The Update on the Status of the two Kaimkaryams : ThridhaNdam for AchjArya RaamAnujA at SriperumbhUdhUr and the New CD ROM about the 12 AzhwArs and the 108 dhivya desams that they adored.

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Dear Raama BhakthAs : On the eve of the start

of the Sundara KaaNda navAha paarAyaNam , I would

like to brief you on the status of fund raising .

 

We need a total of $5,500 ($500 for the ThridhaNdam

and $5,000 for the development of the new CD ROM ).

I am pleased to let you know that we have pledges

to the tune of $3,200 sofar.Some of you have been kind

enough to forward the checks for the pledges to me

for transmittal to India . Some of you have opted

to send your contributions to Sriman Alwar in

the currency of rupees. Both modes of support

are just fine. Sincere thanks to all of you .

 

We have now the ardous task of raising the remaining $2,300

to start the kaimkaryams on Sri Rama Navami day(April 12)

at Chennai and Bangalore. May I request 23 more BhakthAs

to come forward and help complete this fund raising ?

Hundred dollars for each family or multiples of that

amount like some of you have done will hasten the process .

Please consider your support as Sri RaamaarpaNam.

You are ofcourse welcome to send whatever amount you

wish to pledge.

 

I am delighted to let you know that a new home page

has been created for the AchArya RaamAnujA CD ROM

and a beautiful picture for the CD ROM on AzhwArs have

been incuded there. Sriman Aravind Krishnan of

Chicago has provided his gracious help in

creating this Home page for the RaamAnujA CD ROM.

The URL for your browsing pleasure is:

 

http://www.geocities.com/irscd

 

May I request those , who have acquired this first

CD released by the International RaamAnujA Society

to provide your feedback for inclusion in the visitors'

pages. Thank You all !

 

Regarding Your valued support of this Kaimkaryam

paying tribute to our dear AzhwArs and the ArchA

moorthys of the 108 dhivya dEsams , may I suggest

that all of you , who have pledged sofar and those of

you, who will be supporting this kaimkaryam let me know

which AzhwAr and which dhivya dEsam you wish to be

linked to ? I am linking my pledge to my Kula dhaivam ,

Sri ThiruviNNagarappan of my birth place ($100)

and to Swamy NammAzhwAr's ThiruvAimozhi Third

Thirumozhi ($100 ). In this decad , Swamy NammAzhwAr

peforms SaraNAgathi to Sri OppilA-appan . The first

paasuram is a splendid example of the greatness of

the other Paasurams to follow in this decad:

 

nalkuravum selvum narakum svargamumAi

velpahayum natpum viDamum amuthamumAi

PALVAHAYUM PARANTHA PERUMAAN Yennai ALvAnai

selvam malkuDit ThiruviNNahark kaNDEnE

 

(Meaning): Please look at and enjoy the extraordinary

splendour of my Lord at ThiruviNNagar ! He

pervades, everywhere and is the controller of

all-- yes, all even mutually irreconcilable entities

such as penury and prosperity , hell and heaven ,

enimity and kinship, poison and nectar ,and He is

adiyEn's Master too. When adiyEn (ParAnkusa Naayaki)

longed to see Him and physically embrace Him

and enjoy His company (after praNaya kalaham) ,He

united with me at ThiruviNNagar , where all

families are affluent (in the spirit of Kaimkaryam

to Bhagavaan and His BhaagavathALs)".

 

Please let me know , what Your preferences among

the remaining eleven AzhwArs and 107 dhivya dEsams

for linking your current and future pledges .The names

of all the supporters of this Kaimkaryam will be

recorded in the CD ROM at a special section. This

CD ROM will also have video clips of Uthsavams ,

Images of the ArchA moorthys , naratives on

the dhivya prabhandhams and the life stories of

the AzhwArs along with quizzes and games to attract

the attention of youngsters. You will agree that

the educational aspects of this CD ROM is as important

as the salutation to the AzhwArs and their divine

messages enshrined in their dhivya Prabhandhams

dear to our AchAryAs starting from AchArya

Naathamuni and even to Sri RanganAthan Himself.

 

In summary , we have been blessed to receive pledges

to the extent of $3,200 sofar and we have a little more way

to go ($2,300 more) from now until Sri Raama Navami .

 

With the blessings of Sri SthA samEtha Raamachandra

Parabrahmam , it is adiyEn's trust that the needed

funds will be raised for us to place these two Kaimkaryams

at the sacerd feet of the blessed AzhwArs and AchAryAs .

 

With prayers to Sri Jaanaki RamaNan , adiyEn

will start the NavAha PaarAyanam of Sundara

KaaNDam tomorrow and conclude with PattAbhshEkam

on Sri Raama Navami day ( April 12) for blessings

to enhance our Kaimkarya Sri .That is the only

wealth that we can take with us.

 

NaaraayaNa , NaarAyaNa , NaarAyaNa !

Daasan, Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan