The Divine Stories of the AzhwArs

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

I am attaching a write up on the recently released

audio tapes on the Lives of the 12 AzhwArs by

Sriman Mohan Sagar of the International Ramanuja Society .

 

A lot of dedicated efforts have gone into

the creation and release of these tapes for

use by all the BhakthAs interested in the Bhakthi

movement and the growth of Sri VaishNava SampradhAyam

over many centuries.

 

Please pass this message on to all AasthikAs ,

who would like to know more about the seminal

contributions of these 12 AzhwArs dear to Sriman

NaarAyaNan.

 

Thanks in advance ,

V.Sadagopan & M.A. Alwar

 

> " Bhakti " <bhakti-list >, " JETUSA " ,

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> " International Ramanuja Society "

 

> " Mohan Sagar " <msagar

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>Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:06:05 -0600

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> The Divine Stories of the AzhwArs

>

>On this most holy day of thiruvAdipooram, with the recitation of Sri

>Andal AshtOtharam by His Holiness Sri Tridandi Chinna Sriman Narayana

>Ramanuja Jeeyar being broadcast to our speaker phone from Chicago, I am

>blessed to announce that the release of the first phase of the second

>educational project of the Samskriti Institute and the International

>Ramanuja Society, a two-tape set on the Divine Stories of the AzhwArs.

>

>The tapes are the result of the tireless efforts of Sri V. Sadagopan,

>Sri M. A. Alwar and Sri T. S. Sundara Rajan, and serve as a prelude to

>the multimedia CD ROM on the lives of our Tamil Saints that is currently

>in production. The stories of the AzhwArs are rendered in a clear and

>lucid English such that newcomers and Western educated youth can

>benefit. Those of us already familiar with the AzhwArs

>will find some insightful new information on the remarkable lives

>of our Saints.

>

>The life of each AzhwAr is set to beautiful instrumental Carnatic

>pieces, and is preceded and concluded by appropriate Sanskrit

>thaniyans. The music and Sanskrit hymns are such that the tapes can

>also serve as a source for

>meditation and reflection, or as a relaxing and spiritually uplifting

>way to spend the long commute to and from the office.

>

>Each tape set is $11, proceeds going towards the production and shipping

>costs. To order the tapes, please send a check made payable to the

>International Ramanuja Society to my home address:

>

>Mohan R Sagar

>1239 S. Boston St.

>Denver CO 80231

>

>Please make sure that your correct mailing address is on the check.

>

>adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

>Mohan

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>srirangarAja charaNAmbhuja rAja hamsam

>srimad parAnkusa padhAmbhuja brungarAjam|

>sri bhattanAtha parakAla mukhAbhja mitram

>srivatsachihnna saranam yathirAjameedE||

>

>I pay homage to Sri Ramanuja, the swan who has chosen the Lotus Feet of Sri

Ranganatha as his refuge;

>who is collecting the pollen and nectar from the flower-like feet of

Parankusa (NammAzhwAr);

>who brightens like the sun the faces of Bhattanatha (PeriAzhwAr) and

Parakala (Thirumangai AzhwAr), and

>who is the refuge of Kuresa!

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