Guest guest Posted February 11, 1999 Report Share Posted February 11, 1999 Dear Members, I am not very familiar with the Raamaananda tradition. However, I have come across some articles written during Sri A. Govindaachaari's time and according to this article, following is what I gather. 1. Most Viashnava groups in North India, have roots to Sri Raamaananda 2. Bhakta-maala is a work by Sri Naabha Das a disciple of Sri Raamaananda (may not be direct). 3. Sections of this work has some commonality with Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Artha Panchakam and other works related to rahasyas. 4. According to the author, he was the founder of Raamaavat sect of Raamaanujaa's Sri Sampradhaaya. However, their philosophy is more aligned to that of Swami Desikar's. 5. It is interesting that the text of Bhakta-maalaa has more details on Sri Raamaa (also referred to as Raghu Veera) than other incarnations of Vishnu. But the acknowledges other incarnations and has some sections about Lord Krishna. The emphasis is however on Sri Raamaa, a one part series giving details like marking on His left and right foot. If you have access to a good Univ Library, you may get the article (they were published in 4 parts, an interesting reading). Gleanings From Bhakta-maalaa by George A. Grierson published in Journal of Royal Asiatic Society of Ireland and GB ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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