SrI UttamUr SwAmi's thirunakshatram celebrations :Invitation

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SrI:

SrI padmAvatI samEta SrInivAsa parabramhaNE namaH

SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH

SrImatE nigamAnta mahAdESikAya namaH

 

SrImatE "abhinava dESika" uttamUr -

vIrarAghavArya mahAdESikAya namaH

 

Dear all,

 

This is to inform you about the forthcoming thirunakshatram

celebrations of SrI "abhinava dESika" uttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya

SwAmi (thai-swAti). Please treat this as a cordial invitation

as well from Sri Uttamur Viraraghavachariar Centenary Trust,

Chennai.

 

Kindly go through the schedule and please do participate

in any Or all of the special occasions like "Anugraha Bhaashanam

on Abhinava Desika" by SrImad Azhagiyasi~ngar, four upanyAsams

by eminent scholars, SaatRumuRai on thirunakshatram and

Vidvat Sadas. Thanks.

 

Please do look into the details of the books that will be

released. For the updated catalogue of books and its availability,

please wait till the celebrations get over. Will update you

by early Feb.

 

 

Sat, 18th Jan,2003 :

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Commemorative Function at F-50, I Floor, University of Madras

Centenary Buildings, Chepauk, Chennai 600-005.

 

Programme :

 

4:00 pm : Prayer

 

4:05 pm : Welcome Address by

SrI U.Ve. "MahAmahOpAdhyAya" SrIvatsA~nkAchArya SwAmi

 

4:10 pm : Inaugural Address by SrI Dr.VKSN Raghavan, Prof and

Head of Dept. of Vaishnavism

 

4:20 pm : Speech on the activities of "Sri Uttamur -

Viraraghavachariar Centenary Trust" by its President

SrI K.G.Krishnan (KGK).

 

4:30 pm : "Anugraha Bhashanam on SrI Abhinava DESika" by

SrI LakshmI-nRusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN -

SaThakOpa SrI nArAyaNa yatIndra mahAdESikan, the

jIyar of SrI Ahobila Muth.

 

SrImad Azhagiyasi~ngar also releases the book

MImAmsA nyAya-PrakASa by AapadEva with its commentary

"MImAmsA SudhAswAdam" by "Ubhaya-MImAmsA Vallabha"

"Abhinava dESIka" SrI uttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

First Copy received by SrI U.Ve. PudukkOTai -

SEshAdryAchArya SwAmi of MadhurAntakam Sanskrit College

and aasthAna vidvAn of SrI Ahobila Muth.

 

 

5:30 pm : Distribution of Awards/Prizes by SrI S.V.S.Raghavan.

All of them are awarded with a certificate and a gold

plated silver medallion (engraved with SrI UttamUr

Swami) - sponsored by GR Tangamaligai,T.Nagar. Cash

awards are are mentioned below, sponsored by different

aastikAs.

 

a. Sow.Vijayalakshmi Raghavan : Rs.1000/-

For having taken a research topic for her Ph.D.

(Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Madras) involving

the works of SrI Uttamur SwAmi.

 

b. Dr. M.K.Srinivasan : Rs.4000/-

For having completed his Ph.D. (Dept. of -

Vaishnavism, University of Madras) involving

the works of SrI Uttamur SwAmi.

 

Topic : Teacher-Student relationship (Guru-Sishya

BhAva) according to Srimad Rahasya Traya

SAra of SrI VEdAnta DESika [based on

the commentary SAra-vistara of SrI UttamUr

VIrarAghavAchArya SwAmi]

 

c. Dr. A.V.Shantamma : Rs.4000/-

For having completed her Ph.D. (Dept. of -

Vaishnavism, University of Madras) involving

the works of SrI UttamUr SwAmi.

 

Topic : Sa~nkalpa SUryOdaya of SrI VEdAnta DESika -

A study with special reference to vibhava and

archa forms of God in ViSishTAdvaita

[based on the commentary "Sarva SAkshAtkAra"

by Sr UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya SwAmi]

 

d. SrI K.S.Santhanam : Rs.1000/-

For having completed SirOmaNi in ViSishTAdvaita

VEdAnta with proficiency. College : Sri Ahobila Muth

Sanskrit College,Madhurantakam.

 

e. SrI S.R.Balaji : Rs.1000/-

For having completed SirOmaNi in NyAya SAstra

with proficiency. College : Sri Ahobila Muth

Sanskrit College,Madhurantakam.

 

f. SrI G.S.Vasan : Rs.1000/-

For having completed SirOmaNi in VyAkaraNa

with proficiency. College : Sri Ahobila Muth

Sanskrit College,Madhurantakam.

 

g. SrI D.Dayanath : Rs.1000/-

For having completed VEda-adhyayanam with

proficiency. pAtasAla : At thiruvahIndrapuram

by SrI U.Ve. NAvalpAkkam VaradAchArya SwAmi.

 

h. SrI P.Srinivasa-raghavan : Rs.1000/-

For having completed Divya Prabandha and DESika

Prabandha adhyayanam with proficiency.

pAtasAla : At thiru-evvuL divya dEsam.

 

i. Chi. Srivallabhan : Rs.200/-

[s/o SrI U.Ve.NAttEri RAjagOpAchArya, Editor of

Sri Ra~nganAtha PAdukA]. For proficiency in the

recitation of Stotras by PUrvAchAryas esp. SwAmi

DESikan.

 

j. Chi. S.Sundaragopalan : Rs.200/-

For proficiency in the recitation of Stotras by

PUrvAchAryas esp. SwAmi DESikan.

 

Note : Around 20 students turned up for the storta

recitation competition for whom Rs.30/- each

was awarded. The criterion is that one should

be below 15 yrs and should know minimum of

15 stotras by-heart. Top two students were

selected.

 

Note : Regarding proficiency in MImAmsA and SAhitya

to be awarded to a student completing a

degree, we didn't receive any recommendations

from the colleges. Hence, couldn't be awarded.

 

k. SrI U.Ve.AaRupAdi SrIrAmadESikAchArya : Rs.1000/-

[pUrvAshrama dowhitra of SrI PaRavAkOTTai ANDavan;

SamASrayaNam and Bhara-nyAsam under SrI Villivalam

Azhagiyasi~ngar;KAlakshEpam under SrI PuriSai SwAmi].

 

Title awarded : "AbhinavIya BAla Pravachana MaNi".

 

Last year, it was awarded to SrI U.Ve.Mukundagiri V.

AnantapadmanAbhAchArya, the current sub-editor of

SrI NRusimha PriyA, who is also a kAlakshEpa

sishya of SrI PuriSai SwAmi.

 

5:45 pm : Vote of Thanks by

SrI U.Ve. PayyampADi VE~nkaTavaradAchArya SwAmi.

 

Note: Right from the centenary celebrations in 1997, the yearly

function in kind co-operation with the Dept. of Vaishnavism,

University of Madras, takes place at the University premises.

The Trust has awarded the prizes as above for the past

few years in appreciation and to encourage the students

involved with various spheres of our sampradAyam.

 

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Sun, 19th Jan,2003 :

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6:30 pm : UpanyAsam - "SrImad Bhagavad GItA and Abhinava dESika"

by SrI U.Ve.PazhavEri SaThakOpAchArya SwAmi, SrIkAryam

of SrI Ahobila Muth.

 

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Mon, 20th Jan,2003 :

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6:30 pm : UpanyAsam - "PAdukA Sahasram and Abhinava dESika"

by SrI U.Ve.PoigaipAkkam NallAn Chakravarti -

Narasimha-rAghavAchArya SwAmi, SrIkAryam of

SrI ANDavan Ashramam.

 

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Tue, 21st Jan,2003 :

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6:30 pm : UpanyAsam - "SrImad Rahasya Traya SAram and Abhinava -

dESika" by SrI U.Ve. "MahAmahOpAdhyAya" PerukkAraNai

ChakravartyAchArya SwAmi, aasthAna vidvAn of SrI Ahobila

Muth.

 

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Wed, 22nd Jan,2003 :

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6:30 pm : UpanyAsam - "Bhagavad Vishayam / DramiDOpanishad

TAtparya RatnAvaLi and Abhinava dESika" by

SrI U.Ve. "SrI BhAshya SimhAsanAdipati" VillUr naDAdUr-

KaruNAkarAchArya SwAmi.

 

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Thu, 23rd Jan,2003 :

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3 pm - 6 pm : pArAyaNam of vEdas, divya prabandhas and granthas.

 

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Fri, 24rd Jan,2003 :

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3 pm - 6 pm : pArAyaNam of vEdas, divya prabandhas and granthas.

 

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Sat, 25th Jan,2003 ; Thai SwAti - Thirunakshatram :

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7 am - 11 am : End of pArAyaNam of vEdas, divya prabandhas and

granthas;

 

Release of the following Books :

 

i) RakshA Granthas [with notes and Introductions by

SrI UttamUr SwAmi for SrI VEdAnta DESika's

NikshEpa RakshA, Saccharitra RakshA with Bhagavad

RAmAnuja's Nitya Grantha, SrI PAn~charAtra RakshA

and GItArtha-Sa~ngraha RakshA (commentary to

Bhagavad YAmunAchArya's GItArtha Sa~ngraha)].

 

Sponsors (through SVSS) :

 

SrI Murali Kadambi,

SrI Lakshminarayanan Srinivasan,

SrI V.Sadagopan Swami,

SrI Chattari S Ramesh,

SrI Kesavan.

 

ii) HayagrIva Stotra-mAlA [HayagrIvOpanishad,

HayagrIva SahasranAmam and nAmAvaLi, HayagrIva

Stotram of SwAmi DESikan and SrI Abhinava DESika

UttamUr SwAmi's HayagrIva Abhigamanam, LakshmI-

HayagrIva Prapatti, Sri LakshmI-HayagrIva -

Ma~ngaLam and SrI LakshmI-HayagrIva DhyAnam].

 

Sponsor : Sri S.V.Kannan, Bangalore.

 

 

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Sun, 26th Jan,2003 :

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11 am - 6 pm : Vidvat Sadas on SrI BhAshyam.

 

Release of the Book : "Upanishad BhAshyams -1"

 

Book Content :

 

a. KEna, KaTha, PraSna, MuNDaka, MANDUkya,

SvEtAsvatara, AtharvaSikhA, KaushItaki, MantrikA

Upanishads and Agni Rahasya with SrI Ra~nga -

RAmAnuja Muni's Commentary and gloss "ParishkAra"

by SrI UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

b. SubAlOpanishad with SrI SudarSana SUri's

commentary and gloss "ParishkAra" by

SrI UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

c. MahOpanishad, (AshTAkshara) NArAyaNa Upanishad,

and DwayOpanishad with commentary "ParishkAra" by

SrI UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

d. Essence of AtarvaSira by SrI UttamUr SwAmi.

 

e. Purusha SUkta with its commentary and SrI

UttamUr SwAmi's gloss "ParishkAra".

 

f. SrI SUkta with SrI Ra~nganAtha Muni's SrI SUkta

BhAshya Sa~ngraha and gloss "ParishkAra" by

SrI UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

g. UpanishArtha Sa~ngraha : Metrical composition on

the salient teachings of the above Upanishads by

SrI UttamUr VIrarAghavAchArya.

 

h. Introduction to Upanishads and nAmAvaLi of

BhagavAn in each Upanishad by SrI UttamUr SwAmi.

 

Sponsor through SVSS: SrI Kasturi Varadarajan.

 

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aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

KaralapAkkam K AnantapadmanAbhan alias Anand.