EDITORIAL OF SRS 04/17 d/ 03/17/03

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SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.04 / ISSUE # 17 dated 17th March 2003

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1. GOTRAS AND PRAVARAS – AN OVERVIEW –

PART 5: THE GLORY OF AATREYA GOTRAM

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

Based on Monograph of MahaamahOpaadhyaaya Sri Srivatsaankaachaar Swami, now

Head of Dept. French Indolgical Research Institute, Pondicherry

And “MaharishigaL Charitram” by Mimamsa SirOmaNi Mimamsa Vidvan Mimamsa

Kovida, Ubhaya Mimamsa Saaragjna, Veda Vedanta ChooDaamaNi Sri N.S.

Devanathachariar (referred by Sri Srivatsankachariar Swami)

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2. “SAPTA SARGA PARAYANAM OF SUNDARA KHANDAM” –

PART 5: Some interesting points:

Do you know-

1. That Sri Sita did Sandhyavandanam?

2. That there was a reason why RavaNa did not subdue Sri Sita by force?

3. That Sri Rama was a meat eater?

4. That there is internal evidence to conclude that Sri Rama known as

confirmed monogamist (Eka patni vratan) had wives other than Sri Sita?

5. That on an occasion Sri Sita uttered a lie?

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

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

the occasion of PaTTa abhishEkam of Sri “Sita-Rama” on the conclusion of

“Sapta Sarga ParayaNam”

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3. DESIKAMRUTHAM I :

SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SAARAM

SARA NISKARSHA ADHIKARAM

THE QUINTESSENCE-2

SRI SADAGOPA IYENGAR SWAMIN (OF COIMBATORE),

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

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4. DESIKAMRUTAM II

SWAMI DESIKA’S SIMILES “UPAMA” Part 27 (111 and 112)

By Sri Anbil Ramaswamy

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5. FROM MAHABHARATA:

YAKSHA PRASNAM” Part 19: Prasnams 58 and 59

By Sri M.K. Ramaswamy Iyengar Swami, Senior Officer of Govt. of India (Retd)

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