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Bhakthi and Prapatti

September 18, 2008 in Learning by Ramasamy Ramanuja Dasan

An article by Sri Karalappakam Anantha Padhmanabhan

Sriman nArAyaNA out of His great compassion towards the baddha jIvAtmAs propagates vedAs and allied sAstrAs, which are the only way through which they can possibly know about Him & the ways to reach Him. The ultimate and final essence of sAstrAs is that Sriman NArAyaNA is the sarIrI and, all chit & achit are His sarIrA. This eternal sarIra sarIrI bhAvA is composed of the following three things:

  1. AdheyatvA (i.e. being supported by a sarIrI): Existence of the sarIrA(body) is due to the sarIrI i.e. sarIrI supports the sarIrA. In other words, if sarIrI ceases to exist, sarIrA also ceases to exist.

Sri Vaishnavism Basics and Principles

September 16, 2008 in Learning, Srivaishnavam by Ramasamy Ramanuja Dasan

By Sri Madhavakannan Swamin

SRI:
SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAH:
SRIMATHE NIGAMANTHA MAHADESIKAYA NAMAH:
SRIMATHE GOPALA DESIKA MAHA DESIKAYA NAMAH:
SRIMATHE RANGANAYIKA SAMETHA SRI RANGANATHA PARABHRAHMANE NAMAH:

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

Ennuyir thandhu aLitthavaraich charNampukki
yaanadaivE avargurukkaL niRai vaNanghi
PinnaruLaal perumpudhUr vandha vaLLal
periya nambi Alavandhaar maNakkal nambi
NanneRiyai avarkku uRaittha uyyakkoNdaar
nathamuni sadagOpan sEnai nAthan
Innamudhath ThirumagaLenRu ivarai munnittu
Emperumaan ThiruvadigaLai adaiginREnE!