SrI:

Dear Devotees and friends:

Trust that this finds you all well. Early on during the Covid lock down here in Toronto, there was an email from (our son) Shyam. It simply read, “how about Sri, BhU and Nila”.  (Shyam teaches both Eastern and Western Philosophy). Adiyén took that to mean that he wished to know the sampradAyic (traditional) perspectives on this topic about the Divine Mothers in Sri Vaishnavism.   Actually pondered over this almost two months.  Adiyén began to sit down and formulate what my approach to the subject should be, by about the beginning of July. I wanted very much to finish writing the same before ThiruvAdi Pooram. Although I could not finish by that date, I did manage to finish writing the same before the end of the Tamil month of Adi with the grace of our ThAyArs.  The article is entitled “SrI Dévi, BhU Dévi and NIlA Dévi, Tatvam and Takavu“. Actually placed the same under the divine feet of our Perumal on Saturday the 15th of Aug, 2020.  All the quotes in this article are translated. In many places the Sanskrit and Tamil verses are also provided in Roman script also. Adiyen is delighted to mention, that the article was very much liked by SrimAn (dr) Sadagopan SwAmi who is a well known Sri Vaishnava scholar.  His famous web site (sadagopan.org) is a treasure house of many beautiful texts from our tradition with translations and commentaries.

Adiyén’s older brother SrI. N.Rajagopalan provided a short review of the key differences in the theologic perspectives between the two schools of SrI Vaishnavism based on the works of SrI SwAmi Désikan and Sri Pillai LokAchAryAr. This review entitled, “Ontological Status and Role of SrI: – Some Theological Perspectives” is appended at the end of adiyén’s article.

We are pleased to upload and release this manuscript through our web site azhwar.org to co-inside with the  the annual BrahmOtsavam of our SrI Vénkatéshwara Perumal at the Richmond Hill Hindu Temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This BrahmOtsavam is usually held over 10 days in the Tamil month of Avani beginning on the nakshatram of avittam and ending on Rohini, thirunakshatram of SrI Krishna.  This year it began on the 1 st of Sept, 2020.

SrI: BhU NIla saméta SrI SrInivAsa Parabrahmané namaha

AzhwArgal Acharyargal Thiruvadigalé saranam.

Adiyén ranganathan

Sept-02-2020.

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