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Dear BhakthAs :

I am attaching the editorial and the table of contents of 
the most recent issue of SaraNAgathi Journal released today .

I am forwarding this to you for two reasons :

(1) Just to share with you a variety of important topics 
covered there that might be of interest to a larger number 
of our members .Those who wish to recieve this journal 
are welcome to contact any one of us ( Sriman Anbil Ramaswamy , 
Sri Sampath Rengarajan or myself ). Although we have a
membership list close to Four Hundred and are struggling 
to serve them through the tireless Kaimkaryams of Sriman Sampath
Rengarajan , Sri Venkatesh Elayavalli ( Home page designer 
cum archivist ) and Sri Anbil Ramaswamy ( Publisher ) , 
We feel it is appropriate to let you know once in a
while about the scope of coverage of this journal . 

(2) There has been discussions/ concerns about how far we go 
in terms of discussions on meanings of the three Rahasyams 
that are most important to Sri Vaishnava Community 
by the authors in number of forums . Our position has always 
been clear .AchAryAs have the central role in this matter .
The full fruit is obtained only when the rahasyArthams
are learnt in the time honored AchArya -Sishya upadEsam
and Kaalakshepam route .

The editorial below states clearly our views on this 
imporatant subject . This would help to clear up any 
confusions and attest to the reverence that one should
always have for our AchAryAs of our SampradhAyam .

Daasan , V.Sadagopan 


To: Saranagathi@xxxx
Subject: Saranagathi Vol.02.004
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 03:50:07 PST

SWAMI DESIKA DARSANA SATSANGAM (Worldwide)
(SDDS)
President: ANBIL RAMASWAMY
Senior Vice President : V. SADAGOPAN
Vice President: SAMPATH RENGARAJAN

Srimaan Venkata Naathaarya Kavi Taarkika Kesari /
Vedantaachaarya Varyo Mey Sannidatthaam Sadaa Hridhi //


"SARANAGATHI"
(Official Journal of SDDS)
Editor - in - Chief : V. SADAGOPAN
Co- Editor : SAMPATH RENGARAJAN
Publisher: ANBIL RAMASWAMY

Sarva Dharmaan Parithyajya Maam Ekam Saranam Vraja /
Aham Tvaa Sarva Papebhyo Mokshayishyaami /
Maa Sucha //
****************************************************************
VOL: 02.004 28 Feb. 1999

In this Issue:

1. Editorial
2. Acharya Vamsa Vriksham - Part 28 - Anbil Ramaswamy
3. PradhAna Sathakam - Part 9 - V. Sadagopan
4. Upakara Sangraham part 2 - U.Ve.Anantha Narasimhachar,
Srirangam
5. Learn our tradition (sampradhAya) the easy way
- A course for Kids/Beginners: Grade 1
"Lesson 5" - "Virtuous Conduct" - Anbil Ramaswamy
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1. Editorial

Dear Bhagavatas,

Many of the Sri Sookthis of Swami Desikan and other great AchAryAs
are outstanding treatises that help us understand the illustrious
doctrines of Sri Vaishnavam . At best, they have to be learnt
through the traditional KAlakshEpam route under the sacred feet
of a SadAchAryan . Such an essential route is not readily
available to many of us . With these difficulties in mind , our
most merciful AchAryAs have written explanatory texts in an easy
-to- comprehend manner for our benefit , which in turn whets our
appetite to seek the SadAchAryAs and learn the deeper meanings in
the time honored manner .

The Editorial Board of SaraNAgathi Journal has released in this
context expanded English "translations" of Swami Desikan's works
such as Parama Padha SobhAnam, PradhAna Sathakam from Tamil or
maNipravALam texts. The welcome postings of Sri Anbil Ramaswamy on
PAdath thittam are based on the informative monographs of SevA
Swami , who has dedicated his life to spread the enduring message
of Swami Desika enshrined in his many granthams. BhakthAs like Sri
Vijayaraghavan of Buffalo are performing yet another sort of
Kaimkaryam in making available the text of valuable articles on
important upadEsa granthams by Scholars like Sri Ananatha
NarasimhAchAr Swamy through their shrama dhAnam . We plan to
expand these efforts in future to extend our reach to these source
granthams of our AchAryAs through Extended English translations
and adaptations , while being sensitive to preserve the meanings
of the original granthams .

We also wish to state that we will stay away from commenting on
the esoteric meanings of the rahasya thrayams in the articles of
SaraNAgathi Journal, so that we do not commit any AchArya
apachAram by straying into areas, where we depend on our most
merciful AchAryAs for guidance and instruction . Any reference
made to the rahasyArthams will hence be at the most superficial
level to maintain the flow of thoughts . We encourage the readers
to obtain and enjoy the deeper meanings through the traditional
route of AchArya UpadEsam through KaalakshEpam route .We are
pleased to learn that such intensification of AchArya Sambhandham
is already happening as attested by the increase in samasrayaNam
and BharanyAsams amongst our NRI members . This indeed is the
goal and purpose of our kaimkaryam through the medium of
SaraNAgathi journal.

DAsan , V.Sadagopan Editor-in-Chief
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