Guest guest Posted July 2, 1999 Report Share Posted July 2, 1999 KrishNabhaktas, I am very heartened by the response I got both from India and here regarding sri Madhvacharya CD-ROM. I want to thank all of you who wanted to help. I will send a separate smaller E-mail to the volunteers regarding the logistical details of planning the effort. It might take couple of weeks to organize the effort and get it going. We will need groups of volunteers/scholars in India and abroad linked through E-mail participating in this. I want to emphasize this is long term project which might take around one year to complete. I have attached the first 3 parts of the 6 part E-mail about the details of the Sri Ramanuja CD-ROM sent by Dr. Sadagopan. THis gives an idea about how they have approached the CD-ROM. I have edited the E-mails to have only the contents of the CD-ROM that are relevant for this forum. This will give an idea about what are the capabilities with this kind of CD-ROM and what we can do on sri Madhvacharya's life, works and philosophy. We may decide to emphasize different aspects. As I said, the editorial control will be with the Dviata scholars and the committee. Follow up mail will give the remaining portions of the CD-ROM. Regards, Hare srinivasa, Vasu ============0======================0==================0============== >AchaArya RaamAnujA CD ROM Contents Summary : Part II >Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:34:08 -0400 (EDT) > >Dear BhakthAs : > >It is my pleasure to share with you the contents of >this rich CD ROM dealing with the life , works and message >of our revered AchAryan .Following are brief comments. >The beauty and the excellence of the content has to >be experienced directly . > >Table of contents : > >The CD ROM has the following 5 sections : >(1) Charitham >(2) Grantha MaalA >(3) Vaibhavam >(4) AarAdhanam >(5) VinOdhA > >The CD ROM starts with the anugraha BHAshaNam video of >His Holiness, the present Jeeyar , Sri VaNN SatakOpa >Sri NaarayaNa Yathindhra MahA Desikan . > >Next , excellent animation of Sri RaamAnuja Divaakaran >( the rising Sun of Sri RaamAnujA )rises to dispell >the darkeness of the aj~nanam and ViparItha Jn~Anam . >The back drop of the slOkam in sanskrit set to >the early morning raagam of BhUpALam is heard . >This sets the stage for the main navigation (menu) screen >listing the 5 sections . I will highlight one by one >the 5 individual sections below. > >(1) CHARITHAM >************** > >With the auspicious ThOdi raagam , the section starts >to show the six sub-sections of Sri RaamAnuja Charitham : > >1.1: Incarnation of AdisEshan as RaamAnujA . > Earlier avathArams of AdisEshan as LakshmaNA > in RaamAvathaaram and BalarAmA in KrishNAvathAram > are depicted thru excellent graphics . > >1.2: RaamAnujA's Formative years under Yaadhava PrakAsA(YP) > and his disagreements with YP that led to the search > for other AchAryan . The graphics of RaamAnujA as > a student of YP , their differences of opinions > in intrepreting the meaning of the Vedic Text > are beautifully portrayed . Hot tears rolling down > RaamAnujA's eyes and falling on YP's back and the excellent > voice overs during the different intrepretations > of the sruthi passage are delightfully covered . > >1.3: RaamAnujA's spiritual Quest: > > The scene starts with RaamAnujA bowing before > Kaanchi PoorNar sititng in front of the PuRA > Mantapam at Sri VaradarAja PerumAL's temple > requesting Kaanchi PoorNar to become his AchAryan. > AaLavandhaar's arrival at the PerumAL koil and his > prayer to Sri VaradarAja PerumAl to bless RaamAnujA > to become the sampradhAya Pravarthakar , his return > to Srirangam and reaching Paramapadham with three > unfulfilled wishes are portrayed next. > > Thereafter, the scene of Kaanchi PoorNA's dialog > with Lord VaradarAjA regarding RaamAnujA's questions > and the six answers given by Lord VaradarAjA are covered . > RaamAnujA's entry into SanyAsAsramam before Lord VaradarAja > is a moving scene to experience . > > Lord's direction for RaamAnujA to seek Periya Nampi as > His AchAryan and travel to Srirangam , the SamAsrayaNam > at MadhurAnthakam , arrival at Srirangam and the learning > under the five gurus are shown with excellent graphics and > audio clips. The beauty of the picture of the five Gurus with > RaamAnujA ( Periya nampi ,Sri Saila PoorNar , ThirkkOttiyUr > Nampi, Thiruvarangap PerumAL Arayar and Thirumaalai AaNDAn ) > is so thrilling to see. The tejas of the AchAryAs and RaamAnujA > have been captured in a very effective manner by the graphic > artists. > >I will cover the remaining sections in tomorrow's posting. > >1.4: RaamAnujA at Srirangam >1.5: RaamAnujA at Thirumalai >1.6: RaamAnujA at ThirunArAyaNapuram > >Daasan , V.Sadagopan > >Dear BhakthAs : > >AdiyEn has covered sofar the following three >sub items of section 1 this CD ROM : > >1.1: Incarnation >1.2: RaamAnujA's Formative Years > >1.3: RaamAnujA's spiritual Quest: >********************************** >Yesterday , adiyEn stopped at the stage of Sri RaamAnujA >meeting Periya Nampi at MadhurAnthakam and proceeding to >Srirangam to acquire additional Gurus under the guidance >of Periya Nampi.Today , we will continue with a description of >the CD ROM contents elaborating his life at three important >sthalams dear to Sriman NaarAyaNA ( Srirangam , Thirumalai >and ThirunArAyaNapuram ). > >1.4: RaamAnujA at Srirangam >**************************** >The graphics of PraNavAkruthi VimAnam and >the subhAsrayam o para VaasudEvan at the sacred >VimAnam of Srirangam comes first into focus. >The crowded street scene of Srirangam , >where Sri RaamAnujA has settled down now >away from Kanchipuram follows next. > >Next comes the most moving picture of >AchArya RaamAnujA with anjali hastham and >thridhandam presenting himself before >Sri RanganathA for worship .That graphics alone >brought tears to adiyEn'seyes. AchArya RaamAnujA's >kalakshEpa GhOshti at Srirangam is covered next. > >1.5: RaamAnujA at Thirumalai > >Sri RaamAnujA's arrival at the foot of Thirumalai hills >for climbing the seven hills , his kaimkaryam to establish >once and for all the VishNu roopam of the Lord >of Thirumalai , deliverey of his first lecture in front of >the Lord of Thiruppathi and the Lord's anugraham that >helped to create the First of the nine granthams of >our revered AchAryan (viz)., VedArtha sangraham >are covered brilliantly in this section by the multimedia >artists of Bangalore/Mysore. > >1.6: RaamAnujA at ThirunArAyaNapuram > >There are some wonderful graphics here dealing with >the twelve years that AchArya RaamAnuja Spent at Melkote >in the company of ThirunArAyaNan and Yadhugiri ThAyAr. >The conversion of the local King , VishNu Vardhanan >into Sri SampradhAyam , entrance from ThondanUr >into Melkote by the southern gate, the blessing >of the ThirukkulatthAR there , the fulfilment of >the command of BhagavAn to release Him from the ant hill, >where He had entered , the help of the KshEthra Vaasis in >the building of a special temple for ThirunArAyaNan >under the holy guidance of AchArya RaamAnujA >are covered here in a splendid manner . The slOkams are >sung in ranjaka rakthi raagams like SaamA and Surutti . >The darsanam of ThirunArAyaNan is eye filling and >the experience is insatiable as he presents Himself >to us with Mallikai flower garland adorning His KirItam >as Sriman NaarAyaNan . > >Section 2 : the Nine Granthams >******************************* > >Sub section 2 focussing on the nine granthams >bequeathed to us by AchArya RaamAnujA as our >Kula Dhanam is covered next.This is a weighty >section with many treasures for the eye and the ear. > >The two auxillary sections dealing with the Philosophical >significance of each of the granthams and the " tell m more " >section dealing with the original excerpts from the granthams >recited by authentic scholars , who know these works >as kanta Paatam are exemplary sections . Rare indeed is to >hear these spiritually uplifting recitations .The taniyans >and/or the mangala SlOkams for each of these nine granthams >are sung by very competent Karnatic music vidvAns >in the most enjoyable Raagas like SahAnA , Naattai, >SankarAbharaNam ,Vaachaspathi and Aanandha Bhairavi . > >The graphics associated with each of the grantham >sections are an amalgam of taste (asthetics) , Bhagavath >and AchArya bhakthi. These are a class by themselves >to enhance our devotion to the great AchAryan and >his nine sacred granthams listed below : > >1.VedArtha sangraham >2.VedAntha Saaram >3.Sri BhAshyam >4.VedAntha Dheepam >5.Sri GitA BhAshyam >6.SaraNAgathi Gadhyam >7.Sriranga gadhyam >8.Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam >9.Nithya grantham > >AdiyEn will cover this section in a subsequent >posting . >Daasan , V.Sadagopan > > > > > -- ================================= Vasu Murthy ================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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