Guest guest Report post Posted February 16, 1995 Greetings to all on this mailing list .. abhivAdaye vAsishta maitrAvaruNa kauNdinya traya RSHaya pravarAnvita: kauNdinya gotra: Apasthambha sootra: yajushshAkAdhyAyi Sri Narasimha Sharma- naama aham asmi bho: =) Okay I won't translate that =) I'm Sundar ( shortened right around KG times from Soundararaajan =) ) and I'm from Madras. My family (Veeravalli) is originally from Manaloor, near Kumbakonam, but i must say it's been a while since any of us have been there.. The main connection we have with that past is the living heritage of my great-grandfather ( pitAmaHa )'s translation into thamizh of the Mahabhaaratha, which I believe is still a prose standard. He was Mahomahopaadhyaaya Manaloor Veeravalli Ramaanujaachaaryar, and he is a source of inspiration to me. On the "laukika" side, I finished my B.Tech in Metallurgy from IIT Madras in '90, and I'm now in a PhD program in Materials Science at Penn State, working with ferroelectrics and electronic materials. I cannot honestly say I am a "serious student" of the Sri Sampradaaya, I have come to appreciate it rather late..like mainly in the last few years. I have wandered among various "exotic" paths, and the only thing it's seemed to result in is make me more eager for my own. This is something that I can relate too on a deep, and untranslateable level. Currently, it is translations that hold my interest, and though I do not have a formal education in either Samskrt or thamizh, I'm working on a translation of the purusha sooktham from a Srivaishnava perspective ( to the best of my knowledge) and plan to attempt one of the sandhya vandana mantras after this. In the meanwhile, it's my pleasure to join this group.. I hope for many interesting discussions. V Sundar 345 Strouse Ave., State College, PA 16803 814 867 8749 v1s vx100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
