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Prapatthi to SrI Lakshminrusimhan
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AhObilE GaaruDasaila madhyE 
krupAvasAth kalpitha sannidhAnam
LakshmyA SamAlingitha VaamabhAgam
LAKSHMINRUSIMHAM SARANAM PRAPADHYE

(adiyEn takes refuge at the holy feet of 
Lakshmi Nrusimhan , who out of His infinite 
compassion for us has chosen to reside 
at Ahobilam located in the middle portion of
GarudA hills. There , He blesses us with
His dhivya darsanam , where MahA Lakshmi 
is seen in the posture of embracing Her
Lord , while seated on His left side )

SrI LakshmI Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESERVATION PROJECT
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On the eve of DipAwaLi, the ancient festival of Lights ,
adiyEn would like to invite Your attention to a major 
Educational Kaimkaryam that is just commencing.

This important initative is to save the scholarly articles 
of Nrusimha priyA from the ravages of Time . The acid paper , 
which was used in olden times has begun to crumble 
and there is an urgent need to save them and convert 
them (the sholarly publications of Nrusimha PriyA 
from earlier years going back to 1942 ) to electronic media , 
which could be easily accessed by one and all around the globe. 
There are 720 plus monthly issues of Nrusimha PriyA 
released so far. 

HISTORY: BIRTH OF NRUSIMHA PRIYA
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The Nrusimha priyA Journal was created in 1942 C.E
by HH The 42nd Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam revered 
as SrImad InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar. This Jeeyar 
was a visionary extraordinaire and created 
the Nrusimha PriyA , the MadhurAnthakam PaatasAlA 
and other institutions to protect and preserve 
SrI Vaishnava SampradhAyam for ages to come .

THE AASAASANA ANUSAASANAM BY HH THE 42ND JEEYAR
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HH the 42nd Jeeyar's benedictory blessings
(AsAsana anusAsanam) at the time of the birth
of the Nrusimha PriyA monthly JOurnal is worthy of 
recollection at this time:

SrInrusimhapriyA SrImann-Nrusimha karuNOtthiTA
SrInrusimha KaDAkshENa jeeyadh-aachandratArakam
Nrusimha bhakthAnAm gEhE gEhE sadha vasEth
SrInrusimhapriyA hEyshA NrusimhapriyayA saha

( May the Nrusimha PriyA Journal born out of
the karuNai of SrI Nrusimhan shine forever 
with the benovolent glances and voilition
(sankalpam) of Nrusimhan and last as long as
the Moon and the Stars exist on this earth! 
May this new journal have an auspicious existence! 
May this Journal reside permanently at every 
house of Nrusimha BhakthAs along with MahA Lakshmi, 
the beloved consort of Nrusimhan !).

Today , The circulation for SrI Nrusimha PriyA (NP)has
grown over the past six decades and is indeed
read avidly by SrI VaishNavAs in India and abroad.

SCOPE OF THE DIGITALIZATION & CONTENT INDEXING PROJECT
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Each issue of NP has approximately 120 pages after discounting
Matrimonial and advertisement pages. 720 plus issues have
therefore 86,400 pages of Scholarly reference material .
The scanning and cleaning of each of the page of image
would cost 3.50 Rupees. That comes to approximately
3 laks plus rupees ( approximately 6,300 $). Rounding off
to 7,000$ to include other incidental costs, we can 
conclude that an investment of 7,000$ would make this dream
come true and future generations can have access to these 
treasures housed in Nrusimha priyA . 

STATUS OF THE BUDGET AND CONTRIBUTIONS
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Out of the estimated budget of 7,000$ , three BhakthAs 
have come forward so far and pledged to contribute
500$ each. That would already cover 21% of the budget($1,500).
Twelve years of content can be covered from the above $1,500.
With that amount , a pilot project covering the first 
4 years will be iniitated shortly.

We need the support from the BhakthAs for the rest of 
the 80% ( $ 5,500). The estimated costs to cover an year's
issues is approximately $120. One can sponsor one or multiple
years including the year of Your birth or the birth of Your
family members . Those who wish to pledge sums less than $120
are also welcomed to participate in this once in a life time 
effort to protect and preserve these Kula dhanams .
Nothing will please the hearts of our AchAryAs more than 
seeing such treasures protected for future generations
instead of crumbling away due to the perishable nature of
acid paper on which these journals are printed.

AN APPEAL TO YOU TO PARTICPATE IN THIS KAIMKARYAM
***************************************************
On this eve of DipAvaLi celebrations , which is
about DhIpa AavaLi ( Rows of Lit lamps) to banish 
the darkness of Ajn~Anam of the SamsAris , adiyEn
appeals to all AasthikAs to support this project
to the best of Your capabilities. May the ParamjyOthi
presiding at AhObilam show hte way to reach
Kaimkarya Poorthi in this project!

The famous slOkam on DhIpAvaLi is:

thailE LAKSHMEE: JalE GANGAA dhIpAvaLi dhinE vasEth
alakshmI parihArArTam abhyangasnAnam aacharEth
Tatha Aabharanam vasthram dharEyEth sarvasampadhE

(meaning): On the early morning of DhIpAvaLi 
(before Sunrise of KrishNa Paksha Chathurthi
of Iypaasi Month ) , MahA LakshmI resides in
oil and GangA Devi stays in the waters .For the sake of 
chasing away poverty / inauspiciousness,One should 
take an oil bath and wash oneself with
hot water and thereafter wear new clothes. 

As You celebrate the ancient DhIpAvaLi festival
linked to the destruction of the evil NarakAsuran of 
PrAkjyOthisha Puram by Lord KrishNA , please remember
this important project and contribute what you can 
to realize this dream of archiving the Nrusimha PriyA 
content in new and interactive media.

All of Your contributions are 100% Tax deductible.
Look forward to hearing from You all .Please let 
me know of your pledges. 

With Best wishes for a Happy & Prosperous DhIpAvaLi,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 














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