EDITORIAL OF SRIRANGASRI Vol.3/22 dated 03/20/02

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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //

SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //

SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/

SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//

KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /

SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL 03 / ISSUE 22 dated 20th March 2002

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EDITORIAL:

Dear Bhagavatas:

IN THIS ISSUE:

We begin the following series:

1. “RAMAPIRANAI KARPOM” EXCERPTS FROM BOOK BY

HH. SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF POUNDARIKAPURAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM –– Part 1: Translation

in English (Anbil Ramaswamy)

This book entitled “Ramapiraanai KarpOm” which was released on the occasion

of SathabishEkam celebrations of Asmad Acharyan, HH Srimad Andavan,

Poundarikapuram Swami Ashramam; Srirangam was earlier serialized in “Sri

Kanchi Perarulalan” of Vaikuntavasi Sri Tirupputkuzhi Nrisimha Tatachar

Swami.

The book is a veritable treasure house of information and

explanation, interpretation and etymology, stories and anecdotes - sprinkled

with original wit and humor - all in his own uniquee style. The lucidity of

narration is so absorbing and mind- gripping that you cannot resist the

temptation to read the whole book “in one go”. Besides Valmiki Ramayanam,

HH quotes copiously from several others like Adhyaathma, Aaananda,

Tulasidaasa and Kamba RaamaayaNas besides from the works of Kaalidaasa,

TirukkuraL, Puranaanooru, Skaanda PuraaNam, Bhavabhuti’s Uttara Raama

Charitham, Hanuman NaaTakam and many others and explained them wonderfully

with reference to the contexts.

 

“Sri Rama Navami” is round the corner. By way of paying our homage to Lord

Sri Rama and by way of our offering our obeisance to the H.H. hailed as

“VasishTa” and “VamadEva” by all other Acharyas, we propose to bring out

some of the salient points from the book, on the occasion of his 82nd

Tirunakshatram today, for the information of those who have not yet acquired

their copy

2. DESIKAMRUTHAM -1

SWAMI DESIKA’S “SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SAARAM” – Part 1

“The Peerless Preceptor” (Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swami)

We in the Srivaishnava Cyberworld are blessed to have numerous scholars for

educating us. Among them, we have at least 2 Sadagopans contributing to “Sri

Ranga Sri”. Sri Oppiliappan kovil Sadagopan Swami who is tirelessly

inundating us with his translations, is translating “Draminoda Upanishad

Saaram” of Swami Desika “exclusively” for “Sri Ranga Sri”. Sri Sadagopan

Iyengar from Coimbatore who has been regaling us with his interpretations in

thought provoking articles in his inimitable style commences Swami Desika’s

“Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram” also “exclusively” for Sri Ranga Sri”.

3. DESIKAMRUTHAM – 2

SWAMI DESIKA’S SIMILES “UPAMA” Part 1 (Anbil Ramaswamy)

There is a Slokam that eulogizes Mahaakavi Kaalidaasa along with Bhaarvai,

DanDin and Maagha thus:

Upamaa KaaLidaasasya Bhaarvai arthagouravam /

Dandina: padalaalithyam MaaghE santhi trayO guNaa: //

Meaning:

“Kaalidaasa’s poetry is known for his similes; Bharavi’s for insightful

meanings; Dandin’s for felicity in the use of words and Maagha’s for all

these three”.

Swami Desika seems to have excelled all of them. We will take up one by one

- his “Upama” and follow it up with ”Artha gouravam” and “Pada laalithyam”.

 

In this issue on “Upama” of Swami Desika., we start with his magnum opus

“Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram”

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