Saranagathi Vol.03.007

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We just released the 7th issue of Volume 3

of SaraNAgati Journal. The contents of this issue

and their descriptions are attached.

 

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VOL : 03.007 28.May.2000

 

In this Issue:

1. Editorial

2. NikshEpa rakshA - Part 1 - N.S.Anantha RangAchAri

3. The Doctrine of Saranagathi - Part 1 - S.M.S.Chari

4. Sri BhishmA Sthuthi - Part 3/3 - U.Ve.Purisai KrishnamachAriAr

5. What is in this week? List of festivals and events, this week

 

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1. Editorial

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

It is adiyEn's pleasure to release the seventh issue of

SaraNAgathi journal today.

 

There are three articles in this issue:

 

(1) Swami Desikan's NikshEpa rakshA, one of the five RakshA

granthams bequeathed to us as our kula dhanam. The others are:

PaancharAthra RakshA ( authoritative coverage of the fundamental

teachings of the samhithAs of PAncharAthra Agamam), Saccharrithra

RakshA dealing with the religious rites of Sri VaishNavAs ,Rahasya

RakshA dealing extensively with the doctrine of SaraNAgathi and

GithArtha Sangraha RakshA .We are proud to present this important

contribution by Dr.N.S.AnantharangAcchAr Swamy. We hope to cover

the other four RakshA granthams of Swamy Desikan in the future.

 

This rakshA grantham has been named " nikshEpa RakshA " by Swami

Desikan. NikshEpa is an abbreviated word for " Aathma nikshEpa " .

Literally , NikshEpa means a pledge of anything deposited without

a seal in great trust (mahA visvAsam). " Aathma NikshEpA means then

the surender of the Lord's property, the AathmA at His feet with

total trust and living free of worries thereafter. Thus Athma

NikshEpa is equivalent in meaning to SaraNAgati, Athma SamarpaNam

and Bhara nyAsam. The defense of Aathma NikshEpam (saraNAgati

doctrine) is NikshEpa RakshA.

 

(2) The second article is the first in the series of articles by

Dr.S.M.S. Chari on the central theme of this electronic Journal,

(viz)., SaraNAgathi. Many times the Vedic and Upanishadic routes

of SaraNAgathi are not covered explicitly in granthams. Hence,

the contributions of Dr.S.M.S.Chari is most welcome.

 

(3) BhIsma Sthuthi: This third article concludes the coverage of

the ten verses in salutation of Lord ParthasArathy by BhIshmA at

the battle field of KurukshEthram.

adiyEn, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan, Editor

 

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