SrI PerukkAraNai SwAmi's SatAbhishEkam : Appeal

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SrI:

namO nArAyaNa!

 

Dear bhaktas,

 

SrI U.Ve. " MahAmahOpAdhyAya " PerukkAraNai -

ChakravartyAchArya SwAmi's SatAbhishEkam falls

on March 4th,2003 [Maasi pooraTTAdi]. While there

are many important features of this celebration which

is intented to be performed in a grand manner and

actually serves our sampradAyam as a whole - be it

the pArAyaNam Or Vidvat Sadas etc, *special interest*

for you all will be the *outstanding souvenir*

that has been planned as an important kai~nkaryam for

our sampradAyam. A copy of the souvenir will be reserved

for donors.

 

For more details, please go through the appended write-up

by aDiyEn, as the secretary of " Sri Perukkaranai Swami

Satabhishekam Committee " . Key to the success lies in your hands -

Please do come forward to participate in your might. Since there

is not much of time, kindly do let me know your decision

regarding donations as soon as possible. For details regarding

issuing cheques, please look into the write-up. Thanks.

 

Don't miss to read about the section on Souvenir in the

write-up !

 

Awaiting your favourable response,

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

AnantapadmanAbhan alias Anand.

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SrI:

SrI LakshmI-nRusimha ParabramhaNE namaH

SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH

SrImatE nigamAnta mahAdESikAya namaH

 

Srirangakaari Janiyogi Padaabja Bhrungam

Sri Viraraaghava Krupaaptha Samasta Bodham |

Srivaasa Raaghavasutham Vinayaabhiraamam

Sri Chakravarti Guruvaryam Aham Prapadye ||

 

Prapadye Sadgunanidhim gnyaana vairaagya vaaridhim |

Daksham Pravachane Srimat Chakravartyaarya Desikam ||

 

 

Profile

 

Sri U.Ve. 'Mahamahopadhyaya' Perukkaaranai Madabhushi

Chakravarthyacharya Swami, born on 17th of March 1923 C.E. to

Smt Kanakambuja Ammal and Sri Srinivasa Raghavacharya, is

one among the few current outstanding exponents of Visishtadvaita

Vedanta. Swami completed Nyaya Siromani from Sri Venkateswara

Oriental College,Tirupathi learning under stalwarts like

Sri 'Abhinava Desika' Uttamur Viraraghavacharya, 'Pandita Ratna'

D.T.Tatacharya and Sri 'Vidvat Varishta' Nilameghacharya. Then,

Swami mastered Vedanta Sastra under the expert tutelage of the

illustrious Sri Injimettu Azhagiyasingar.

 

Swami served as a teacher for some years before becoming the

Principal of Madhurantakam Sanskrit College. Swami has been a

prominent asthana vidvan of Sri Ahobila Muth for some decades,

and has participated in numerous Vidvat Sabhas in his capacity

as examiner as well. During the first chaturmasya sankalpam at

Tirupathi, of Sri Mukkur Azhagiyasingar, Swami was appointed for

assisting the grantha kalakshepams especially in being the

Chintanacharya for the sishyas.

 

Swami is well known for his intellect right from his college

days and is reputed for his sound thinking and original

contributions to explain Sastras with more clarity. Profound

knowledge in Vedanta texts like Sri Bhashya and also

Divya Prabandhas and Rahasya works, apart from Ithihasa Puranas

as well, makes Swami a distinguished Ubhaya Vedanta scholar with

a rare blend of knowledge from varied fields. The prestigious

title " Saara Saaragnya " (Commander Of Quintessential Knowledge)

conferred by Sri Injimettu Azhagiyasingar reveals Swami's higher

stature in the galaxy of scholars.

 

Detailed commentaries to Sri Bhashyam and Thiruppavai, reveal

Swami not only as one with excellent scholarship but also as

an adept in writing. Swami is well known for his unique lucid

discourses reaching even the layman with ample clarity. In the

recent years Swami has been delivering discourses regularly at

Sri Vedanta Desika Bhavanam,Chennai on various works like

Sri Bhashyam, Srimad Rahasya Traya Saram, Gita Bhashyam,

Bhagavad Vishayam, Chillarai Rahasyas etc. Numerous vidvans and

aastikas have been and are being benifited by the outstanding

discourses and books by Swami.

 

Books written by Swami : Sri Bhashya Chandrika; Bramha Sutra

Vimarsam; Dharmi-bhasyatva Vada; Tattva Darpanam [All in Sanskrit];

Sri Goda Sukti Sudha, Srimad Ramayana Sudha, Mummata Saram,

Saroddharam, Tattva Prabhashanam, Sri Ahobila Kshetra Mahatmyam,

Thula Kaveri Mahatmyam [in Tamil].

 

Some of Swami's Titles : Nyaya Vedanta Vidvan, Sara Saragnya,

Vidvat Upanyasaka Ratnam, Sri Ramayana Amruta Varshi,

Sri Bhagavata Sudhaswadi, Thiruppavai Kesari, Bramha Vidya

Vachaspati, Sat Sampradaya Durandhara, Sadvavakaduka, Sri Desika

Darsana Chudamani, Sri Desika Vidya Varidhi, Sri Vaishnava Simha,

Sri Abhinava Sudarsana Bhattarya, Mahamahopadhyaya.

 

 

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Satabhishekam Celebrations

 

Swami's Satabhishekam (Maasi-Poorattaadi; 4th March 2003) is

being planned to be celebrated in a grand manner for atleast five

days, befitting Swami's great scholarship and service to our

sampradayam. Moreover, service to Bhagavan through serving Acharyas

and Bhagavatas is said to be much more superior than even the

direct service to Bhagavan - this being one of the corner stones

of our sampradayam tenets. Hence, this is an oppurtunity for all

of us to get together and honour this mahan, thereby deriving

his blessings and as well as that of Divya Dampati.

 

In accordance with the tradition, Parayanam of the sacred Vedas

with its different branches by respective vidvans will be one

of the highlights of the celebration. While special feasts in the

form of thadiyaradhanam will be there to delight one and all,

Hari-Katha upanyasams and chorus singing of devotional songs shall

become the feast for the ears. A day long grand vidvat sadas on

Sri Bhashyam will be conducted to honour numerous vidvans.

 

A Souvenir with excellent content value will be released in

commemoration of Swami's Satabhishekam. As per the wishes of

Swami, the Souvenir will have many articles written by around

twenty five eminent scholars on selected Upanishads viz. Isa,

Kena, Kata, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Mahanarayana,

Aitareya, Svetasvatara, Mantrika, Maha, Ashtakshara Narayana

and Dwaya, and also on Purusha Suktam, Uttara Narayanam, Sri

Suktam and few other Veda mantras, apart from a comprehensive

introduction to Veda-Vedanta.

 

It has to be noted that, this is for the first time such a

collective effort has been made to make the esoteric teachings of

the holy Upanishads with sufficient explanations be available in

tamil for the understanding of even a layman in Vedanta. These

valuable articles are not word-by-word translations but will bring

out very well the salient teachings without leaving any issue

addressed in each of the Upanishads. The articles will also be

enriched with profound thoughts and arguments for the right

understanding of important passages in Upanishads, as explained

in Classical texts of Vedanta like Sri Bhashya and its commentaries

etc, for the serious students of Upanishads. This Souvenir will

certainly be a very valuable companion for anyone interested in

Vedanta.

 

 

Proposed Budget

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Veda Parayanam : Rs. 60,000/-

Vidvat Sadas : Rs. 60,000/-

Thadiyaradhanam : Rs. 60,000/-

Souvenir : Rs. 120,000/-

Upanyasams,Printing, : Rs. 25,000/-

Arrangements etc

 

Tariff for advertising in the Souvenir :

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Outer and Inner Covers : Rs. 10,000/-

Full Page (Art Paper) : Rs. 5,000/-

Half Page (Art Paper) : Rs. 3,000/-

Full Page (Ordinary) : Rs. 2,500/-

Half Page (Ordinary) : Rs. 1,500/-

 

Note: Cheques /DDs are to be issued in favour of

" Sri Perukkaranai Swami Satabhishekam Committee " and sent to the

Secretary SrI K.K.Anand : 11,Hasthigiri Street, West Mambalam,

Chennai 600-033. Tel: 2483-4666. e-mail: kgk

 

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Appeal

 

The success of the celebration through the implementation of

the above noble plans for the cause of our sampradayam lies in

your hands. The quality of the celebration that it deserves can

be attempted only with your generous financial help. We earnestly

appeal to you to kindly come forward and actively participate in

your own way, and receive the divine blessings of Divya Dampati,

Purvacharyas and Sri Perukkaranai Swami. " Occasion never repeats "

and please do join us. Thanks.

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Sri Perukkaranai Swami Satabhishekam Committee

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President : Sri Dr.K.Raghunathan, University of Madras

Secretary : Sri Karalapakkam K Anantapadmanabhan (Anand), M.S.

Treasurer : Sri K.V.Anantharaghavan, Rtd Chief Manager,SBI.

 

 

Executive Committee :

 

Sri K.G.Krishnan (KGK), Chennai (Convenor).

Smt Hemalatha Ramamani, Chennai.

Sri N.Santhanam, Chennai.

Sri Dr.V.Sadagopan, USA.

Sri Diwakar Kannan, USA.

Sri V.Madhavakannan, Singapore.

Sri Alagappan Kannan, Bahrain.

 

Working Committee :

 

Sri A.Narasimhan (Convenor); Sri Goshtipuram D Ranganathan;

Sri V.Srinivasavaradan; Sri V.Narasimhan; Sri S.V.Jagannathan;

Sri R.Seshadri Iyengar; Sri R.N.Raghavan; Sri P.N.Narayanan;

Sri T.S.Sriraman; Smt Indira Sampath; Smt Kamala Parthasarathy;

Smt Anusuya Sundararajan; Smt Hemavathi Narasimhan; Smt Prema

Parthasarathy; Smt Mythili Rangamani; Smt Sudha Raman.