Introduction

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SrI:

SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH

Sri vara vara Muniye namaH

 

Dear Bhagavatas

 

Adiyen Gunaseelan alias Renganathan wish to introduce myself as a Sishya of

Sriman Mudaliyandan Swami and great lover of Thirumangai Alwar (maternally

connected through Thiruvali Thirunagari), I do have the name as an

emulation of Gunaseelam, Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathy perumal ..

 

I was an old member of this list and since I moved into to US from Chennai ,

I got to be temporarily away for a while .

 

Its a great blessing for me to be a member where revered Vaishnavas are

pouring information. I am not too sure whether I will add any value to the

list and let me pray to Alwar, Acharya and Sriman Narayanan to bless some

wisdom to first understand the info available and then if possible to add my

contribution to the list.

 

At the same time I wish to bring to the notice of Swami Mudaliyandan sishyas

in and around US, they can mail their latest address to me and I can collect

and forward to Swami . Swami is very much interested to let know the sishyas

the activities of Sabha frequently. PL do respond..

 

Alwar, Embarumanar, Jeear Thiruvadigale sranam

 

Adiyen Ramanujadasan

Gunaseelan

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Dear Sri. Lakshminarayan:

 

Adiyen shall attempt to address to some extent, your well-intentioned

statements. I apologize in advance if my email appears to be some kind

of "compendium" for Srivaishnava-related URLs - but this was the quickest

way I could try to direct you towards valuable information and perhaps if

possible, even obtain your participation in certain important causes.

 

> For instance I saw a student member wanting to build a site on divya

> desams,there is another member wanting to to a magazine costing

> Rs.3/- only. All these are truly laudable. But instead of frittering away

> energies, is there not a way all these energies can be coonsolidated and

> coordinated?

 

There is a significant amount of coordination at work within the

Srivaishnava community (online and in person) now-a-days. The publication

of magazines and construction of websites serve this larger purpose very

well, in addition to providing other benefits which you have referred to.

 

> Can I place the following "consolidated agenda" (in addition to whatever the

> group has been doing)for the service of the srivaishnava community:

> 1) Develop an authentic,simple, direct and lucid commentary on "Acharya

> Vaibhavam". This must include all acharayas of all 'kalais'including those

> with whom we can interact today.

 

Please visit the following:

 

http://go.to.desika

http://desikan.homepage.com

http://hotyellow98.com/desikar/

http://mamunigal.homeservers.com

http://www.ahobilamutt.org

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9878/ (Poundareekapuram Srimad Andavan)

http://www.andavan.org

 

> 2) All works of all our acharyas must be consolidated and retold in a

> simple,direct,authentic manner.

> 3)An exhaustise treatise on all "Srivaishava Sampradayas" (from birth to

> death)must be compiled which must be authentic,direct and simple.This

> compilation should be compulsorily owned by every srivaishanava.

 

Please visit:

 

http://www.srivaishnava.org/sgati/

http://padhuka.homepage.com

http://www.ramanuja.org

http://www.geocities.com/~thondarkulam/

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/2455/ASR.html (Academy of Sanskrit

Research, Melkote)

In general: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/links.html#RESOURCES

 

> 4) A compilation on all Divya Desams (incorporating features like:

> background of the dd, Unique features of the dd,seva details,photographs of

> the utsava murthies, access to the dd and seva timings,hymns of the various

> alwars relating to the dd) could be compiled. The compilation could be made

> a compulsary hand book for every srivaishanava.

 

Please visit:

 

http://www.srirangamtemple.org

http://srimannaryana.homepage.com (Srinivasa Vaibhavam)

http://narasimha.avatara.org

http://www.shrikrishna.homepage.com/

 

In general: http://greenspun.com/boohoo/related.tcl?page_id=sv%5fdivyadesams

 

> 5) Transalation of the Prabhandam

> 6) Upkeep arrangements for some of the not so famous divya desams.

> Last but not least,since the srivaishnava community is a part of any society

> it lives in, we must also address the concerns of the society that we live

> in. In this context the relevance of:a) Annadana for all poor, b)

> Facilitating marriage for poor girls, c) Facilitating education for poor

> boys and girls, & d) Medical help for the poor and unfortunate, could also

> be debated.

 

Please visit:

 

http://www.geocities.com/~SVSS/index.html

http://vaishnavas.homepage.com/index.html

http://www.webexpert.net/bchari/Nama/

 

and in general: http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/links.html#RESOURCES

 

> I would greatly value the bhakti group member's feedback to the few thoughts

> I have placed above.

> I also feel that since all these would require a lots of finance, we also

> need to look at some method of "SELF FINANCING ARRANGEMENT" for this noble

> cause.

 

These matters have been discussed at length in such electronic forums.

You may wish to browse the bhakti list archives, and find such relevant

postings and descriptions of efforts/outcomes etc. or contact the admin

at email: mani if you need more help. Concerns

about the "dying away" of valuable Srivaishnava scholarship, rituals,

tradition and the decadence of many age-old places of worship are

foremost in the minds of devout Srivaishnavas in this part of the world.

It was these concerns and motivations which led to the formation of

organizations like SVSS and the popularity of online discussion groups,

use of web pages on internet, etc. To answer your specific question

about "self-financing", I must refer you to the SVSS pages once again:

 

http://www.geocities.com/~SVSS/index.html

 

OR

 

http://vaishnavas.homepage.com/index.html (new version)

 

If you have further questions and/or would like to participate in these

noble efforts (since the contribution of EACH individual like yourself

is a prerequisite to the success of such missions) - please contact:

 

Smt. Nagu Satyan

email: satyan

phone: (303) 973-4847

 

or via regular (postal) mail:

 

Srivaishnava Seva Samithi

c/o Nagu Satyan

7821 West Alder Drive

Littleton, CO 80128-5522

 

Remember that YOU as an individual can make the difference. Your first

step could be the beginning of a better future for our faith. Just DO IT.

 

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aDiyEn,

 

-Srinath Chakravarty

email: xsrinath