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https://youtu.be/ In this short Video-clip in Tamil an “Ubaya Vedantin” (U.Ve) scholar has so clearly and expansively explained why a true Sri Vaishnava can never be a language chauvinist… why he holds in equally high esteem both the Sanskrit and Tamizh languages since both are celebrated in our “sampradaayam” as being the verbalised forms ofContinue reading “THE MYTH THAT LANGUAGE CHAUVINISTS HAVE CREATED IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU CALLED “SANSKRIT Vs TAMIL CONFLICT””

https://youtu.be/XNq3BiKT_fo The meaning of the beautiful 99th verse in the “Daya Satakam” of Swami vedanta Desikan is so well explained here in this video clip using the “Kovil yaanai… “ — the temple elephant … as an illustrative metaphor for the nature of jivaatma, the individual soul: த்³ருʼஷ்டேঽபி து³ர்ப³லதி⁴யம் த³மநேঽபி த்³ருʼப்தம்ஸ்நாத்வாঽபி தூ⁴லிரஸிகம் ப⁴ஜநேঽபி பீ⁴மம் ।ப³த்³த்⁴வாContinue reading ““DAYA SATAKAM”: Verse 99…. A real beauty !”

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

In response to my blogpost below I was very happy to receive an elaborate response from Sri Anbil Ramasamy who lives in Atlanta, Ga, USA. Sri Anbil Ramaswamy is 96 years old. He is an outstanding scholar in Vishishtadvaita Philosophy and Sri Bhagavath Ramanuja theology called “Ramanuja darsana”. He has authored and published 12 outstanding,Continue reading “Sri ANBIL RAMASWAMY RESPONDS TO MY BLOGPOST: A Letter from a father to his son: On the Sri Vaishnava rite of “Bhagavath Nithya Tiruvaaraadanam””

https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/fasting-lowers-blood-pressure-by-reshaping-gut-microbiota-here-s-how-101619766381992-amp.html The scientist has conducted now experiments on rats in a laboratory to conclusively show that “intermittent fasting” does wonders for the human food digestive system, for lowering hypertension and for promoting general mental well being ! Oh boy ! Thank the 21st century medical scientist and researcher today for at last confirming only whatContinue reading “HUMANS, PLEASE DO OBSERVE “EKAADASHI” FAST … NOW THAT RODENTS HAVE EXPERIMENTALLY PROVEN IT TO BE OF GREAT HEALTH BENEFIT”

https://fb.watch/5o_JJOdTeN/ The TIRUPPAAVAI in MARVELLOUS METALLURGY !! This lamp-shaped bowl described in the video-clip is not just a work of great ancient iconography and metallurgical marvel ! Whoever conceived of it and fashioned it out of the most extraordinary labour of aesthetics and love must surely have been a consummate artist-cum-philosopher-cum-religious-devotee steeped in the BhaktiContinue reading “The TIRUPPAAVAI in MARVELLOUS METALLURGY !!”