SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest srivaishnavas, After an overwhelming encouragement on adiyEn?s rambling (called free translation) for Thirucchandhaviruttham, adiyEn dares to take up Sri YamunAchArya?s ChathuslOkI and SthOthra Rathnam. We just celebrated three weeks ago- the Greatest Acharya?s Thirunakshathram- Sri YamunAchArya?s. I have been mulling to start this series and due to work pressure, it was getting delayed. Thus it is most appropriate to take up these works.. better late than never. Thus commences adiyEn's daring venture to take up Sri Alavandhar's sthOthras next..[fools rush in where angels fear to tread] All our doubts, queries, on siddhAntham, religion, Parathvam will all be cleared by these two wonderful sthOthras.. especially sthOthra Rathnam- Gem among Hymns- It is indeed a GEM? YAmunAchArya also called as Alavandhar is the grand ?preceptor (PrAchAryA) of RamAnujA. Alavandhar established the principles of VisishtAdhvaitam as an expansion of the doctrines housed in his grandfather's [Sri Naathamuni?s] treatises. Alavandhar has elaborated on these doctrines with authoritative scriptures such as vedic statements, Saatvic purANAs, BrahmasUthrAs, Bhagavad Gita, etc.. AlavandhAr's philosophical works are: Siddhitraya , Aagama PrAmANya , MahA purusha nirNya and Githaartha Sangraha. AlavandhAr is also the author of two lyrical master pieces (stotra GranthAs ) revered as Chathusloki and Stotra Ratnam- which are what we would take up in this series. adiyEn (like a rash infant without knowing the danger) dares attempt this gigantic task. Acharya anugraham, Bhagavad, BhAgawatha?s grace should enable me to scrape through. adiyEn is also blessed to have the wonderful rich vyAkhyAnam written by Sri UttamUr Swamy based on the Poorvacharya vyAkhyAnams of sri Periyavacchaan Pillai and Swamy Desikan?s. These sthOthras are the first among the sthOthras of our Srivaishnava acharyas ? and are the forerunner of almost every stotram composed by all Acharyas such as of RamaanujA , Kuresa, Parasara Bhattar, Swami Desikan, MaNavALa Maamuni and others. Swami Desikan has written commentaries for both Chathussloki and Stotra Ratnam because of their importance to Sri VaishNava siddhAntham. Sri UttamuR Swamy has lucidly explained the same in easy to understand Tamil and hence with Acharya?s vailakshaNya kataaksham, adiyEn wishes to take up as one of little kaimkaryam for His pleasure and for asmadhAchAryan?s ThiruvuLLa ugappu. Kaimkaryamaavadhu Seshi ugandha yEval thozhil seyvadhu.. [Kaimkaryam is doing what pleases the sEshi ? master..]. With that introductory post, let us take up the sthOthra ChathuslOki (meaning- four verses)? on Sri Mahalakshmi first.. and then enjoy sthOthra Rathnam verses. ThirumaamagaL ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dasan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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