Saranagathi Vol.03.010

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

It is adiyEn's pleasure to announce the release of

Volume 3.10 of SaraNAgathi E-Journal.The Editorial

is attached.

 

Three important topics are dealt with in this issue:

 

(1) Anjali Vaibhavam of Swamy Desikan

as commented on by Sri U.Ve.Srirama DesikAcchAr Swamy

of Oppiliappan Koil.

 

(2) Ubhayalingam aspects of Dhivya Dampathis

by the gifted and dedicated Young writer ,

Sri MadabhUshi Hari SaarangarAjan Of Singapore.

 

(3) Sri Ashta SlOki of Swami as intrepreted by

Sri U.Ve. Dr.V.N.vedantha Desikan Swamy of

Oppiliappan Sannadhi , who has been blessing us

through his innumerable articles and monographs.

Swamy ParAsara Bahttar's Ashta SlOki is generally

understood to be the inspirer of Swamy Desikan's

Magnum Opus , Srimadh Rahasya Thraya Saaram .

 

SaraNya Dampathyai Nama:

 

Daasan , V.SatakOpan

 

 

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"SaranAgathi"

 

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VOL : 03.010 18.Oct.2000

 

1. Editorial

2. Anjali Vaibhavam - Part 1 - VangIpuram Navaneetham Sri U.Ve

Sri Rama DesikAchAr (Sri VaikuNda vAsi)

3. Ubhaya Lingham - Part 3 - Sri M.S.Hari

4. Ashta SlOki - Part 1 - U.Ve. Sri V.N.Vedantha Desikan

5. (Aippasai) : List of festivals and events this month

 

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1. Editorial

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

 

The first article is by Vaikunta Vaasi Sri U.Ve. Srirama

DesikAcchAr Swamy of ThiruviNNagar. Swamy Desikan created a

chillarai rahasyam named "Anjali Vaibhavam" to celebrate the

message enshrined in one slOkam of Swamy AlavandhAr's sthOthra

rathnam for which he had written a bhAshyam (Commnetary). He

dwells here on the power of the Anjali MudhrA or the gesture of

offering salutations to the Lord with folded hands (palms). Swamy

Desikan states that the Lord's heart "melts" like sugar in water

when He sees the anjali bhaddha hasthams of His bhakthAs. The

Lord's mudhrA in response is Abhaya MudhrA, which assures the

Bhakthan not to fear, since he will stand in the place of the

Rakshakan to remove any and all fears.

 

The second aticle in this issue is the third in the series on

Ubhaya Linga AdhikaraNam by Sriman M.S.Hari of Singapore. (We

appreciate the depth of coverage of this important topic

particular interest to all Srivaishnavas)

 

 

The final article is by Sri U.Ve.Vedantha Desikan Swamy is on the

important Sri Sookthi of Ashta SlOki of Sri Parasara Bhattar,

which (where he) summarizes brilliantly the inner meanings of the

three rahasyams in a short span of eight slOkams.

 

We regret the delay in releasing this issue due to unavoidable

time pressures. Our plan continues to be to release minimum of 12

issues in one year. We will therefore plan on releasing atleast

two more issues during this year.

 

We are delighted to know that the membership has grown to ~375

bhakthas now and we look forward to serving you all with humility.

 

adiyEn, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan, Editor

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

 

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Daasans , Sri Sampath Rengarajan (Co-Editor& Publisher),

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and V.SatakOpan (Editor &SampAdhakar).