Dear Sriman Srinivasan :
Ghantaa MaNi is a very unusual name
that was given by the great Scholar ,
Vaikunta Vaasi Sri Seva SwamigaL
to His son out of His matchless reverence
for Swamy Sri Desikan ( 1268-1369 C.E)
.
Ghantaa MaNi
stands for the temple (hand) bell
of Lord SrinivAsan's sannidhi at
Thirumala.
Swamy Sri Desikan is considered as a sacred
avathAram of that bell to chase away
inauspiciousness and spread the
Bhagavad
RaamAnuja SiddhAntham .
Even today , there is no hand bell inside
the sannidhi of Thiruvenkadamudayan
for that reason . There are two huge bells
outside the sannidhi near the dhvAra Paalakaas
.
Ghantaa means bell . MaNi means also a
bell
( MaNi ringing during Bhagavad AarAdhanam)
.
Ghantaa is also the name of a very beautiful
Raagam in Carnatic Music . Mani also
means a precious gem . Ghantaa
MaNi
thus means the precious bell linked
to
the avathAram of Swamy Sri Desikan .
The auspicious sounds emanting from
that bell chased away false doctrines and
established the unassailable Vedantic
Doctrines on a sound footing for all
of
our benefits .
The 56th ebook is a powerpoint presentation
on
Swamy Sri Desikan's avathAram as the amsam
of
the temple bell of the Lord of Thirumala and His
divine works . Please refer to this ebook for
a pictorial representation of Swamy Sri
Desikan's
Glories :
Extensive coverage of Swamy Sri Desikan's stOtrams
and Philosophical works are covered in English
in other ebooks of the above Sundarasimham
series and two more series of ebooks :
A Major Web site on Swamy SrI Desikan
will also be announced on Oct 9 by Sri
Sridhar
of Bangalore to celebrate this Year's
Birth day ( Thiru Nakshatram) of Swamy Sri
Desikan .
My dear friend Sridhar is also the author of
Chitra Desikeekeeyam , the Power Point
Presentation of the Life of Sawmy Desikan
.
Our humble prostrations at the sacred
feet of the incarnation of the divine
bell
of the Lord of Saptha Giri !
V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 11:45
PM
Subject: Tiruvenkatamudiyan Avathara
Nakshatram also HH Swami Desikan
Tomorrow is 9th October, Purattasi Srvanam day!
It is the AVATHAR day of Lord
Tiruvenkatamudiyan of TIRUPATHI. also it is a TIRUNAKSHTRAM of HH Swami
Desikan !
I had the fortune of attendeing the celebration @
Kuwait in Sriman IVK Chary's place - where it is conducted
everyyear.
Trust we can follow same renderings as in Kuwait this
year in Abudhabi, also suject to our group's
conveniences.
Professor Dr Vijayalakshmi and HH Sarvendra
Paramathma can bless the occasion of BOOK RELEASE @ Villivakkam, Chennai on
DAYA SATHAKAM.
I may get copies, when I visit Chennai next time if
anyone wants here. Pranams, Sri
PS: What a name "GANDA
MANI"
Do we have names like this in our Iyengar group? What
is the meaning of this name? Is this also Lord's name?
Lord has so many names
!!!
- Purattasi/Kanya/Bhadrapada
Sravanothsavam - Avathara Thiru Nakshathr
Sun Oct 5, 2008 7:06 am (PDT)
Dear Bhagavathas in
Kuwait, Srimathe Ramanujaya
Namaha Thiruavatharotsavam of Thiru Vengadamudayan and
Swamy Desikan is to be celebrated on 9th October 2008, Thursday,
Vijaya Dasami. As in the past years, this Sravanothsavam is
planned to be celebrated at Adiyen's apartment in Salmiya. The
recitations (parallel) schedule is listed below: Vedam
- Sri Maha Narayanopanishat (Narayanavalli) Divya
Prabhandham - Podhu Thaniyans, Thirupallandu & Senniyongu,
Amalanadhipiran, , Ooneru Selvathu, Kanninun Siruthambu, Koil
Thiruvoymozhi, Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi Desika
Prabhandham - Adaikkalapathu, Prabhandha Saaram Desika
Stothra Paatam - Sri Hayagreeva Stothram, Bhagavadhyana Sopanam, Sri
Dasavathaara Stothram, Kamasikaashtakam, Daya Sathakam, Vegasethu
Stothram, Ashtabhujaashtakam, Gopala Vimsathi, Raghuveera Gadhyam,
Sri Ranganatha Divya Padhuka Sahasra Agra Mani Mala stothram,
Sri Stuthi, Goda Stuthi, Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi Sri
Vishnu Sahasranamam & Sri Lakshmi
Ashtotharam Bhagavath Aradhanam will follow the
recitation and will conclude with Periya Saatrumurai
and Theertha Prasada Viniyogam.
The program is planned
to commence at 7.15 pm. I request all bhagavathas to attend the
Uthsavam with family and friends and receive Bhagavath and Acharya
anugrahams. Dasan IVK CHARY
- 2a.
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Mon Oct 6, 2008 3:27 am (PDT)
A REMINDER
Dear Swamin/
Mathusri
An important ,impressive and welcome
information Adiyen is unworthy to introduce to all of
you about either "Daya Sathakam" of Swami Desikan or "
Seva
Swamy"
Sri Venkatanathan ( alias) Swami Desikan's
anugraha stotram on Sri Venkatanathan' s ( Sri Srinivasan of
Sapthagiri) DAYA is well known to all of you. You would have enjoyed
the "vyakyanams" of various vidwans on this "DAYA
SATHAKAM" Sri Srinivasaraghavacha riar Swamy,
popularly known as Sri Seva Swamy has written wonderful "vyakyanam"
on " Sri Srinivasan's Daya " some 40 years
back.
A command, yes , really a command to one of the "puthras" of this
"Arasanipalai vamsam". Yes to a dedicated baghyavan of Sri Seva
Swamy's
son!
The command is to search for this "vyakyana" given some four
decades ago, as the original itself is not available with them By
the anugraha of Sri Srinivasan of Sapthagiri and by the grace of Sri
Seva Swamy, this sathputhran searched for the original and got
it! What a wonerful
happening!
This excellent commentary of Sri Seva Swamy on " Daya Sathakam" is
getting reprinted in shortest time This
commentary is going to be published in a grand function on
Swami Desikan's Thirunakshatram day ( 9th october 2008) at
Manimandapam, Villivakkam by the sons of Sri Seva
Swamy Adiyen submits this happiest news to all of you
and requests all of you to participate in the
function For further details , you can
contact Sri N.S. Gandamani E-mail :-- nsg_mani@
yahoo. com 91-044-26180481
Sarvam Sree Hayagreeva
preeyathaam
Dasan Uruppattur
Soundararajan Srikainkarya ____________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________
_____ Dayasathakam Dayasathakam an incomparable work of Swami
Desika in praise of Lord Srinivasa?s Daya, contains 108 slokas
including ?palasruthis?. Each sloka is unique, reciting of the
same is an enchanting experience. It is our bhagyam that Swami
Desikan has given us a treasure in the form of Dayasathakam
stotram.
Sri Srinivasa Raghavachariar Swamy popularly known
as Seva Swamy has written a detailed commentary in tamil for this
masterpiece approximately four decades back. His Desika bhakthi
is well known and he has given indepth insight into this Swami
Desika?s work. The total pages goes to more than 200 pages.
The great scholars of those days have commended the work of Sri
Seva Swamy then... Sri U.Ve. D. Ramaswamy Iyengar, the great
scholar had made a foreword for the work. Seva Swamy brought out
Dayasathakam stotra with his detailed commentary in tamil in very
short span of 15 days then.
Now, due to high demand for the
book, Seva Swamy Memorial Foundation, formed in memory of
Sri Seva Swamy, have decided to reprint the book in rich
manner with colourful photos of Lord Srinivasa, Swami Desika and
so on. The book has been brought out in 20 days time and is going
to published at the lotus feet of Lord Hayagriva at Mani
Mandapam, Sannidhi Street, Villivakkam on Oct 9, 2008 at 10 am
(Swami Desika?s Thirunakshatram Day).
Mani Mandapam has been
chosen for the release because of its unique way of celebration
Swami Desikan Uthsavam every year. The book will be released
after the mangalasasanam. All Desika Bhakthas should attend the
function and get the blessings of Lakshmi Haygriava, Srinivasa
and Swami Desika.
For details, please contact Sri N.S.
Gandamani, Seva Swamy Memorial Foundation (S/o Seva Swamy)
through Landline Phone : 91-044-26180481, Mobile :
9841046264 or email : nsg_mani@yahoo. com. Wesbite :
www.sevaonline. org
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