Dear BhakthAs of Sri Veeraraghavan : I am very happy to share with you the note from Sri Rangaswamy with his permission . It is so wonderful to listen to this magnificient KathA sangraham . Please contact Sri Rangaswamy incase you might wish to acquire this text for PaarAyaNam . Thank you Sri Rangaswami for your generous offer to share this sthuthi . V.Sadagopan >Return-Path: rangaswamy_m@xxxx >X-Originating-IP: [198.151.159.54] >From: "muralidhar rangaswamy" <rangaswamy_m@xxxx> >To: sgopan@xxxx >Subject: Re: ThiruveLLUr Kaimkaryam: SapthAham --Third day >Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 06:06:38 PDT > > > >Dear Sri Sadagopan, > >Your note on the light of the Ikshvaku dynasty, inspired me to >share a few thoughts on the Ramayana Katha Sangraha. This is a >prose summary of the Valmiki Ramayana. It is divided into >two parts. The first part covers instances from the Ramayana until >Bharata's SharaNagati. The remainder of the Ramayana is covered in >the second part. > >The Katha Sangraha extols Rama- the supreme righteous warrior >(Satya Parakrama), the epitome of truth (this mirrors Swami Desikan's >Dashavatara Stotram salutation "DharmO VigrahavAn"), his eternal >association with Sita Piratti (this is described in the salutations >"Nityam PrANa SamAhita" and "SitApyanugatA Ramam Shashinam RohinI >Yatha"), the embodiment of KalyaNa Gunams (TvamEvam GuNa Sampannam is >the salutation referring to this aspect), firm and unflinching desire to >uhold his father's promise (Sa Satya VachanAt Raja Dharma PashEna >Samyyata: is the Katha Sangraha salutation. This is closely related >to Swami Desikan's Mahavira Vaibhavam salutation "Pitru Vachana >Palana Pratijna VagnyAta YouvvarAjya") and Bharata's SharaNagati >at the Lotus feet of the Lord (the saltuation "PadhukE ChAsya RAjyAya >NyAsam Dattva Punah Punaha" reflects the Mahavira Vaibhavam salutation >message "PadhukAgriyAbisheka Nirvartita Sarva Loka Yogakshema"). > >I can make available part 1 of the Katha Sangraha for those desirous >of engaging in a Parayanam. > >Best Wishes, > >Muralidhar Rangaswamy > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >
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