FW: mail from Ananthanarasimhachar, srirangam (Sri ANC Swami)

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Email message from Sri Anantha Narasimhachar

sampathu47 to ramanbil

 

 

Respected Swamin,

 

Dasasya Pranama:- Ubhaya Kusalam.

 

I trust this finds your esteemed self in excellent health and

cheer. I seek your kind excuse for the delay in responding to your

kind phone call a few weeks ago.

I am grateful to your good self for evincing keen interest in

bicentenary celebration of His Holiness Sri Kethanda Patti Swamy Sri

Rangaramanuja Maha Desikan in October / November 2008.

 

Your good self preferred a single page appeal for display over

internet to catch the attention of our community people world over.

The above appeal is attached for your kind information and necessary

action.

 

It is estimated that the total expenditure may be around Rs. 30

lakhs. Mobilisation of funds just before the celebration is very

difficult.

 

Your good self may kindly arrange to display it over internet and

make an appeal for the donations required for the celebration.

 

Thanking your good self with folded hands and respectful regards,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

(Anantha narasimhachar)

160 South Chitra Street, Srirangam

Tiruchirappalli – 620 008

Phone: 0431- 2432 728

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Dear Bhagavatas:

 

NO MONEY NEED BE SENT RIGHT NOW.

For now, it would be enough if you kindly send an email to

sampathu47 with a copy to Ramanbil

indicating the amount of your pledge. The amount may be consolidated

and sent to the organizers well ahead of the celebrations in the

second half of 2008. A further communication will be sent on the

logistics of providing the help required.

 

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

 

 

 

A sincere appeal to our people world over.

 

The antiquity and greatness of our Shri Vaishnava sampradaya and

philosophy is well known to one and all. The Guru parampara for

this sampradaya commences from Lord Sriman Narayana himself and ends

at our Own acharya and is without break. The nutshell of this

sampradaya is contained in the following three points.

1) Lord Sriman Narayana along with his consort Mahalakshmi is

the supreme Being and is called " Paratatva "

 

2) Doing Prapatti or saranagathi at his Feet with Mahalakshmi

as purushakara (recommending authority) through our Acharya is the

supreme means. This is known as " Paramahitha " for getting liberated

from the bondage of samsara.

 

3) Attaining the Lotus feet of Sriman Narayana in Sri Vaikunta

and doing eternal service to the divine couple is the supreme goal

called " Parama purushartha " .

 

The above points have been elaborated in the great works of our

Acharyas including Sage Nammalwar, Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja and Sri

Swami Nigamanta desikan.

In the lineage of the above acharyas three sampradayas came into

being for emancipation of our people and they are

1) Sri Parakala mata sampradaya

2) Sri Ahobila mutt sampradaya

3) Sri Munitraya sampradaya

 

Munitraya sampradaya was initiated by Sri Gopala Desika Maha desikan

popularly known as Sri Tirukkudanthai desikan and this came in to

being in three branches, namely

 

1) His holiness Srirangam Periyandavan sampradaya having two

sub branches which are Srimath Poundarikapuram Andavan ashramam now

headed by His Holiness Sri Paravaakottai Srimad Andavan Sri Gopala

Desika Maha Desikan (2) Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam now

headed by His Holiness Srimushnam Srimad Andavan Sri Rangaramanuja

Maha Desikan.

 

2) His Holiness Navalpakkam Sri Annayarya Maha Desikan

Sampradayam.

 

3) His holiness Sri Kethandapatti Sri Rangaramanuja Maha

Desikan Sampradayam.

 

In this sampradayam many stalwarts like Uttamur Sri

Veeraragavachariar swamy, Sri Madurantakan Veeraragavachariar swamy,

flourished and established this sampradayam on a firm footing. In

this Sampradayam, there are even now great scholars like Paiyyambadi

Srivatsankachariar, Sri Paiyyambadi Venkatavaradachariar; Sri

Ananthanarasimhachar srirangam, Uttamur Rajagopalachariar who are

vigorously and effectively propagating the teachings of our great

acharyas.

 

His holiness Sri Kethanda patti swamy was one of the greatest

Acharyas in 19th century He had disciples like Tiruvahindrapuram

swamy, Denkankottai swamy, Tirupathi swamy and Kapisthalam

Desikacharya Swamy. They were the greatest scholars in 19th / 20th

century.

 

Bicentenary (200th year) celebrations of the above Acharya falls in

October / November 2008 which has to be celebrated in grand manner

befitting his greatness.

 

The co-operation of all Sri Vaishnavas world over is earnestly

solicited by extending financial assistance and making the

celebration complete success.

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