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Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrinivAsA :

Here is an evolving agenda for your Information.
I will have some comments next to each of the items to
help get inputs from you to fine tune the agenda :

Saturday: May 23 : AM Sessions starting from 9.30 AM
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1. Recitations from four Vedams : Purusha Sooktham
and other short passages from Rg , Yajur , Saama and 
Atharva Vedams . Purusha Sooktham is a Vedic 
manthram found in every one of the four VedAs . 
Permission has been requested from Delhi Vedic Trust
Executive ( Sri KrishNan ) for playing these passages 
recorded by great scholars .It is our tradition 
to start all auspicious functions with the sound of 
ancient Vedams ( 30 Minutes). The Delhi Vedic Trust 
has accomplished "the impossible " , (i-e., ) 
record the four VedAs in their entirety by
authentic Vedic Scholars . Only the recording 
of the KrishNa Yajur Vedam needs completion .
Sukla Yajur Vedam has been recorded already . 

2. Divya Prabhandham Recitations covering four Tamil
Vedams: NammAzhwAr's Four Prabhandhams ( ThiruvAsiriyam, 
Thiruviruttham , Thiruvaimozhi and Periya ThiruvanthAthi ) .
Thiruviruttham is considered the essence of Rg Vedam .
ThiruvAsiriyam , Periya ThiruvanthAthi and ThiruvAimozhi
are traditionally accepted as the essence of Yajur , 
AtharvaNa and Saama Vedams( Veda Saarams) respectively 
( 30 Minutes ) . Ghoshti of Scholars will participate
led by Sri SaranAtha Bhattar of the Sri VenkatEswarA
temple of Pittsburgh .

3. Sri VenkatEsa Gadhyam Recitation . This Gadhyam is 
unique and sonorous . Sri MuraLi Rangaswamy of Boston 
will recite this rare gadhyam (20 Minutes ).
Ghanam rendering will follow : Sri MuraLi 
Rangaswamy and Professor M.G. Prasad of New Jersey .

Break: 30 minutes 

4. Sri VenkatEsa Anubhavam : An Overview of 
the tributes paid by AzhwArs , AchAryAs and 
NadhOpAsakAs -- Sri V.Sadagopan of NY (45 Minutes ) . 


5. Sri VedAntha Desikan's DayA Sathakam :
The rich and moving tribute paid by a great
Sri VaishNavite AchAryA to the KalyANa guNam
of Daya of the Lord of Saptha Giris -- Professor
T.Venkatacharya , Retired Professor Of Sanskrit ,
Univeristy of Toronto and Scholar honord by 
T.T. DevasthAnams for his contributions to
Sanskrit Studies ( one hour ) .

LUNCH BREAK 

AFTERNOON SESSIONS
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6. AzhwAr's Lives : Speaker to be confirmed .
Ten of the Twelve AzhwArs with the exception of 
Thondaradipodi and Madhura Kavi have blessed us 
with their 202 MangalAsAsana Paasurams in Tamil on 
The Lord of ThiruvEnkatam :(45 Minutes ).

The 202 Paasurams by the ten AzhwArs breakdown
this way : Thirumangai (61) ; NammAzhwAr (52) ;
Pey AzhwAr (19); ANDAL (16) ;Thirumazhisai (15); 
Kulasekharar( 11); Poygai (10) ;BhUtham (9) ;
PeriyAzhwAr ( 7); BhAN aNaathan (2) .
Time allotment : Fourty Five Minutes .

7 . NammAzhwAr's Anubhavam of Sri VenkatEsA :
Sri KaNNan Swamy of Virginia ( 45 minutes ) .
SaraNAgathi of NammAzhwAr at the sacred feet
of Lord SrinivAsA and his NaayikA Bhavam . 

8. TalLapAkkam ANNamAryA's devotion to Lord
VenkatEsA: Lecture-Demo with singing of 
selected Songs of this prolific composer ,
who was initiated into Sri VaishNavA tradition
by The First Jeeyar Of AhObila Mutt , 
Sri Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar , who received his 
ochre robes from Lord NarasimhA Himself 
directly . To be Confirmed : Dr. Mythili KrishNan
of Buffalo, NY ( 45 Minutes ) . 

9. Mudal AzhwAr's tributes to Sri VenkatEsA :
38 Paasurams : Speaker to be confirmed ( 30 minutes). 

10 . Rendering of the Krithis on Sri VenaktEsA
by Saint ThyagarajA , Mutthuswami Dikshithar
( 30 Minutes )

Adjourn: 5.30 PM .

Sunday: May 24 , 1998 
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9.30 AM : Recitation of Pancha Sookthams 

10.00 AM : Thirumangai AzhwAr's tributes 
and SaraNAgathi at ThiruvenkatamudayAn's
lotus feet . Speaker to be confirmed .
45 minutes .

10.45 AM : PeriyAzhwAr , ANDAL's enjoyment of 
the Lord as Child and Husband respectively :
Speaker to be confirmed . 45 minutes.

11.30 AM : Thirumazhisai , ThiruppANAzhwAr's
tributes to Sri VenkatAchalapathy : 
Speaker to be Confirmed .

Luncheon Break
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1.30 PM Kulasekara AzhwAr's tribute to 
Lord SrinivAsA : Speaker to be confirmed. 

2.00 PM Uthsavams and AarAdhanam at Thirumalai:
Speaker to be confirmed : 45 minutes 

2.45 PM Break 

3.00 PM Purandara Daasa"s Musical tribute to
Lord VenkatEsA : Professor M.G. Prasad 
of New Jersey 

3.45 PM : SaraNAgathi and Bhakthi in Sri VaishNavite
Darsanam .

4.30 PM : DakshiNa Thiruppathis : ThiruviNNagaram ,
ANNan Koil , where Lord SrinivAsA is 
celebrated by AzhwArs . 

5.00 PM Concluding Remarks and Honoring of
Participants by Temple Authorities .

5.30 PM Adjourn 


Dear Friends , This is a walk-thru the tentative 
program .Items , time allocation might change some what 
as we hammer out the details and get commitments 
from the speakers on their allocated topics and 
participation .

Please feel free to pass on your comments 
on Omissions and Commissions , balance among
chosen topics et al .

May Lord SrinivAsA bless this effort ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 



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