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Dear bhaktas:  Thanks in advance for your attention.
Although asmad acharyan needs no introduction among
todays vedantins, samskrit scholars and especially
in ramanuja sampradAyam - yet adiyEn has attempted
to write about SriRangapriya swAmi in the light of
his upcoming thirunakshatram.

This message was originally sent to the rangapriya
discussion list.  Because very few days remain between
now and the actual thirunakshatram [to be held Feb 07
in Jayanagar Srimad Andavan Asramam in Bangalore],
those who would like to offer any contributions towards
the thirunakshatram may kindly EMAIL their pledges to
Smt Nagu Satyan at the address given below, and send
your cheque by US Mail at the earliest convenience.

As we all may be aware, SriRangapriya swAmi is closely
linked with most of the AchArya paramparais in SrI
sampradAyam today, and his great tolerance endears
him to sishyas of all denominations, even outside of
SrIvaishNavam.  It will be our parama bhAgyam to try
and help (yathA SakteH) with this kainkaryam towards
a great yathISwara of ramanuja siddhAntam.

SrImate rangapriya mahAdeSikAya namaH
-Sreenaatha daasan

===================================================
SrI SrInivASa varadArya krpAtta cinham
SrI SrInivAsa yativarya niviShta bhAram
SrI rangayogi varalabdha parAtma yogam
rangapriyam mamagurum SaraNam prapadye |

Dear devotees:

Saturday, 07 February 2004 is thai makham,
thirunakshatram of our SrI rangapriya mahA
deSikan swami. This mahAcharyar, having the
anugraham of 5 different preceptors from his
poorvaSrama - poundareekapuram SrI SrInivasa
mahAdeSikan, SrInivAsa varadaguru, SrImad
abhinava ranganAtha parakAlaswAmi, SrIranga
mahAguru, and SrImad abhinava rAmAnuja
parakAlaswAmi.... also shares his janma
nakshatram with thirumazhisai pirAn - who was
the amSam of SrIsudarSaNa and progeny of
bhArgava rishi himself.

makhAyAm makare mAse chakrAmSam bhArgavodbhavam
mahisAra purAdhInAm bhaktisAram aham bhaje ||

Little wonder then, that our SrIrangapriya
swami has such great vidwat, pravachana shakti,
kAruNyam and even immense soulabhyam. Today,
asmadAcharyan is involved in many noble kainkaryams
to SrIvaishnava kovils (particularly the one in
satyakalam), to poor students and underprivileged
people, to the cause of vedic studies, and towards
the support of the ancient SrI parakAlamaTham.

adiyEn had the opportunity to pay obeisance to
Sri Rangapriya swAmi on 3 occasions during dhanur
mAsam recently while I was in Bangalore; each time
we were blessed with enlightening upanyAsams that
resulted from swAmi's meditation, and his great
concern for the well being of devotees. In
particular I was amazed how rangapriya swAmi read
into my state of mind, and advised me to return
to my country soon.

Sri rangapriya swAmi's thiruvuLLam is that his
shishyas wherever they might be, practice the
agnyA kainkaryams ordained in our SrI sampradAyam
regularly and to the best of their ability. By
this alone, rangapriya swAmi states - sampradAyam
can flourish, our mind will focus on bhagavAn and
our soul will experience Anandamaya.

Although there are no grand celebrations or
festivities that occur at AStangayoga vignyana
mandira on the day of swAmi's thirunakshatram,
it will behoove us all shishyas and abhimanis
alike - to send a modest contribution marking that
occasion, something that will at least support the
minimal costs of thadiyAradhanai etc. and from
which any excess amounts are directed by SrI
rangapriya swAmi towards his many kainkaryams.

Rangapriya swAmi has always stated, that one-tenth
of one's earnings must go towards the support of
SrIvaishnavam. Let us take this AchArya thiruvuLLam
to heart at least on this occasion, and enact the
same to whatever extent possible...

Because only few days remain between now and the
thirunakshatram, kindly mail your cheques at the
very earliest (i.e. during the next one week) to
smt Nagu Satyan at the following address:

NAMA Inc.
7821 West Alder Drive
Littleton CO 80128-5522

[Make cheque out to: "NAMA Inc."
 Memo: "Rangapriyaswami thirunakshatram"]

If any questions please call smt Nagu Satyan at
(303) 973-4847 or email: satyan@xxxx

daasan,
-Srinath C.

SrIvAsa samyami vareNya niviShta bhAram
SrI rangayogi varadivya krpAtta yogam
SrI lakSmaNAkhya yativarya krpAtta cinham
rangapriyam mama gurum SaraNam prapadye ||


 

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