CLARIFICATION: AN APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS LIST FOR A PROJECT

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1. Please make Checks payable to "Desika Bhavanam"

2. Contributors of $50 will get Volume 1. Now available. I plan to bring

it with me during my forthcoming trip to India in August

3. Contributors of $100 will ger both Volumes. Vol 2 available upon

publishing. I will post the availability date once I get an update from the

Desika Bhavanam / Shri Swamy.

 

Regards,

 

Raja Krishnasamy

 

 

 

Raja Krishnasamy [rxkrishn]

Wednesday, June 07, 2000 06:33 PM

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AN APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS LIST FOR A PROJECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members of the list:

 

This list has been a great resource that has promoted a lot of education and

learning and preservation of our pristine culture. It is in this spirit

that I forward the following appeal to the members of this list. We request

the support of all of you for this kainkaryam.

 

Please read on.

 

Regards,

 

Raja Krishnasamy

 

 

 

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Appeal for financial assistance to publish Vol. 2 of Sri Bhashyam with lucid

commentary by Sri U. Ve Perukkaranai Chakravarthy Acharya Swamy.

 

About the Author:

 

Sri U. Ve P.M. Chakvarthyacharya Swamy is now the resident Acharya of

Desika Bhavanam, Mylapore, Chennai. Sri Swamy studied Niyaya Siromani in

Tirupati (1944), specialised in Tarka, Vedanta and Sahitya under Uthamoor

Sri Veeraraghavachar, Sri D.T.Thathacharya Swamy, Sri Neelameghachar and

Ramanatha Sastrigal. He then came under the tutelage of the Scholar-saint

H.H 42nd Jeer (Injimedu) Azhagiasingar. He was a teacher & later the

Principal of Madhurantakam Sanskrit College established by that Jeer. Being

the Asthana Vidvan of Ahobila Mutt, he is called upon to be examiner and

chief coordinator of many a vidvat sadas. The Jeer conferred the title

'Sarasaragna' in recognition of the scholarship and expository skills in the

Grantha Chatushtayam. Drawing upon his years of experience as a teacher for

imparting instruction in Ubhaya Vedanta lore to students / asthikas at all

levels in a traditional way, Sri Bhashya Chandrika has been written taking

into its fold the merits of all earlier commentaries.

 

 

About Shri Bhashyam and the Commentary:

 

"Sri Bhashya? is by no means an easy text- verily the despair of those who

have no grounding in sanskrit language and in sastras like Nyaya, Vaisesika,

Mimamsa, Vyakarana and the Agama literature. ?Swami has made this work

simple enough for the layman demonstrating his expository skills and

methodical perfection without giving up the flavour of the tradition? -

observes Dr. M. Narasimhachary, Professor and Head, Dept of Vaishnavism,

University of Madras, in his foreword to the first volume of Sri Bhashyam

text and the commentary being released in the first week of June. Sri Swamy

has authored several works both in Sanskrit and Tamil. Mention should be

made of his Tamil work "MummathaSAram"- a brilliant comparative study of

Advaita, Dvaita and Vishishtadvaita.

 

 

The Project:

 

The second volume of the commentary needs a financial assistance of about

Rs. 1.5 lakhs (about $3500). Cost of paper alone accounts for 40% of the

total cost. Asthikas are requested to contribute their mite for this noble

cause so that each one of them can proudly possess an invaluable text &

commentary.

 

Remittances can be made to my daughter Smt. Vaidehi Venkatakrishnan, 77

Wyman Street Apt E, Waban, MA 02468, to be remitted to the revered author in

Chennai. Alternatively, cheques may also be sent individually or

collectively and mailed to Sri.P.M. Chakravarthyacharya, Sri. Desika

Bhavanam, 27, Venkatesa agraharam, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. Contributors

of $ 50 dollars will be presented with one copy of Vol. 1 now being released

and one copy of Vol. 2 when published. Their assistance will be

appropriately acknowledged.

 

We request all of you to actively participate in this kainkaryam and be a

part of preserving our age old texts and encouraging literary commentary.

 

Sincerely,

 

K. Venkatakrishnan

 

 

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Contributors of $100 will receive a copy of both (Vol2 available when

published).

 

We need 35 people to contribute $100 each or 70 people to contribute $50

each. Your contributions are very much welcome. I will take personal

responsibility to deliver the books to the donors. I am planning on a trip

to India this August and hope to present this whole amount to Shri Swamy and

bring the copies of the books with me when I come back.

 

Regards,

 

Raja Krishnasamy

 

 

 

 

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