Gita by Sri C. M. Padhmanabachar, SMSO Sabha/VMS publication

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Dear All,

 

Last year we had solicited financial support from our readers (please see my original announcement given below) for the republication of the classic Gita book in English authored by Late Sri C. M. Padhmanaabaachaar and there was a good response for this project from our readers. Accordingly, our VMS (Vishwa Madhva Sangha) collected funds from our donors and gave about $8000 (about Rs 4 lakhs) to SMSO Sabha for the republication of this book in India. We are glad to announce that SMSO Sabha has successfully carried out the republication and has arranged for shipping the first volume from India to the donors in the US by courier service free of cost to the donors. The donors should be receiving the first volume in their homes in the next few days. SMSO Sabha plans to send the 2nd volume by courier service to the donors in the next few weeks free of cost to the donors. The Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first 6 chapters in Gita and SMSO Sabha has plans for covering the remaining chapters in the future volumes.

This is the second time in the last couple of years that VMS had generated and provided funds to SMSO Sabha for republication of old classics on our philosophy in English. We thank SMSO Sabha for proposing this joint venture project to us and successfully accomplishing this noble task.

Copies of the book are expected to be available in India in all the leading book stores specializing in vedanta. Those in India who desire to obtain the book directly from SMSO Sabha are requested to contact Sri Ananthan, Secretary, SMSO Sabha by e-mail to the address ananthan.ca and he will inform you the price in rupees and the method of payment.

Bhaarathiramana Mukyapraanaanthargatha Sri Lakshminaaraayana priyathaam Sri Krishnaarpanamastu

 

Namaskaragalu

 

Bindu

 

On Behalf Of Madhavan,G V. Bindu

Monday, June 26, 2006 3:34 PM

; Gita book publication - VMS/SMSO Sabha Project

 

Dear Sri Hari bhaktas,

By the grace of Sri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu, Vishwa Madhva Sangha (VMS) is undertaking a joint project with the venerated Sri Madhva Siddhannohini (SMSO) Sabha (more than 100 years old in India) to republish the book on Bhagavat Gita by Late Sri C. M. Padmanabachar. This book is a classic book in English published in the early last century and is held in high esteem for the shastric scholarship of the author (a leading attorney in the British times in India), the lucid style of the written English appealing to the modern times, presentation of each shloka in Sanskrit followed by the text in English giving the bhashyas of Sankara, Ramanuja and Madhva as well as the pertinent tikkas, tippanis etc. and provides a wonderful wholesome study of the first 6 chapters of the Gita for the devotees in the present time. This republication is expected to produce a total of about 1200 printed pages in two volumes having about 600 pages in each volume of the book.

Books on Gita giving the Dvaita points of view in English are quite rare and this project addresses this void. It is planned to bring out a total of about 1000 copies in this republication and it is expected that there will be a wide distribution and appeal to this book since it is in English. The actual reprinting is set to commence soon and the release of the newly printed books in an appropriately arranged book-release function in India is expected in the next few months.

It may be recalled that VMS provided funds to SMSO Sabha a couple of years ago for the republication of the other classic " Life and Teachings of Sri Madhvacharya " by the same author. It may also be recalled that SMSO Sabha sent the copies of this book (500 pages) by courier service to the VMS donors in the USA.

Planned republication cost of the Gita book is about $8000 and already a VMS devotee in New Jersey who wishes to remain anonymous has provided his initial contribution of $4000 to VMS for this project. We are making our earnest appeal to all our fellow devotees to generousely provide their financial support for this worthy project. SMSO Sabha in India is making plans to send both the volumes of the book free of cost by courier service to donors in the USA giving more than $100 to VMS for this project. Your contribution to VMS is exempt from the federal income tax in the USA since VMS is a tax free organization in the USA. Please mail your check to Sri M. S. Sathyanarayana, Treasurer, VMS, 20217 Las Ondas Way, Cupertino, CA 95014 and a receipt will be issued to you for your tax exempt charitable contribution records for your annual federal income tax filing to the IRS. Your mailing address will be provided to SMSO Sabha in India for the purpose of sending both the volumes of the book by courier service to you, if your contribution to VMS exceeds $100.

Devotees who wish to provide their contribution in rupees are requested to send their cheques in rupees drawn in favour of SMSO Sabha and mail to Sri Ananthan, Secretary, SMSO Sabha, 15 Ram Nagar, First Street, Thiruppur, India 641602 (tel 0421-2243832).

In order to move ahead with this project we need to know your pledges as soon as possible and hence please do not delay in letting me know your pleadge, followed by your mailing your check to Sathya in California (or Ananthan in India, if cheque is in rupees). Please respond and please do not delay.

Vande vandhyam sadaanandam Vasudevam niranjanam

Namaskaragalu

Bindu