Some Feedback on the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM and related obsevations

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

Many of you have sent personal notes and

some of you have been kind enough to share your

thooughts with the Bhakthi List membership community.

Many , Many thanks for your encouragement and support.

Based on the mostly positive feedbacks received ,

both Dr.Alwar and myself are emboldened to choose

"The Life and Works of the AzhwArs " as our next

topic for the CD ROM series on Sri VaishNavam .

We will come back to you for help once the project

conceptualization is completed .

 

At the outset , our sincere thanks for all

the invaluable support given to us by

the office bearers of Ahobila Matam of North America.

AdiyEn's dhaNdavath praNAmams to asmath AachAryan,

Prakrutham Ahobila Matam Jeeyar , Sri Adhi VaNN

SatakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa Yathindhra MahA Desikan

for His asservAdhams and anugrahams during

the many stages of developing this CD ROM and for

blessing us with His anugraha BhAshaNam in

the Video format at the beginning of this

CD ROM .

 

I would like to take this opportunity to share

with you the highlights of some of the feedbacks

from those , who have acquired this CD ROM on the Life

and works of AchArya RaamAnujA .Our purpose in creating

this CD ROM was to get it in in the hands of as many

Sri VishanavAs as possible . The posting of

these feedbacks with you is not to be viewed

as an act of patting ourselves on the back , but

to share with you the inputs on " the perceived

Value-received " from the perspective of a wide

cross section of BhakthAs from here and

abroad belonging to Bhagavath RaamAnuja Darsanam.

 

There have been a lot of feedback on the Bhagaavath

AarAdhanam section. In our plans , the presentation

was intended to be illustrative of this most important

observance in one's every day life. Although we have

included a substantive amount of material related

to AarAdhana Kramam, it is not exhaustive given the

individual /sampradhAyic variations . The main purpose

of this section is to create an interest in learning

about Bhagavadh Aaradhana Kramam from Your AchAryAs or

an elder of the family , who is conversant with

the Kramam including Bhutha Suddhi , Surabhi mudhrAi

and other esoteric rites that are integral to

the full and correct observance of the Bhagavath

AarAdhanam codified by AchArya RaamAnujA and his

successors over several centuries.

 

If there is interest , we will create a Video

covering SandhyA Vandhanam ( for Rg, Yajur and Saama

Vedhis ) and the Bhagavath AarAdhanam from the different

sampradhAyams ( Sri Matam , Munithrayam and TennAchArya

SampradhAyam ).Please let me know what you think of

this proposal in terms of overcoming some of the inherent

limitations of this CD ROM that covers many items of interest

to us in the context of the life and works of Sri RaamAnujA.

We will have a Text to go along with the proposed Video.

adiyEn recognizes that this is a stupendous task ,

but this initative may be useful particularly for

the younger generation . We can approach our AchAryAs and

seek their help. Please provide us your feedbacks.

I will consult with our AchAryas during my forthcoming trip

to India in the first week of February for the SamarpaNam

of the Navarathna SatAri for AchArya RaamAnuja

Sannidhi at Melkote.I will seek their blessings for

the proposed Video and get an idea from video

professionals in India about the cost involved in

such a production .

 

Samplings of Feedbacks on the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM

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(1) " -- the CD ROM on the Life of Sri Ramanuja has a great

section on AarAdhanam. The graphics and the accompanying

audio sections as well as the text are excellent and

"user Friendly ".Even my teen age son (who just turned 19)

thought it was "awesome". I am saying this because we know,

how difficult it is to impress teen age children these days.

 

--It is so important to use relevant technology to

impart understanding of our tradition. Truly , education

imparting knowledge of one's heritage is one of the preimier

DharmAs in a pluralistic and secular world.

 

--This CD ROM is a venture that has been truly an

enterprising one trying to make aspects of our great

tradition accessible to a whole new generation of people

in India and in the diaspora "...Bhakthai from Florida.

 

(2) "The CD ROM and its graphics , the music , the commentaries

are all superb and sublime. I am dumbfounded by the intense

dedication with which the developers have produced

this interactive , multimedia edition" .. Bhakthar from

Massachusetts.

 

(3) "Congratulations to all the developers! I was quite

stunned by the superlative quality of the presentation

on ThiruvArAdhanam. This section will be a boon to

those aspiring to learn or verifying these procedures"...

Bhakthar from New Jersey.

 

(4) "This Kaimkaryam is mamooth. One of the most important

Kaimkaryam to the generations of SrivaishNavaas"..Bhakthar

from Singapore.

 

(5) "Every Sri VaishNavA family should get one copy

and show it to the children , so that they can

learn about their glorious heritage"..Bhakthar from

New Jersey.

 

(6) "Lord VaradarAjA in the background in the AarAdhanam

section is indeed a great choice ( Kanchi PerumAL

was dear to both Sri Ramanuja and Swamy Desikan;

they were born in nearby agrahArams ")..Bhakthar from

New York.

 

(7) "Truly wonderful creation! We have been enjoying

it very much . our heartfelt gratitude for sharing

so much of your time and knowledge in producing

this CD ROM "..Bhakthar from Texas.

 

(8) " This CD ROM is simply superb. Presentation is excellent .

I like the CD Very much. I am not able to fully

appreciate the recitations from Sri RaamAnujA's

original texts in Sanskrit. I am learning Sanskrit

now and hope to be able to appreciate the recitations

one day at a much higher level".. Bhakthar from

Canada.

 

(9) " Thanks for your excellent Kaimkaryam of making

EmperumAnAr's life and granthams accessible to

common folks" .. Bhakthar from Chennai , India

 

Both Dr.Alwar and myself are heartened by the favorable

responses , constructive criticisms , changes and suggestions

for additional work . We recognize the problems of

intercontinental coordination, multiple revisions ,

some affected accent in pronouncing AchArya RaamAnujA's

name properly inspite of many rehearsals and other

dhrushti dhOshams. All in all, we have done our best

given the circumstances and thank everey one of You ,

who have supported this novel venture of using new

media to present our ancient sampradhAyam to reach

out across the generational gap.

 

Seeking AchArya RaamAnujA's and our current

AchAryA's blessings for future endeavours,

 

Daasan , OppilA-appan Kovil Varadachari Sadagopan