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- SRIMATHEY LAKSHMI NRUSIMHA PARABHRAHMANEY NAMAHA

ALL GLORIES TO THE ACHARYAS IN THE DIVYA DAMPATIS'
PARAMPARA.

ADIYEN MUKUNDA DASAN  OFFERING HUMBLE PRANAAMS AT THE
LOTUS FEET OF ALL BHAGAVATHAS:

THE SEMINAR HELD ON 21ST NOV.2004 WITH THE BLESSINGS
OF H.H. SRIMAD AZHAGIYASINGAR AND H.H.SRI RANGAPRIYA
DESIKAN SWAMY WAS GLORIFIED BY SEVERAL ILLUMINARIES IN
THE SRIVAISHNAVA SAMPRADAYA.

H.H.SRI RANGAPRIYA MAHADESIKAN INAUGURATED THE SEMINAR
AFTER A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE SEMINAR BY SRI U.VE.
K.DEVANATHACHARIAR SWAMY, HON.CHAIRMAN, SRI AHOBILA
MUTT,HYD'BAD.

H.H.GAVE A BRIEF NOTE ON THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF
VISHISHTADVAITA PHILOSOPHY AND THE NEED FOR SUCH
SEMINARS (IN ENGLISH) IN AN ELABORATE MANNER.

SRI U.VE. ANANTA NARSIMHACHARIAR SWAMY 
(STUDIED SANS. UNDER THE LOTUS FEET OF HIS FATHER SRI
U;VE.K.RAGHUNATHA CHJAKRAVARTHY SWAMY.
B.E.(CIVIL). PRINCIPAL, SESHASAYEE INST. OF
TECH.,TRICHY, SAMASRAYANAM AND BHARANYASAM UNDR SRI
KOZHIYALAM SWAMY, KALAKSHEPAM UNDER SRI
U.VE.MADURANTAKAM SWAMI IN GRANTA CHATUSHTAYAM)
SPOKE ON THE SUBJECT "SADVIDYA".  HE DWELVED VERY DEEP
IN THE SUBJECT BUT DUE TO LACK OF TIME HAD TO WIND UP
WITHIN 20 MINUTES.

SRI U.VE. KANIAMBAAKKAM DEVANATHACHARIAR SWAMY
(PROF. AND HEAD, DEPT. OF VISHISHTADVAITA, RASHTRIYA
SANSKRIT VIDYAPEET
MANY PUBLICATIONS TO HIS CREDIT
A SCHOLAR WHO IS OFTEN INVITED BY THE MATATIPATHIS OF
ALL THE THREE FAMOUS SAMPRADAYAS.)
SPOKE ON THE SUBJECT "REFUTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF
MAYA". HIS REMARK THAT HE IS SPEAKING ON AVIDYA WHILE
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SPOKE ON SADVIDYA EVOKED A KEEN
INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT.

SRI U.VE. MANNARGUDI RAJAGOPALACHARIAR SWAMY
(HE LEARNT KAVYA, NATAKA AND VYAKARANA FROM SRI U.VE.
MAASARPPAKKAM SESHADRIACHARIAR SWAMY, MEEMAMSA FROM
BRAHMASRI BALASUBRAHMANYA SASTRI.  HE IS EXPERT IN
VEDANTA AND MEEMAMSA.  HE IS THE MOST POPULAR PERSON
IN CHENNAI CONDUCTING VARIOUS KALAKSHEPAMS AT VARIOUS
PLACES.)
SPOKE ON THE DOCTRINE OF SURRENDER.  HE GAVE A BRIEF
OUTLINE OF PRAPATTI WITH THE 5 ANGAS.

WE HAD TO CONCLUDE THE FORENOON SESSION HERE ITSELF.

THE NEXT SPEAKER AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK WAS
DR.PREMA NANDAKUMAR

(SHE BELONGS TO THE MUDAL TIRUMALIGAI THATHACHARIAR
FAMILY OF SRIRANGAM.  SHE IS THE DAUGHTER AND DISCIPLE
OF THE EMINENT SCHOLAR DR. K.R.SRINIVASA IYENGAR.  SHE
MADE A NAME FOR HERSELF AS A TRANSLATOR FROM TAMIL
INTO ENGLISH ,LIKE THE POEMS OF BHARATI AND
MANIMEGALAI.  SHE IS AN AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST WITH
THIRTY BOOKS TO HER CREDIT)

SHE PRESENTED HER TOPIC"POETRY AS SADHANA IN
SRIVAISHNAVISM".  SHE GAVE MANY EXAMPLES FROM THE
PRABHANDAMS AND EXPLAINED THEIR  ECSTATIC EXPERIENCES
WHICH RESULTED IN PRABHANDAMS.

THE NEXT TOPIC WAS "VEDIC KNOWLEDGE
BASE-VISHISHTADVAITA VIEW" BY NONE OTHER THAN THE
FAMOUS 
CDAC-RAMANUJAN SWAMI.(HE IS THE CHIEF CO-ORDINATOR OF
THE INDIAN HERITAGE GROUP IN CDAC, BANGALORE.  HE HAS
DEVELOPED TWO SOFTWARES "DESIKA" AND "RAMANUJA".
HE WAS AWARDED "VEDA VARIDHI' TITLE.  HE IS ALSO AN
EXPERT IN DRAVIDA VEDAM AND CAN SPEAK 7 LANGUAGES
ELOQUENTLY.)

HE IS NOT ONLY A SOFTWARE EXPERT BUT ALSO A SOFT
PERSON.  HIS EXPLANATION REGARDING VEDIC KNOWLEDGE
BASE WAS WELL PUNCTUATED WITH RECITATIONS FROM SRUTIS.

HE WAS FOLLOWED BY DR,SRI U.VE. PADMANABHAN SWAMY.
(A PH.D. IN SANSKRIT, HE IS THE PROF. OF SANSKRIT IN
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS.  HE IS BLESSED WITH KALAKSHEPAMS
UNDER THE LOTUS FEET OF U.VE. MELPAAKKAM SWAMY,PURISAI
SWAMY, GOSHTIPURAM RAMANUJACHAR SWAMY,AND PRAKRUTAM
AZHAGIYASINGAR).HE COULD GIVE A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE
CONCEPT OF PRAMANAS.  

HIS LECTURE TRIGGERED SO MUCH INTEREST THAT HLH.SRI
RANGAPRIYA DESIKAN DEVOTED ALMOST 10 MINUTES TO
PRAMANAS IN HIS 15 MIN. SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT
SUBJECTS .  AT THIS STAGE H.H. RANGAPRIYA SWAMI HAD TO
LEAVE THE SEMINAR DUE TO PRIOR COMMITMENTS.
AN HUMBLE OFFERING WAS MADE BY THE ORGANISERS AS
SAMBHAVANAI TO THE ACHARYA WHO WAS VERY KIND ENOUGH TO
SIT ON THE DIAS ALL THIS TIME.

AT THIS STAGE SRI UVE.CHETLUR SRIVATSANGACHARIAR AND
PUTUKKOTTAI SRI U.VE. SHESHADRIACHARIAR SWAMY AND SRI
ANANTANARSIMHACHARIAR SWAMY WERE REQUESTED TO PRESIDE
THE PROCEEDINGS FURTHER. THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO DO
SO TILL THE SEMINAR CONCLUDED AT 5.45 P.M.

AIR VICE MARSHALL(RETD.) SRI U.VE. SRINIVASAGOPALAN
SWAMY SPOKE ON " PRADHANA PRATITANTRA OF DESIKA
DARSANA- SOME OF ITS IMPLICATIONS IN DAY TO DAY LIFE.
(HE OBTAINED HIS MBA FROM DELHI UNIVESITY AND RETD. AS
AIR VICE MARSHALL FROM IAF WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL
AWARDS OF AVSM AND VSM.  HE HAD IS SAMSRAYANAM AND
BHARANYASAM AT THE LOTUS FEET OF H.H.SRIMAD TENPARAI
ANDAVAN.HE HAS CONDUCTED STUDY SESSIONS ON
UPANISHADS.H.H.THE PRESENT AZHAGIYASINGAR LAUDED HIS
EFFORTS IN CONDUCTING PROGRAMMES IN PRACTICAL
VEDANTA.HE IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF "O J A S" SOCIETY).

HIS EXPLANATION OF THE TOPIC"PRADHANA PRATITANTRA WAS
SIMPLE".

THE NEXT ONE TO THUNDER (WE TASTED THE THUNDER TOO)
WAS DR. U.VE. V.N. VEDANTA DESIKAN ON THE TOPIC
"FROM BHAKTI TO BLISS WITH BHAGAVAN, - EPITOME OF SRI
BHASHYAKARAR'S PHILOSOPHY.
(HE IS THE GRANDSON AND DISCIPLE OF VIDVAN SRI U.VE.
VANGIPURAM NAVANEETAM KRISHNAMACHARIAR SWAMY.  HE WAS
A CHEMIST BY PROFESSION AND WAS ALSO A TEACHER AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL.  HE HAS BEEN HONED BY H.H.SRI
PARAVAKKOTTAI ANDAVAN FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.  HE WAS
PUBLISHED MORE THAT 15 WORKS IN TAMIL AND ENGLISH ON
OUR SAMPRADAYA, THE LATEST BEING "AZHWSAN'S
PANCHASTAVAM").

SRI U.VE. NEDUNTHERU KANNAN SWAMY SPOKE ON
"VISHISHTADVAITA AS REVEALED BY VEDANTA SUTRAS".
(HE RETD. FROM CENTRAL GOVT. AS JT. SECY. IN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE.  HE DID HIS KALAKSHEPAM UNDER THE LOTUS
FEET OF SRI U.VE. PERUKKARANAI SWAMY, SRI U.VE.
GHOSHTIPURAM RAMANUJACHARIAR SWAMY, PURISAI SWAMY,
PAYYAMBADI CHETLUR SRI U.VE. SRIVATSANGACHARIAR SWAMY
AND MANNARGUDI SRI U.VE. RAJAGOPALACHARIAR SWAMY.  HE
WROTE A BOOK RECENTLY - "DIVINE SOVEREIGNITY AND OUR
FREEDOM")

HIS TREATMENT OF THE TOPIC WAS ELABORATE, BUT HAD TO
CONCLUDE ABRUPTLY DUE TO WANT OF TIME.

AS INTENDED BY SRI SATAKOPA ANOTHER ERUDITE SCHOLAR IN
DRAVIDA VEDA DELIVERED HIS LECTURE ON THE INTERESTING
TOPIC"NAMMAZHWAR- TRANSLATOR OR TRAILBLAZER?''

HE IS NONE OTHER THAN SRI U.VE. K.SADAGOPAN SWAMY.
A MANAGER IN BANK OF INDIA, HE IS A BANK OF
PRABANDHAMS.  HE DID HIS VEDAPARAYANAM UNDER SRI U.VE.
PAZXHAVERI RAJAGOPALACHARIAR SWAMY. HE HAD IS
KALAKSHEPAM UNDER THE LOTUS FEET OF CHETLUR
SRIVATSANGACHARIAR SWAMY, GOSHTIPURAM RAMANUJACHARIAR
SWAMY.  HE CONTGRIBUTES ARTICLES REGULARLY IN SRI
RANGANATHA PADUKA, SRI NRUSIMHA PRIYA AND SRI
HAYAGRIVA PRIYA, APART FROM INTERNET E-JOURNALS.
HE HIGHLIGHTED THE STRIKING SIMILARITIES IN SANSKRIT
AND TAMIL VEDAS.

THE LAST SPEAKER OF THE DAY WAS DR.U.VE.
V.K.S.N.RAGHAVAN SWAMY.  HE SPOKE ON THE "OUTLINE OF
GURUPARAMPARA"(HE IS THE H.O.D., DEPT. OF VAISHNAVISM,
UNIV. OF MADRAS.  HE DID HIS PH.D. IN THE HISTORY OF
VISHISHTADVAITA LITERATURE.  HE DID HIS KALAKSHEPAM
UNDER THE LOTUS FEET OF SRI U.VE. UTTAMUR SWAMY.)
HIS TREATMENT ON THE PRATAMACHARYAS (THE DIVYA
DAMPATIS) WAS VERY ELABORATE.

SAMBHAVANAI AND SAALVAIS WERE GIVEN TO ALL THE ABOVE
VIDWANS.
THE OTHER VIDWANS WHO WERE HONOURED ON THE OCCASSION
WERE: SRI U.VE. CHETLUR SWAMY, SRI UVE. PUDUKKOTTAI
SWAMY, SRI U.VE. LAKSHMINRUSIMHACHARIAR SWAMY, SRI
U.VE. KARALPPAAKKAM ANANTAPADMANABHACHARIAR SWAMY, SRI
U.VE. MUKUNDAGIRI ANANTAPADMANABHACHARIAR SWAMY.

THE VIDWANS HONOURED SRI K.DEVANTAHAN SWAMY FOR SUCH A
NOVEL IDEA.  DAASAN WAS ALSO HONOURED ( AS THE THREAD
GETS HONOURED DUE TO ITS ASSOCIATION WITH FRAGRANT
FLOWERS).
ALL THE VIDWANS APPRECIATED SRI DEVANATHAN SWAMI'S
TREMENDOUS EFFORTS IN SEEING THIS SEMINAR IN ENGLISH
THROUGH.  THEY EVEN SUGGESTED THAT SUCH SEMINARS
SHOULD BE HELD FOR 5 DAYS ALONG WITH UBHAYA VEDA
PARAYANAMS.  THEY WERE ALL ECHOING THE OPINION OF
H;H.SRI RANGAPRIYA SWAMY.  ALL OTHER VAISHNAVA
ORGANISATIONS MAY NOTE THIS POINT AND MAY CONDUCT SUCH
SEMINARS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMING GENERATION.

THE SEMINAR CONCLUDED WITH PRAYERS TO THE LORD AND THE
ACHARYA.
THIS DAASA'S HUMBLE PRANAAMS AT THE LOTUS FEET OF ALL
THE VIDWANS WHO GAVE AN EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION IN
MAINTAINING THE TIME ALLOTTED TO THEM.
THIS DAASA IS ALSO INDEBTED TO THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE
HEARING ALL LECTURES CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT CHANGING
THEIR POSITION OR POSTURE.
DAASAN
E.S.MUKUNDAN



                
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