Dr V Sadagopan responds to my blogpost : Letter from a father to son- The Sri Vaishnavite ritual of Bhagavath Tiruvaaradanam

Dr V Sadagopan, a scientist who formerly for many years worked in IBM , now lives in New York, USA, devoting himself to his outstanding work as a scholar steeped in Sri Vaishnava philosophy, literature, history and music. He has published innumerable books both in print and e-books format. His website https://www.sadagopan.org/ is veritably a worldwide cyber-encyclopaedia on Sri Vaishnavism and a ready-to-access reference source for thousands of his fan-followers across the globe. Apart from his literary work, Sri Sadagopan is deeply involved in promoting several religious and charitable causes of a host of Sri Vaishnava temples in India and orthodox religious “mathams” like the Sri Ahobila Matham. He is held in esteem and regard by scholars and laity alike in the Sri Vaishnava community.

I forwarded my own subject blogpost to him a few weeks ago and his very kind and encouraging words for it meant much to me.

I reproduce below his email to me:

Dear Sriman Sudarshan,

Thanks very much for your email with PDF on the moving letter to your dear son. It is beautifully crafted with abundant affection and sincerity .

The choice of ArthaPanchkam to hold together the ancient tenets behind ThiruvArAdhanam is a marvellous one .

I am all for publishing it in ThiruviNNagarappan , MalOlan-Net, Srimad AndavanAsramam publications.

I will request Sriman Sadagopan IyengAr to consider publishing it in the English Version of Sri Nrusimha Priyaa and Sreeranga Sree Google groups. Various VaishNavite Whatsup Moderators will be requested to share this informative letter from a Father to his son about the importanceof including daily Aradhanam for the divya dampatis .Please let em know if this mode of dissemination is agreeable to you .

I will send out today the mail to ThiruviNNagarappan , Malolan_net , Shreerangashree google groups and some whatsup groups to share your essay about the significance of ThiruvArAdhanam for the Supreme being .

The approach based on “Artha Panchakam” that you have chosen is a sound one . It should be of interest to many youngsters in their search for inner meanings. They want to have such rational responses for their Questions about the “anushtAnams” (religious daily ritual-routines) instead of some mumbo Jumbo .

Thank you for crafting such a cogent response . In this context …. your reference to the role of “BhAvam” is most interesting since the “arpaNam of “naama KusumAnjali” by Sri ThyAgarAja SwamigaL to his AarAdhana Moorthy Sri Ramachandra has blessed humanity with so many rich and lasting “anubhavams” (musical experiences).

NamO Sri RaamabhadrAya

VSadagopan