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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.05 / ISSUE # 20 dated 1st June 2004
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EDITORIAL:
TIRUNAKSHATRAM OF SWAMI NAMMAZHWAR ?Part 1
(Anbil Ramaswamy)
Today is the Tirunakshatram of Swami Nammazhwar. (Vaikasi- Visakam). He is
considered foremost among Azhwars and foremost among Acharyas. He is known
as ?SaTakopa? or ?SaTaari?.
No doubt, every hymn is a gem and we can ill afford to prefer one over
another. Space and other constraints restrict the already difficult choice.

We would like to present in the next few postings, a few of the hymns that
heave received special treatment at the hands of our Acharyas and
Poorvaachaaryas. This does not mean that other hymns left out are any less
important or that full justice has been done to even those that are
discussed.
In this Issue, we commence our homage commencing with his ?Tiruviruttam?

In the very first verse, the Azhwar dramatically stops Bhagavaan, asking him
to ?Listen? to his petition.

Poy ninra jnaanamum pollaa ozhukkum azhukkuDambum
Inn ninra neermai ini yaam uraamai, uyir aLippaan
En ninra yOniyumaaip piraanta ImaiyOr talaivaa!
Mey ninru kETTaruLaay aDiyEn cheyyum viNNappame 1.

The Azhwar for whom the Lord granted absolute wisdom by His grace) mayarvara
mathinalam) starts Tiruviruttam with a plea to detach him from the endless
chain of ?samsaara?.
?Oh! Lord of Nityasooris! You came down to earth several times on your own
accord to save the Jeevas. But, we are born with deep attachment to our
filthy and impermanent bodies and despicable conduct. Thus, we are
irrevocably immersed in misery. Only you can salvage us from this plight.
You MUST listen to my petition. There is no other way for us?
Poi ninra jnaanam: Viparita jnaanam= Misguided knowledge.
Pollaa Ozhukku: Conduct tainted by feelings of ?I?, ?My? and ?Mine?
Azhukku UDambu: Body that is constantly subject to transmutation and
deterioration.

The Azhwar indicates all the five realities in this first stanza itself:
Paramaatma Svaroopam: ?IMaiyOr Talaivaa?
Jeevaatma Svaroopam: ?ADiyEn?
Upaaya Svaroopam:?En ninra yOniyumaai pirantaai? (The Loprd who takes
Avataras is Himself the ?means?
VirOdhi Svaroopam: ?Poi ninra jnaanm, pollaa Ozhukku, inninra neermai?
Phala Svaroopam: ?Seyyum viNNappam? i.e ?Kainkaryam? and ?UyiraLIppaan?
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IN THIS ISSUE
1.      DESIKAMRUTAM ?SRIMAD RAHASYA TRAYA SARAM?
        ?THE THREE TENETS?-3
        By Sri Sadagopa Iyengar Swamin (of Coimbatore)
        ?Srikaaryam? Swami of the Board of Advisors of
        ?Sri Ranga Sri?
(The previous part ? ?The three Tenets- Part- 2? was featured in Vol.5/18
dated 05/05/04)
2.      FROM MAHABHARATA: ?YAKSHA PRASNAM?
PART 41: PRASNAM 103, 104 and 105
By Sri M.K. Ramaswamy Iyengar Swami, Senior Officer of Govt. of India.
3.      PANCARATRA ? PART 6 By Sri N.Krishnamachariar Swami of Chicago
4.      GOTRAS AND PRAVARAS ? AN OVERVIEW ? PART 24
                THE GLORY OF AANGIRASA GOTRAM ? PART 8
                (Anbil Ramaswamy)
(Could not be accommodated in this issue due to space constraints)
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138 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
- 35 Issues of Vol. 4 &
- 19 Issues of Vol. 5
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?Sri Ranga Sri?
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