SrI:
Dear VedAbhimAnis
:
adiyEn recieved recently the latest
releases on
VisishtAdhavitham by VedAntha
Vidwan , Desika
Darsana ChoodaamaNi , SampradhAya
BhUshaNa ,
VedAntha VidhyA Vaageesa , VedAntha
BhUshaNa
Dr. N.S. Aanantha RangAchArya (NSA)
Swamy of Bangalore .
The titles of these two releases and
their costs are :
1. The Philosophy of Saadhana in
VisishtAdhvaitha (Rs.300)
2.VisishtAdhvaithic Epistemology and
Doctrine of Matter (Rs.100)
It is my pleasure to introduce them to You and to
acknowledge
my sense of gratitude to this outstanding
scholar , who releases
such treasures year after year for our benefit .
Dr.NSA Swamy's scholarship and depth of
understanding of
Swamy Desika Darsanam is extraordinary . His clear
writing style
takes us thru some of the most abstruse areas with
comfort
afforded by some one , who is totally
familiar with the pathways
of VedAntha .
These two books are companion volumes . In the
first book ( in order of
release ) , the extensive monograph on
SaadhanA ( 459 pages ) focuses on
the interrelationship between the triumvirate
: Saadhaka , Saadhya and
the Saadhana . The
practise of Karma , Jn~Ana , Bhakthi and Prapatthi
YogAs as Saadhanaas by the SaadhakA's
as means ( UpAyam) to Moksham
( deliverance from the cycles of births and deaths
directly or indirectly is
described .The areas of overlap between these Four
YogAs as SaadhanAs
are exhaustively covered . It is pointed out that
the Saadhaka based on
his/her adhikAram and pre-dispostion chooses one
or other of the 4 Yogams
as their choice route .Both the pundit and the lay
person are provided abundant
material on Prapatthi and all the challenges to
Prapatti as an independent
means to Moksham are answered thoroughly . The
grandeur of Prapatti
in all all its aspects is illustrated and its
status as " an all-sufficing pathway
to Moksha " is established with thoroughness and
exactitude . Dr.NSA Swamy
reminds us about the grand contributions of
Swamy Desikan on the topic of
the Philosophy of Saadhana in VisishtAdhvaitha
.
adiyEn will continue with the additional postings
on
this Book on "Saadghana ".
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The second book is on" VisistAdhvaithic
Epistemology and Doctrine
of Matter " . This book has 138 pages . The first
84 pages are devoted to
VaishNavite Epistemology .From 85 to 132 pages ,
Doctrine of Matter
is covered and the rest of the book covers the
doctrine of Time. The first
section ( Epistemology) dwells on the Theory of
Knowledge , Perception ,
Inference , Sabda PramANam and Verbal Knowledge
. This book will
get
a grounding on the four fundamental actualities :
ParamA, Pramithi,
PramEya and PramANaa .Dr.NSA Swamy says the root
for these
four actulaities is : " Maangh MaanE " meaning
correct measurement
with the preposition , "pra" . These are assessed
as standards of
Measurement by means of which we can test the
validity of our
knowledge .
The means of valid knowledge are PramANAs and
Pramithi is acquired
valid knowledge . PramEya is the object of
knowledge and PramA is
the right apprehension . Dr.NSA Swamy poits out
that " valid knowledge is
possible only when the whole machinery is valid
and it depends upon
the three constituents , namely , the sense
organs ,the SamskArAs
and the objects to be known"
.
This whole book is a travel across the land of
fundamentals in
VisishtAdhvaithic darsanam with the help of many
quotations that
Dr.NSA Swamy has chosen to illustrate the details
about the above
four actualities . It will take a few readings to
firm up the fundamentals
to help the serious student of Vedantha
.
Dr.NSA Swamy is the living example/embodiment
of likhitha Kaimkaryam
and shares generously his vast knowledge about
Vedanthic
lore and Bhagavath Saasthrams as intrepreted by
our PoorvAchAryAs .
Our prayers to the dhivya dampathis are for him to
enjoy long and
healthy life to bless us with such valuable books
to open our eyes to
the treasures bequeathed to us by Swamy Desikan and AchArya RaamAnuja
.
NamO Sri VenkatEsAya ,
Daasan , V.Sadagopan
Dr.NSA Swamy can be reached thru his son, Sri
A.Narasimhan of Bangalore
at the above address.Sriman AnantharangAcchAr
Swamy's address & phone
number are :
Dr.N.S.Aanatharangachar
Swamy
#780 V Main Road
Vijayanagar
Bangalore 560 040
Phone: 2-338-3755
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