Vedics Foundation

"Vedics Foundation", is a non-profit organization registered in the united states.  It was formed by a few motivated youngsters in the year 1999 under the able guidance of Srivaishnava elders and Acharyas.  The main purpose of Vedics is to preserve, propagate and promote the various aspects of Srivaishnava Sri Ramanuja sampradayam and to spark a movement behind our religion, and to channel the energy of all interested people towards a common cause.

Vedics Foundation is run by a group of volunteers in USA, India, and in other countries.

Srivaishnavam stands on 3 legs:

• Pramanam (The perceptible evidence)
• PramEyam (The Ultimate Goal)
• PramAtha  (the Apostles/AchAryAs who unearth and disseminate the pramANam to understand the PramEyAm)

Preserving pramAnams

• By publishing/republishing books/commentaries on various works of Azhvars and Poorvacharyas.
• Recording of sampradayic upanyasams/kalashepams of various acharyas and scholars on various topics, released and made easily available to Srivaishnavas throughout the world.
• Making Sampradayic upanyasams released by other organizations/individuals easily available to all.
• Recording of azhvar’s arulicheyal in santhai format (for learners) to make interested bhagavatas learn them in the comfort of their houses
• Conducting arulicheyal and stotra pada santhai’s in local chapters to help Srivaishnavas learn the same.
• Tele-bridge upanyasams – Bring scholars live through telephone- to people in US.
• Parichaya – Teach the basics of Srivaishnavism online – with help of an introductory course in collaboration with SrivaishnavaSri, Trichy
• Propagate Srivaishnava sampradayam through ebooks and ejournal.

Preserving pramEyam

• Monthly and one-time support to various kainkaryams in various divyadesams and abhimana stalams (azhvar/acharya avatara stalams)
• Help in maintaining corpus funds for various divyadesa kainkaryams

Support to PramAthas

• Support to Acharyas
• Support to Srivaishnava mutts/thirumaligais/trusts registered in India for doing bhagavat/bhagavata/acharya kainkaryams
• Srivaishnava thadheeyaradhanai
• Support to eligible srivaishnavas – family support and education

Other Social Activities

• Help to Tsunami victims – Donating boats, vessels to fishermen; constructing a temple for them
• Donate notebooks to Adi dravida school children in a divyadesam

All the above services are rendered under the name of ‘Vedics Foundation’ by the liberal support of kind hearted donors throughout the world.  Vedics is a Srivaishnava Organisation to support and extent hands to ‘ALL SRIVAISHNAVA RELATED ACTIVITIES’.  Vedics has volunteers based all over USA and in India.

About the Translators

Visiting Professor of Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy and Hindu Theology of the University of Malaya, Malaysia, Mercyhurst College, Pennsylvania, Rochester University, Oxford University, UK, and Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius, he has been and is teaching and guiding a number of scholars from foreign countries in their Indological studies. He has to his credit 30 original works and 75 research articles published in Journals of high standard both in India and abroad. He has edited several unpublished manuscripts and translated many works from Sanskrit to English. He has so far guided officially about 30 researchers for their Ph.D.

Velukkudi Sri.U.Ve. Krishnan Swami is an erudite scholar in the Srivaishnava traditional lore. Born as the son of the illustrious late Vagamrutavarsi Sri.U.Ve.Velukkudi Varadachariar Swami, Sri. Krishnan Swami has carved out a niche for himslf in the hearts of all lovers of Srivaishnavism. A Charted Accountant by profession, he gave up his lucrative job for the sake of upholding and rejuvenating the Srivaishnava tradition into which he was born, and is acquitting himself in that field with commendable success. He had his training under his father and has earned the title Baala Vaagamrutavarsi.

Young and energetic, devoted and dedicated to Satsampradaya, Sri. Krishnan is a popular household figure among TV watchers, especially youth all over the country, expounding with amazing ease, texts like the Divyaprabandha, Upanishads, Ashtadasa Rahasya, Gita, Sri Ramayana and Gadyatraya in a style which is unique, sweet and simple, casting a spell over his wide audiences. He leads a few a trusts which are involved in constructive social services.

Widely traveled both in India and abroad, Sri Krishnan Swami may be described as a leading star in the firmament of Srivaishnava Religion and Philosophy.

November 10, 2007

 

Then the Navakalasa Thirumanjanam of Peruma:l started with the excellent chanting of Thaitteriya Upanishad by the goshti. It followed with Sahasra Dharai Thirumanjanam of Peruma:l during which goshti chanted Purusha, Sri and Bhu Sukthams. After that Iiravadai (Wet cloth of Peruma:l) theertham is done during which goshti chanted Vennai Alaintha Kunungum and the Thirumanjana kaala paasurams.

After that, Peruma:l, along with Azhwars and Acharyas received a grand Sa:ttrumurai. Arulappa:du is done to Mudal Azhwars and Naal pattu (Tamil Avatara taniyan) and Iyal Sattru (a group of tamil slokas made together by Svami Manavalamamunikal to be chanted after any iyal prabhandam) took place. Later, theertha viniyogam and delicious prasa:da viniyogam took place.