English books of Sri Parampara Sabha available

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Sri:

 

I recently had the opportunity to meet with and receive

a complete set of English books from Sri B.S.S. Iyengar.

On his request and for those who are interested I am

enclosing a list of books available with him alongwith a

brief extract from one of his books i.e. Acarya Hrdayam.

 

He is currently in California and may be contacted at

Address: B.S.S. Iyengar, 1538 Magpie Lane, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

t (408) 720-0185 e bssiyengar

 

Books of the Sri Parampara Sabha Publications

available directly from the author are

Note: All books are in English

 

1. Yajur Sandhyavandanam - S. Sathyamurthi Ayyangar

2. Gateway to Tiruvaymoli (Kanninum cinuttambu) - S. Sathyamurthi Ayyangar

3. The immaculate Lord of Arangam (Amalandipiran) - S. Sathyamurthi Ayyangar

4. Gadyatraya of Sri Ramanuja - Dr. VV Ramanujam

5. Sri Visnusahasranama - S. Sathyamurthi Ayyangar

6. Mysticism Supreme (Tiruvaymoli of Nammalvar) - B.S.S. Iyengar

7. Acarya Hrdayam - B.S.S. Iyengar

8. Srivachanabhusanam - B.S.S. Iyengar

9. Tirunendundandakam. - B.S.S. Iyengar

 

Forthcoming publications of B.S.S. Iyengar

1. Tiruccanda Viruttam

2. Perumal Tirumoli

3. Virodhi Pariharam.

 

 

Acarya Hrdayam

of

Alagiya Manavalap Perumal Nayanar

 

The following "Bird's eye view" is an extract from an

English version of the above classical work by

B.S.S. Iyengar of Bangalore. As he has stated in the book,

no study of Tiruvaymoli is complete without a study of

Acarya Hrdayam.

 

The aim of Acarya Hrdayam is to bring out the greatness of

Tiruvaymoli, the impeccable personality of Nammalwar and the

special features in Tiruvaymoli under the following points.

 

1. Preface - The compassionate sovereign Lord bestowed the

scriptures for the ignorant people of the world in order

to give them the power of discretion between good and bad

(Curnikas 1-15).

 

2. He gave out the Tirumantra as the essence of all the

scriptures for Him to be realised by the people with this

power of discretion (Curnikai 16).

 

3. The distinguishing features of the vedic scriptures and

their essence, the Tirumantra, as also of their respective

proponents (Curnikais 17-38).

 

4. The uniqueness of Tiruvaymoli (Curnikais 39-74).

 

5. The personality of Nammalvar (Curnikais 75-93).

 

6. The blossoming of the devotional knowledge of Nammalvar

as a result of the Lord's special grace (Curnikais 94-117).

 

7. When Alvar speaks with wisdom, his words are his own and

when he speaks with devotion, his words are those of a female

(Curnikais 118-121).

 

8. While speaking like a female, he has similarities with the

Lord's own spouses and other persons close to the Lord

(Curnikais 112-132).

 

9. The esoteric meanings of Alvar's utterances in the female

mode (Curnikais 133-158).

 

10.The distinguishing characteristics of the Lord in arca in

each of the holy places which Nammalvar has eulogized in

Tiruvaymoli in the devotional mode (Curnikais 159-186).

 

11. Tiruvaymoli was indited by Alvar with deep devotion

arising from his love towards the Lord experienced by him

in arca form as in item 10 (Curnikais 187,188).

 

12. How Tiruvaymoli is in accord with Bhagavadgita and how

it excels Gita even (Curnikais 189-194).

 

13. The exclusive features taught in Tiruvaymoli together

with their implications, the people who are to be benifitted

by them, the reasons why he addresses even ineligible

people, and, how Tiruvaymoli, indited purely as a service

offering to the Lord without expecting any reward or praise,

has benefitted the people (Curnikais 195-207).

 

14. Tiruvaymoli contains the meanings of the three Rahasyas,

namely, Tirumantra, Dvaya and Carama Sloka, as also the

knowledge of the "arthapancaka" contained in the three

rahasyas, both in brief and in detail (Curnikais 208-212).

 

15. Tiruvaymoli contains benediction, salutation and subject

matter mentioned in the opening stanza as per convention,

even unintentionally (Curnikai 213).

 

16. Tiruvaymoli has the same salutary effects with its ten

Centums as the Lord who came down in these worlds in ten

Avataras (Curnikai 214).

 

17. The intention of the Alvar mentioning in the end pacuram

of each Decad, the Decad, Centum and the whole Tiruvaymoli

(Curnikai 215).

 

18. Each Centum contains a Decad in the form of advice to

people on the relevant subject of the Centum illustrated with

examples, many of them advising people to resort to the Lord

and some advising them to resort to his devotees as a

corollary (Curnikais 216, 217).

 

19. States briefly the ten qualities of the Lord, one in

each Centum, contained in the ten Centums of the

Tiruvaymoli together with the ten stages of spiritual

growth of Nammalvar (Curnikai 218).

 

20. Summary of each of the ten Centums (Curnikais 219-228).

 

21. The probable reasons why the Lord kept Alvar, who had

realised the futility in these worlds and developed

detachment, in these worlds for so long (Curnikai 229).

 

22. Pointing out with illustrations, the dividing lines

in Tiruvaymoli of the progressive growths of Parabhakti,

Parajnana and Paramabhakti in Alvar (Curnikais 230-233).

 

23. Concluding remark that only "the unsolicited grace

of the Lord in the company of Lakshmi that can grant

Moksa" is the only central idea contained in Tiruvaymoli

(Curnikai 234).

 

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Thanks

Srinivasan Sriram