EDITORIAL OF SRS VOL.04/21 d/ 05/06/03

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.04 / ISSUE # 21 dated 6th May 2003

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EDITORIAL:

Dear Bhagavatas:

 

BHAGAVAD RAMANUJA JAYANTI:

Sri VaishNavam justifiably bears the stamp of our greatest Acharya, Bhagavad

Ramanuja. It is known as “Ramanuja Darsanam”. Today, We celebrate the

Tirunakshatram of this Acharya who literally saved our souls (SOS), and

saved our Sanaatana Dharma, which the faulty faiths then, were eating into

its vitals, by re-establishing both Bhakti maarga and the Prapatti Saastra

on firm and unshakeable footing.

 

What is said about the incomprehensibility of Bhagavaan –

“yatO Vaachaa nivartantE apraapya manasaa saha”

applies with equal force to Bhagavad Ramanuja. Words fail us as we try to

eulogize the pioneer of our Siddhantam. All we can do is to bow our head in

all humility as a token of our obeisance to him and sincerely endeavor to

live up to the ideals that he set forth and practiced in his glorious life

of 120 years.

 

A STANDING INVITATION:

Thanks to you, and the write up in the various Religious Journals in India

like Sri Ranganatha Paduka, Sri Hayagriva Priya, Desika Seva, Nrisimhapriya

from Hyderabad and the Internet fraternity, the membership of “Sri Ranga

Sri” has risen to about 2600 with over 1800 Active and about 800 other

members whose mails bounced due to lack of storage space in their mail

boxes. We request each one of you to enroll as many members as possible and

at least one member each for your journal.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. DESIKAMRUTHAM I:

“HAMSA SANDESA OF SRI VEDANTA DESIKA” Part 2

Prof. Narasimhacharya, Retd. Professor, Madras University (now a visiting

Professor in the Oxford University) EXCLUSIVELY for publication in “Sri

Ranga Sri”. The learned Professor delivered this “The Sripad Endowment

Lecture” on 5th February 2003.

(Text of the lecture received from Dr. Miss M.S.Ramesh, IAS)

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2. DESIKAMRUTHAM II:

SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SARAM

PART: THE QUINTESSENCE 4

SRI SADAGOPA IYENGAR SWAMIN (OF COIMBATORE),

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

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3. “SAPTA SARGA PARAYANAM OF SUNDARA KHANDAM” – CONCLUDED

PART 8: SOME LESSONS IN DIPLOMACY

(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)

A few lessons on diplomatic relations gleaned 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”

We CONCLUDE this series with this posting

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4. GOTRAS AND PRAVARAS – AN OVERVIEW –

PART 7 THE GLORY OF KUTSA 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)

 

5. FROM MAHABHARATA:

YAKSHA PRASNAM” Part 23: Prasnams 66and 67

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

(Could not be accommodated in this issue due to space constraints)

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104 Regular issues have been released, so far (besides several Special

Issues) -

- 27 Issues of Vol. 1

- 15 Issues of Vol. 2

- 42 Issues of Vol. 3 &

- 20 Issues of Vol. 4

These issues have been archived for public view at -

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Sri Diwakar Kannan who is archiving these in the files section is leaving

for India. He is busy relocating. He is requested to update this as soon as

he finds time.

 

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 encouraging " Reader participation " ).

 

We are sure that you will be convinced of the quality of the contents.

 

IF you are satisfied with the quality and contents of

“Sri Ranga Sri”:

Tell your friends to join by sending an email to –

" -Subscribe (AT) (DOT) com "

 

IF not:

Tell us, as to how we may improve.

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.

- Important days in the year Subhaanu, with text of Sankalpams for different

occasions like Amavasya etc. by Sri K.P.Narasimhan Swami.

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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