EDITORIAL OF SRI RANGA SRI Vol 3 / 09 d/ 12/28/01

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SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinamsamvardhaya/

SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinamsamvardhaya//

KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava:/

SrI RanganAthO jayathu SrI Ranga SrIs cha VardhathAm//

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL 03/ISSUE 09 dated 28th December 2001

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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. QUESTION BOX QUERIES:

Of late, our “Question Box” feature seems to have become quite popular. We

have been receiving a lot of genuine queries addressed to the “Question

Box”. Some of them may be easy and some may not be so easy to answer.

 

Though we will be able to provide some kind of answers to these queries, we

wish to submit them first to the members of “Sri Ranga Sri” for information

and request Scholars to provide " to-the-point " answers with appropriate

“PramaaNams” (no personal views, please).

 

Scholars are requested to send their responses within 15 days from the date

of this issue. And, Readers are encouraged to pose any doubts or questions

on Bhagavad Ramanuja – Swami Desika Sampradayam and practices for

clarification.

 

Authoritative answers will be published in the subsequent issues duly

acknowledging with thanks both the questions and the answers.

 

A few sample queries are posted for your kind information and consideration:

 

1. When, how and why did the distinction between “Iyers” and “Iyengars” come

into vogue?

2. What is the basis for the concept and the calculation for observing Rahu

kaalam, Yama khanDam, GuLigai Kaalam etc?

3. Why do we hear about the importance of Sudarsanam (Lord’s disc) more than

Sangu (Conch) (e.g.) SudarsanaashTakam, Sudarsana Homam etc.?

4. Is there any stOtram on “Sangu” like we find on “Chakram”?

5. What is the significance of Sudarsana and Nrisimha appearing back to

back?

6. Why is it that when “Theertham” (holy water) is distributed in temples,

it is given thrice to some and only once for others?

7. Why SaTaari is placed in temples on the head and shoulders to some and

only on the head for others?

8. If the word “Sri” refers to Mahaalakshmi, how come males are addressed as

" Sri____(so and so)”

9. Is there any PramaaNam for people getting tonsure, doing Anga

pradakshiNam and in some cases, piercing their cheeks etc?

10. It is said that the sins of parents affect their innocent progeny

(e.g.)Birth defects. Is it not true that the karma of the jeevas of such

progeny (may be, in their earlier births) that is responsible for their

present plight?

(More will follow)

2. “TIRUVENKATAMUDAIYANUM AZHWAARGAL ANUBHAVAMUM”- PART 5:

(6) ON TIRUVENKATA MOUNTAIN ITSELF EXTINGUISHING SINS.

(7) ON ALL DIVYA DESA PERUMALS BEING ONLY TIRUVENKATAVAN

(8) ON ALL AVATARAS BEING THOSE OF ONLY TIRUVENKATAVAN

(9) ON TIRUVENKATAVAN BEING THE REAL PARENT AT ALL TIMES

Excerpts from talk delivered by Anbil Ramaswamy during the Tirunakshatram

Mahotsavam of Tiruvenkatamudaiyan and Swami Vedanta Desikan celebrated

jointly by “Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam”, “Sri Ramanuja Mission” and the

Hindu Cultural Society (HCS), Buffalo, New York on 29th September 2001. This

also marked the 5th Anniversary of “Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam and the

1st Anniversary of “Sri Ranga Sri” Electronic journal.

3.“DASAAVATAARA STOTRAM OF SWAMI DESIKA”-

PART 5 VARAAHA AVATAARAM (Wild Boar) – Anbil Ramaswamy

4. SRI RANGA VIJAYAM – PART 26 – “THE 4th ENCLOSURE”

From " Sri Ranga Vijayam " by Purisai Sri Krishnamachariar Swami,

Editor, " Nrisimhapriya " (translation in English: Anbil Ramaswamy)

5. " LEARN OUR TRADITION THE EASY WAY " -

SAMPRADAYA LESSONS FOR KIDS

GRADE 2 LESSON 14: “SOUL”

(written in Tamil by Desika Bhakta Ratnam, U. Ve. Seva Srinivasa Raghava

chariar Swami under his " Jayamangala Paada Thittam " and translated in

English by Sri M.K.Srinivasan Swami of Vedanta Desika Research Center)

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Anbil Ramaswamy,

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