Saranagathi Vol.02.004

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

I am attaching the editorial and the table of contents of

the most recent issue of SaraNAgathi Journal released today .

 

I am forwarding this to you for two reasons :

 

(1) Just to share with you a variety of important topics

covered there that might be of interest to a larger number

of our members .Those who wish to recieve this journal

are welcome to contact any one of us ( Sriman Anbil Ramaswamy ,

Sri Sampath Rengarajan or myself ). Although we have a

membership list close to Four Hundred and are struggling

to serve them through the tireless Kaimkaryams of Sriman Sampath

Rengarajan , Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli ( Home page designer

cum archivist ) and Sri Anbil Ramaswamy ( Publisher ) ,

We feel it is appropriate to let you know once in a

while about the scope of coverage of this journal .

 

(2) There has been discussions/ concerns about how far we go

in terms of discussions on meanings of the three Rahasyams

that are most important to Sri Vaishnava Community

by the authors in number of forums . Our position has always

been clear .AchAryAs have the central role in this matter .

The full fruit is obtained only when the rahasyArthams

are learnt in the time honored AchArya -Sishya upadEsam

and Kaalakshepam route .

 

The editorial below states clearly our views on this

imporatant subject . This would help to clear up any

confusions and attest to the reverence that one should

always have for our AchAryAs of our SampradhAyam .

 

Daasan , V.Sadagopan

 

 

Saranagathi

Saranagathi Vol.02.004

Mon, 08 Mar 1999 03:50:07 PST

 

SWAMI DESIKA DARSANA SATSANGAM (Worldwide)

(SDDS)

President : ANBIL RAMASWAMY

Senior Vice President : V. SADAGOPAN

Vice President: SAMPATH RENGARAJAN

 

Srimaan Venkata Naathaarya Kavi Taarkika Kesari /

Vedantaachaarya Varyo Mey Sannidatthaam Sadaa Hridhi //

 

 

"SARANAGATHI"

(Official Journal of SDDS)

Editor - in - Chief : V. SADAGOPAN

Co- Editor : SAMPATH RENGARAJAN

Publisher : ANBIL RAMASWAMY

 

Sarva Dharmaan Parithyajya Maam Ekam Saranam Vraja /

Aham Tvaa Sarva Papebhyo Mokshayishyaami /

Maa Sucha //

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VOL : 02.004 28 Feb. 1999

 

In this Issue:

 

1. Editorial

2. Acharya Vamsa Vriksham - Part 28 - Anbil Ramaswamy

3. PradhAna Sathakam - Part 9 - V. Sadagopan

4. Upakara Sangraham part 2 - U.Ve.Anantha Narasimhachar,

Srirangam

5. Learn our tradition (sampradhAya) the easy way

- A course for Kids/Beginners: Grade 1

"Lesson 5" - "Virtuous Conduct" - Anbil Ramaswamy

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1. Editorial

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Many of the Sri Sookthis of Swami Desikan and other great AchAryAs

are outstanding treatises that help us understand the illustrious

doctrines of Sri Vaishnavam . At best, they have to be learnt

through the traditional KAlakshEpam route under the sacred feet

of a SadAchAryan . Such an essential route is not readily

available to many of us . With these difficulties in mind , our

most merciful AchAryAs have written explanatory texts in an easy

-to- comprehend manner for our benefit , which in turn whets our

appetite to seek the SadAchAryAs and learn the deeper meanings in

the time honored manner .

 

The Editorial Board of SaraNAgathi Journal has released in this

context expanded English "translations" of Swami Desikan's works

such as Parama Padha SobhAnam, PradhAna Sathakam from Tamil or

maNipravALam texts. The welcome postings of Sri Anbil Ramaswamy on

PAdath thittam are based on the informative monographs of SevA

Swami , who has dedicated his life to spread the enduring message

of Swami Desika enshrined in his many granthams. BhakthAs like Sri

Vijayaraghavan of Buffalo are performing yet another sort of

Kaimkaryam in making available the text of valuable articles on

important upadEsa granthams by Scholars like Sri Ananatha

NarasimhAchAr Swamy through their shrama dhAnam . We plan to

expand these efforts in future to extend our reach to these source

granthams of our AchAryAs through Extended English translations

and adaptations , while being sensitive to preserve the meanings

of the original granthams .

 

We also wish to state that we will stay away from commenting on

the esoteric meanings of the rahasya thrayams in the articles of

SaraNAgathi Journal, so that we do not commit any AchArya

apachAram by straying into areas, where we depend on our most

merciful AchAryAs for guidance and instruction . Any reference

made to the rahasyArthams will hence be at the most superficial

level to maintain the flow of thoughts . We encourage the readers

to obtain and enjoy the deeper meanings through the traditional

route of AchArya UpadEsam through KaalakshEpam route .We are

pleased to learn that such intensification of AchArya Sambhandham

is already happening as attested by the increase in samasrayaNam

and BharanyAsams amongst our NRI members . This indeed is the

goal and purpose of our kaimkaryam through the medium of

SaraNAgathi journal.

 

DAsan , V.Sadagopan Editor-in-Chief

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