"LEXICOGRAPHY OF RAMANUJACHARYA - FOUNDER OF VISISTHADVAITAM" #by T. Rengarajan# [Eastern Book Linkers] ~2013~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: I have dreamt about the Grantha of this kind for all my life! It contains not only eloquently written biography of Shree Ramanuja MahAcharya, but the life synopses of 74 disciples of Shree YatiraRaja MahAcharya as well! 

Incredible Grantha, incredible emotions! 

My recent post about OM VishnuPad Shree YamunAcharya had been from this Grantha - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.ru/2017/12/yamunacharya-part-001.html

A little bit of info from the authors' foreword to the Grantha:

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"MAHAVIRI HANUMAN CHALISA DEMYSTIFIED" #translated and annotated by Nityananda Misra# [Niramaya Publishing Mumbai] ~2015~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: The Grantha from Shree Ramanandi-Vaishnava-Sampradaya. 

The distinctive trait of this Grantha is dwelling on "Shree Hanuman-Chalisa" as what I would name as "anti-calamity-upaya" (recited either 49 or 108 days). 

If you are well-versed in Vaishnava Tantras and Agamas, you probably know, that all Hanuman-related sadhanas are usually being used against severe bandhas of all kinds (prison, Saturn and etc.)

If not, than you can find details regarding such upayas in any Hanuman-related Tantra and in some Puranas. 

The full name of the Book:

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"VISHNU AND HIS INCARNATIONS" #by Shakti M.Gupta Somaiya Publications# ~Bombay 1974~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Very simple book based mainly on Puranik stories. The books of this kind are very useful for the beginners and for those ones who just start to get curious about Hinduism (and Vaishnavism especially). 

I have read in 10 minutes in speedread mode. The Chapter about kinds of Vishnu Murtis (pp. 50-55) is very interesting. 

ERROR IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE AVATARAS. 

The classification of the Avataras in the book has an error, calling Krishna "Complete Avatara" ("Purna-Avatara") on page 11, but Krishna is just an "Amsha-Avatara" of Lord Shree Narayana (Vishnu) both according to "Shree Vishnu-Purana" and "Shreemad-Bhagavatam". 

5th Amsha of "Shree Vishnu-Purana" (this Amsha is dedicated to Krishna-Avatara) starts from Amsha-Siddhanta. The same in "Shreemad-Bhagavatam" - this Purana is imbued with Pramanas telling about Krishna as just an Amsha-Avatara of Bhagavan Shree Narayana (Vishnu).  

As for the 5th Amsha of "Shree Vishnu-Purana", the Praman about Krishna being an Amsha-Avatara is being repeated 2 times in the very beginning in order to give the erring people of Kali-Yuga the right Siddhanta about ONLY Bhagavan Shree Narayana (MahaVishnu) being the Purna-Avatara (Adi-Avatara or the Origin of all existing Vishnu-Avataras and Vishnu-Tattvas): 

The same case with the 2nd Chapter of 5th Amsha of "Shree Vishnu-Purana". Famous Praman "Vishnor-Amsho" (Krishna and BalaRama are just Amsha-Avataras of Narayana/Vishnu) is being repeated in the Verse 5.2.4:

The same in "Shreemad-Bhagavatam" (10.1.2). 10th Canto is dedicated to Krishna-Avatara so the Verse 10.1.2 instantly establishes "Krishna is just an Amsha-Avatara of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu"-Siddhanta:

यदोश् च धर्म-शीलस्य नितरां मुनि-सत्तम

तत्रांशेनावतीर्णस्य विष्णोर् वीर्याणि शंस नः

yadosh cha dharma-shIlasya nitarAM muni-sattama

tatrAMshenAvatIrNasya viShNor vIryANi shaMsa naH

Translation (by Vishnudut1926): "Now please describe to me the wonderful deeds of Krishna and Balarama who were just 2 Amsha-Avataras of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu". 

Nuff said! Proved (that Krishna is just an Amsha-Avatara of Bhagavan Shree Narayana!)

Vishnudut1926, Moscow, December 2017

"Shining in full splendour": the concept of Moksha according to Shree Nimbarka-Acharya

NICE AND PROFOUND CHAPTER FROM #"VAISHNAVITE SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY" BY DR. A. THIRUVENGADATHAN#:

"Moksha or Salvation according to Nimbarka is the condition in which the soul so far devoid of its intrinsic nature and attributes in the embodied state shines in its full splendour having attained full jnana-svarupa. 

This liberated state is comparable to a lamp hidden inside a pot for quite sometime shining forth with

"RAMANUJA ON THE CHATUSSUTRI" #by Vedanta Vidwan Dr. N. S. Anantha Rangacharya# [Sri Rama Printers, 2000]

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Splendid Book for those ones who seriously study Shree Ramanuja-Vedanta (and Vedanta of other Vaishnava-Sampradayas as well). 

I have added this Grantha to the Vedanta-segment of my E-Library - #E-Books on Vaishnava-Vedanta#

P.S. The cover had been re-designed by me as usually in GIMP and FOTOR in order to look more beautiful. The original cover looks in the following way:

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"VAISHNAVITE SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY" #by Dr. A. Thiruvengadathan# [Vaishnava Maha Sammelanam Commemoration Volume] ~2006~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Brilliant and profound edition, it dwells on 9 Vaishnava-Siddhantas with the emphasis on comparison with Shree RamanujAcharya-Siddhanta (because the Grantha had been written by a representative of Shree Ramanuja-Sampradaya). 

The Grantha suits perfectly both to beginners, starting their journey into Vaishnava-Siddhantas and advanced readers as well. 

INDEX (please note that Shri ShankarAcharya also included in the list, because he is also a Vaishnava-Acharya in a certain extent - Dr. A. Thiruvengadathan explains why in the Grantha):

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The Only Person you will never feel bored with, Adbhuta-Rasa (as one of 9 emotional rasas) and "presenting new forms of beauty every other minute"...

Can you ever feel bored while spending time with Bhagavan Shree Narayana? 

"No, never!" - replies Shree Ramanuja-Acharya in "Shree Sharanagati-Gadyam"  - "because Bhagavan Shree Narayana is

"SARANAAGATI GADYA" #Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja# [with English translation and commentary by Sri Srutaprakasika Acharya]

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: This is a vintage edition of "Shree Sharanagati-Gadyam" by OM VishnuPad Shree RamanujAcharya. 

The Grantha consists of Sanskrit + English translation + Tikas by Sri Srutaprakasika Acharya. The edition is excellent, very much recommended for thorough study. 

P.S. The cover at the beginning of the post is not original, re-designed by me in GIMP as usually. The original cover looks in the following way:

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"HISTORY OF VISISTADVAITA LITERATURE" #by V.K.S.N. Raghavan# [Ajanta Publications] ~1979~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Brilliant research dedicated to Shree Ramanuja-Sampradaya PoorvAcharyas and to modern Shri Vaishnava writers as well! 

V.K.S.N. Raghavan mentions rare "AshtaksharaDipika" on page 88:

And page 90 mentions "Shree Ishvari-Shabda-Nirvachana" devoted to Shreemati MahaLakshmi-Devi:

P.S. The cover in the beginning of the post is not Grantha-native, it had been transformed and re-designed by me in GIMP. 

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Bhakti according to VallabhAcharya and Krishna-addiction...

THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT IS FROM #"SURDAS" BY USHA NILSSON#:

"Bhakti, according to VallabhAcharya, was the chief means of salvation. 

But the final goal of a bhakta was not moksha, but total immersion in Krishna (sayujya) and full participation in his Leela in celestial Vrindavan.

To Vallabhacharya and his followers, the Grace of God was very important, it was through God’s Pushti (strengthening or nurturing) that a devotee could hope to attain him. 

He had to make himself the right kind of vessel or be rightly eligible to be favored by God’s Pushti, and he could do it, by having a steadfast and the highest form of love possible for God and by remembering Him constantly, never allowing himself to forget the knowledge of His Greatness and Splendor. 

The devotee had to prove himself worthy of this Grace by continuous and constant effort. This special way, of being favored by God, came to be known as PushtiMarg - the way of Pushti (strengthening or nurturing).

VallabhAcharya stressed 4 kinds of feelings that can exist between a devotee and his God: parental love (vatsalya), servitude (dasya), friendliness (sakhya) and love (madhurya). 

These relationships established the dominant mood or emotion (bhava) of a person’s bhakti. A devotee could experience and express all the four moods and they were not mutually exclusive. 

However, VallabhAcharya considered love (madhurya) as the highest form of bhakti. The ultimate bliss of the union with one’s lover (in this case Krishna) and the sorrow at being separated from Him, both became conducive to a finer and higher form of devotion. 

In deep obsessive love the devotee (personified by the gopis, young women of Braj) mind became fixed on Krishna, causing constant remembrance, an essential part of ninefold devotion [#9-fold devotion#]. 

This love went through 3 stages, it started as sneh (affection) and changed to asakti (attachment) and culminated in vyasan (addiction)".

Cited from 

"SURDAS" #by Usha Nilsson# 

[Sahitya Academy] ~1997~

"SURDAS" #by Usha Nilsson# [Sahitya Academy] ~1997~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: Good book for those ones who are interested in Gopi-Madhurya-Bhakti.

Surdas is one of the Saints in Shree Vallabha-Vaishnava-Sampradaya (Pushti-Marg). 

The 1st part of the book is philological, while the 2nd one contains the translation of Surdas Bhakti-poetry. 

See, for example, the Verse from page 27:

The girl of Braj is terribly anxious

She has dedicated to Him (Krishna)

her body, heart, and everything.

She has given to Him all.

Abandoning her honour, giving up her modesty she adores Shyam.

She has now no fear.

She even forgets how to call out and sell her curds,

She says, buy my Shyam - my Shyam

She does not remember that she has a home to return to.

Surdas says, when she meets her Lord,

The agitation turns to joy;

Under His body

She becomes one with Him, like yellow turmeric mixed with lime.  

"4 VENKATESHA STOTRAS" #English translations by T.N Srinivasan# [TT Devasthanams Bulletin]

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: The quality of English translations is top-notch (translator is T.N Srinivasan)! The year of the edition is unknown, but the edition itself is from TT Devasthanams Bulletin. 

The Grantha contains 4 translations:

1. "Shree VenkatEsha-Suprabhatam"

2. "Shree VenkatEsha-Storam"

3. "Shree VenkatEsha-Prapatti"

4. "Shree VenkatEsha-Mangalashasanam".

Very much recommended! The quality of the scan is the following: 

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Do we need to sow the seed by our exertion in this field of samsara? Shiva as Narayana-prapanna...

EXCELLENT EXPLANATIONS OF "NO PERSONAL EXERTION - SEEK ONLY SHREE NARAYANA-PRAPATTI"-SIDDHANTA FROM ["SRI BHUTAT AZHWAR'S IRANDAM THIRUVANDHADHI" BY N. RAJAGOPALAN, SPECIAL EDITION, 2002]:

Translation: "Even if the conscious self may not be able to realise its characteristic of dependence, it is but proper to hold on to the thought of His presence in the heart. Just as one can

7 steps and 9 angas on the path of Bhakti: Poygai Alwar and "Sadhana-Saptaka" by Shree Ramanuja-Acharya...

THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT EXPLAINING SADHANA-SAPTAKA (7 PRELIMINARY STEPS TO BHAKTI) AND 9 ANGAS OF BHAKTI IS FROM "THE MYSTICISM OF POYGAI ALVAR" BY R. BALASUBRAMANIAN [VEDANTA PUBLICATIONS, 1976]:

"Mudal Tiruvantadi" by Poigai Alwar, Verse 11: "My mouth will not praise anyone but The Lord. My hands will not worship anyone but Vishnu Who (as Trivikrama) measured the world in three strides. My eyes will not see anything except the form of The Lord, and my ears will not hear anything except The Name of Shree Krishna, Who consumed the poison smeared on the breast of the demoness Putana". 

Explanation by R. BalaSubramanian: In this hymn, Poygai Alvar refers to some of the modes of Bhakti. For the practice of Bhakti control of the mind is

"THE MYSTICISM OF POYGAI ALVAR" #by R. BalaSubramanian# [Vedanta Publications] ~1976~

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English annotation by Vishnudut1926: This is unique and rare edition, it is the first time I have found the Grantha in English entirely dedicated to Poigai Alwar (The Avatara of Divine Conch of Bhagavan Shree Vishnu from Dwapara-Yuga)! 

The 2nd part of this edition has an English translation of selected 51 Verses from the masterpiece "Mudal Tiruvantadi" by Poygai Alwar. 

Very, very, very much recommended for any Ramanuja-Sampradaya Library! 

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As His Body, as His Mode, as a part of His Being...

EXCELLENT EXCERPT, EXPLAINING "SHARIRA-SHARIRI" AND "PRAKARA" SIDDHANTAS OF SHREE RAMANUJA-SAMPRADAYA.  FROM "THE MYSTICISM OF POYGAI ALVAR" BY R. BALASUBRAMANIAN [VEDANTA PUBLICATIONS, 1976]: 

"Everything - the jiva as well as the physical universe - belongs to

Awakening of Shree YamunAcharya (Alavandar) - part 001...

As we all remember OM VishnuPad Shree YamunAcharya (Guru of Shree RamanujAcharya) was a genius Vaishnava child and pundita, but after winning the kingdom, power and money in one of the royal arguments he deviated from brahmanic Vishnu-Prapatti and turned into rajasika battle-and-blood thirsty kshatriya. 

The following story tells how Shree YamunAcharya was awakened from rajasika vasanas by Rama Mishra and NathaMuni.  

YAMUNACARYA AS A KING

When Yamunacarya became the ruler of half the kingdom of the Pandyas, some of the neighboring kings saw this as a fine opportunity to invade and plunder his lands. When he learned of this from his spies, the boy king marched against them with a strong army before

Awakening of Shree YamunAcharya (Alavandar) - part 002...

2ND PART OF SHREE YAMUNACHARYA BIOGRAPHY, THE 1ST PART CAN BE FOUND HERE - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.com/2017/12/yamunacharya-part-001.html

YAMUNACHARYA'S CONVERSION

However Alavandara(Yamunacharya) could not understand the real meaning of Rama Misra's words, and, being anxious to acquire the treasure, he said,