedings of the sale from that monograph to

Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Construction .

 

Sriman BharadhvAj Jaganathan has started his own 18 brick kaimkaryam

by summarizing the well-written commentary of Thirukullam

Swamy on the 18 chapters of Srimadh Bhagavdh Gita . He is also

supprting the Temple Kaimkaryam for Sri RanganAthA .The first chapter

was a delight ot read from the unusually informative and refreshing

way in which Sri Thirukullam Swami writes . I wish

Sri Jagananthan success in his welcome efforts for

us to get a clerer grip of the fundamentals taught

by Sri GeethAchAryan Himself.

 

May be one day , Sriman MadhavakkaNNan might release his

commentary on Thiruvaimozhi as well . We need all the help

to complete the big iniitative for constrcuting the temple

for our PERIYA PERUMAL of Srirangam here in thsi land .

 

In summary , we need immediately help on Desk top publishing skills

for realizing the monograph on SamAshrayaNam

to make it available widely to the members of Bhakthi group ,

NaamA group , Temples in the Country and private homes .

Thanks for your help and Thanks to the three authors ,

who are helping with their kaimkaryams .

 

Daasan , V.Sadagopan