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From: Anand Karalapakkam (kgk_at_md2.vsnl.net.in)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 23:18:39 PDT
SrI:
SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha
SrI Lakshminrusimha Divya PAdukA SEvaka SrIvaN-
SatakOpa SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha
namO nArAyaNa!
Dear devotees,
adiyEn was fortunate to be there during the release of the first
volume of the commentary on SrI BhAshyam by
SrI U.Ve.PerukkAranai MAdabhUshi ChakravarthAchArya SwAmi
(77), an aastAna vidvAn of SrI Ahobila Mutt. It was held at
SrI DESika Bhavanam.
SrI PuriSai swAmi, dowhitrar of SrImad InjimEttu Azhagiyasingar
and the editor of SrI Nrusimha Priya Magazine released it and
spoke well about this excellent work by SrI PerukkAranai swAmi
(SPS) and the importance of publishing books. SrI SEva -
SrInivAsarAghavAchArya swAmi while praising this new and valuable
contribution, conferred the title "abhinava SudarSana Bhattar" to
SPS. This was because, while learning from SrImad InjimEttu
Azhagiyasingar, SPS recorded the daily kAlakshEpam as notes and
wrote them in an organized manner by referring to many other
source books as well during each night. It was well appreciated
by SrImad InjimEttu Azhagiyasingar as SPS would read them out
the next day. Similarly, the next H.H.Jeeyar SrImad DEvanArviLAgam
Azhagiyasingar also was very happy listening to this entire
manuscript. We know that, SrI SudarSana Bhattar wrote
SrutaprakASika by recording the kAlakshEpams of SrI NadAdUr
ammAL.
SPS then developed the manuscript by adding some more
new arguments and insightful informations.
SrI PayyambAdi VEnkatavaradAchArya (disciple of UttamUr
SwAmi) recalled the way SrI KOzhiyAlam swAmi praised the
efforts of his own disciple SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr
SwAmi, through the publications under the banner "Ubhaya
VEdAnta GranthamAla". SrI PayyambAdi swAmi then praised
the efforts of SPS and said that those words of SrI
KOzhiyAlam swAmi (a sanskrit verse) is also applicable to
SPS who has undertaken this very important publication.
SrI VillUr KarunAkaran swAmi lauded this commentary to be
an excellent addition to the sampradAya literature. In a
brief glance through the commentary (while he was in the
dias), SrI KarunAkaran swAmi(SKS) read the portion on
"apahata pApma" vichAra by SPS. SKS lauded that such an
in depth analysis on that issue, if were written in either
English Or tamil will by itself yield a Ph.D. degree in the
academic circles. SKS also remarked about the valuable
information in the commentary by way of explaining the
salient features of SrutaprakASika and references to
SrI BhAshyArtha Darpanam (commentary on SrI BhAshyam)
by SrI UttamUr SwAmi.
SrI MannArgudi RAjagOpAlAchArya said that the release of
this lucid and excellent commentary is certainly an "Historical
Event". After a brief glance over the commentary, SrI MannArgudi
SwAmi was praising in many ways SPS has made intellectual
arguments in certain issues. He particularly stressed and praised
SPS's expertise in NyAya SAstra and the ability to perform
"tarka" (logical arguments). By the way, SPS was well trained
in NyAya SAstra by none other than the undisputed giant of that
field and his own uncle (mAmA) viz. SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr
VeerarAghavAchArya SwAmi.
Few days later, in a private conversation, SrI MannArgudi SwAmi
(SMS) told me that, this commentary is an outstanding addition
to our Philosophy. The main feature of the commentary is the
lucid way in which many difficult passages/texts of esp.
SrutaprakASika are explained in a very simple sanskrit. He
remarked that, this commentary might as well be used in
kAlakshEpas henceforth due to its clarity by explaining the
difficult concepts in a very simple sanskrit, apart from
giving the salient features of previous commentaries.
You must have read the appeal by Smt VaidEhi and SrI RAja.
Please do contribute towards this noble cause, by sending a
cheque in favour of "P.M.Chakravarthi" and send it to :
Sri Desika Bhavanam,
27, Venkatesa Agraharam,
Mylapore, Chennai 600-004.
India.
SPS is also publishing an excellent commentary on ThiruppAvai.
It will get published within a month. It is also an outstanding
work in very simple tamil running to more than 550 pages. Even
the padavurai for swApadEsams are given. More on it later when
it gets published.
Thus, even if you are not highly motivated to have a "Sanskrit"
book, however great the contents might be, please do send your
contributions to SrI PerukkAranai swAmi in recognition of his
great service to SrI Bhagavad RAmAnuja DarSana. Thanks in
advance.
adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
anantapadmanAbhan.
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