At the fag end of the holy month of Dhanur Maasam (Dec 16-Jan 15) on Sunday, 12th of January 2025 marking the day when the 28th Stanza (“karavaigal pin senru …”) of Andal’s Tiruppavai is specially chanted in Vishnu temples and in Hindu homes all across South India, a young friend noticing that I tooContinue reading “The “Tiruppaavai” of Andal and “Nyaasa Dasakam” of Vedanta Desika”
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The 4 “vyuhas” of Vishnu explained in one chart
Vishnu , the Supreme Godhead of the Upanishads called Brahman or Sriman Naaraayana, is transcendent and beyond mere mortal perception or comprehension. He is also the supreme paragon of limitless virtues and perfections … “Anantha kalyaana gunaan”. While it is impossible to apprehend the Supreme Brahman wholly through the senses, Vishnu’s “gunas”, or multitudes ofContinue reading “The 4 “vyuhas” of Vishnu explained in one chart”
THE GENTLE BUT POINTED HUMOUR OF HH SRIMAD NARAYANA YATHINDRA MAHADESIKAN , the 45th AZHAGIYASINGAR of SRI AHOBILA MUTT: On Kanchipuram and Sri Rangam
The video-clip is dated excerpt from a Tiruppaavai “upannyaasam” by Srimad Azhagiyasingar explicating at great length the beautiful Tamizh expression : “etra kalangal edhir pongi meedhalippa…” in one of the “paasurams” (stanzas) . Apart from the profundity and narrative skill that anyone listening to him can appreciate in the Acharya’s discourse, I for one alsoContinue reading “THE GENTLE BUT POINTED HUMOUR OF HH SRIMAD NARAYANA YATHINDRA MAHADESIKAN , the 45th AZHAGIYASINGAR of SRI AHOBILA MUTT: On Kanchipuram and Sri Rangam”
At 68 years of age, again “I’m getting married in the morning …”!
On the sacred Tirumala Hills of my native town of Tirupati, in the presence of the presiding deity there, Sri Tiruvenkatamudaiyan , in the holy premises of Sri Ahobila Mutt, on the auspicious day of August 15, 2024, happening also to be the day of my 68th “janma tirunakshatram” of Moolam in the month ofContinue reading “At 68 years of age, again “I’m getting married in the morning …”!”
குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-5: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra”
A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 4th, 2024 (Tirunelveli-Tuticorin) of Nava Tirupati temples As my road-journey that day wended its way towards Azhwar Tirunagari , a small part of my mind was still pondering over how divine Synchronicity was showing itself up in so many strangely serial ways, or in mysteriously coincidentalContinue reading “குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-5: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra””
குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-4: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra”
A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 4th, 2024 (Tirunelveli-Tuticorin) of Nava Tirupati temples ************ The summer heat-wave was rising, and on my journey by road towards Azhwar Tirunagari, the mid-morning hour seemed to send torrid blasts from a furnace towards us. Thankfully, Rajah, my thoughful rental-car cab-driver, turned up the vehicle airconditioning.Continue reading “குயில் நின்றார் பொழில் சூழ் குருகூர்: Part-4: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Azhwar Tirunagari Kshetra””
“ahamasmyaparādhacakravartī” : Part-2: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Sri Vaikuntam Kshetra”
A pilgrim’s jottings on a 3-day whirlwind pilgrimage, May 4th, 2024 (Tirunelveli) May 4th at dawn in Tirunelveli — when I set out on my “yaathra” to all 9 of the Nava Tirupati “divya desa kshetras”— threatened to be a torrid day. The weathermen in the newspapers, and on TV channels, were all warning ofContinue reading ““ahamasmyaparādhacakravartī” : Part-2: A pilgrim’s jottings at “Sri Vaikuntam Kshetra””
T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music
The ongoing public furore — both in the press and social media in India and abroad — over the Madras Music Academy — MMA— conferring its prestigious Annual Award of Sangitha Kalanidhi on T. M. Krishna (TMK) the enfant terrible of the Carnatic Music world, has reignited fierce and polarised social discourse on several themesContinue reading “T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music”
Sri Vaishnava Tenkalai-Vadakalai: Sectarian Fault-lines
SYNOPSIS Of the book, “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “ubhaya-Vedantins” – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written” M.K.Sudarshan(2023) WESTWOOD BOOK PUBLISHING ATLANTA, Ga, USA) ___________________________________________________________________________ PREAMBLE: Thus, it can be said that Ramanuja’s Sri Vaishnavism was a religious system ofContinue reading “Sri Vaishnava Tenkalai-Vadakalai: Sectarian Fault-lines”
YouTube video: Book Launch Event on 3rd September 2023 at TAG Centre Auditorium: M. K. Sudarshan’s “ A TALE OF TWO CITIES, The Decline and Fall of the “Ubhaya Vedantins” – A history of the Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”
For those who did not — or could not — attend the book release event of my book held at TAG Centre auditorium on 3rd September can watch it here . My speech is up to 41.40 and thereafter you can hear the speeches of the chief guests : Mr N.Gopalaswami, IAS and former ChiefContinue reading “YouTube video: Book Launch Event on 3rd September 2023 at TAG Centre Auditorium: M. K. Sudarshan’s “ A TALE OF TWO CITIES, The Decline and Fall of the “Ubhaya Vedantins” – A history of the Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written””