121St Thirunakshathram Celebration of Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy

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121St Thirunakshathram Celebration of Sri Kozhiyalam

Swamy

 

I am posting an appeal on behalf of Sri U.Ve Sri

Ananthanarasimhachar of Srirangam, who I had the bhagyam

to meet and visit in Bangalore recently. He mentioned

about the upcoming 121st birthday celebration of his

acharya Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy (Sri Rangaramanuja Maha

Desikan), who lived from 1882 to 1961, and asked for

SVSS support in raising funds in USA. Sri U.Ve Sri

Ananthanarasimhachar is the Organizing Secretary and

Treasurer of Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy’s 121st

Thirunakshathram Celebration.

 

Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy was a famous ascetic because of his

erudition, very rigorous daily routine, detachment from

all the wordly desires and deep devotion towards Sriman

Narayana. He has authored many independent and thought

provoking works in Sanskrit and in Tamil. His holiness

Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy was a great acharya of Srivaishnava

sampradaya and Visitadvaitha Philosophy.

 

Prominent among his disciples were Sri Ananthasayanam

Iyengar and Vaikuntavasi U.Ve Vidwan Uttamur

Viraghavacharya Swamy, a Sanskrit scholar of par

excellence and who was the very first recipient of

certificate of honor from President of India.

 

Sri Kozhiyalam Swamy 121st birthday is planned to be

celebrated in Srirangam, the Bhuloka Vaikunta and the

place he took sanyasa ashrama. The celebrations are

planned for 5 days starting 29 March 2002.

 

The celebrations include the following:

1.Vedaparayanam by 10 vedic scholars

2.Recitation of Nalayira Divya Prabandham by 10 scholars

3.Parayanams of Sri Bhasya, Sri Gita Bhasya, Sri

Rahasyatrayasara and Sri Bhagavath Vishayam

4.Sri Bhasya Vidwath Sadas which about 50 vidwaths are

supposed to participate

5.Discourses by eminent scholars

6.Publication of a Souvenir

 

Contributions in India are collected under the tax

exempt Sri Madurantakam Swamy Centenary Celebration

Trust.

 

Contributions in USA are being raised by Sree Vaishnava

Seva Samithi (SVSS). Tax Exempt donations payable to

NAMA Inc may be sent to the following address.

 

Nagu Satyan

7821 W. Alder Drive

Littleton

CO 80128-5522

 

Thanks for your support

 

Regards, Nagu Satyan