Introduction to Pancaratra: Vaishnava Agama and Tantra

Join Mukunda as he speaks with Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari, also known as Rami Sivan, of www.srimatham.com. Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari is an Acharya of the Sri Vaishanava tradition and one of the first ordained western acharyas of the tradition. He is a scholar of the shastras including Gita, Mahabharata, Nyaya, Vedanta, Mimamsa, and the Pancaratra Agamas. In addition to being an acharya and purohita, he is a full-time Registered Nurse and works in helping those in need and distressed, he lives the idea of Nara Seva Narayana Seva. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:

00:01:10 Brief Introduction and current trends of Hindu weddings

00:06:15 Relationship between Pancaratra and Vedas

00:15:00 What is the reason for having a Vedic system and a different Agama or Pancaratra system? How does varna work into this? What were the historical contexts for this shift?

00:24:35 Dating and Authorship of the Pancaratra Agamas

00:33:30 The elements of Pancaratra Agama and Tantra: Jnana, Acara, Kriya and Yoga

00:38:40 Introduction to the Theology of Pancaratra

00:50:10 Conclusion

You can find Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari at:

www.srimatham.com

Twitter: @SivanRami

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Mukunda Raghavan: Mukunda is a jack of all trades but master of none. His educational background is a mix of political science, criminology, psychological and philosophy. He received his Juris Doctorate in Law from Boston University and was simultaneously working on his Masters in Philosophy focusing on continental philosophy (not completed). He has practiced as a prosecutor in New York City, General Counsel and Operating Officer of a healthcare company in Southern California, Head of Business and Operations for a legal tech company in India and is now in Strategy and Development. Much like his career, Mukunda’s intellectual interests and knowledge is varied, he is interested in Indian and Western philosophy, world mythology, Quantum Physics, Consciousness Studies, Psychology and variety of other fields.

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