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Dear Bhaktas,

Following is an appeal for your help with upcoming
events in the ParakAla MaTham in Mysore.  Please find
additional information at the end of this message...
Thanks in advance for your attention!

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ParakAla maTham
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Paraan kaalaH iti parakaalaH ~ the nemesis of opponents!
With its illustrous beginnings dating back to the time
of Vedanta Desika, KumAra VaradAcharya, and Brahmatantra
Swatantra -- this monastic institution has been a beacon
light of SriVaishnava AchAram and anushtAnam (precept
and practice) for over 6 centuries, bringing the divine
message of RAmanuja to its present day devotees.

(see: http://www.parakalamatham.org/jeers/founder.shtml)
(and: http://www.parakalamatham.org/jeers/jeer1.shtml) 

>From its original home in Thooppul (across from the maNi
maNDapam where our Acharya  sArvabhouman SwAmi Desikan
was born), the ParakAla maTham traveled to Thirupathi,
where its AchAryas remained custodians of the shrine of
SrinivAsa PerumaL for centuries, eventually to arrive in
the kingdom of Mysore as rAjagurus of the Wodeyar dynasty
(which they continue to be even till this day).  Due to
elimination of the princely states of India and most
significantly, due to overall decline in the practice
of orthodox Hinduism, today all of the Parakala Matham's
former glory does not manifest before the fleeting eye.
But thanks to generous support by disciples, Vaishnava
and otherwise - the maTham is able to continues its
activities today and keep alive the ancient tradition
of HayagrIva upAsana ~ worship of the sacred Lakshmi
HayagrIva archa passed down through AchArya paramparA,
from SharadA devI herself to rAmAnuja, to Vedanta Desika,
to Brahmatantra Swatantra and thereafter.

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The chAturmAsya sankalpam of Sri ParakAla MaTham Jeeyar
is from 15th July to 7th Sept. 2006. In addition, the
maTham is celebrating the following events:

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24/07/06 Abhinava RanganAtha ParakAlaswAmi Thirunakshatram
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33rd paTTam parakAla Desikan was the greatest exponent
of Sri BhAshya in the last century, an erudite grantha-
chAtuSThaya vidvaan, and a beacon light of Sri
SampradAyam as a whole, during his 42+ years at the
divine peeTham of the ancient parakAla maTham.  His
numerous scholarly works and his fostering of several
great vidvAns, alongwith his far-reaching influence on
our SampradAyam via yathis who studied under him such as
SriRangapriyaSwAmi, prakrtham ParakAla swAmi, prakrtham
PoundarIkapuram Srimad Andavan swAmi, and shishyas like
KotthamangaLam VaradAchArya and E.S. VaradAchArya ~ can
simply not be overstated.  33rd parakAla swAmi was
regarded as God by his followers, and people are known
to have literally worshipped the ground he walked on
during his sanchAram to villages and towns.  One of the
last wishes of PoundarIkapuram Srimad Andavan's father
in PoorvAshrama, back in 1948 was that his son complete
vedAnta kAlakshepam at the feet of Abhinava RanganAtha
ParakAlaswAmi ~ an extraordinary requirement not only due
to magnitude of learning involved, but more importantly
-- having to measure upto 33rd ParakAlaswAmi's standards
of perfection, which were expected among both existing
shishyas as well as disciples to-be!  Needless to say the
future AchAryan of PoundarIkapuram not only met those
exacting standards but completed his studies of vedAnta
within a few years, obtaining great brahma-gnyAnam from
a preceptor who was SrI BhAshya itself personified...
During this period and in later years, both SrIRangapriya
swAmi and prakrtham (36th) paTTam parakAlaswAmi in their
poorvAshrama, would join the ranks of many illustrous
disciples of Abhinava RanganAtha parakAla mahAdeSikan --
the one AchAryan whose scholarly contributions to modern
day SriVaishnavam remain unparalleled.

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14/08/06 Sri Krishna Jayanthi
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More uniquely referred to as "JayantI" by vedAnta deSika
in his poem gopala vimshatiH (jayantI sambhavam dhAma
vaijayantI vibhUshaNam), SrI JayantI marks the vibhava
avatAraH of our beloved Lord Krishna, celebrated in the
10th canto (dashama skandaH) of the great epic ~ Srimad
BhAgavatam.  He is the vanquisher of the Kauravas, slayer
of Kamsa, JarAsandha, SishupAla, and Naraka, protector of
Draupadi, embodiment of Dharma itself, Lord of celestial
dances in BrindAvanam, and the ultimate deliverance for
countless devotees in the bhakti cult from Vishnuchittan
(periyAlvar) to mIrabai.  From a birth surrounded by the
danger of infanticide by his own maternal uncle, through
the enchanting childhood exploits of a divine toddler
growing up in gokulam, and into a powerful monarch of
the kingdom of DwAraka who became the arbiter of Dharma
across AryavartaH, the vaibhavam of our Lord Krishna is
perhaps the most magnificent among all principal avatAras
of MahAVishnu.  It is only befitting that an institution
like ParakAla Matham celebrate SrI Krishna janmAshtami of
this vyaya samvatsara (beautifully described by prakrtham
Srimad Azhagiyasingar as "pArthivOvyayaH" -- exercise of
divine privilege by the Lord!) alongside thiruNakshatrams
of its very own renowned AchAryas such as the 33rd
(http://www.parakalamatham.org/jeers/jeer33.shtml)
and 35th
(http://www.parakalamatham.org/jeers/jeer35.shtml)
ParakAla swaminou.

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05/09/06 Abhinava RAmAnuja ParakAla SwAmi Thirunakshtram 
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Scholar of many languages and the AchAryan who gave SrI
H.S. Varada DesikAcharya the preksha mantram in order to
initiate him into sanyAsam (as Sri Rangapriya MahAdesikan)
in 1989; this 35th ParakAlaswami was also the sanyAsa
AchAryan for prakrtham (36th) ParakAlaswAmi.  Abhinava
rAmAnuja ParakAla swAmi was instrumental in translation
and publication of numerous ancient ParakAla MaTham
manuscripts into Telugu and Kannada languages from their
original Samskrtam, Tamil and ManipravALa.  He was also
responsible for creating an awareness in ParakAla Matham
of the need for widespread financial support, in the
absence of royal patronage which the institution had
continuously enjoyed since the time of 21st paTTam (periya)
parakAlaswAmi.  The vision of 35th parakAla swAmi to create
stability for this ancient maTham, is being pursued
relentlessly by his successor the 36th paTTam parakAlaswAmi,
SrImad Abhinava VagIsha Brahmatantra Swatantra...
(http://www.parakalamatham.org/projects)

Contributions towards SrI ParakAla MaTham may be sent to
the following address. Checks must be payable to NAMA Inc.

(NOTE: Contributions to NAMA Inc are tax deductible in USA)

Smt. Nagu Satyan
7821 W. Alder Drive
Littleton
CO 80128-5522

Phone: (303) 973-4847
email: satyan@xxxxxxx

dhanyavAdaH,
SrI Rangapriya dAsan,
-Srinath C.





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