EDITORIAL OF SRS Vol. 4.23 d/ 05/31/03

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SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //

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KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /

SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.04 / ISSUE # 23 dated 31st May 2003

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EDITORIAL:

Dear BhAgavatAs:

 

TIRUNAKSHATRAM OF HIS HOLINESS SRIRANGAM SRIMAD ANDAVAN

Usually, Tirunakshatrams of all Acharyas of our Bhagavad Ramanuja – Swami

Desika Satsampradayam,are celebrated privately at our kuDisai (home) with

Tirumnjanam to Swami Desika's vigraham and the Padukas of asmad Acharyan and

recitation of select Stotras and Tanians of all the Acharyas of the Ashram

am /

MaTam concerned on such special occasions.

 

This year, Srirangam Srimad Andavan's Tirunakshatram (Vaikasi Thiruvadirai)

falls on Monday 2nd June 2003. It is proposed to celebrate this event in our

home as stated above on that day around noon.

 

It is also proposed to celebrate the event during one of following weekends

elsewhere in Atlanta, GA. The details are being worked out. The venue, date

and timing will be announced when finalized.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

1. DESIKAMRUTHAM I:

“HAMSA SANDESA OF SRI VEDANTA DESIKA” Part 4

Prof. Narasimhacharya, Retd. Professor, Madras University (now a visiting

Professor in the Oxford University) EXCLUSIVELY for publication in “Sri

Ranga Sri”. The learned Professor delivered this “The Sripad Endowment

Lecture” on 5th February 2003. (Text of the lecture received from Dr. Miss

M.S.Ramesh, IAS)

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2. DESIKAMRUTHAM II:

SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SARAM

THE CRITICAL CONCEPT- 2

SRI SADAGOPA IYENGAR SWAMIN (OF COIMBATORE),

“SRIKAARYAM” OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS OF “SRI RANGA SRI”

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3. GOTRAS AND PRAVARAS – AN OVERVIEW –

PART 8 THE GLORY OF VASISHTA GOTRAM – Section 1

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

Based on Monograph of MahaamahOpaadhyaaya Sri Srivatsaankaachaar Swami, now

Head of Dept. French Indolgical Research Institute, Pondicherry and

“MaharishigaL Charitram” by Mimamsa SirOmaNi Mimamsa Vidvan Mimamsa Kovida,

Ubhaya Mimamsa Saaragjna, Veda Vedanta ChooDaamaNi Sri N.S. Devanathachariar

(referred by Sri Srivatsankachariar Swami)

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4. FROM MAHABHARATA: YAKSHA PRASNAM” Part 23: Prasnams 66 and 67 By Sri M.K.

Ramaswamy Iyengar Swami, Senior Officer of Govt. of India.

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106 Regular issues have been released, so far (besides several Special

Issues) -

- 27 Issues of Vol. 1

- 15 Issues of Vol. 2

- 42 Issues of Vol. 3 &

- 22 Issues of Vol. 4

These issues have been archived for public view at -

.

Sri Diwakar Kannan who is archiving these in the files section has moved to

India. He is busy relocating. He is requested to update this as soon as he

finds time.

 

We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the " Regular Issues " archived in the

“Files” Section and view the Contents at “srsindex.html”

(Not the individual postings allowed encouraging " Reader participation " ).

We are sure that you will be convinced of the quality of the contents.

 

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Tell your friends to join by sending an email to –

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Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

Editor & Publisher

“Sri Ranga Sri”

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IMPORTANT:

The “Files” Section also contains

- The full text of “Art of Living”– (a write up on the Life and works of

Swami Desika)

by Sri M.K.Sudarshan of Kuwait.

- Important days in the year Subhaanu, with text of Sankalpams for different

occasions like Amavasya etc. by Sri K.P.Narasimhan Swami.

Kindly also peruse the following files at the sites indicated:

http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanujar

(Maintained by Sri Madhava Kannan from Singapore) – for

- Biography of Bhagavad Ramanuja –

- Biography of Swami Desika –

- Acharya Vamsa Vriksham –

- Srimad Rahasya Traya Saram

- and other links.

http://www.srivaishnava.org/sgati/

(Maintained by Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli from California)

SDDS Volume 1 / Issues 1 to 33

SDDS Volume 2 / Issues 1 to 26

SDDS Volume 3 / Issue 1

SaraNAgati Vol. 1 / Issues 1 - 24

SaraNAgati Vol. 2 / Issues 1 - 04

For “Hinduism Rediscovered”

and other links

http://www.srivaishnavam.com

(Maintained by Sri R.M. Venkat from Bahrain) for -

- Dasavatara Stotram meanings

-“Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram” and other links

in the “Philosophy” section

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