Dear all :
This input from Sri Srinath would be of interest to you
from the perspective of Swamy Desikan's Vaibhavam .
Thank you Sri Srinath !
V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Srinath Chakravarty" <xsrinath@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rangapriya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:36 PM
Subject: [rangapriya] Re: satyamangalam
> sri Sadagopan!
>
> Many thanks for posting this article and this URL
> by the devout sri Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar:
>
> http://www.sathyagalamtemple.net
>
> The wealth bequeathed to us by our poorvacharyas is
> measured not in cash or kind, but in gnyaanam. And
> it is not just ordinary gnyaanam, it is knowledge of
> the absolute, that which delivers us from samsaara.
>
> gnyaanaat mokshah it is said, and lest we forget the
> immortal words of vedanta desika - astime hastishaila
> agre, vastu paitaamaham dhanam. Our present day
> acharyas are the guardians and transmitters of this
> great "poorvaachaaryaaLudaya sotthu".
>
> Sri Sadagopan has correctly pointed out how dear the
> satyamangala kshetram is to sri Rangapriya swami, and
> prakrtham sri Parakala swami. Vedanta Desika is not
> with us in vibhava avatara today, but pilgrimage to
> the lands where he spent several years of his long
> life is the closest we can get, to experiencing his
> avatara vaibhavam. Surely, none of us here lived
> during the time of vedanta desika and came into contact
> with him, for if that were so we would have attained
> moksha and not been reborn into this present janmam!
>
> Satyamangalam is the way to experience desika, just as
> thirunarayanapuram is the way to experience ramanuja.
> Satyakalam, where swami desikan spent over 12 years of
> his illustrous life, where is found the sacred srikoorma
> peeTham (seat of desikan's anusthanam and upanyaasams),
> where is found the shrine of swami's beloved deva perumaL,
> and wherefrom emerged desika's testament to courage and
> faith - the abheetistavam... may this satyakalam continue
> to be a place of inspiration for succeeding generations
> of srivaishnavas, and may we show our generous support
> to the kainkaryams towards this kshetram and to the
> acharyas who lead those efforts.
>
> rangapriyam mama gurum Saranam prapadye
> srimate rangapriya mahadeshikaaya namaH
>
> sri Rangapriya daasan,
> -Srinath C.
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