Guest guest Posted October 15, 1999 Report Share Posted October 15, 1999 Dear Sri Hari Bhaktas, Given below is the communication sent to His Holiness Sri Sathyaathma Theertharu, Uthiraadi Matha, informing him of our humble financial contribution from our Sri Jayatheertha Fund to a construction project in Malkede. Namaskara. Bindu <<Jayatheertha Fund-Check.doc>> 15 October 1999 H. H. Sri Sathyathma Theertha Swamiji Sri Satyadhyana Vidyapeetha Dr. Ambedkar Road Mulund (west) Mumbai-400080 India Most Respected Sri Swamiji, Our koti namaskaragalu. I had talked with you a couple of times through telephone during your chathurmasa stay in New Delhi, briefing you about Sri Jayatheertha Aradhane in Allentown in Pennsylvania in the USA. As I had informed you, Sri Jayatheertha Aradhane was conducted by H. H. Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji of Puthige Matha and his group of priests. As far as we know, this is the very first time Sri Jayatheertha Aradhane was performed as a public function in the North American continent. The function was conducted over a two days period (July 31-Aug 1) and well attended by devotees from Pennsylvania, Washington D. C, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Michigan. There was a very good sath sanga with lectures from learned scholars, devaranama singing and tatva vichara. The Aradhana, organized under much uncertainties, ultimately turned out to be very spiritually elevating and memorable event, all due to the benevolent Grace of Sri Hari, Sri Vayu and Sri Tikacharya. A mruitika brindavana of Sri Jayatheertha in private worship with an ardent devotee in this land was made available to us for the Aradhane and we considered this as Sri Jayatheertha himself having participated physically in the Aradhane, accepted our humble offerings and blessed us. We consider ourselves very blessed to have had the experience of Sri Jayatheertha Aradhane in this distant land, though most of us had not any good fortune of visiting Malkede or the darshana Sri Jayatheerthara Brindavana not even once in our lives. Though we all consider ourselves as " intellectuals " with high academic degrees, most of us have not been blessed with the capacity to read the great works of Sri Jayatheertha but at least we had the longing and a heart felt desire to pay our homage and respect to our guru Sri Tikacharya and this longing was fulfilled. As a response to the spiritual experience of the Aradhane, devotees came forward on their own accord and gave their financial contributions which has accumulated as Sri Jayatheertha Fund to be put to some good use in honor of Sri Jayatheertha. As per your suggestion, I had communicated with Sri Vidyasimhacharya in your vidyapeeta and as per your guidance, we hereby in the name of Viswa Madhva Sanga, USA, offer our humble contribution of $1650 (Rs. 70,950 at Rs 43 to a US dollar) from Sri Jayatheertha Fund to Sri Gurusarvabhouma Samiti, for the sole purpose of reimbursing some of the construction expenses of the Bhojana Sala in Malkede. We request an appropriate plaque to be displayed publicly in the Bhojana Sala in Malkede to acknowledge our humble contributions and for the plaque to serve as an inspiration for the visiting devotees from the U. S. A and other parts of the world to come together and contribute their efforts in strengthening our community. The remaining amount of $850 (Rs. 36,550) in Sri Jayatheertha Fund will be utilized in publishing an English translation by Professor Balaji Hebbar, Professor of Eastern Religions, George Washington University of a Kannada work on Nyayasudha by H. H. Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, Puthige Matha, Udupi. It is our earnest prayer and we seek the blessings of Sri Hari, Sri Vayu, Jagadguru Sri Madvacharya, Sri Jayatheertha and your revered self that we continue to have the good fortune of performing Sri Jayatheertha Aradhane every year and attain gyana, bhakthi and vairagya and make progress in our spiritual lives in this distant, foreign land. Our humble pranams. G. V. Bindu Madhavan 5346 Princeton Road Macungie, PA 18062 U. S. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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