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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Sat Jun 17 2000 - 19:50:26 PDT
Dear BhakthAs :
We just released the 7th issue of Volume 3
of SaraNAgati Journal. The contents of this issue
and their descriptions are attached.
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V.Sadagopan
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VOL : 03.007 28.May.2000
In this Issue:
1. Editorial
2. NikshEpa rakshA - Part 1 - N.S.Anantha RangAchAri
3. The Doctrine of Saranagathi - Part 1 - S.M.S.Chari
4. Sri BhishmA Sthuthi - Part 3/3 - U.Ve.Purisai KrishnamachAriAr
5. What is in this week? List of festivals and events, this week
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1. Editorial
Dear BhakthAs:
It is adiyEn's pleasure to release the seventh issue of
SaraNAgathi journal today.
There are three articles in this issue:
(1) Swami Desikan's NikshEpa rakshA, one of the five RakshA
granthams bequeathed to us as our kula dhanam. The others are:
PaancharAthra RakshA ( authoritative coverage of the fundamental
teachings of the samhithAs of PAncharAthra Agamam), Saccharrithra
RakshA dealing with the religious rites of Sri VaishNavAs ,Rahasya
RakshA dealing extensively with the doctrine of SaraNAgathi and
GithArtha Sangraha RakshA .We are proud to present this important
contribution by Dr.N.S.AnantharangAcchAr Swamy. We hope to cover
the other four RakshA granthams of Swamy Desikan in the future.
This rakshA grantham has been named "nikshEpa RakshA" by Swami
Desikan. NikshEpa is an abbreviated word for "Aathma nikshEpa".
Literally , NikshEpa means a pledge of anything deposited without
a seal in great trust (mahA visvAsam). "Aathma NikshEpA means then
the surender of the Lord's property, the AathmA at His feet with
total trust and living free of worries thereafter. Thus Athma
NikshEpa is equivalent in meaning to SaraNAgati, Athma SamarpaNam
and Bhara nyAsam. The defense of Aathma NikshEpam (saraNAgati
doctrine) is NikshEpa RakshA.
(2) The second article is the first in the series of articles by
Dr.S.M.S. Chari on the central theme of this electronic Journal,
(viz)., SaraNAgathi. Many times the Vedic and Upanishadic routes
of SaraNAgathi are not covered explicitly in granthams. Hence,
the contributions of Dr.S.M.S.Chari is most welcome.
(3) BhIsma Sthuthi: This third article concludes the coverage of
the ten verses in salutation of Lord ParthasArathy by BhIshmA at
the battle field of KurukshEthram.
adiyEn, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan, Editor
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