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SrI:
namO nArAyaNa!

Dear VedAbhimAnis and Dhivya Prabhandha RasikAs:

A great Acharyan , SrI U.Ve. MahAmahOpadhyAya PerukkaraNai
ChakravarthyAcchArya Swamy will be reaching the age of
Eighty on March 4 , 2003 . A large assembly of those , who
have performed KaalakshEpams under his sacred feet as well as
many grateful SrI VaishNavAs who have benefitted from
His scholarship over the years are arranging a special 
SathAbhshEkam for this AchAryan , whose scholarship in
Ubhaya VedAntham has earned many titles and Birudhus.
Swamy's soulabhyam , scholarship and service to the 
SrI Vaishnava community is very well known.

Number of you have enjoyed the 600 page monograph
on the Thirty Paasurams of ThiruppAvai that he blessed us
with during 2001. The richness of his scholarship
is evidently evident there .Swamy has touched so many fields
and enriched them .It is difficult to have a survey of
them adequately. SrIman K.K.Anand has provided additional
details on Swamy 's vast and diverse contributions.

The committee organizing the March 4 celebrations needs
your valued financial support to cover the expenses 
in organizing the Vidvath sathas , TadhiyArAdhanam 
and the assembly and printing of the precious souvenir 
that is being released in the context of the SathAbhishEkam 
celebrations.

SrImAn K.K.Anand of Chennai is the Secretary of
the Committee for the planning of this special 
celebrations to honor this great scholar and 
for bringing out the special souvenir to commemorate 
this occasion . Lectures on variety of topics dealing 
with SrI Bhagavath RaamAnuja Siddhantham will be covered 
by outstanding VidhvAns . The details on this forthcoming 
Joyous celebrations at Chennai are described in the note by 
SrI K.K.Anand.

adiyEn pledges $100 as my modest contribution for
this SampradhAyic celebrations for an AchAryan .

may I request all of you to contribute as much as you can
to cover the expenses for the organization of these celebrations.
A copy of the souvenir will be reserved for all of those,
who would be able to support this important celebrations 
to honor a MahA VidvAn , who has enriched our knowledge
about our SampradhAyam for the past six decades.

The drafts and checks can be sent to the address
referred to in the note by SrI K.K.Anand.Please
contact me if you need any help in this matter .

Thanks very much for your welocme support.

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri sadagopan (SaThakOpan).



Dear bhaktas,

SrI U.Ve. "MahAmahOpAdhyAya" PerukkAraNai -
ChakravartyAchArya SwAmi's SatAbhishEkam falls
on March 4th,2003 [Maasi pooraTTAdi]. While there
are many important features of this celebration which
is intented to be performed in a grand manner and
actually serves our sampradAyam as a whole - be it
the pArAyaNam Or Vidvat Sadas etc, *special interest*
for you all will be the *outstanding souvenir*
that has been planned as an important kai~nkaryam for
our sampradAyam. A copy of the souvenir will be reserved
for donors.

For more details, please go through the appended write-up
by aDiyEn, as the secretary of "Sri Perukkaranai Swami
Satabhishekam Committee". Key to the success lies in your hands -
Please do come forward to participate in your might. Since there
is not much of time, kindly do let me know your decision
regarding donations as soon as possible. For details regarding
issuing cheques, please look into the write-up. Thanks.

Don't miss to read about the section on Souvenir in the
write-up !

Awaiting your favourable response,

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
AnantapadmanAbhan alias Anand.
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SrI:
SrI LakshmI-nRusimha ParabramhaNE namaH
SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH
SrImatE nigamAnta mahAdESikAya namaH

Srirangakaari Janiyogi Padaabja Bhrungam
Sri Viraraaghava Krupaaptha Samasta Bodham |
Srivaasa Raaghavasutham Vinayaabhiraamam
Sri Chakravarti Guruvaryam Aham Prapadye ||

Prapadye Sadgunanidhim gnyaana vairaagya vaaridhim |
Daksham Pravachane Srimat Chakravartyaarya Desikam ||


Profile

Sri U.Ve. 'Mahamahopadhyaya' Perukkaaranai Madabhushi
Chakravarthyacharya Swami, born on 17th of March 1923 C.E. to
Smt Kanakambuja Ammal and Sri Srinivasa Raghavacharya, is
one among the few current outstanding exponents of Visishtadvaita
Vedanta. Swami completed Nyaya Siromani from Sri Venkateswara
Oriental College,Tirupathi learning under stalwarts like
Sri 'Abhinava Desika' Uttamur Viraraghavacharya, 'Pandita Ratna'
D.T.Tatacharya and Sri 'Vidvat Varishta' Nilameghacharya. Then,
Swami mastered Vedanta Sastra under the expert tutelage of the
illustrious Sri Injimettu Azhagiyasingar.

Swami served as a teacher for some years before becoming the
Principal of Madhurantakam Sanskrit College. Swami has been a
prominent asthana vidvan of Sri Ahobila Muth for some decades,
and has participated in numerous Vidvat Sabhas in his capacity
as examiner as well. During the first chaturmasya sankalpam at
Tirupathi, of Sri Mukkur Azhagiyasingar, Swami was appointed for
assisting the grantha kalakshepams especially in being the
Chintanacharya for the sishyas.

Swami is well known for his intellect right from his college
days and is reputed for his sound thinking and original
contributions to explain Sastras with more clarity. Profound
knowledge in Vedanta texts like Sri Bhashya and also
Divya Prabandhas and Rahasya works, apart from Ithihasa Puranas
as well, makes Swami a distinguished Ubhaya Vedanta scholar with
a rare blend of knowledge from varied fields. The prestigious
title "Saara Saaragnya" (Commander Of Quintessential Knowledge)
conferred by Sri Injimettu Azhagiyasingar reveals Swami's higher
stature in the galaxy of scholars.

Detailed commentaries to Sri Bhashyam and Thiruppavai, reveal
Swami not only as one with excellent scholarship but also as
an adept in writing. Swami is well known for his unique lucid
discourses reaching even the layman with ample clarity. In the
recent years Swami has been delivering discourses regularly at
Sri Vedanta Desika Bhavanam,Chennai on various works like
Sri Bhashyam, Srimad Rahasya Traya Saram, Gita Bhashyam,
Bhagavad Vishayam, Chillarai Rahasyas etc. Numerous vidvans and
aastikas have been and are being benifited by the outstanding
discourses and books by Swami.

Books written by Swami : Sri Bhashya Chandrika; Bramha Sutra
Vimarsam; Dharmi-bhasyatva Vada; Tattva Darpanam [All in Sanskrit];
Sri Goda Sukti Sudha, Srimad Ramayana Sudha, Mummata Saram,
Saroddharam, Tattva Prabhashanam, Sri Ahobila Kshetra Mahatmyam,
Thula Kaveri Mahatmyam [in Tamil].

Some of Swami's Titles : Nyaya Vedanta Vidvan, Sara Saragnya,
Vidvat Upanyasaka Ratnam, Sri Ramayana Amruta Varshi,
Sri Bhagavata Sudhaswadi, Thiruppavai Kesari, Bramha Vidya
Vachaspati, Sat Sampradaya Durandhara, Sadvavakaduka, Sri Desika
Darsana Chudamani, Sri Desika Vidya Varidhi, Sri Vaishnava Simha,
Sri Abhinava Sudarsana Bhattarya, Mahamahopadhyaya.


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Satabhishekam Celebrations

Swami's Satabhishekam (Maasi-Poorattaadi; 4th March 2003) is
being planned to be celebrated in a grand manner for atleast five
days, befitting Swami's great scholarship and service to our
sampradayam. Moreover, service to Bhagavan through serving Acharyas
and Bhagavatas is said to be much more superior than even the
direct service to Bhagavan - this being one of the corner stones
of our sampradayam tenets. Hence, this is an oppurtunity for all
of us to get together and honour this mahan, thereby deriving
his blessings and as well as that of Divya Dampati.

In accordance with the tradition, Parayanam of the sacred Vedas
with its different branches by respective vidvans will be one
of the highlights of the celebration. While special feasts in the
form of thadiyaradhanam will be there to delight one and all,
Hari-Katha upanyasams and chorus singing of devotional songs shall
become the feast for the ears. A day long grand vidvat sadas on
Sri Bhashyam will be conducted to honour numerous vidvans.

A Souvenir with excellent content value will be released in
commemoration of Swami's Satabhishekam. As per the wishes of
Swami, the Souvenir will have many articles written by around
twenty five eminent scholars on selected Upanishads viz. Isa,
Kena, Kata, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Mahanarayana,
Aitareya, Svetasvatara, Mantrika, Maha, Ashtakshara Narayana
and Dwaya, and also on Purusha Suktam, Uttara Narayanam, Sri
Suktam and few other Veda mantras, apart from a comprehensive
introduction to Veda-Vedanta.

It has to be noted that, this is for the first time such a
collective effort has been made to make the esoteric teachings of
the holy Upanishads with sufficient explanations be available in
tamil for the understanding of even a layman in Vedanta. These
valuable articles are not word-by-word translations but will bring
out very well the salient teachings without leaving any issue
addressed in each of the Upanishads. The articles will also be
enriched with profound thoughts and arguments for the right
understanding of important passages in Upanishads, as explained
in Classical texts of Vedanta like Sri Bhashya and its commentaries
etc, for the serious students of Upanishads. This Souvenir will
certainly be a very valuable companion for anyone interested in
Vedanta.


Proposed Budget
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Veda Parayanam : Rs. 60,000/-
Vidvat Sadas : Rs. 60,000/-
Thadiyaradhanam: Rs. 60,000/-
Souvenir: Rs. 120,000/-
Upanyasams,Printing,: Rs. 25,000/-
Arrangements etc

Tariff for advertising in the Souvenir :
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Outer and Inner Covers : Rs. 10,000/-
Full Page (Art Paper) : Rs. 5,000/-
Half Page (Art Paper) : Rs. 3,000/-
Full Page (Ordinary) : Rs. 2,500/-
Half Page (Ordinary) : Rs. 1,500/-

Note: Cheques /DDs are to be issued in favour of
"Sri Perukkaranai Swami Satabhishekam Committee" and sent to the
Secretary SrI K.K.Anand : 11,Hasthigiri Street, West Mambalam,
Chennai 600-033. Tel: 2483-4666. e-mail: kgk@xxxxxxxx

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Appeal

The success of the celebration through the implementation of
the above noble plans for the cause of our sampradayam lies in
your hands. The quality of the celebration that it deserves can
be attempted only with your generous financial help. We earnestly
appeal to you to kindly come forward and actively participate in
your own way, and receive the divine blessings of Divya Dampati,
Purvacharyas and Sri Perukkaranai Swami. "Occasion never repeats"
and please do join us. Thanks.
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Sri Perukkaranai Swami Satabhishekam Committee
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President: Sri Dr.K.Raghunathan, University of Madras
Secretary: Sri Karalapakkam K Anantapadmanabhan (Anand), M.S.
Treasurer: Sri K.V.Anantharaghavan, Rtd Chief Manager,SBI.


Executive Committee :

Sri K.G.Krishnan (KGK), Chennai (Convenor).
Smt Hemalatha Ramamani, Chennai.
Sri N.Santhanam, Chennai.
Sri Dr.V.Sadagopan, USA.
Sri Diwakar Kannan, USA.
Sri V.Madhavakannan, Singapore.
Sri Alagappan Kannan, Bahrain.

Working Committee :

Sri A.Narasimhan (Convenor); Sri Goshtipuram D Ranganathan;
Sri V.Srinivasavaradan; Sri V.Narasimhan; Sri S.V.Jagannathan;
Sri R.Seshadri Iyengar; Sri R.N.Raghavan; Sri P.N.Narayanan;
Sri T.S.Sriraman; Smt Indira Sampath; Smt Kamala Parthasarathy;
Smt Anusuya Sundararajan; Smt Hemavathi Narasimhan; Smt Prema
Parthasarathy; Smt Mythili Rangamani; Smt Sudha Raman.

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