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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest srivaishnavas,

During the Thirunakshathram [last Panguni Rohini] of
asmadhAchAryan His Holiness Srimad PaRavakkOttai
Andavan Swami, one of the books released was the
wonderful commentary of Bhagavad dhyAna sOpAnam-
SthOthra of Swamy Desikan on Lord Ranganathan in line
with ThiruppanaazhwAr's Amalanaadhipiraan. This book
written by Sri VN Vedantha Desikan Swami is the
compilation of brilliant great vyAkhyAnams (four of
them) written by scholars and vidwAns in last century.
There are invaluable Sanskrit commentaries,
maNipravALa commentary, Simple Tamil commentary and
also English translation by SRi VNV Swamin. It caters
to all levels, from a novice right up to learned
Sanskrit scholar who is well versed in the language.
When talking to His Holiness by phone, Swami was happy
to hear that the book has been released and it is
Swami's dream to release such books for almost all
Desikan sthOthras based on the almost lost
commentaries [that have been unearthed by
Swami]Reproduced below is the Book review appeared in
the Hindu for the book on Bhagavad dhyAna sOpAnam.

regards
namo narayana
dasan
*********
Hymn of Desika 

SRI BHAGAVAD-DHYANA SOPANAM: With word-to-word meaning
in Tamil, commentaries in Sanskrit and Manipravala and
detailed explanation in English by V. N. Vedanta
Desikan. Pub. by Paundarikapuram Srimad Andavan Swami
Ashramam, Ashraman Salai, Srirangam-620006. Rs. 50. 

THE BHAGAVAD Dhyana Sopanam, inspired by the
Amalanadipiran of Tiruppanalvar is one of the
well-known hymns of Vedanta Desika. It describes the
enchanting beauty of Lord Ranganatha at Srirangam,
step by step (sopana), from the feet, calves, thighs,
navel, chest, hands, face and to the crown, which will
be helpful to the devout to concentrate and meditate
on the Lord's idol form as a totality. The beauty of
the hymn is enhanced by the judicious choice of the
significant metre Mandakranta by Desika. 

Its value has been further enhanced by the learned
commentaries it carries in the volume under review.
There are five commentaries ? two in Sanskrit; one by
Valayapettai Swami, another by Srisaila
Raghavachariar; one in Manipravala by Chinnamu
Ranganathachariar, a simple word-to-word meaning in
Tamil and also brief explanation and notes in English,
both by V. N. Vedanta Desikan. 

The Sanskrit commentaries in particular, prove to be
mines of information, containing valuable references
to the works of Kalidasa, Patanjali, Adi Sankara,
Parasara Bhatta, Desika and many others. Several are
the quotations from the Vedas, Upanishads, the
Ramayana, Gita and the Bhagavata. 

The world of scholars is deeply indebted to Srimad
Andavan Swami of Paundarikapuram at whose instance
this book has been brought out. He has thus saved the
valuable Sanskrit and Manipravala commentaries from
extinction. 

However, it has to be pointed out that there are a
number of errors in this publication. Care should have
been taken to provide error-free texts of Sanskrit
commentaries with proper punctuation and correct
splitting of words. 




M. NARASIMHACHARY 




                
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