Release of the book Divya Prabandha Darshanam

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Hare Ranga !!!

Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

 

Dear All,

 

It is adiyEn's privilege to announce the release of the book titled " Divya

Prabandha Darshana " authored by U. Ve Dr N.S Anantharangacharyar (Dr. NSA)

of Bangalore.

This work titled " Divya Prabandha Darshana " is a masterpiece running into

300 pages and is the 102nd publication of Dr. NSA.

The book is scheduled to be released on Saturday the 17th of March at

Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam, Jayanagar, Bangalore, by H.H Sri

Rangapriya Maha Deshikan of Ashtanga Yoga Vijnana Mandiram.

All the bhagavatha-s are hereby cordially invited to attend the function.

 

Program schedule -

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9-30 a.m - Abhishekams for Sri Rangamannar, Srinivasar and Sri Ramar will be

conducted at the Ashramam.

10-30 a.m - Book Release by H.H Sri Rangapriya Maha Deshikan.

11-00 a.m - Anugraha Bhashanam by H.H Sri Rangapriya Maha Deshikan.

12-30 p.m - Dr. NSA's address to the audience.

 

About the book -

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This great masterpiece excels in glorifying the essence of the great

" Nalayira Divya Prabandham " of Azhwars.

 

The introductory note talks at length about Azhwars, their era, their

philosophical viewpoint, the nalayira divya prabandhams, it's

classification, dravida vedam, poorvacharyas and dravidavedam and finally

about divya prabandhams and Srivaishnava Siddhantham.

 

Part - 1

This part houses 12 chapters dedicated to the twelve Azhwars. Every chapter

brings out in a beautiful way the essence of the prabandhams sung by that

Azhwar and also enshrines vyakhyanams for many great pasurams along with

references from the 'srutis', 'Bhagavatham', 'The Gita' and the rare

insights of our poorvaacharyas. It also provides a detailed account of the

life of the Azhwar to whom the chapter is dedicated to.

 

Part - 2

This part of the book is named as " Divya Prabandha Makaranda " . This is a

treasure house of " Azhwar's anubhavams " with 18 chapters. Every chapter

takes up just one topic and provides beautiful insights into the way Azhwars

have experienced Perumal and Thayar. The titles celebrated are -

 

Azhwars anubhavams of the Lord's Venuganam

Devaki's vaatsalyam

Is this a walking 'megha mandalam' (dark cloud)

Thirukkandam kadinaharam

Vadariyaacchiraamathullaane

Krishnaavataara sambhramam

Poigai Azhwar's divyaanubhavam

Salagrama kshetra mahimai

Nammazhwar's Krishnaanubhavam

Gajendra Moksham

Periyaazhwar's preaching on 'Sadhana Swaroopam'

Azhwar's Nrisimhaanubhavam

Periyaazhwar's Krishnaanubhavam

Thirumadal

'vaashittum pooshittum pOkkinen pOdu "

Periyaazhwar's Sri Ranganaathaanubhavam

Who's greater? The Lord or the Bhakta

Atmagunam in Andal's prabandhams

 

Each one of these chapters sing the glories of the Lord and the anubhavams

of the Azhwars. The greatness of Azhwars, their prabandhams and the Perumal

they sung in the divya prabandhams are infinite. An analogy would be to

quote Swamy Deshikan who in his great kaavya stotram Sri Ranganatha Paduka

Sahasram, says

 

niShEshamambaratalam yadi patrikA syAt

sapthArNavI yadi samEtya maShI bhavitrI |

vaktA sahasra vadana: purusha: swayam chEt

likhyEta rangapati pAdukayO: prabhAva: ||

 

" If the entire sky becomes the manuscript to write on, if the seven oceans

together become the ink, if the thousand headed Lord speaks of the greatness

of the Padukas - only then can one write the glory of Thiruvarangan's

Paadukai !!! " .

 

Glory to Sri Ranganaayaki sametha Sri Ranganatha

Glory to Azhwars and their " Naalaayira Divya Prabandhams "

Glory to Emperumaanaar

Glory to Swamy Deshikan