Digest Number 628

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Mani:

For me the list has served a great purpose. It initiated me into the sat-sangam

of many SrI vaishNava-s, and also helped me spend more of my time on learning at

least a little bit about our AcAryas' works. Without this list, where I was

accepted without question, I would not have had the initiative to work on my pet

project of the summary of SrI vishNu sahasra nAma vyAkhyAnam by pUrvacArya-s.

While there are other lists, my limited exprience is that I would not have had

the bhAgyam to have taken this work as far as I have been able to do, because of

"editorial policies", "admission policies", etc. Same holds true for the series

on pA`ncarAtra that I was able to contribute to, and the deSika stotra series

that I worked on briefly. Each of these efforts enabled me to learn, and the

bhakti list was the motivation, support, and vehicle, without which I would not

have had the good fortune to be initiated into these areas. I also find the

list very useful as a reference source for me whenever I need to look up for

information on SrI rAmAnuja sampradAyam, because of the archive capability.

The different series that appear off and on with vyAkhyAnam-s of divya

prabandham are very informative. With any list, there is bound to be extraneous

material, which will have to be accepted. For me, the bhakti list has become an

essential and integral part of my life. I will write to you separately on the

splitting up of the list, discussion of other sampradAyas' views on different

topics, etc.

You have made a significant contribution to the SrIvaishNava community in North

America, whether the list continues or not.

-Krishnamachari

 

2. Is this list serving any purpose?

Mani Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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