Dear Krishna This refers to your mail asking about our religion. There are five forms in which God,Sriman Narayana can be worshipped namely paramapaada,Vyuham,Vibhavam, Antaryami and Archa. Depending on one's inclination and spiritual evaluation,the form of worship varies. Archa or the worship of the images of the God in temples sung by Azhwars is the easiest and surest way to attain the purushartas. You can get introduced to these concepts by attending upanyasams of vaishnava scholars which are plenty in Chennai. Madras Univrsity offers B.A. in vaishnavism by correspondence.It also offers a full time course for two years for M.A. in vaishnavism. Tamil translation of the vyakhyanams which are the source material for our sampradayam is available in the university premises.Vaishnava Shree aand Sudarsanar publications in English do greatyeoman service for the cause of vaishnavism.They give the basic concepts correctly. Ramakrishna Mission publishes english translation of important Upanishads. They are available at low prices and on important days,there are discounts in prices also.Some knowledge of vedas is helpful in appreciating the contents.It will be useful to memorise some portion of veda with the help of a vedic scholar. A naural desire and a feel and God's grace will make one knowledgeable in these matters. Adiyen Ramanujadasan soundararajan Krishna Iyengar <krishna_iy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Dear All, I want to introduce myself as krishna. I am currently studying engineering in chennai. I have joined this group recently as I wanted to learn about my religion.zhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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