RE: Sr.S.M.S Cahri's visit to East Coast during Aadi Pooram (Aug 10-11 week end

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

I am sharing with you a note from SrI Krishna Kashyap

about his recent visit with Dr.SMS Chari and his discussions

on the most recent book on Bhagavadh GitA as commented on by

Acharaya RaamAnujA , Adhi Sankara and MaadhvAchArya . This book

was released in India two days ago . It is yet another significant

contribution from Dr.SMS Chari . He will be returning to India

by the end of August . He is such a treasure house on our

SampradhAyam and has covered the prasTAna Thrayam .

 

If his kind offer to help educate us on SrImad Bhagavadh

GitA's fine sampradhAyic points , it will be a blessing.

If for reason , the agenda can not be set up , let us consider

having a special Tele-upanyAsam for 90 minutes on the three

commentaries of GitA and the unique aspects of AchArya

RaamAnujA's commentary.Please feel free to take him up on

his offer to speak to other audiences while he is here .

He has unassailable links to great AchAryAs and it will

be a grand treat to listen to him on the comparitive study of

the three Bhaashyams.Perhaps SrI KrishNa Kaasyap or

SrImathi Naagu Satyan can arrange the Tele-upanyAsam

in the early part of August.

 

V.Sadagopan

 

Note from Sri Krsihna Kaasyap:

>Dear friends,

>

> I went through the manuscripts of his book for about 7-8 hours. His new

>book on Bhagawadgita which is - a comparitive estimate of the bhasyaas of

>Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva on bhagawadgita is an amazing book. I can state

>clearly that such a book was never written in english by anyone to date. The

>unique comparison is so rich in deep meanings that one has to read the book

>several times to enjoy the greatness of Sri Ramanuja's work. I personally

>feel that what really makes Sri Ramanuja's divine fame spread across the

>entire universe is his unique intelligence which has captured the heart of

>Sri Krishna's message in the Gita and the vedas in general; And it had to

>take a scholar like SMS Chari to bring this message clearly to the english

>speaking masses. SMS chari has written several books : a similar book on

>comparitive assessment on the upanisad bhasyas - just released by motilal

>banarsidas in delhi ( available in delhi only for now), one on vaishnavism,

>one on tamil vedas, one on shatadushani and another one on tattvamukta

>kalapa. Due to his excellent background and unswerving devotion with which

>he studied under stalwarts such as putthamkotai swamy, goshtipuram swamy,

>madurantakam swamy etc. such a book like this one bhagawadgita was possible.

>

>I have to admit that what SMS chari talks about regarding Bhagavadgita and

>the views of various acharyas is even more interesting than reading his book

>on it. This is not new since our acharyas always instructed us to learn

>under a guru by direct interaction. "tad viddhi pranipatena pari prashnena

>sevaya" - gita - " one should learn by prostrating a guru, serving him and

>asking questions again and again. I have expressed my personal wish that he

>should write another book on yoga of pathanjali and the relation to

>visistadvaita. Hope our acharyas and srimmanarayana bless him a long life

>and energy to do more works.

>

>I personally feel that everyone really interested to know bhagawadgita and

>its inner meanings should meet SMS chari and learn directly from him. He is

>in his eighties and any interested person should lose no time to learn from

>him. If some organization can sponsor his visit it will be great. Even

>people from dvaita and advaita schools can learn a ton of information

>regarding their own schools by talking to him.

>

>I personally cannot thank him enough. I have not worked closely with

>gostipuram swamy or putthamkotai swamy or any such eminent scholar. By

>talking to SMS chari, I feel such a wish is partly fulfilled.

>

>Regards,

>Krishna Kashyap

>

[Guest guest]

Namaskaram,

>Dear friends,

>

> I went through the manuscripts of his book for about 7-8 hours. His new

>book on Bhagawadgita which is - a comparitive estimate of the bhasyaas of

>Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva on bhagawadgita is an amazing book. I can

state

>clearly that such a book was never written in english by anyone to date.

 

For your information:

 

The Bhagavadgita & its classical commentaries

(a critical & comparitive exposition)

 

By Dr. S. K. Bhavani

 

Published by DVSRF

Bangalore, 560004

First edition, 1995

Price: Rs 100

Bound with 490 pages

 

Available at

Vedanta Book House,

Chamarajpet

Bangalore 5600018

 

In this book, the author compares Sri Madhwa's exposition of Gita & the

classical Bhasyakaras such as Shankara, Bhaskara & Ramanuja.

 

It will be useful if you let me know how we can get a copy of Bhaghavat Gita

book which compares the bhAshyas of Shankara, Ramanuja & Madhwa written by

Sri S. M. S. Chari.

 

Thankyou.

 

With kind regards,

 

nAham kartA hariH kartA tatpUjA karmachaakhilam.h

 

Shobha Srinivasan

[Guest guest]

Namaskaram,

 

I guess we have met at your residence in Pittsburgh. I have read this book

from SK Bhavani. SMS chari is also aware of this book. I would like you to

read the book from SMS chari. I personally feel that SMS chari's level of

dealing is more comparable to BNK Sharma's level of works rather than the

work from SK Bhavani, who is no doubt a good scholar and son of BNK Sharma.

SK Bhavani has included views from modern writers such as freedom fighters

etc. SMS chari's book's structure and thought is very different. I know

that when you compare works from different systems of thought some bias from

my side or anyother person's side is unavoidable as I dont think that there

is any true living scholar who has the complete knowledge of Acharyas:

Samkara, Ramanuja & Madhva put together. Any comparitive scholar needs such

a deep understanding to compare these works and it is humanly impossible to

find such a person to my knowledge.

 

However, if you see the background of SMS chari - who has aleady completed

his first 2 books on a similar subject: comparitive assessment of bhasyas of

Samkara Ramanuja and Madhva on Upanisads and Bramha sutras, this third book

in that series, on bhagavadgita clearly shows the superior depth of

perception of the subject. the first two books are available in motilal

banarsidas and munshiram manoharlal das. you can also go to www.amazon.com

and search for S.M. Srinivasachari and find his books. I hope the spelling

of srinivasachari is right.

 

In fact Prof KT Pandurangi, probably is writing a preface to this book I

guess.

 

This book will not be published earlier than 6 months from now and will take

about a year to hit the market, if things go well. I just read the

manuscript and I have reviewed portions of it. Eventhough, I am quite an

ignorant person, since, SMS chari considers me as a student of Bhagawadgita

for several years, he allowed me to review his book. He will release this

book shortly. He is still finalizing the drafts. He has talked to several

madhva scholars on this subject and in fact wants to talk to more strong

Madhva scholars before he finalizes his drafts.

 

namaskara, I still remember the sahasranama puja at your home.

 

Krishna

 

Shobha Srinivasan [srinivasan]

Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:11 AM

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RE: Sr.S.M.S Cahri's visit to East Coast during Aadi Pooram

(Aug 10-11 week end

 

 

Namaskaram,

>Dear friends,

>

> I went through the manuscripts of his book for about 7-8 hours. His new

>book on Bhagawadgita which is - a comparitive estimate of the bhasyaas of

>Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva on bhagawadgita is an amazing book. I can

state

>clearly that such a book was never written in english by anyone to date.

 

For your information:

 

The Bhagavadgita & its classical commentaries

(a critical & comparitive exposition)

 

By Dr. S. K. Bhavani

 

Published by DVSRF

Bangalore, 560004

First edition, 1995

Price: Rs 100

Bound with 490 pages

 

Available at

Vedanta Book House,

Chamarajpet

Bangalore 5600018

 

In this book, the author compares Sri Madhwa's exposition of Gita & the

classical Bhasyakaras such as Shankara, Bhaskara & Ramanuja.

 

It will be useful if you let me know how we can get a copy of Bhaghavat Gita

book which compares the bhAshyas of Shankara, Ramanuja & Madhwa written by

Sri S. M. S. Chari.

 

Thankyou.

 

With kind regards,

 

nAham kartA hariH kartA tatpUjA karmachaakhilam.h

 

Shobha Srinivasan

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Daer Srimathi Shobha Srinivasan:

 

Thanks very much for the information on

the Book by Dr.Bhavani. I will be in India

next week. I will try to acquire this book.

 

Dr.SMS Chari's book has been released two days

ago in India. I will try to get the details

on how to get the book by us here and come back.

 

Best regards,

V.Sadagopan

[Guest guest]

Please note: SMS chari's upanisat book is released in Delhi. However, the

gita book will be released only in about 1 year.

 

Krishna