EDITORIAL OF SRS VOL.4.09 d/01/10/03

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.04 / ISSUE # 09 dated 10th January 2003

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EDITORIAL:

HAPPY Makara Sankaranti!

On behalf of “Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam” (SDDS) and “Sri Ranga Sri”

Electronic journal and on my own behalf, I hereby wish you all a very Happy

Makara Sankaranti and Happy Pongal!

“Pongum MangaLam Yengum Thanguga!”

May the onset of UttaraayaNa PuNya kaalam bring us peace of mind and

prosperity alround!

 

PLEASE AWAIT A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON PONGAL DAY!

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. GOTRAS AND PRAVARAS – AN OVERVIEW – Part 1

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

You will remember that we proposed to commence a series on the glory of the

various Gotras. Sometime ago, I wrote about the specific glory of

Naitrvakaasyapa GOtra and Vaadoola GOtra from what I have heard in

AnushTaana KaalakshEpams of MahaamahOpaadhyaaya Sri Srivatsankachar Swami,

now Head of Dept. French Indolgical Research Institute, Pondicherry. We

commence the series based on his monograph revealing the glory of several

GOtras and the Rishis relating to the respective “Pravaras”. We are sure you

will find very interesting details in this write up.

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2. “SAPTA SARGA PARAYANAM OF SUNDARA KHANDAM” - Part 1

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

You will also remember that as per the direction of Asmad Acharyan, His

Holiness Srimad ANDavan of Sri PouNDarika puram Swami Ashramam, Srirangam,

“Sapta Sarga ParayaNam” of ”Sundara KhaaNDam” of “Srimad Vaalmiki RamayaNam”

was completed recently. We commence a few postings bringing out a few

special points from “Sundara KhaNDam” highlighted in a short speech on the

occasion of PaTTa abhishEkam of Sri “Sita-Rama”

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3. “RAMAPIRANAI KARPOM”

EXCERPTS FROM BOOK BY H.H. SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF

“SRI POUNDARIKAPURAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM”– Part 24:

“Pativrataa Mahhabhaaga”

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

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We have so far presented in the form of catechism, 66 questions raised and

answered by H.H.

In this Issue, we present -

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Question 67:

Why did Janaka refer to Sita as “chastity incarnate” even before her

betrothal took place? Does it not seem incongruous for a father-in-law to

introduce to his would-be-Son-in-law that the would-be-bride was chaste?”

 

Sri Gopaala Desika Mahaa Desika Mahaa MunigaL hailed reverentially as verily

VasishTa by all other Prakritam YathisrEshTas today, gives us in a flashback

of what must have flashed across the mind of the King.

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Copies of the book can be had from anyone of the following:

1. Sri Nrisimhapriya office, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 (Phone: 4611540)

2. Dr. S. Parthasarathy Desika Sadanam, 24, 28th Cross, Besantnagar, Chennai

600 090 (Phone: 490 0327)

3. Sri N.K.Ramaswamy 213 East Uttara Street,

Srirangam 620 006(Phone: 434 438)

4. Sri D. Rajagopalan, D-B/109A, DDA Flats, Harinagar,

New Delhi 110 064 (Phone: 5492877)

5. Dr. N. Anantha Narasimhachariar, 33 Sameerapuram 2ndcross, Chamarajpet,

Bangalore 560 018 (Phone: 6511056)

6. Dr. N. Gopalachari, Sri Krishna Sabha Plot 264, J.S.Yagnik Marg,Sion

East, Mumbai 400 002 (Phone: 4094 495 / 4095 582)

7. Sri N.S. Parthasarathy, 1 Raghavaiah Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600 017

(Phone: 8280949).

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4. DESIKAMRUTHAM I –

SWAMI DESIKA’S SIMILES “UPAMA”

Part 24 (105 and 106)

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

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5. DESIKAMRUTHAM II:

SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SAARAM

UPODGATHA ADHIKAARAM – The Beginning - 7

SRI SADAGOPA IYENGAR SWAMIN (OF COIMBATORE),

“SRIKAARYAM OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS OF “SRI RANGA SRI”

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YAKSHA PRASNAM” Part 18: Prasnams 54 and 55 by Sri M.K. Ramaswamy Iyengar

Swami, Senior Officer of Govt. of India (Retd) could not be accommodated in

this Issue due to space constraints.

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92 issues have been released, so far -

- 27 Issues of Vol. 1

- 15 Issues of Vol. 2

- 42 Issues of Vol. 3 &

- 08 Issues of Vol. 4

These issues have been archived for public view at -

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We strongly urge you to kindly peruse the " Regular Issues " archived in the

“Files” Section and view the Contents at “srsindex.html” (Not the individual

postings allowed to encourage " Reader participation " ). We are sure that you

will be convinced of the quality of the contents.

 

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Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

Editor & Publisher

“Sri Ranga Sri”

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IMPORTANT:

The “Files” Section also contains the full text of “Art of Living”– (a write

up on the Life and works of Swami Desika)

by Sri M.K.Sudarshan of Kuwait.

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Kindly also peruse the following files at the sites indicated:

http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanujar

(Maintained by Sri Madhava Kannan from Singapore) – for

- Biography of Bhagavad Ramanuja –

- Biography of Swami Desika –

- Acharya Vamsa Vriksham –

- Srimad Rahasya Traya Saram

- and other links.

http://www.srivaishnava.org/sgati/

(Maintained by Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli from California)

SDDS Volume 1 / Issues 1 to 33

SDDS Volume 2 / Issues 1 to 26

SDDS Volume 3 / Issue 1

SaraNAgati Vol. 1 / Issues 1 - 24

SaraNAgati Vol. 2 / Issues 1 - 04

For “Hinduism Rediscovered”

and other links

http://www.srivaishnavam.com

(Maintained by Sri R.M. Venkat from Bahrain) for -

- Dasavatara Stotram meanings

-“Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram” and other links

in the “Philosophy” section

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