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Dear Members,
This is regarding the Virus warning fro Sarathy.
McAfee has issed a bulletin stating that the warning is a hoax which is in
circulation. The full text reproduced below is at
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99436.htm
Dasan
MK Krishnaswamy

AVERT HOAX Notice!!
McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX. Although, the JDBGMGR.EXE file may become
infected by a number of valid viruses (most commonly W32/Magistr@MM), the
details of this HOAX message are not based on actual events.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete the message and DO NOT
pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

JDBGMGR.EXE is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. In the event that
this file has already been deleted, see the Removal Instructions on how to
restore this file.
It uses this icon:



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There are 12 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Fw: instruction to clean up the virus
From: "Sundarajan" <sundar@xxxx>
2. [Fwd: [Oppiliappan] Thiruvinnagarappan : Sri KrishNa premi's
upanyAsams on theanubhavam of Sri OppilA-appan by Swamy NammazhwAr and
ThirumangaiAzhwAr: Audio tapes in MP3 Format] (fwd)
From: ingit@xxxx
3. Jdbgmgr virus
From: Sarathy <ramasarat@xxxx>
4. Srimad Bhagavatam in TELUGU on sunday, 7/19/2002 11AM CST
From: "Subrahmanyeswara Rao Nekkalapudi" <snekkala@xxxx>
5. CAREFUL, THE VIRUS CAN BE A FALSE ALERT!!!!!!!!!
From: "Sara" <sc-mail@xxxx>
6. Sri Ranga Sri Vol.03/29 d/05/14/02
From: "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
7. [sv-lectures] Fwd: May 19th, evening, Dr. N.S.
Anantharangacharya's Lecture (fwd)
From: satyan@xxxx
8. Re: Upanyasams of Sri. Krishna Premi
From: ingit@xxxx
9. Mails Bouncing- No Attachments please.
From: "ramanbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
10. ?DEsikO mEy DayaaLu? - Part 1
From: "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
11. "Sribhashya" Upanyasam by ANC Swami - English- Sunday May 19th 2002
From: shawn.agaram@xxxx
12. Sunday May 19: Srimath Andavan's concluding Tele-upanyasam on
Chatusloki (Slokam 4 continued)
From: Shyam Sreenivasan <shyam.sreenivasan@xxxx>


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:52:41 +0700
From: "Sundarajan" <sundar@xxxx>
Subject: Fw: instruction to clean up the virus


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosa Hanis" <rosahanis@xxxx>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 5:08 PM
Subject: instruction to clean up the virus


>
> >
> >
> > > I UNKNOWINGLY RECEIVED THIS VIRUS AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT TO
EVERY
> > > > ONE
> > > > > IN MY ADDRESS BOOK. THAT MEANS YOU!
> > > > > So please check and verify if you have this virus. It was sent to
me
> > > > > (accidentally) and it is said that it is passed on to all people
in
> my
> > > > > address book. It is very probable that you may have it. If you do
> have
> > > > it,
> > > > > contact all the people in YOUR ADDRESS BOOK because the program
> > > > AUTOMATICALLY
> > > > > sends to everyone in your address book a message with the virus.
The
> > > > virus
> > > > > name is jdbgmgr.exe and it is not detected by McAfee or Norton. It
> > > > > remains in your system for 14 days before it erases all your
files.
> > > > > To delete and eliminate it completely, please do the following
> > > > immediately:
> > > > > (you may want to print this page first f! or instructions)
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Go to Start, then Find, Then files and Folders
> > > > > 2. Under Named, type jdbgmgr.exe and then click find now.
> > > > > (make sure you are looking under drive C)
> > > > > 3. If the virus appears (the icon next to it will be a small teddy
> > > bear),
> > > > > and the name will be jdbgmgr.exe
> > > > > 4. DO NOT OPEN IT Just RIGHT click on it and then DELETE it. It
will
> > > go
> > > > to
> > > > > the Recycle Bin.
> > > > > 5. After you see it disappear, go to the RECYCLE BIN, and DELETE
it
> > > from
> > > > > there as well. If at all possible,
> > > > > EMPTY the RECYCLE BIN under FILE.
> > > > > 6. If you found this virus in your system, please send this
message
> to
> > > > > everyone in your address list ASAP before
> > > > > it causes any more damages.
> > > > >
> >
>




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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 04:13:01 +0000
From: ingit@xxxx
Subject: [Fwd: [Oppiliappan] Thiruvinnagarappan : Sri KrishNa premi's
upanyAsams on theanubhavam of Sri OppilA-appan by Swamy NammazhwAr and
ThirumangaiAzhwAr: Audio tapes in MP3 Format] (fwd)

Radhekrishna

Dear Sri. Sadagopan,

>From the email below, I see that two upanyasams of Sri.
Krishna Premi ( Anna ) have been uploaded in MP3 format.
However, I am hoping that permission was obtained from
the rightful authorities before doing this. I have
purchased several tapes of Anna's upanyasams,
sapthahams, and many more and was informed not to make
copies or duplicates of the same. These tapes are never
sold in shops or stores excepting from designated
authorities of Anna.

Perhaps you may have obtained permission or may not be
aware of the above. You may want to check it out.

Radhekrishna
---------------------- Forwarded Message: ---------------------
From:
To: Murali Sampath <ingit@xxxx>
Subject: [Fwd: [Oppiliappan] Thiruvinnagarappan : Sri KrishNa premi's
upanyAsams on theanubhavam of Sri OppilA-appan by Swamy NammazhwAr and
ThirumangaiAzhwAr: Audio tapes in MP3 Format]
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:03:35 -0400

Sriman Murali

How are you? Hope all is well.
You have used to tell me that his upanyasam audio cassettes cannot be
copied.
But here you go, his upanyasams are on the web.

Enjoy!
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Oppiliappan] Thiruvinnagarappan : Sri KrishNa premi's upanyAsams
on
theanubhavam of Sri OppilA-appan by Swamy NammazhwAr and ThirumangaiAzhwAr:
Audio tapes in MP3 Format
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 10:28:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sadagopan <sgopan@xxxx>
Reply-To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
sv-petry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,SrirangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
tiruvengadam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

I am deeply indebted to Sriman SrEyas Sarangan's help in
uploading the above two upanyAsams by SrI KrishNa PrEmi
on AzhwAr Paasurams relating to OppilA-appan .

You can access them in the Oppiliappan dhivya dEsam Homepages.
The URL is:

http://oppiliappan.org/kpaudio.htm

Sri BhUmi Devi samEtha SrI Oppiliappan ThiruvadigaLE saraNam,
V.Sadagopan




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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:13:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sarathy <ramasarat@xxxx>
Subject: Jdbgmgr virus

Computer users,

This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to
persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer.
The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is a Java Debugger Manager.
It
is a Microsoft file that is installed when you install Windows.
Do not delete the file. Please remember that some people will send out
hoaxes
to get you to delete files that may be need. In other cases you
may not need the file but try to check for hoaxes before you delete files.

Sarathy

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 20:04:34 +0530
From: "Subrahmanyeswara Rao Nekkalapudi" <snekkala@xxxx>
Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam in TELUGU on sunday, 7/19/2002 11AM CST

Sri:mathe: Ra:ma:nuja:ya namaha
Aum Asmat Gurubhyo: namaha
Jai Sri:manna:ra:yana!

Please accept our humble pranams

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Sri:mad Bha:gavatam by U. Ve. Sriman Satuluri Gopala Krishnamacharyulu
Swamy.
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Time: May 19th, 2002, Sunday at 12Noon EST/11AM CST

Tele-Bridge: 405 244 5555, Passcode: 1533#
(*6 to mute/unmute your line)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 21:32:28 +0200
From: "Sara" <sc-mail@xxxx>
Subject: CAREFUL, THE VIRUS CAN BE A FALSE ALERT!!!!!!!!!

BE CAREFUL FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!

That file (gdbgmgr.exe, with the teddy bear icon) may not be a virus, it can
be part of Windows, that's why everybody might have it. I have always
noticed that file in my system, while looking for icons, and after years
using the pc nothing has ever happened. Don't know exactly what it is, but I
guess it must have some function...
DO NOT DELETE IT BEFORE YOU HAVE CLEAR IDEAS ABOUT IT!!!
I did the same mistake once, with another file which was supposed to be a
virus. The alert mail had the same text. You can damage your system deleting
it.
The wrong information about the file can be spread in good faith by friends
also.
The wisest thing to do is to contact some expert to ask for sure
informations...

Hari OM

Sara


-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Sundarajan [mailto:sundar@xxxx]
Inviato: martedì 14 maggio 2002 3.53
A: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Oggetto: [SriRangaSri] Fw: instruction to clean up the virus
Priorità: Alta



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosa Hanis" <rosahanis@xxxx>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 5:08 PM
Subject: instruction to clean up the virus


>
> >
> >
> > > I UNKNOWINGLY RECEIVED THIS VIRUS AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT TO
EVERY
> > > > ONE
> > > > > IN MY ADDRESS BOOK. THAT MEANS YOU!
> > > > > So please check and verify if you have this virus. It was sent
to
me
> > > > > (accidentally) and it is said that it is passed on to all people
in
> my
> > > > > address book. It is very probable that you may have it. If you
do
> have
> > > > it,
> > > > > contact all the people in YOUR ADDRESS BOOK because the program
> > > > AUTOMATICALLY
> > > > > sends to everyone in your address book a message with the virus.
The
> > > > virus
> > > > > name is jdbgmgr.exe and it is not detected by McAfee or Norton.
It
> > > > > remains in your system for 14 days before it erases all your
files.
> > > > > To delete and eliminate it completely, please do the following
> > > > immediately:
> > > > > (you may want to print this page first f! or instructions)
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Go to Start, then Find, Then files and Folders
> > > > > 2. Under Named, type jdbgmgr.exe and then click find now.
> > > > > (make sure you are looking under drive C)
> > > > > 3. If the virus appears (the icon next to it will be a small
teddy
> > > bear),
> > > > > and the name will be jdbgmgr.exe
> > > > > 4. DO NOT OPEN IT Just RIGHT click on it and then DELETE it. It
will
> > > go
> > > > to
> > > > > the Recycle Bin.
> > > > > 5. After you see it disappear, go to the RECYCLE BIN, and DELETE
it
> > > from
> > > > > there as well. If at all possible,
> > > > > EMPTY the RECYCLE BIN under FILE.
> > > > > 6. If you found this virus in your system, please send this
message
> to
> > > > > everyone in your address list ASAP before
> > > > > it causes any more damages.
> > > > >
> >
>



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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:15:43 +0000
From: "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
Subject: Sri Ranga Sri Vol.03/29 d/05/14/02

SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anubadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.03 / ISSUE.29 dated 14th May 2002
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EDITORIAL:
Dear Bhagavatas:
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. ?SRIMAD GOPALA DESIKA MAHA DESIKA VIMSATI? ?
A POETIC TRIBUTE TO SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF SRI POUNDARIKAPRAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM
(PRAKRITAM PONTIFF OF THE ASHRAMAM)
By Sri C. G. Balaji - Part 3. {Sri Balaji is the grandson of Sri N.S. Anatha
Rangachar Swami of Bangalore and a Sishya of Parakala Matam}
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The first 7 Parts of the following series appeared in Volume 3 / Issues 22
to
28.
2. ?RAMAPIRANAI KARPOM? EXCERPTS FROM BOOK BY H.H. SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF
POUNDARIKAPURAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM? ? Part 8 (Translation by Anbil Ramaswamy) in
which we presented in the form of catechism, 25 questions raised and
answered by H.H. In this Issue, we present Qns 26 to 34: and their Answers:
Qn. 26. What is the difference between man and beast?
Qn. 27. What is the difference between precept and practice?
Qn. 28. It is your life ? the long and short of it!
Qn. 29. What are the 8 kinds of marriage recognized in Saastras?
Qn. 30. What are the 4 kinds of IQs recognized in the Saastras?
Qn. 31. What do Saastras say about non- vegetarian food?
Qn. 32. When can patriotism be sacrificed?
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Qn. 34. ?Friendship ? a Recipe from the cuisine!
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to 28. In this Issue, we present Part 5 thereof.
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there is deeper philosophical significance beneath them. There are about 125
Questions and Answers that reveal these in a subtle manner but with deep
undercurrent of practical wisdom. The author who has done intense research
on the subject brings to light these aspects in simple, clear and
understandable English, for our benefit)
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http://www.srivaishnava.org/sgati/
(Maintained by Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli from California, USA)
SDDS Volume 1 / Issues 1 to 33
SDDS Volume 2 / Issues 1 to 26
SDDS Volume 3 / Issue 1
SaraNAgati Vol. 1 / Issues 1 - 24
SaraNAgati Vol. 2 / Issues 1 - 04
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1. ?SRIMAD GOPALA DESIKA MAHA DESIKA VIMSATI? ?
A POETIC TRIBUTE TO SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF SRI POUNDARIKAPRAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM
By Sri C. G. Balaji - Part 3. {Sri Balaji is the grandson of Sri N.S. Anatha
Rangachar Swami of Bangalore and a Sishya of Parakala Matam}
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Sri Swamy Deshikan
The mother adored him as a Lion of poets and dialecticians
The father adored him as a master of philosophy
He who made a name as Deshikan, made his titles worthy of all praise
Strode he as a master of one and all, with arts and skills none to spare
Beseech we the holy feet of Sriman Nigamantha Maha Deshika - 6

Swamy Deshikan is acclaimed as the third kootasthar of Srisampradayam. He
was born as the very incarnation of the Bell of Thiruvenkatam Udaiyaan
(Ghanta-amsham) in Vibhava varsham, month of Purattashi in the constellation
of Shravana in the year 1268 ACE at Thuppul, Kanchipuram. His father was
Anantasuri.

Swamy Deshikan studied all the Veda Vedanta at the feet of his maternal
uncle Vaadihamsambuvaahaacharya and shone as a master in the superlative
sense. He received initiation into the sacred Hayagriva mantram from Garudan
and achieved Hayagriva sakshatkaaram by means of its meditation. He
worshipped the archa vigraham of Lakshmi Hayagriva that came down to him
from Ramanuja through the preceptor lineage.

Periya Piraatti embellished him as, ?Kavitaarkikasimha? meaning the Lion of
poets and dialecticians. His Vedantic prowess fetched him the title
Vedantacharya meaning the preceptor of Vedanta from Paraman, Sri Ranganathan
Himself. He lived for one hundred years and established the philosophy of
Ramanuja on an irrefutable footing and was a master of all skills and arts
with none to spare.

He toured many of the holy divya deshams and propagated Ramanuja siddhantam
very ably. He has authored works in Sanskrit, Tamil and Prakritam. These
include thorough masterpieces like Tatva mukta kalapam, Nyaya Siddhanjanam,
Srimath Rahasya traya saaram etc. His works exceed a hundred and twenty.
Though the word ?Deshika? only means a preceptor, after the time of Swamy
Venkatanatha Deshikan the word ?Deshika? meant him alone and none else.Many
scholars and saints have celebrated his glories. His taniyan composed by his
son Sriman Varadacharya is as follows ?

?May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the
lion among poets and dialecticians, reside forever in my heart.?

Sri-Munithraya-Sampradaaya-Kootashthaanaam Vandanam
This section salutes the munithraya sampradaaya kootasthar, Srimath
Thirukkudanthai Gopalaarya Maha Deshika.

Thirukkudanthai Srimath Gopalaarya Maha Deshikan

With His ?Bell? is he held in parity
Preacher was he to an ascetic trinity
His lyrics are of nature so dainty
With austerity and erudition was he rich plenty
Beseech we the holy feet of Thirukkudanthai Gopaalaarya Maha Deshika - 7

Thirukkudanthai Deshikan was born as the amsham of Vedanta Deshikan in
Royampettai Agraharam near Tirukkandiyur on the northern banks of Kaveri in
the year 1701 ACE, month of Purattashi constellation of Pooraadam in Athreya
Gotram. He was the 14th generation of Vaadihamsambuvaahar, the uncle and
Acharya of Swami Vedanta Deshikan. His father was Sri Krishna Suri.
Thirukudanthai Gopalaarya Maha Deshikan, also known as Apara Deshikan is
considered the re-incarnation of Swamy Deshikan. He was the disciple of the
great Vedanta Ramanuja Maha Deshikan, also known as Saakshaat Swamy
considered as the re-incarnation of Bhagavad Ramanuja. It is said that Swamy
Deshikan had a great desire to be a disciple of Bhagavad Ramanuja. It may be
through the Avatara of Thirukkudanthai Deshikan as the disciple of Saakshaat
Swamy, that this wish of his was fulfilled.

He received his Pancha Samskaram and early vedantic instructions from his
father and later he sought the feet of Sri Saakshaat Swami, and received
instructions in all our religious lore. Paduka Sevaka Sri Ramanuja Swami,
another celebrated scholar of the day instructed him in Bhagavad Vishayam.
Thirukkudanthai Deshikan is held as the kootasthar of munithraya
sampradaayam. He had great resemblance with Swamy Deshikan. Just like Swamy
Deshikan, even he had three disciples, all three of whom were ascetics. His
scholastic distinction drew to himself a wide circle of Sishyas of whom
special mention may be made of three Sanyasis - Sri Srinivasa Maha Deshikan
(amsham of Sriman Nathamuni), Sri Ranganatha Maha Deshikan (amsham of Sri
Yamunamuni) and Sri Vedantha Ramanuja Maha Deshikan (amsham of Sri
Bhashyakaara).

He completed the unfinished work of his Acharya, Sri Saakshaat Swamy?s
Poorva Saara Swaadhini with his own Uttara Saaraswatham. His Acharya was
greatly pleased with him and conferred on him the title Thirukkudanthai
Deshikan. Sri Thirukkudanthai Deshikan has authored several works of which
the ?Aahnika? which lays down the daily routine of a Srivaishnava in minute
detail is a very useful composition (regarded as a Reference manual by
succeeding Achaaryas). He also wrote commentaries on Tiruppallandu and
Kanninun Siruthaambhu. His other works include Aparyaapta-Amruta,
Bhagavad-Dhyaana Sopaanam, Srimath Aahnikam, Nigamaantha Deshika
Sahasranamam, Nikshepa Chintamani, and Saaraswaadhini. (Saakshaat Swami had
done only about 12 chapters of this. Our Swami completed the rest as ordered
by his Acharya), Uttara Saaraswatham, Jayanthee Nirnayam etc. His lyrics are
highly delectable in nature. His erudition and austerity knew no bounds.

?Let us take refuge at the feet of Sri Gopala Deshika, the crown jewel, the
Acharya for the three great Sanyasis, who was like the bee surrounding the
lotus feet of Sri Krishna Deshika and who was the recipient of the grace of
Vedanta Lakshmana Muni.?
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2. ?RAMAPIRANAI KARPOM? EXCERPTS FROM BOOK BY H.H. SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF
POUNDARIKAPURAM SWAMI ASHRAMAM? ? Part 8 (Translation by Anbil Ramaswamy) in
which we presented in the form of catechism, 25 questions raised and
answered by H.H. In this Issue, we present Questions 26 to 34 and their
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Qn. 26. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST?
ANSWER (Page 35 of book)
Aahaara nidraa bhaya maithunaani Saamaanyam yetath pasubhi: naraaNaam /
Jnaanam hi tEshaam adhikO visEsha: JnaanEna heena: pasubhi: samaana: //
MEANING:
?Eating, mating, sleeping and fearing are common for man and beast; what
differentiates man from beast is the additional faculty of discerning good
from bad. In the absence of this faculty, man is no better than the beast?

Qn. 27. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRECEPT AND PRACTICE?
ANSWER: (Page 27 of the book)
Na aachchEdayati koupeenam na damsa masaka aapaham /
Suna: puchchamiva anartham PaaNDithyam Dharma vivarjitam //
MEANING:
? However much of Jnaanam (knowledge) one acquires through learning of
Sastras, such knowledge will be useless if not backed up by Aachaaram and
AnushTaanam prescribed in the Sastras and put into practice in one?s daily
life. This is like the tail of a dog that is of no use either in hiding its
private parts or in driving away flies and mosquitoes tormenting the dog?

Qn. 28. IT IS YOUR LIFE ? THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT!
ANSWER: (Page 645 of the book)
Sareeram saaswatam manyE vidhyabhyaasE DhanaarjanE /
Asaaswatam Dharma kaaryE RuNavaan asmi SankaTE //
MEANING:
? In acquiring learning and amassing wealth, one should consider life in
this body as going to be permanent. That is, the acquisition should be slow,
steady and solid. In carrying out moral and religious duties, one should
consider that life in this body could come to an end any moment soon and one
should act as fast as one would in discharging a debt. That is, there should
be no laxity in adhering to religious practices and moral rectitude?

Qn. 29. WHAT ARE THE 8 KINDS OF MARRIAGE RECOGNIZED IN SAASTRAS?
ANSWER: (Page 672 of the book)
Eight types of marriages have been enumerated in the sacred texts.
1. Brahmam: marriage of a duly dowered girl to a man of the same caste by
the ceremony prescribed in the Sastras.
2. Deivam: when a Grihasta gives a daughter to a sacrificial priest as part
of his fee.
3. Aarsham: in place of dowry, a token bride price of a cow and a bull are
taken from the would-be-groom.
4. Praajaapatyam: in which a father gives the girl without dowry and without
demanding any bride price.
5. Aasuram: marriage by purchasing the consent of the bride and her family.
6.Ghaandharvam: marriage by mutual consents of the bride and groom and
solemnized by plighting fidelity to each other.
7. Raakshasam: marriage by capture, using force against the bride and her
family.
8. Paisaacham: cannot be called a marriage at all: Abduction of girl while
asleep, mentally deranged or drunk.

Qn. 30. WHAT ARE THE 4 KINDS OF IQs. RECOGNIZED IN THE SAASTRAS?
ANSWER: (Page 701 of the book)
There are 4 kinds of IQs. They are: -
(i) ?THAILA BUDDHI?: When oil is poured on the surface of water, it spreads.
Likewise, in some people, their learning would not only benefit them but
will also spread for the benefit of those who come in contact with them.
(ii) ?GRIDHA BUDDHI?: When ghee (clarified butter) is put on the surface of
water, it would not spread but remain stay put. Similarly, the learning of
some might benefit only them but will not be useful for others.
(iii) ?KAMBALA BUDDHI?: When a woolen fabric spread on sand is shaken, all
the sands would fall off the fabric. So also, the knowledge of some will not
be useful to anyone, not even to the person himself.
(iv) ?MRITTIGA BUDDHI?: A clod of clay would not let in any water to seep
in. So also, this category of people would never acquire any knowledge
either by learning from an Acharya or by reading books or by listening to
well meaning peers.

Qn.31. WHAT DO SAASTRAS SAY ABOUT NON- VEGETARIAN FOOD?
ANSWER: (page 40 of the book)
? Sva maamsam para maamsEna yah pushNaati naraadhama: /
RuravE Bhakshayishyanti tasya maamsam yamaalayE? //
MEANING:
? In the hells, ferocious dogs would pounce upon, tear to pieces and eat
away the flesh of one who nourishes his own flesh with the flesh of other
living beings?

Qn.32. WHEN CAN PATRIOTISM BE SACRIFICED?
ANSWER: (Page 372 of the book)
TyajEth ekam kulasyaarthE graamasyaarthE kulam tyajEth /
Graamam janapadasya arthE AatmaarthE prithveem tyajEth // (Mahabharata)
MEANING:
? An individual can be sacrificed for the sake of protecting one?s kulam
(family); A kula can be sacrificed for the sake of protecting one?s village;
A village can be sacrificed for the sake of protecting a nation; All these
and more can be sacrificed for the sake of protecting one?s soul (Aatma)?

Qn. 33. WHO ARE AATATAAYEES?
ANSWER: (page 377 of the book)
?agnida: garada: chaiva sustrOnmatha: Dhanaapahaa /
KsEtra Dhaara hara: cha yetaan shad vidhyaath aatathaayina: //
(Manu Smriti)
MEANING:
The following people are called ?Aatataayees?:
(i) One who wantonly indulges in arson to others? properties
(ii) One who clandestinely administers poison to another
(iii) One who is obsessed with wielding weapons of destruction for attacking
others without any provocation.
(iv) One who steals others? properties/wealth.
(v) One who tries to forcibly dispossess others? property and grabs them
for his own enjoyment and
(vi) One who seduces / abductsanother?s wife for his own sexual
gratification.
It is said that one who kills his preceptor, children, Brahmins well versed
in Saastras. also belongs to this category. No sin would accrue, if these
are killed says Manu.

Qn.34. ?FRIENDSHIP ? A RECIPE FROM THE CUISINE!
ANSWER: (Page 150 of the book)
KsheerENa aatma gathO udakaaya hi guNaa: dathaa: puraa tE akhilaa:
KsheerE taapam avEkshya tEna payasaa hi aatmaa krusaanou hutha: /
Ganthum paavakamun mana: tadabhavath drishTvaa tu mitraapadam
Yuktham tEna jalEna saamyati maitree puna: tu eedrusee // (Bhartruhari)
MEANING:
When water is added to milk, milk does not feel humiliated by an unequal
partner. On the other hand, it welcomes the water as its friend and shares
with it its own qualities of whiteness and sweetness, lives with it
indistinguishably like an inseparable mate.

When this mixture is boiled in a vessel, the water unable to bear the
distress of its friend caused by the heat, out of gratitude for the help
received jumps over to extinguish the fire. Now, the milk is unable to bear
the pangs of separation. So, it also rises in search of its friend and
attempts to fall in the fire to join its friend there.

At this stage, we remove the lid. The steam that had accumulated on the
inside of the lid turns into water and falls into the vessel. Sometimes, we
may even add some water to it. The milk now feels happy and regains
composure on reuniting with its companion. It, therefore, gets back to its
original position in the vessel.

The imagination of the poet on how milk and water have such mutual
attachment and concern for each other to the point of sacrificing self for
the sake of the other ? is indeed, remarkable.
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The Peerless Preceptor-8
We saw how it is the bounden duty of each disciple to publicly acknowledge
and propagate the glory of his Acharya, as is laid down in the sloka
?Gurum prakAsayEt dheemAn, mantram yatnEna gOpayEt
aprakAsa prakAsAbhyAm ksheeyatE sampat Ayushi?

Just as there are things to be publicized, there are matters to be preserved
painstakingly as a secret too - for instance, the mantra which the Acharya
entrusts to the Sishya is to be kept to himself, and not to be handed out to
all and sundry.

This sloka contains a caution to the Guru too, not to entrust the mantra
indiscriminately to anybody and everybody, without verifying their
credentials and capacity to absorb, retain and benefit from the mantra and
its purport. The Acharya is supposed to preserve the mantra much like a
nuclear secret, to be handed over only to the deserving and the discreet.

Swami Desikan exhorts the Acharya to protect and preserve the mantra, and
not to entrust it to the fickle-minded, who do not qualify to be disciples.

Some sishyAs are wealthy, and would submit at their Guru?s feet handsome
tributes. There are other disciples who are extremely influential
politically, socially or otherwise: if these persons become an Acharya?s
disciples, then the Acharya automatically gains reflected glory.

Swami Desikan says that the Acharya, while selecting a disciple for upadEsa,
should not be guided by considerations of wealth or fame accruing to him,
through the disciple. The only consideration for the preaching should be the
disciple?s spiritual attainment and his eagerness to receive the mantra.
?KripayA nisspruhO vadEt?- the prime consideration for mantrOpadEsa should
be the Acharya?s overwhelming concern for the disciple?s emancipation, which
in turn is caused by the disciple?s devotion and endearing qualities.

And why should the Guru preserve the mantra as a closely guarded secret and
not propagate it to as many as possible? Surely, the more the mantra is
known to, the more that are benefited! Is it not a narrow attitude not to
share one?s treasure with the multitude?

All this might be true of worldly wealth, but when it comes to Spiritual
knowledge, sharing it with the uninitiated and ill qualified would result in
the knowledge losing its greatness. If pearls are cast before swine, they
would hardly appreciate their value: on the other hand, if a connoisseur of
jewels comes across these pearls, he would be extremely impressed by their
value and magnificence, and ensure that they are immediately set into a
necklace and adorn the neck of a commensurately beautiful lady.

Similarly, dissemination of mantra and its purport to the spiritually
unlettered would result in the mantra losing its greatness, as it would be
perceived to be easily available, and therefore, cheap. The true
magnificence of the mantra would be appreciated only by a disciple who has
toiled hard, through service to the guru, attaining preliminary
qualifications like Atma guNAs, devotion to the Acharya, an unquenchable
thirst for the right type of knowledge, etc.

Equally, considering the difficulty with which he attained the mantra, he
would painstakingly preserve it as a secret, and would pass it on only to
the eminently qualified.

Here, Swami Desikan cites the example of Brahma, who came to grief by
imparting knowledge of PAncharAtra to Indra, without checking the latter?s
qualifications to receive the same. Brahma was carried away by the fact that
Indra, the undisputed leader of all the dEvAs, had come to him on bent
knees, seeking knowledge. Guided by considerations of the glory that he
(BrahmA) would derive as the Acharya of the all-powerful Indra, BrahmA
taught Indra the nuances of Sri Pancharatra. As a result of this ill-advised
propagation, BrahmA?s own knowledge of the Shastra was erased totally from
his mind, and he had to seek out Sri Narada for refreshing his memory.

Cautioning Acharyas about unquestioningly accepting all and sundry as
disciples, Swami Desikan quotes from the Manudharma shastra: -
?RagyO rAshtra kritam pApam, RAja pApam purOdhasa:
Bhartu: sva stree kritam pApam, sishya pApam gurOrapi?.

Elaborating on the concept of moral responsibility, Manu declares that the
King is responsible for the wrongdoing of his subjects, as it is his duty to
guide them in the right path. The King?s sins are laid at the doorstep of
his PurOhita, whose duty it is to tender correct and timely advice, and
ensure its adherence. The husband, under whose protective umbrella the wife
lives, is responsible for the latter?s acts of commission and omission.
Similarly, the Acharya has to bear the cross for the sins of his disciple,
for it is the former?s sacred duty to provide guidance and instruction to
ensure that the disciple treads the path of virtue and righteousness. Thus,
by accepting unquestioningly all and sundry as disciples, the Acharya lays
himself open to the dangers of reaping the fruits of the sinful seeds sown
by his errant sishyas.

It is the Acharya?s responsibility to impart the mantra only to the
eminently qualified disciple, just as a valuable heirloom should be
bequeathed only to the most responsible of the sons, who would protect and
preserve it. Hence the Acharya is entitled to severely test the sishya?s
patience, to ensure that he is indeed worthy of the treasure he aspires to
acquire. Swami Desikan cites the example of Raigva Maharshi, to demonstrate
the point that even to the qualified disciple, Acharyas should not part with
the mantra that easily: -

JAnashruti was a model king, good to his subjects, philanthropically
inclined, and known for his charity and benevolence. One night, two swans,
flying over JAnashruti?s palace, conversed among themselves to extol the
praises of Raigva, declaring him to be the repository of all that is to be
known. The good king, ever thirsty for knowledge, went in search of Raigva,
whom he found living beneath the shelter of a dilapidated cart, scratching
his itching sores. JAnashruti knelt at the feet of the unprepossessing
Raigva, offered him a tribute of 600 cows, a chariot, and innumerable
jewels, and requested him humbly to impart scriptural secrets. However,
Raigva, unimpressed by the substantial wealth lying at his feet, rejected it
outright, saying that he didn?t need all that, and also refused to teach the
king even a word. The king, unfazed by the rejection, persevered, and
through prolonged, devoted service to Raigva, managed to win the latter?s
heart and confidence. Raigva, impressed by the king?s absolute lack of ego
and his thirst for knowledge, initiated him into the esoteric path of
Brahmavidya.

And more recently, to demonstrate this point, we have the example of Sri
Ramanuja, whose efforts to acquire mantra and mantrArtthA, are legendary.
Sri Peria nambi instructed Sri Ramanuja to learn from Sri TirukkOshtiyur
nambi, the SampradAyic secrets, which were bequeathed by Sri Alavandar. When
approached, Sri Tirukkoshtiyur nambi, intent on measuring the depth of Sri
Ramanuja?s eagerness and eligibility for the mantra, kept putting off the
latter, with one excuse after the other. Sri Ramanuja, undaunted by the
Acharya?s repeated refusal, walked between Srirangam, where he himself
resided, to Tirukkoshtiyur (a distance of around 200 km) 17 times,
tirelessly beseeching the Acharya to part with knowledge. At last, moved by
Sri Bhashyakara?s tenacity and thirst for sampradayic knowledge, Sri
Tirukkoshtiyur nambi relented, took the former as a disciple, and imparted
in full whatever he had learned from Sri
Alavandar.
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3.DESIKAMRUTHAM ? SWAMI DESIKA?S SIMILES ?UPAMA? ?Part 8
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CHAPTER 17: SAASTREEYA NIYAMANA ADHIKARAM
(S: Sanskrit T: Tamizh M: MaNipravaaLam (Mixture of Sanskrit and Tamizh)
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56. ?Itil anukoolaraik kaNDaal chandana kusumaadigaL pOlavum, nilavu
thenral pOlavum abhimatha vishayangaL pOlavum ugandhu varthippaan.
Prathikoolaraik KaNDaal sarpa agnigaLaik kaNDaar pOlE veruvi varthippaan.
Anubhayaraik KaNDaal kaashTa- lOshTaadigaLaik kaNDaar pOlE thrunvat karithu
varthippaan? (M)
MEANING
? Like enjoying the fragrant Sandal wood paste, fresh flowers, the cool
moonlight and the pleasant southern breeze, the Prapanna would rejoice on
seeing suitable ones (anukoolar); Like dreading the serpent and the fire,
the Prapanna would abhor the friendship of the unsuitable (Pratikoolar);
Like treating as no more than worthless straw, wood or stone, the Prapanna
would view those who are neither anukoolar nor pratikoolar?

57. ? artha kaamangaL aDiyaaga Sree vaishNavargaLai anaadarithu
irukkumaagil Saarva boumanaai iruppaan oru Rajaavin uDaiya puthiranai Raaja
sannidhiyilE paribhivithaal Raaja verukkumaap pOLE emperumaan tiruvuLLam
seerum? (M)
MEANING
? A person would incur the wrath of an Emperor if he should disrespect the
Prince in the very presence of the Emperor himself, So also, if a Prapanna
should treat a Srivaishnava with disregard or contempt (impelled by the
desire for wealth or sense pleasures), he would provoke the wrath of
Bhagavan?

58. ? artha kaamangaL aDiyaaga pratikoolarai aadarithu irukkumaagil Raaja
Saarvaboumanaai iirukka Raaja mahishi Kshudra janthukkaL pakkalilE maDip
pichai pukkaal Raajaavukku avadhyamaai athaalE avaLai avan verukkumaap pOlE
emperumaan tiruvuLLam veruthu irukkum? (M)
MEANING:
? An Emperor who is all powerful will be disgusted with his Royal Queen if
she should beg for alms from the mean and unworthy. So also, Bhagavan who is
ready to grant whatever is needed will be disgusted with a Prapanna if he
should seek favors from unworthy subordinates, (also impelled by desire for
wealth or sense pleasures)?

59. ? artha kaamangaL aDiyaaga anubhuyarai aadarikkumaagil Ratnathukkum
paashaaNathukkum vaasi ariyaadaap pOlE ivanukkup piranda jnaanam kaaryakaram
aayitrillai enru avan aLavilE emperumaan anaadarithu irukkum? (M)
MEANING:
? A person who cannot distinguish between a gem and a piece of stone will
be considered dumb. So also, if a Prapanna should treat with respect those
who are neither anukoolar nor pratikoolar (also impelled by desire for
wealth or sense pleasures), the Lord would have no regard for him, as his
knowledge serves no useful purpose?
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4. ?FROM MAHABHARATA ? ?YAKSHA PRASNAM? ?Part 5
(By Sri M.K. Ramaswamy Iyengar Swami- Retired Senior Officer of Govt. of
India) The first 4 Parts of this series on this subject appeared in Issues
25,to 28. In this Issue, we present Part 5 thereof.
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PRASNAM 10:
YAKSHA:
? KASCHA DHARMA: SATAAMIVA??
? IN COMMON WITH THE SIMPLE, PIOUS AND THE DEVOUT, WHAT CODE OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS DO THE BRAHMANAS ADHERE TO??
YUDISHTIRA:
? TAPA: YESHAAM SATAAMIVA?
? IN COMMON WITH THE SIMPLE, PIOUS AND THE DEVOUT, THE PENANCE THAT THE
BRAHMANAS UNDERTAKE IS THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS??
NOTES:
The discerning and the wise regard that penance means adhering to the
virtues like truthfulness, non-violence, compassion etc. Penance does not
mean, in any exclusive way, the practicing of such austerities like fasting,
rigid postures etc. as to put the body to hardship.
There is a verse in the Saanti Parva of the Mahabharata, which conveys the
point clearly:
Ahimsaa satya vachanamaanrusamsyam damO ghruNaa /
YEtat TapO vidu: Dheera: na sareerasya sOshaNam// (Ch.81.18)
? The wise men who valiantly adhere to righteousness at all times, regardt
penance to mean practicing ahimsa, truthfulness, non cruelty, control of the
senses and compassion and NOT putting the body to severe hardships?
Yudishtira had an occasion earlier to make this point of view and secure an
acceptance and acknowledgment of its value as truth. It happened this way:

The compulsory 12-year period of sojourn in the forest for the Pandavas was
drawing to a close. Arjuna had returned after a 5-year stay with the
celestials. He had secured a dreaded weapon from Lord Siva and other killer
weapons from many Gods. One day Bheemasena was wandering aimlessly in the
forest, with his mind elsewhere. He fought fierce mock battles with
DuryOdana and his brothers. He felled many trees and threw giant sized
rocks.

Suddenly, he found himself reduced to total immobility. A giant python, the
like of which he had not seen before, had coiled itself firmly around him
and started squeezing him prior to swallowing him. Destiny had willed such
an encounter in which even Bheemasena who had as much strength as 10000
elephants was bested.

The python was none other than Nahusha, the emperor in times of yore
undergoing a curse. Nahusha was a great monarch. His achievements were great
many and varied. His attainments were lofty and numerous. He earned the
distinction of being the Lord of the celestials. Whilst in that position, he
became a victim of his own conceit and passion and was cursed by Sage
Agastya to fall from grace and lead a life of sloth as a python. The python
had a boon that no prey, once in its clutch, would be able to escape.

It fell to Yudishtira, who came in search of Bheemasena to recognize the
serpent, an elevated spirit undergoing privation, converse with it and also
secure the release from the curse. In the course of the conversation,
Nahusha asked Yudishtira as to who can be said to be Brahmana. ?BraahmaNa:
kO bhavEt Raajan? (MB Vana Parva 177.15)
Yudishtira calmly replied:
?Satyam Daanam Kshamaa seelam aaanrusamsyam damO griNaa /
DrsyantE yatra NaagEndra sa: BraahmaNa iti smrita: //
? He can be identified as a BraahmaNa in whom are seen the qualities of
truthfulness, charitable disposition, tolerance, piety in conduct,
nonviolence, control over the senses and compassion?

Nahusha?s encounter with the righteous Yudishtira and his conversation with
him released him from the curse and restored him to his original effulgence
and glory. He then ascended to the heavens. Yudishtira brought back a
thoroughly shaken Bheemasena to the Ashramam.

PRSNAM 11:
YAKSHA:
? KAS CHA YESHAAM MAANUSHO BHAAVA:??
?WHICH IS THE QUALITY (IN THE BRAHMANAS) THAT IS SEEN GENERALLY IN ALL THE
HUMAN BEINGS AS WELL??
YUDISHTIRA:
? MARANAM MAANUSHO BHAAVA:?
?THE COMMON THING IS THAT THEY TOO SUFFER DEATH?
NOTE:
Srimad Bhagavad Gita explains this truth about the inevitability of death to
all those who take birth, as follows:
? Jaatasya hi dhruvO mrityu: dhtruvam janma mritasya cha? (BG 2.25)
That which is born is bound to die; likewise that which has died is also
reborn?
?Jaatam anvEti maraNam nruNaam iti vinischaya:? (MB Saanti Parva Ch.286.22)

PRASNAM 12:
YAKSHA:
?KIM YESHAAM ASATAAMIVA??
?WHICH TRAIT IN THE BRAHMANAS MAKES THEM DESCEND TO THE LEVEL OF THE
UNDESIRABLES??
YUDISHTIRA:
? PARIVAADA: ASATAAMIVA?
? IT IS BY TALKING ILL OF OTHERS THAT BRAHMANAS DESCEND TO THE LEVEL OF
UNDESIRABLES?
NOTES:
Every book of morals is full of ?Dos? and ?Don?ts?. Indeed, in order to be
regarded as noble and good, one has to observe only four rules. There are
no ?Dos? in this list. There are only ?Don?ts?. Two of them relate to one?s
attitude to others and the other two, to one?s attitude to one?s self.
?Aaatma nindaa Aaatmapoojaas chaiva Pra nindaa para sthava: /
anaacharitam aaryaaNaam vrittam etad chaturvidam file://?
(MB Salya Parva ch.28.8)
For noble persons, four types of behavior are blemished. They are to be
avoided at all costs. They are Self-condemnation, Self praise, Abusing
others and Flattering others?

PRASNAM 13:
YAKSHA:
?KIM KASHATRIYAANAAM DEVATVAM??
? WHAT IS THE DIVINE QUALITY SEEN IN KSHATRIYAS??
YUDISHTIRA:
? EESHVASTRAM YESHAAM DEVATVAM?
? THE SKILL THE KSHATRIYAS HAVE IN WIELDING THE BOW AND THE ARROW (IN
ARCHERY) AND THEIR MASTERY OVER THE MANY DIVINE WEAPONS IS THE DIVINE
QUALITY IN THEM?
NOTES:
The Kshatriyas are warrior-rulers. Their primary duty is to protect people
from oppression and from evil doers. Accordingly, the foremost task of a
Kshatriya is to protect his subjects so that they could live in peace and
without fear.
parinishTita kaarya syaath nrupati: paripaalanaath?
(MB Saanti Parva Ch. 60.20)
All the duties of a king are said to be completed when he protects his
subjects and looks after their welfare.

It is said that Sri Narayana first created the Kshatriya Dharma since life
has to subsist and go on and this will not be possible unless life receives
full protection.
?KshatrO dharmO hi aadidEvaath pravruththa paschaath anyE?
(Saanti Parva 64.20)
?Adi deva, that is Narayana first created the Kshatrya Dharma and the rest
thereafter?.

It is also said that Sri MahavishNu (another name for Sri Narayana) Himself
made use of Kshatriya Dharma to vanquish evil forces which were oppressing
the celestials and the penance performing sages.
?KarmaNaa vai puraa dEva rishayas cha amitoujasa: /
traataa: sarvE pramaathya areen kshatra DharmENa VishNunaa //
(Saanti Parva Ch.64.22)
Long time ago, Sri Mahaa VishNu killed all the enemies of the celestials and
the effulgent sages and made life easy and smooth for them only by adhering
to the Kshatriya Dharma.

Thus, if offering protection is the primary duty of a Kshatriya, then, it
goes without saying that he has to be an excellent fighter. He has to be
well versed in all forms of warfare. He should be particularly good in the
use of all ?astras? which are deadly divine weapons, having the potential to
create storms, torrential downpours, huge conflagrations and so on by
invoking the appropriate deities presiding over these forces.
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Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 03:16:02 +0000
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Subject: [sv-lectures] Fwd: May 19th, evening, Dr. N.S.
Anantharangacharya's Lecture (fwd)


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From: "a93521" <satyan@xxxx>
To: sv-lectures@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sv-lectures] Fwd: May 19th, evening, Dr. N.S.
Anantharangacharya's Lecture
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:51:49 -0000


Reminder -- 19 May lecture by Dr. NS Anantha Rangacharya

Nagu Satyan



--- In sv-lectures@xxxx, "a93521" <satyan@xxxx> wrote:
Dr. N.S. Anantha Rangacharya's Lecture on Swami Desikan's Rahasya
Traya Saram


-- SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH --

TELEPHONE LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT
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The next telephone discourse by Vedanta Vidvan,
Sri U.Ve. N.S. Anantha Rangacharya Swami, will
be on Sunday (May 19th)6:30pm pst/9.30 PM EST.
Details are given below.

Dr. NSA will give his talk in English about
Swami Desikan's Rahasya Traya Saram. Please do
not miss this golden opportunity to listen this
great Acharya.

Please visit the Web page below to get details on the
lecture. For those without Web access, send email to
Krishna Kalale (kkalale1@xxxx) or Nagu Satyan
(satyan@xxxx).

Title: Swami Desikan's --
Rahasya Traya Saram and Its Commentaries

Date: 19th May 2002 (Sunday night US time)

Time: 6:30 pm Pacific / 9:30 pm Eastern

Fees: FREE : (donations welcome)

dial in number : 512-225-3000

code : 656532#

Language: English

NOTE: if you have any problems getting on the
conference, please call Krishna Kalale on his cell :858-349-0537

Web Page for more info:
http://www.ramanuja.org/svss/nsa.html

To register / donations, visit:
http://www.ramanuja.org/svss/nsa/pay.html

Organizers: Krishna Kalale (kkalale1@xxxx)
Nagu Satyan (satyan@xxxx)

in the spirit of service,
Krishna Kalale, Nagu Satyan
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 02:38:00 +0000
From: ingit@xxxx
Subject: Re: Upanyasams of Sri. Krishna Premi

Radhekrishna

You can purchase Sri Krishna Premi's ( Anna ) tapes from:

1. "Premika Vidya Kendra",
Tiruvenkatam Extension,
Mandaiveli
Chennai 600028

The above place is very close to Mandaiveli Bus Terminus
as you approach it from Ramakrishna Mutt Road
via Mandaiveli Post Office in Chennai.

2. Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal
North Chithirai Street
Srirangam 620006
Tamil Nadu
Phone 0431 432684

You can call the above number and get more information
from Hari or Rangan. Tapes can also be purchased from
Paranur ( ask Hari for the address of this place ).

There are several tapes of Anna. Recently I found a list
on the internet but you could always find out from Hari
and Rangan for the latest. Anna's upanyasams and more
are too good.

Hope the above helps.

Radhekrishna
> Sri:
> Dear Sir,
> I am very much interested in obtaining the audio
tapes of Sri.
> Krishna Premi's upanyasams. I will be very obliged if
you could give me
> details as to from where I could buy the same (either
in the US or in
> India).
>
> Thanking You.
> Dasan,
> Venkatesh Sarangan
>
> PS: I used "Google", but could not access the home
page of Sri. Krishna
> Premi returned by Google.
>
>
>



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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 12:18:59 -0000
From: "ramanbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
Subject: Mails Bouncing- No Attachments please.

Dear Bhagavatas:
As indicated earlier, the storage allowed by ISP for users is very
limited and when this limit is exceeded, all messages beyond this
limit are automatically thrown out and are found to "bounce". In the
recent past, mails to as many as 100 members have been declared
as "Hard bounce", thus considerably depleting the volume of active
membership, which has been growing steadily. It has been decided that
attachments will not be allowed from now on. You may, however, send
short postings. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy




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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 21:32:23 +0000
From: "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx>
Subject: ?DEsikO mEy DayaaLu? - Part 1



?DEsikO mEy DayaaLu?
(Anbil Ramaswamy)
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Part 1: What is so great about Swami Desika?s Stotras?
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There are any numbers of Stotras composed by any number of poets in various
languages. But, what makes Swami Desika?s Stotras different and outstanding
is the fact that they contain the power of Veda Mantras and can grant
whatever one desires. This is no hyperbole but an irrefutable fact proved by
life-experience. Those who cannot chant the Vedas and those who are not
eligible to recite Vedas can get the same benefits that accrue on reciting
portions of Vedas. At the conclusion of every Stotra of Swami Desika, is
found incorporated a ?Phala Sruthi? detailing the benefits that would accrue
on reciting the particular Stotra.

We cite below only a few examples:
1) Hayagreeva Stotram: Knowledge, Intelligence, Talent, Gift of the gab,
mental alacrity, persuasiveness of speech, skill in poetry, diction etc.
?vaagartha Siddhi hEtO; paTaha Hayagreeva Samsthuthim bhakthyaa /
kavitaarkika kEsariNaa vEnkaTanaatEna virachitaam yEtaam //

2) Dasaavatara Stotram: Even if one just ?thinks? of reciting this Stotram
Vaak dEvi, Saraswati will be enshrined in one?s tongue, impeccable devotion
will fill one?s heart, pristine purity will be acquired by even the physical
frame (TrikaraNa suddhi). More than these, the fame of such a one will
spread far and wide in all the 10 directions.
?VidhyO dhanavati VenkaTEswara kavou jaatham Jagan mangaLam
DevEsasya dasaavataara vishayam StOtram vivakshEta ya: /
VaktrE tasya Saraswati bahumukhee Bhakti: paraa maanasE
Suddhi: Kaapi tanou disaasu dasasu khyaati: subhaa jrumbatE //

Not only this: Prapannas do not propitiate the Navagrahas. Recital of this
Stotra is said to ensure the effect of propitiating the Navagrahas. ?Nava
graha dEvataa prasaada siddhi?

If one finds it difficult to recite even this small Stotra of just 13 Slokas
in its entirety, Swami Desika has provided a much simpler and easier
alternative in a single Sloka in Slokam 749 of his ?Padukaa Sahasram?
(Slokam 19 in ?Kanchana Pattadhi?) which runs as follows:
? Kanaka ruchiraa kaavyaakhyaataa Sanais charaNOchitaa
Srita Guru Budhaa Bhaasvath roopaa Dvijaadhipa sEvitaa /
Vihita vibhavaa nityam VishNO: padE maNi paadukE
Tvam asi mahatee na: subhaa graha maNDali?

The words Kanaka, Kaavya, Sanaischara, Guru, Budha, Bhaasvath and Dvijaadipa
are said to refer to the major planets of Angaraka, Sukra, Sani, Guru,
Budha, Surya and Chandra respectively.

3) Abheeti Sthavam: This Sthavam can ward off all kinds of fear.
Says Swami Desika:
Imaam abhaya siddhayE paTata Rangabartu sthuthim /
And, assures us that Lord Kesava with His bundle of auspicious qualities
will surely protect us from all fear.
kEsava: svayam gana gruNaa nidhir guNa gaNEna gOpaayati//
It is significant that the Stotra starts with the word ? Abheeti?
(Fearlessness) and ends with the word ?GOpaayati?(Protects).

4) Kamaasika AshTakam: will dispel all sins and grant whatever one desires
?kaamaasika naraharir vitanOtu kaamaan?
The repetition of the words ?Kaamaasika ? and ?kaamaan? is interesting. The
one who took His abode on the northern banks of Vegavati river ?out of
desire? will also ?grant what we desire?!

5) Paaduka Sahasram:
Each one of the 1000 Slokas of this Stotra is said to contain a potential to
grant an appropriate Phala. (More about this later)

6) Dayaa Sathakam:
The word ?Jalaja? literally means ?that which is born out of water?. The
word ?Pankaja? literally means ? that which is born out of marsh?. There are
so many things that can be said to be ?born out of water / marsh?. But,when
these expressions are used, they unmistakably refer only to the ?Lotus
flower? as per the principle of ?Yoga RooDi? in Sanskrit grammar. Similarly,
though the word ?Desika? generally means ?Preceptor?, after the advent of
Swami Vedanta Desika, it has come to refer ONLY to him and none else.

The word is composed of 3 letters viz. ?De?, ?Si? and ?Ka?. ?De? is said to
refer to the fact that he is the darling of Deva (the Lord)); ?Si? is said
to denote that he is the beloved of the ?Sishyas?. And, the letter ?Ka?
explains why. He is the very incarnation of compassion (KaruNa) acting as a
conduit connecting the two.

No wonder this ocean of mercy eulogized in his own inimitable style, the
ocean of ?Daya? of TiruvEnkaTamudaiyaan in a 100 nectarine Slokas in his
?Dayaa Satakam? to reassure us that ?Srinivasa Daya? is waiting to shower
its blessings on us.

For us, it is Swami Desika who is the real ?DayaaLu? because, out of his
infinite compassion to us, he has induced us to seek the Daya of the Lord
and recommended to the Lord to shower His Daya on us thus bridging the two
very much like Thaayaar who has the role of mediatrix.

Hence, the title of this series ?DEsikO mEy DayaaLu?
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To Continue: Part 2: ?Daya and TiruvEnkaTamudaiyan?
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 08:33:15 -0500
From: shawn.agaram@xxxx
Subject: "Sribhashya" Upanyasam by ANC Swami - English- Sunday May 19th 2002

Please join us to listen to one in a series of "SriBhashya" English
Upanyasams by ANC Swami.
[Sri Anantha Narasimhachar, 160 South Chitra Street, Srirangam, Trichy ].

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.....Notes of last few minutes of Upanyasam from March 17th 2002....
[Please pardon me with any errors in the translation]

The KatoPanishad clearly mentions that Jeevathma is eternal and is not
subject to any birth or death.
Paramathma, also an atma, is different from the Jeevathma in the fact that
he/it is omniscient or omnipresent.

There are two types of Physical transformation of entity.
1. Svarupa Anyathbhava
2. Swabhava Anyathabhava

The nature of transformation in the case of Jeeva is called Swabhava
Anyathabhava. "Swabhava" means
attribute of the Jeeva. The Attribute of Jeeva is called 'Dharma Bhutha
Gyana [ DBG]'. The DBG varies
from 0 to infinity. In human beings, this DBG is limited due to its past
deeds. In the case of Paramathma,
it is infinity. The DBG varies from individual to individual and again,
depends on Poorva Karma or past deeds.
In conclusion, the transformation in Jeevas is only with respect to DBG as
a result of which they are able
to perceive the objects around them.

Swami will continue to talk in English about the remaining Adhikaranas in
the current Pada and will move
on to the next Pada.
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Dial : 405-244-5555
Passcode: 1533# [*6 to switch to listen-only mode]
When: Sunday , May 19th 2002
Time: 11 AM EST / 8 AM PST [US time zones]

Regards,
Sudarshan.
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 10:56:15 -0400
From: Shyam Sreenivasan <shyam.sreenivasan@xxxx>
Subject: Sunday May 19: Srimath Andavan's concluding Tele-upanyasam on
Chatusloki (Slokam 4 continued)

Sri:
SrimathE RangarAmAnuja MahAdEsikAya Namaha
SrimathE NigamAntha MahAdEsikAya Namaha
SrimathE BhagavathE BhAshyakArAya MahAdEsikAya Namaha
Sri RanganAtha Divyamani PadukAbhyAm Namaha

Sunday May 19: His Holiness Srirangam Srimath Andavan Sri Rangaramanuja
Mahadesikan will continue the upanyasam on Chatusloki (Slokam 4
continued this week also) with Swami Desikan's Bhashyam as the basis, on
this coming Sunday May 19 at 10.30 AM EDT. Srimath Andavan plans to give
discourse on the 5th paksham and summarize all the pakshams together in
this concluding upanyasam on Chatusloki. Srimath Andavan will be giving
this upanyasam from Alwarpet Ashramam in Madras. This is a FREE service
offered by Sri Ramanuja Mission of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam
with support from sponsoring bhagavathas. The passcode remains the same
from last week. If you have the passcode for previous upanyasam, you
dont need to re-register. If not, please visit
http://www.ramanujamission.org and register under Tele-Upanyasam link
for getting the passcode and dial-in details.

We seek a sponsor(s) for Srimath Andavan's tele-upanyasam. If you would
like to sponsor ($75) please visit http://www.ramanujamission.org and
contribute thru the secure online payment system.

regards,
Shyam


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