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Sri Ranga Sris Cha VardhathAM//

 

Dear Bhagavatas:

 

I returned on 3rd October 2000, after a hectic trip to India where I

visited several Divyadesamas, met with almost all Yathivaras, AchAryas and

scholars, discussed with Editors of Religious publications like

Nrisimhapriya, Hayagriva Priya, Sri Ranganatha Paduka, Kanchi Perarulalan,

Sri Desika Seva etc, and several others.

 

As most of you know, before coming to U.S.A., it was my good fortune to have

undergone intensive and extensive Kalakshepam courses for over 15 years on

Grantha ChathushTayams at the feet of Yathivaras and AchAryas like –

 Prakritam H.H. 45th PaTTam Azhagiyasinghar (in his PurvAsramam),

 Prakritam H.H. ParavAkkoTTai Gopala Desika Maha Desikan Srimad

Aandavan of PouNDarika puram Aasramam,

 AchArya SriBAshya Simhasanam Purisai NaDAdur Krishnama chariar

SwAmi (Editor, Nrisimhapriya Journal of Ahobila Matam),

 AchArya Sri SrivatsAnkachariar SwAmi (Former Principal, Madras

Sanskrit College and now in French Institute, Pondicherry) and

 many others.

As mandated by them through blessings and MantrAkshadais,

I came to U.S.A. for spreading our Siddhantam among those interested.

 

It is my pleasure to have serialized my book “ Hinduism Rediscovered”

housing inter-alia, “Srimad Rahasya Traya SAram” of SwAmi Desika, through

the Electronic Journal of “Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam”(SDDS) Volumes I

and II, archived at www.srivaishnava.org/sgati by Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli.

 

I was overwhelmed by the support and encouragement of the readers, who

honored me as President of SDDS in the first ever Srivaishnava Conference

held at Buffalo, New York in December 1996.

 

The Yathivaras and AachAryas whom I met during the current trip to pay my

obeisance advised me to continue what they termed as

“good work done by me as mandated by them”. They assured me that our

Sampradayam is so vast and deep that any number of media (electronic, print

etc) outputs would be required to propagate the doctrines, tenets and

practices thereof.

 

Srimad Andavan of Poundarikapuram Asramam named the new journal as “SRI

RANGA SRI” and advised the launching on the Tirunakshatram day of Swami

VedAnta Desikan on 8th October 2000. And, this was approved unanimously by

all the other Yathivaras and AachAryas.

 

Srimukhams containing Anugraha Bashanams for the new journal have been

granted by the following Yathi Sreshtas and Acharyas:

 Prakritam H.H. Azhagiya Singhar

 Prakritam H.H. Poundarikapuram Andavan

 Prakritam H.H. Parakala Matam Jeeyar

 Prakritam H.H. Sri Rangapriya Yathi

 AchArya Purisai Krishnamachariar Swami (Editor, Nrisimhapriya)

 AchArya Seva Srinivasaraghavachariar Swami (Editor, Desika Seva)

 AchArya Srivatsankachariar Swami

 AchArya V.S.Karunakaran Swami

 AchArya M.K. Srinivasan Swami

 AchArya Anantha Narasimhachariar Swami

 

Full texts of Srimukhams (not reproduced here for want of space) but can be

viewed at publicly archived URL

 

 

Accordingly, it is my duty and honor to inaugurate the new Electronic

Journal as the official journal of SDDS on this auspicious occasion of

Tirunakshatram day of Swami Desikan.

 

The new journal will feature quality articles from AchAryas and eminent

scholars on the tenets of our Siddhantham. Besides general topics relating

to our Sampradayam, special sections will be devoted to the “Grantha

ChathushTayams” under the titles-

 “SriBAshayAmrutham”

 “GitAmrutham”

 “PrabandAmrutham” and

 “DesikAmrutham”

 A “QUESTION BOX” to which readers may address their doubts and

queries is also proposed to be included, For those questions for which, we

are not able to provide ready answers, we will secure and make available

authoritative replies from AchAryas back home.

 A ”QUIZ PROGRAM” is also proposed to be started, By way of “Reader

participation”, readers may be requested to provide answers for the queries

posed by us. The best or the correct answers will be published in a

subsequent issue.

 Due to the need to educate younger generations (and indeed some

parents too!) on our SatSampradAyam, it is proposed to provide a separate

section entitled-

“LEARN OUR SAMPRADAYAM THE EASY WAY”

with graded lessons explaining the basics of our tradition.

 

We are glad to inform that we have been favored by Yathivaras and AchAryas

not only with their Srimukhams but also with numerous articles of quality

exclusively for SRI RANGA SRI, each running to several hundreds of pages.

Even if we can publish on a daily basis, it is likely to sustain us for at

least an year or two - considering

 the space constraints that do not allow more than 8 pages at a time

 the lowkikam constraints of the Publishers and the readers alike

that would not allow such daily postings and

 the patience of the readers.

 

We have, therefore, to judiciously stagger the postings which will

henceforth be featured at

 

We will make available in other fraternity only the Editorials

indicating BRIEFLY the Contents of Issues as and when released for general

information.

 

Detailed plans of releases on periodicity and presentation will be announced

shortly.

 

It is my pleasure to invite you on board to participate both as readers and

contributors to “SRI RANGA SRI” and receive the grace of Divya Dhampathis,

Yathisreshtas, AchArya Sarvabhoumas and other scholars who have blessed this

effort as aforesaid wholeheartedly and unanimously and have pledged their

support at all times.

 

We earnestly request you to enroll by sending a request to

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Please include your Postal address, E.Mail Address, Phone and Fax numbers to

facilitate a more intimate interaction and for building up a database of

Subscribers to the Journal. Thanking you

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

President,

Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam. (SDDS) and

Editor and Publisher “SRI RANGA SRI”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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