SrI: SrImathE Nigamantha mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, few days back Sri Sadagopan Swami of New York wrote about these two books on Srimad Rahasyathrayasara Saaram- in tamil by Svachhandham Sri Aravamudhachar and in english translation by Smt Prema Nandhakumar.. I just received the books yesterday and I quickly glanced thorugh to find very lucid explanations both in tamil and in english versions. Thanks to Sri Srinivasaraghavan and Sri Krishnan [proud sons of the author Sri Aravamudhachar Swami]. Here is the book review I found in today's Hindu... Regards Namo narayana dAsan ************ http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/08/22/stories/2006082200491400.htm Abridged magnum opus of Desika M. NARASIMHACHARY SRIMAD RAHASYATHRAYA SAARA SAARAM ? Text in Tamil by Svacchandam S. Aravamudhachariar; English translation by Prema Nandakumar; Both published by A. Srinivasa Raghavan and A. Krishnan, No. 72 (Old No. 15), Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai-600004. Rs. 60 each. Srimad Rahasyathraya Sara is the magnum opus of the post-Ramanuja polymath, Vedanta Desika. This work in Manipravala style, comprises 32 chapters called Adhikaras. According to one section of Srivaishnavas, one should study four classical works. Desika's work joins this group along with the Sribhashya and Gitabhashya of Ramanuja and the Bhagavadvishaya (commentary on the Tiruvaymozhi of Nammalvar) composed by Kurukesa, a disciple of Ramanuja. The Rahasyathraya Sara deals in great detail with the three Tattvas: Chit (individual souls), Achit (matter) and Isvara (the Supreme Being) and the five important topics to be known, called Arthapanchaka, and the importance of Prapatti (whole-hearted surrender) as a means to liberation. Desika's work teams with innumerable quotations from a variety of sources. It also contains verses in Tamil and Sanskrit. It is very difficult to read and understand for an ordinary person. Keeping this in mind, the well-known preceptor of the Svacchandam family, Aravamudhachariar, condensed the work of Desika in simple Tamil, for the benefit of laymen. This work has appeared twice in print. Translation But even this work proves difficult to many of the present generation. Even those whose mother tongue is Tamil may not be able to understand it because of the technical terms used in the Srivaishanava tradition. Keeping this in mind, Aravamudhachariar's two sons thought of getting the work of their father translated into English. They took the right decision in requesting the well-known literary personality, powerful writer and speaker, Prema Nandakumar. Known for her superb diction marked by clarity and sweetness, she has done a wonderful job. Though a translation, it reads like the original. The work has now secured a powerful exponent in Prema. The publishers have brought out the Tamil original and the English translation as two different volumes. They have to be congratulated for their decision to have the Tamil original translated into English, and for the realisation of that decision through the present publication. This work, we hope, will serve the purpose for which it was originally designed __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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