SrI:
Dear AasthikAs
:
It gives me great pleasure
to announce the
release of a new Book by Dr. S.M.SrinivAsa Chari Swamy
named , " The
Philosophy of VisishtAdvaita VEdAnta ". This is a study based on Swamy Vedanta
Desikan's
AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi.
My sincere thanks to
Dr.SMS Chari for sending adiyEn an advanced copy for review
.
This scholarly treatise
has been released by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers , Delhi , India and is
priced at
Rs.795/ You can order your copy by sending email to: mlbd@xxxxxxxx
Dr.SMS Chari needs no
introduction to
the community
of Vedantins and serious students of
Bhagavat RaamAnuja
darSanam . His
earlier books are:
1) Vaishnavism: Its
Philosophy ,Theology and Religious discipline
2) The Philosophy Of
Bhagavad Gita
3) The Philosophy of
Upanishads
4) The Philosophy of
VedAnta SutrA
5) The Philosophy and
Theistic Mysticism of the Alvars
6) Advaita and
VisishtAdvaita--A Study based on Vedanta Desika's SatadhUshaNi
7) Fundamentals of
VisishtAdvaita:A Study based on VedAnta Desika's SatadhUshaNi
Each one of them is a
treasure in its own way for those who are interested to study and gain the authentic
insights about our ancient darsanam.
With these eight books ,
Dr.SMS Chari has carved Himself a uniquely
exalted position among the world of serious intrepreters
of VedAntic truths .His impartial handling of the three major
darsanams has always been a remarkable feature of his presentations
.
We shall always be
indebted to him
for his sharing
his knowledge acquired from great stalwarts like U.Ve SrI GhOshtipuram Soumya NarAyaNAcchAr
Swamy ,MadhurAntakam VeerarAghavAcchAr Swamy and SaragUr VaradAchArya
Swamy in the
traditional mode of kAlakshEpam.
AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi and
Tattva Mukta kalApa of Swamy Desikan
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Swamy Desikan created
Tatthva Mukta Kalapa and AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi to establish the soundeness of
VisishtAdhvaitam conveying the correct meanings of Sage
BadarAyaNA's VedAnta sUtrAs .While Tattva Mukta KalApa critically reviewed on a
logical basis the theories of rival schools ( para matams) with a view
establish the soundness of VisishtAdhvaitam , AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi focused
on the study of SrI BhAshyam of AchArya RaamAnuja rooted the scriptural
authority of Upanishadic teachings and the VedAnta SutrAs . As Dr.S.M.S Chari points
out , Tatthva Mukta KalApa and the AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi are complimentary to
each other and a study of both are essential to a thorough understanding of
VisishtAdvaita VedAnta in all its fulness and richness
.
Structure and
Purport of AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
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AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi like
Tattva Mukta KalApa has been created in the form of verses in the
rhythmic Sragdhara metre and has a total of 562 verses to cover the 156
adhikaraNaas of VedAnta SutrAs . These AdhikaraNAs cover five main topics :
(1) The Brahma Tattvam or the Doctrine of Brahman (2) The Doctrine of Brahman
and the Universe (3) The Doctrine of Jeevan and the Brahaman (4) The doctrine of
Saadhana or the Means of attainment of Brahman and (5) The Doctrine of Parama
PurushArtham .
In this book , Dr.SMS
Chari covers the adhikaraNAs linked to the above doctrines in the same order in
which AchArya RaamAnuja handled the Brahma SutrAs . In his AdhikaraNa SaarAvaKi
, Swamy Desikan elucidated the tenets of VisishtAdhvaita following the
way in which AchArya RaamAnuja expounded them in His SrI BhAshya . The
conclusion of Swamy Desikan in AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi is that all the four
adhyAyAs of Brahma SutrAs are opposed to the central doctrines of Advaitha
VedAntha : (1)Brahman is nirviSEsha ., (2) all except Brahman (viz).,
the Jeevans and Prakruthi are unreal/mythA (3) Jivan is non-different
(same) from Brahman and the realization of this knowledge will lead to
Moksham (4) Maaya is the cosmic principle of Illusion .
All the 156 adhikaraNAs
are covered in the verse form and the conclusion of this study by Swamy Desikan
is the resounding assertion of AchArya RaamAnuja's views that the
VisishtAdhvaita school of thought ( DarSanam) is a philosophically sound
darSanam and is unassailable to the criticisms of other darSanams such
as Adhvaita or Dhvaita .This is the central conclusion of AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
.
Appendices in the
Monograph of Dr.SMS Chari on AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
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There are two Appendicies
that are extremely useful to the student of VedAntha:
(1) The Names of all
the 156 AdhikaraNAs : a brief descriptions of the subjects discovered in htem in
the order presented in the AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
(2) The names of the 32
Brahma VidhyAs referred to in the Upanishads , Brahma sUtrAs and the AdhikaraNa
sArAvaLi in the alphavetical order .
A Vote of Thanks to Dr.SMS
Chari for His Life long & Sustained Quality samarpaNams
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The generations to
come and especially members from these generations , who could not access the
original Brahma Sutrams in Sanskrit or develop a clear comprehension of the
complex arguments of AchArya RaamAnujA in His SrI BhAshyam ( the indepth
commentary in Sanskrit of the VedAntha SutrAs ) or the lyrical Sanskrit
poems of Swamy Desikan in AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi will be immensely grateful to the
Kaimkaryam of Dr.SMS Chari in bringing the true meanings of the above
three in lucid English prose in his most recent book with appropriate pramAnams
for the various adhikaraNams . This is a truly outstanding book by Dr.SMS Chari
, which needs to be read and reread to develop the appreciation for the Sri
Sookthis of AchArya RaamAnuja and Swamy VedAntha Desikan on BedAnta Saastrams . The
lucid and dispassionate style of writing of Dr.SMS Chari is a distinguishing
feature of this scholarly monograph on the individual adhikaraNams of
VedAnta sUtras of Sage BadarAyaNa .
SrimatE RaamAnujAya
Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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