On Sri UttahmUr Swami TN - title is being conferred on our Sri Anand Karalapakkam Swamin

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Here's a great news!

I am sure you all know Sri Anand Karalapakkam

Swamin... from Chennai- who is in his late twenties

and is eighties with respect to jnAna, vairAgya

anushtAnam..

 

We know of his excellent academic background [two

engineering degrees and also a topper from BITS,Pilani

-I am also from the same college is out of place here-

but I am proud to say so, though SrI Anand may not

feel:), and Sri Anand did his MS in University of

Connecticut, USA ]. There are numerous inspiring and

informative and valuable articles on our rich

sampradayam in our written by him in

earlier years during his stay at US.. example: Article

on Samasrayanam, Bhakti vs Prapatti, and discussion on

Srivaishnavam versus Gaudiya etc...which are all

treasure and must read by each one of us.

 

He left the States for a full time vaidIka life of

studying Sastras (vairagyam, determination) and he

turned out to be a good upanyasaka as well [we all had

the taste of the same all over the world including

Simhapuri in 99].....now Sri Anand as a recognized

Vedanta Vidvan in his young age itself.

 

I am glad to receive the news that Sri Anand is now

being conferred with the title "Bala Vedantha

Bhaskara:"

 

Sri U.Ve.Payyampadi Venkatavaradacharya Swami

[successor to Sri Utthamur Swami], on behalf of the

Sri Utthamur Viraraghavachariar Centenary Trust is

conferring title "Bala Vedanta Bhaskara:" to Sri

Anand for his knoelwdge.

 

Bala Vedanta Bhaskara: means Young sun of Vedantha (or

son:-) or the Rising Sun of Vedantha - a title

befitting Sri Anand.

 

Sri Anand deserves the title verily: as he has made

many excellent presentations in various Vidvat Sadas'

like Sri Malolan Vidvat Sadas, Sri Utthamur Swami

Vidvat Sadas, Sri Nadadur Ammal Vidvat Sadas, Sri

Perukkaranai Swami's Satabhishekam Vidvat Sadas etc on

very intricate topics of our Siddhanta like :

i) The nature of the aatma dharmas like

ekatva,anukulatva etc - either Svayamprakaasa Or

dharmi-bhaasya [based on Sri Utthamur Swami's nirvaham

in this complicated matter],

 

ii) The nature of freewill and karma for Jivatmas

[Explanation of the actual siddhanta in Srutaprakasika

and removal of its various mis-understandings, overall

soultion to the problem with added insights - regarded

as a great contribution in unlocking the confusions -

which I heard from Sri Anand when I met him last July

2003 that it will be published as a book in the latter

half of 2004, inclusive of the related analysis and

insights in Adhikarana Saravali and its commentaries

by Sri Kumara Varadacharya and Sri Utthamur Swami,

Gita-Gita Bhashya-Tatparyachandrika

and Sri Utthamur Swami's tipani, Tattva Sara of

Nadadur Ammal and its commentary by Sri Utthamur Swami

etc.],

 

iii) The nature(s) of bhakti yoga in the place of

which Divya Dampati presents themselves for prapatti

regarding the granting of moksha at various time

periods in the future as requested by a prapanna i.e.

for various types of aartha and drupta prapattis [sri

Anand Swami's own solution to this unanswered question

posed by Sri Perukkaranai Swami].

 

iv) The nature of various yogas in Bhagavad Gita and

their interlinks - Roadmap to a mumukshu with the

available options from starting point and at each

major destination. an indepth analysis as to how these

yogas as represented in the roadmap correspond to the

overall scheme of ashtanga yoga as explained in Sri

Bhashya. [Excellent research work developing on the

nirvahams by Sri Utthamur Swami; expected to be

published as a book by 2005].

 

I do not much understand many of these topics and I

can only appreciate with awe:)

 

Sri Anand has won deep appreciation and admiration -

the choicest blessings of the greatest acharyas like

Srimad Azhagiyasingar of Ahobila Muth, Sri

Perukkaranai Chakravartyacharya Swami, Sri Navalpakkam

Ramanuja Tathacharya Swami (SrI NSR), Sri Navalpakkam

Varadacharya Swami of Thiruvaheendrapuram, Sri

Chettalur Srivatsankacharya Swami, Sri Payyampadi

Venkatavaradacharya Swami, Sri Villur Nadadur

Karunakaracharya Swami, Sri Mannarkudi

Rajagopalacharya Swami, Sri Kaniambakkam

Devanathacharya Swami and many others -for his

intellect/ analytical ability in even offering

solutions to very intricate issues in Vedanta.

 

He has also delivered various lectures on basic and in

depth matters on Srivaishnavam to youngsters and they

are available in recorded form.. Those who are

interested may contact Sri Anand Swamin at

kgk Many people have listened to and are

benifitted from his lectures on Vedantha [i myself

have listened to and have understood - is a testimony

that anyone can surely understand.. If a dull one

understands- naturally others will.

 

There are about eight CDs [10 hrs of upanyasam in each

CD] on the series "Lectures on Vedanta" under the

banner "Sri Nruhari Adhyatma Vidya Siksha" on

different topics ......

 

I am sure you would like to listen to as it is good

for novices like me.

 

Also please be informed that on the eve of the

thirunakshatra mahotsavam of "Abhinava Desika" Sri

Utthamur Swami (thai-swati; Feb 12th), there will be

upanyasam by Sri U.Ve."Mahamahopadhyaya" Perukkaranai

Chakravartyacharya Swami reg "Abhinava Desika on

Swami Desika's Kavyas" and other activities taking

place on Feb 9 (Monday) from 3 pm to 5 pm at Dept of

Vaishnavism, University of Madras. Those residing at

Chennai do not miss the opprotunity to attend and are

requested to report as well:-) for our benefits/

enjoyment.

 

our heartiest congratulations to Sri Anand and may his

jnAna, bhakti, vairAgya, anushtAnam grow from strength

to stregth! May Sri LakshmI Nrusimhan continue to

bless him as He does always!

 

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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