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L B S --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya > > On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:25 PM, hanumanhoffman9 wrote: > > > Datta Jayanthi is December 15th > > > > Jaya Guru Datta > > > > Tripura Rahasya was considered by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi as > > one of the greatest > > works that expounded advaita philosophy. He often quoted from it > > and regretted that it > > was not available in English. > > <snip> > > Sri Tripura Rahasya is an ancient work in Sanskrit which has been > > printed all over India. > > The latest and best edition was brought out in the Kashi Sanskrit > > Series in 1925. The book > > is said to have been printed once before and issued in loose > > leaves. There was also an > > edition in book form printed in Belgaum towards the end of last > > century.* (The original > > Sanskrit text unfortunaeely appears to have been out of print for > > some years.) > > > > The esteem in which the work is held for its sanctity may be gauged > > from an account of it > > given in the Preface to the Maahaatmya Khanda. Mahaadeeva > > originally taught the Highest > > Truth to Vishnu who in turn taught Brahma in the Celestial regions. > > Later Vishnu > > incarnated on Earth as Sri Dattatreya, the Lord of the Avadhuutas > > (the naked sages), and > > taught it to Parasuraama with the added injunction that it should > > be communicated to > > Haritaayana who would later seek the Truth from him. Parasurama > > thus realised the Self by > > the guidance of Sri Datta and dwelt on the Malaya Hill in South India. > > > > In the meantime, a Brahmin, by name Sumanta, living on the banks of > > the Sarasvati had a > > son, Alarka by name, who used to hear his mother called "Jaayi > > Aayi" by his father. Being a > > child, he too addressed his mother "Ai". He died in his childhood, > > and his last words on his > > death-bed were "Ai Ai" only. This sound is however sacred to the > > Goddess. Having been > > uttered in all innocence and purity of mind, it conferred > > unexpected merit on the dying > > child. He was later born as Sumedha, a son to Harita. Haritaayana > > is his patronymic. His > > spirituality developed as he grew up and he sought Parasuraama to > > learn the highest good > > from him, who in turn imparted to him the knowledge which he had > > gained from > > Dattaatreya. Parasuraama told him also that his master had > > predicted the compilation of > > the knowledge of the Highest Truth by Haritaayana for the benefit > > of mankind. > > > > Complete text continued at: > > > > http://sss.vn.ua/tripura1.htm > > > > In Datta Seva > > > > Sri Guru Datta > > > > Hanuman > > www.dattapeetham.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- > > ~--> > > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your > > home page > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ~-> > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
