SrI Anbil mama honored us by visiting adiyEn's kutil in Singapore

[Guest guest]

SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

The Sunday before last on the 18th April, we had the bhagyam of

having Sri Anbil Ramaswamy Swamin honouring our Simhapuri

[singapore] at aDiyEn's kutil. We had also Bhagawathas of Singapore

in my home in the evening for seeing, sEvicchufying and listening to

him..the one who is making ripple of VisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava

waves across the globe with his group which glows with

more than 4000 members and is still growing.

 

Sri Anbil Mama (as affectionately called by us) is in his late

seventies (going to be eighty next year) and his enthusiasm, mental

strength in spite of his age and his zeal are unimaginable and are

to be seen to be believed. Swamy was asked by asmadhAchAryan - His

Holiness Srimad PaRavakkOttai Andavan Swami to attend kalakshepams

from Sri U Ve Villivalam KrishnamachAriar Swamin [Prakritham

Azhagiya Singar in his Poorvashramam] and Swamin had attended as

instructed from Srimath Azhagiya Singar [in poorvashramam] and also

from Sri U Ve Purisai Swami, Sri SrivatsankAchAriar Swami and few

others. Swami recalled attending and cherished the memories of those

days when he attended different kalakshepams with Srimath Azhagiya

Singar on the same day- due to which he could cover most of the

granthams in fifteen years, though he mentioned [with

naichiyAnusanthAnam] that he could gather no jnAnam fully and it is

dangerous to have half baked one.. . Swamy mentioned that Srimath

Azhagiya SIngar used to ask always every now and then if Sri Anbil

mama had undretsood as [sri Anbil mama jocularly said] if he

understood, everyone else would have certianly got the point. ] But

his recently released book "Hinduism Rediscovered" speaks otherwise,

of course. The way he has evolved the book from the beginning and

reached a crescendo at the end is treat for us. It is my humble

request to each and every one of you that this book is a must for

all of us- be a beginner, a teen, an adult or a scholar.

 

For a teen, beginner, it answers all our questions and doubts that

we may have; but are afraid to ask. All of them get answered as the

book itself is like a study made on our religion (especially

Ramanuja darsanam) and explains firstly as to what the religion is

and the why of it. Swamin explained in our home, that the youngsters

and the present generations need to know only the why of it first

rather than what and how of it for the darsanam to be understood and

followed in right perspective. And our Ramanuja darsanam, as it is, is

crystal clear and unambiguous. The answers, if given in coherent

manner- would naturally be understood in correct manner- and mainly

by the young generations whose first language (probably the only

language) is English.

 

Also for some of us, who think we have learnt the sampradayam and

have performed Saranagathi at the feet of our most compassionate

Acharya and thus have become krutha krithyars (one who has done what

needs to be done)this book is a must- as it reinforces our

sEshathva jnAnam and it is a great enjoyment to read the glories of

our Sampradayam. It would also facilitate us in responding to the

queries from our children and grand children.

 

The chapters on what is God, Who is God, Where is God are all simply

wonderful- as Sri Anbil Mama approaches in a lateral manner. He

first takes up as to what the westerners say about our religion and

how much of extensive research they have done to declare the

greatness of our religion and then he attempts to mention how other

sampradayic preceptors like Adi Sankara and Madhavacharya have

affirmed the Supremacy of Vishnu alone as the Almighty and finally

takes up our Acharya purushas' works and sayings to bring home the

point.

 

The book is a marvel and is a feast. My son (aged 16) has started

reading the book already and he spends almost all his time reading

the book. He says that the book not only enriches him with

sampradayic jnAnam; it also improves his English vocabulary. True

indeed, Swamy's language is so grand and majestic and is a feast for

English lovers as well.

 

At my home, Sri Anbil mama answered various doubts raised by

Bhagawathas of Singapore in lucid style mixed with a sense of humour

also.

Swamy blessed us with his paripoorna Aseervadhams when we sent him

off at Changi Airport at night.

 

Thanks, Sri Anbil Mama, for your visit and honouring us and also for

the great book.

Hope to see many more such books from devareer.

Give us a chance next time for sponsoring.

AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan