Chatusloki and Gadya Trayam Tape

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Dear BhakthAs of our PurvAchAryas :

 

Srimathi Satyan sent me a note recently about the

most satisfying experience that she gained from

listening to the wonderful tapes on

AlavandhAr's sthothrams and the three

gadhyams of AchArya RaamAnujA . I am attaching her

note. I can not agree more about the points made by her

and I can only attest to the high quality of recording

in the most chaste manner by Sri saranAtha Bhattar

of Pittsburgh Temple , who has been trained at the Ahobila Matam

school at MathurAnthakam and by Sri Thirukudanthai

Andavan ( KaNNan Swami ) . His facility with Sanskrit ,

his breath control thru stopping at the proper sandhis

and his soulful rendering are a delight to listen to .

 

These are some of the greatest sthOthrams

from the Pre-Swami Desikan era and I strongly recomemnd

the acquisition of this modestly prized tape by every Sri VaishNavA

home and hear it as often as you can .Listening to

this Recitation on SravaNam,EkAdasi and Panguni Uttaram days

will be most auspicious .Proceeds from the sale of

it will be used by both the RaamAnujA Mission of Virginia

and the Ahobila Mutt . I have been advised that

the Ahobila Mutt is so pleased with this rendering that

they plan to help distribute this tape in India .

Thanks to Sri Nadadur Madhavan in spearheading this

project and working on the sequel to this tape

(Viz)., recording of the SthOthrams of Swami Desikan .

 

V.Sadagopan

 

>Dear Sri Sadagopan,

>

>I had the opportunity to listen to the tape containing Alavandar's

>Stotra Rathna, Chatusloki and Ramanujacharya's Gadya Trayam recited by

>Sri Saranatha Bhattar and recorded by Sri Nadadur Mathavan. It is

>beautifully recited and uplifts the heart. The introduction in English

>by Mathavan is informative.

>

>One of my concerns is the limited publicity about the availability of

>this excellent tape. This tape project is a joint venture by Sri

>Ahobila Mutt and Sri Ramanuja Mission. They have graciously agreed to

>donate the proceeds from this tape, which costs $10 per copy, to Sri

>Ranganatha Temple.

>

>I request you to post in the bhakthi list about this wonderful tape. I

>think the personal impact of the tape has tremendous value.

>

>Srimathi Nagu Satyan

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Dear Bhaktas,

 

At the request of Sriman Sadagopan, I am sharing this note with

the group.

 

Best Wishes,

 

Muralidhar Rangaswamy

 

o: "muralidhar rangaswamy" <rangaswamy_m

>Sadagopan <sgopan

>Re: Chatusloki and Gadya Trayam Tape

>

>Dear Rangaswami: Welcome back !

>Trust you had a good visit to Pacific North West.

>Thanks very much for the notes related

>to Gadhyams and Vedic references to Rtam .

>Please share your note on Gadhyam with others

>so that we can keep providing testimony to

>this wonderful contribution by Saranatha Bhattar.

>V.Sadagopan

>

> At 06:28 AM 9/18/98 PDT, you wrote:

>>Dear Sadagopan,

>>

>>Thnaks a lot for sharing Smt. Nagu satyan's note on the list.

>>It is a delight to hear Sri Saranathan Swamin's rendition of the

>>Gadya Trayam and Sri Alavandar's Chatushloki and Stotra Ratnam.

>>The Stotra Ratnam contains a beautiful salutation to Garuda, in

>>which Vainatheya is extolled as the friend, servant, companion,

>>and vehicle of Lord Narayana. The eulogy of Vamana Avataram "Gada

>>Punah Shanka.." is also delightful. Swami Desikan's Dehalisa Stuthi

>>mirrors the message of Sri Alavandar's salutations. Sri Saranathan

>>Swamin's Vaikunta Gadyam redition is sublimal. The stopping points

>>have been carefully chosen to bring out Sri Ramanujacharya's

>>Anubhavam of Sri Vaikuntam with consummate effect.

>>

>>Best Wishes,

>>

>>Muralidhar Rangaswamy

 

 

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