Release of the book "Divya Prabandha Darshanam"
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• March 14, 2001
> Hare Ranga !!! > Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!! > > Dear All, > > It is adiyEn's privilege to announce the release of the book titled "Divya > Prabandha Darshana" authored by U. Ve Dr N.S Anantharangacharyar (Dr. NSA) > of Bangalore. > This work titled "Divya Prabandha Darshana" is a masterpiece running into > 300 pages and is the 102nd publication of Dr. NSA. > The book is scheduled to be released on Saturday the 17th of March at > Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam, Jayanagar, Bangalore, by H.H Sri > Rangapriya Maha Deshikan of Ashtanga Yoga Vijnana Mandiram. > All the bhagavatha-s are hereby cordially invited to attend the function. > > Program schedule - > ---------------- > 9-30 a.m - Abhishekams for Sri Rangamannar, Srinivasar and Sri Ramar will > be conducted at the Ashramam. > 10-30 a.m - Book Release by H.H Sri Rangapriya Maha Deshikan. > 11-00 a.m - Anugraha Bhashanam by H.H Sri Rangapriya Maha Deshikan. > 12-30 p.m - Dr. NSA's address to the audience. > > About the book - > -------------- > > This great masterpiece excels in glorifying the essence of the great > "Nalayira Divya Prabandham" of Azhwars. > > The introductory note talks at length about Azhwars, their era, their > philosophical viewpoint, the nalayira divya prabandhams, it's > classification, dravida vedam, poorvacharyas and dravidavedam and finally > about divya prabandhams and Srivaishnava Siddhantham. > > Part - 1 > This part houses 12 chapters dedicated to the twelve Azhwars. Every > chapter brings out in a beautiful way the essence of the prabandhams sung > by that Azhwar and also enshrines vyakhyanams for many great pasurams > along with references from the 'srutis', 'Bhagavatham', 'The Gita' and the > rare insights of our poorvaacharyas. It also provides a detailed account > of the life of the Azhwar to whom the chapter is dedicated to. > > Part - 2 > This part of the book is named as "Divya Prabandha Makaranda". This is a > treasure house of "Azhwar's anubhavams" with 18 chapters. Every chapter > takes up just one topic and provides beautiful insights into the way > Azhwars have experienced Perumal and Thayar. The titles celebrated are - > > Azhwars anubhavams of the Lord's Venuganam > Devaki's vaatsalyam > Is this a walking 'megha mandalam' (dark cloud) > Thirukkandam kadinaharam > Vadariyaacchiraamathullaane > Krishnaavataara sambhramam > Poigai Azhwar's divyaanubhavam > Salagrama kshetra mahimai > Nammazhwar's Krishnaanubhavam > Gajendra Moksham > Periyaazhwar's preaching on 'Sadhana Swaroopam' > Azhwar's Nrisimhaanubhavam > Periyaazhwar's Krishnaanubhavam > Thirumadal > 'vaashittum pooshittum pOkkinen pOdu" > Periyaazhwar's Sri Ranganaathaanubhavam > Who's greater? The Lord or the Bhakta > Atmagunam in Andal's prabandhams > > Each one of these chapters sing the glories of the Lord and the anubhavams > of the Azhwars. The greatness of Azhwars, their prabandhams and the > Perumal they sung in the divya prabandhams are infinite. An analogy would > be to quote Swamy Deshikan who in his great kaavya stotram Sri Ranganatha > Paduka Sahasram, says > > niShEshamambaratalam yadi patrikA syAt > sapthArNavI yadi samEtya maShI bhavitrI | > vaktA sahasra vadana: purusha: swayam chEt > likhyEta rangapati pAdukayO: prabhAva: || > > "If the entire sky becomes the manuscript to write on, if the seven oceans > together become the ink, if the thousand headed Lord speaks of the > greatness of the Padukas - only then can one write the glory of > Thiruvarangan's Paadukai !!!". > > Glory to Sri Ranganaayaki sametha Sri Ranganatha > Glory to Azhwars and their "Naalaayira Divya Prabandhams" > Glory to Emperumaanaar > Glory to Swamy Deshikan -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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