Dear BhakthAs :
The Informative CD ROM on AchArya RaamAnuja , His
Vaibhavam ,
SrI Sookthis , AarAdhanam for Lord VaradarAjan of
Kaanchi
and the anugraha BhAshaNam of HH SrImath Azhagiya
Singar
is a VaishNavite collectors' item that I want to
bring it to your
attention during this holiday season.
Please contact me if you wish to acquire a
copy for
your family .
V.Sadagopan
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International Ramanuja Society, USA |
A pioneering CD-ROM on the life and works
of Bhagawan Ramanuja
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This
multi media presentation focuses on the greatness of
Ramanujacharya, his lige and works. It is a remarkable work that
excels in its grandeur, and depicts Bhagavan Ramanuja precisely as
He was. |
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The Opening Screen begins with a verse sung in
traditional Indian Classical style. The visual is in accordance with
the meaning of the verse whose meaning is as follows :
"The sun
called Ramanujacharya rose, in this world, to dispel the darkness of
sin and to make the lotus of virtue and righteousness bloom". This
verse very concisely tells us the main aim of the appearence of
Ramanujacharya.  |
The Menu Screen
shows the different menus that leads the user to different parts of the
software. In the middle is the photograph of the image of Sri
Ramanujacharya, from Sriperumbudur, near Chennai in South India, the place
of His appearence. This image too, almost life-size, is very significant
and truly portrays His divine presence. In fact tradition tells us that He
Himself acknowledged that the image portrayed all His features and was
most fit to be worshipped by all His devotees.
The presentation has five mail
sections, |
Charitram - Life History of Sri
Ramanujacharya |
Granthamala - Works of
Ramanujacharya |
Vaibhavam - Anecdotes depicting the
greatness of Ramanujacharya |
Aradhanam -Performing of Pooja
according to the instructions of
Ramanujacharya |
Vinodah - Fun (Four sections viz.
Quiz, Video(1), Video(2) and
Website-connection) |

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Charitram(Life History ) -
This section shows the life of Sri Ramanuja in six different
subsections, Incarnation, Ramanuja's formative years, Ramanuja's
spiritual quest, Ramanuja and Srirangam, Ramanuja at Tirumalai and
The retreval of Tirunarayanapuram. Audiovisual effects in the motion
picture in each section, elevate the viewers to a rich vibrant state
of spiritual ecstasy. |
Granthamala(Works of Ramanujacharya) -
This section is dedicated to the nine works of Sri
Ramanujacharya. The order of the works are according to the
chronology in which they were composed by him. Each work of his is
presented in a nutshell with audios of shlokas sung in a
traditional manner. Further, a narration lets the user more about
the essence of each work. |

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Vaibhavam (Anecdotes depicting the
greatness of Ramanujacharya) - This section deals with incidents
that depict an anecdote of Bhagavan Ramanuja. The shloka which is
sung in the background, gives a list of holy places, like Srirangam,
Kancheepuram and so on, which Ramanujacharya patronised with great
devotion, and are of great importance to all
Srivaisnavas |
Aradhanam(Performing of Pooja according
to the instructions of Ramanujacharya) This section instructs
the users about the procedure to perform Pooja or worship (popularly
known as Aradhana) of the Lord, as instructed by Ramanujacharya. The
Pooja, as Ramanujacharya says, has six main components, plus two
preliminary sections. Audiovizuval instructions and explanations are
provided for each step . |
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Vinodah(Fun) (Four sections viz.
Quiz, Video(1), Video(2) and Website-connection) The
video section presents the Tirumanjanam of Bhagavan Ramanuja, and
theVairamudi Utsavam of the lord at Thirunarayanapuram. Web sites
connected to Srivaishnavism and an Online quize also entertain the
viewers. | |

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Purchase Information |
This invaluble presentaiton cost just $25. To purchase
this CD-ROM, Please contact
Dr.V. Sadagopan. sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Viewers feedback on Acharya Ramanuja
CD-ROM |
Balaji C.G
Browsing through
Acharya Ramanuja CD-ROM was a great experience. The presentations, the
renderings and the music are all excellent.
The Charitram,
though concise, highlights the most important phases in the life of
Bhagavad Ramanuja. The animations have been well handled. The GranthamAla
section is one of the highlights of the CD-ROM, I feel. All the Sri
Sookthi-s of Sri Ramanuja are presented in a way, that can inspire many to
learn more about them through kAlaksepam-s, sathsangam-s
etc.
The AchArya
Vaibhavam, I feel is something very important for a shishya to know. The
episodes selected for this section are again very apt. The first episode,
which depicts a milkmaid who performs SaraNAgati, reiterates the
importance of an AchArya for a person to perform SaraNAgati. PerumAL is
ready to accept anybody unconditionally to His abode, with just one word
from the AchArya. I also feel it upholds the importance of AchArya vAk.
The second episode
similarly upholds the significance of an AchArya as a "mArgadarshaka:", I
liked the first one a lot. The ArAdhanam procedures are very finely
represented. It is very easy for anybody to learn Bhagavad ArAdhanam with
the material presented. Dr. NSA was very much impressed and said that it
is a well-researched presentation and was very happy to see the glories of
Ramanuja being spread to the world through the electronic media. He also
said that he remembers seeing certain portions of the CD-ROM at
Thirunarayanapuram, where Sriman Alwar had given a presentation earlier.
He was very happy to know that, a second project of the same kind "Azhwars
and 108 Divya Desams", is already in the making, and has wished every
success in all such future projects and divine
endeavors.
Govindarajan T. R.
It is an
extremely hard work to bring out a CD of this kind on the great Acharya.
The effort is tremendous. Please keep doing this service to Sri Vaishnava
community.
Jayakrishna
Vijayaraghavan.
The CD ROM is very
informative in terms of performing aradhana and also giving details about
our acharya Bhagwan Shri Ramanujar. It is indeed a real Compact disc
carrying a plethora of information on Sri Vaishnavism. I was really happy
to listen to all the aradhana part. All these days I was illiterate to
many procedures and this CD has certainly opened my eyes to a wealth of
information. I am not sure whether it was intended to be slow and steady,
but in some areas the video is quite slow but nevertheless it helps to
observe what is being done more closely. In all the CD-ROM is definitely
an asset for all Sri Vaishnavas and I would highly recommend it to each
and every bhakta in our group and outside our group. I would greatly
support the cause for many more of such kind of CD's.
Kannikeswaran
I browsed
through the CD Rom last night. It is fantastic. It is very informative,
and very aesthetically done. The musical rendering is very good. I also
noticed Chowdaiya in one of the instrumental sections. Another
instrumental section seemed to feature the pkhawaj and the surmandal -.
The sketches are tastefully done. Also, the image of Tirunarayanar is
beautiful. I was expecting more images from Tirukkoshtiyur,
Tirupperumpudoor etc.
Lakshminarasimhan
I had gifted
an extra CD that i had got of Acharya Ramanuja to boston koil balaji
bhattar. He is extremely enthusiastic about the way things have been done
in the CD. He had said many times "romba pramadhama irukkuda
lakshminarasimha" from his heart.
Madhavakkannan
V
Your mamooth
kaimkaryam and that of Sri MA Alwar, for this CD ROM on AchAryan Sri
Ramanuja, sponsopred also by Sri Ahobila Mutt, is one of the greatest
kaimkaryams to future generations of Srivaishnavam. AchAryan - There can
never be one - there never will be one equal to our AchAryan
Emperumaanaar.
Swamy Desikan says
beautifully: The clouds are like Emperumaan. Both are black; Both are
merciful showering evey where with no partiality. Both roar with
thunderous sound (Emperumaan with His Conch shell). Both have that
beautiful lightning (Sriya: Pathi has that "minnal kodi" Periya PiraaTTi).
Cloud takes the water from from the oceans and showers. Where does
Emperumaan get His dayA. From none other than Emperumaanaar Sri Ramanuja..
who used to go running from the well to Sri Varadarajan sannidhi, trying
to do "theertha kaimkaryam" as much as he could. That is how Emperumaan
has got "never-ceasing" waters (dayA) with him (as given by "dayaika
sindhO:" Sri Ramanujacharya) that shower on us always. What an anubhavam
of Swamy Desikan! May Divya Dampathi shower their dayA on us as
always.
Praveen
Srimad
Ramanuja's CD-ROM was exceptional. Our million thanks to all the devotees
who have put in their efforts for the successful completion of the
CD-ROM
Saranga Kidambi
The CD-ROM on
Acharya Ramanuja is just fantastic and hats off to the wonderful job done
by you and your partner I have been studying a Telugu book on Alwars
biographies (written sometime>in early 1900s). This book has help me
understand and appreciate my predecessors. If I can accomplish
something of the magnitude of their hair tip, I feel that the reason for
my existence on this earth is fulfilled.
Sampath
Rengarajan
adiyEn is reminded of this pasuram of Swami Desikan.
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thEsamelaa mukanthidavE perumpoo thoorir
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siththiraiyi laathirai naaL vanthu
thOnRikkaasinimEl vaathiyarai venRa rangar |
kathiyaaka vaazhntharuLu
mEthiraasaamun |
poosurarkOn Riruvarangath thamutha
naarunponnadimE lanthaathi yaakap pORRip |
pEsiya naR kaliththuRai nooR
Rettup paatum |
"pizhaiyaRavE" yenak karuL sey pENi
neeyE - Swami Sri
Desikan |
As per his niyamanam,
thiruvarangaththamudanaar, served sri kooraththaazhwaan as his
sishyan and also delivered the "thodarbu" or smbandham that
Sri bAshyakArar and AzhwAr's paasurams in "kattaLaik kalith
thuRai" (a poetic style) and in "anthAthi" meter with 108
paasurams. As Similar to that this CD is bringing out our
Athma sambhandam with Bagawath Sri Ramanujar. I pray that Such
special nool, slOkam etc be understood clearly and prayed upon
with thehelp of this CD in many
illams. | |
Shyamsundar
Sreenivasan
Viewing the CD-ROM
give me immense pleasure and I was awestruck by the excellent art work and
multi-media effects on those arts. The charithram of Sri Ramanuja is very
clear and concise enough to capture the full attention of the listeners. I
think, the size of those stories is concise and very
nice.
Venkatakrishnan (I.V.K. CHARY)
I have installed the
cd on my pc and have gone through it many times frame-by-frame. Each and
every screen is a visual delight and pleasant to the ear also.
CONGRATULATIONS to you and all others associated in conceiving, designing
and producing this excellent product. Srivaishnava community is indebted
to you all for this yeoman service.
Samplings of Feedbacks on the AchArya RaamAnujA CD
ROM
(1) "
-- the CD ROM on the Life of Sri Ramanuja has a great section on
AarAdhanam. The graphics and the accompanying audio sections as well
as the text are excellent and "user Friendly ".Even my teen age son
(who just turned 19 thought it was "awesome". I am saying this
because we know, how difficult it is to impress teen age children
these days. It is so important to use relevant technology to impart
understanding of our tradition. Truly , education imparting
knowledge of one's heritage is one of the primary DharmAs in a
pluralistic and secular world. This CD ROM is a venture that has
been truly an enterprising one trying to make aspects of our great
tradition accessible to a whole new generation of people in India
and in the diaspora "
... Bhakthai
from Florida.
(2)"The CD ROM
and its graphics , the music , the commentaries are all superb and
sublime. I am dumbfounded by the intense dedication with which the
developers have produced this interactive , multimedia edition"
.. Bhakthar
from Massachusetts.
(3)
"Congratulations to all the developers! I was quite stunned by the
superlative quality of the presentation on ThiruvArAdhanam. This
section will be a boon to those aspiring to learn or verifying these
procedures"
... Bhakthar
from New Jersey.
(4) "This
Kaimkaryam is mamooth. One of the most important Kaimkaryam to the
generations of SrivaishNavaas"
..Bhaktharfrom
Singapore
(5) "Every Sri
VaishNavA family should get one copy and show it to the children ,
so that they can learn about their glorious
heritage"
..Bhakthar
from New Jersey.
(6) "Lord
VaradarAjA in the background in the AarAdhanam section is indeed a
great choice ( Kanchi PerumAL was dear to both Sri Ramanuja and
Swamy Desikan; they were born in nearby agrahArams
")
..Bhakthar
from New York.
(7) "Truly
wonderful creation! We have been enjoying it very much . our
heartfelt gratitude for sharing so much of your time and knowledge
in producing this CD ROM "
..Bhakthar
from Texas
(8) " This CD
ROM is simply superb. Presentation is excellent. I like the CD Very
much. I am not able to fully appreciate the recitations from Sri
RaamAnujA's original texts in Sanskrit. I am learning Sanskrit now
and hope to be able to appreciate the recitations one day at a much
higher level"
.. Bhakthar
from Canada
(9) " Thanks
for your excellent Kaimkaryam of making EmperumAnAr's life and
granthams accessible to common folks"
.. Bhakthar
from Chennai , India
Both
Dr.Alwar and myself are heartened by the favorable responses ,
constructive criticisms , changes and suggestions for additional
work . We recognize the problems of intercontinental coordination,
multiple revisions , some affected accent in pronouncing AchArya
RaamAnujA's name properly inspite of many rehearsals and other
dhrushti dhOshams. All in all, we have done our best given the
circumstances and thank every one of You , who have supported this
novel venture of using new media to present our ancient sampradhAyam
to reach out across the generational gap. Seeking AchArya
RaamAnujA's and our current AchAryA's blessings for future
endeavours,
Daasan , OppilA-appan Kovil Varadachari
Sadagopan |
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