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 an 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
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[@PavaniGanga]

💛🙏💛 Delighted to discover your channel today. Subscribed and hit the notification bell. AND...Thank you so much for the second time hosting of Rami Sivan Acharya. Encore, encore! Such discussions are so valuable. And except for opportunities like this, people like me would have no opportunity to hear such significant exchanges.

[@magpiecity]

Was just reading Gavin Flood's "Introduction to Hinduism", the Tantric chapter, and then I see this...

[@paulthomas281]

@magpiecity
I have Gavin Flood's "Introduction to Hinduism" on my bookshelf. I love the book.

[@MrMikkyn]

Great discussion. Bhagavata Jnan is a really interesting topic and I would like to learn more about it, so it was super interesting hearing Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari discuss it. The comparison between Vadakalai emphasis and Tengalai emphasis in the pancaratra agama is really interesting as well. I love hearing the historical and comparative analyses on these topics. Something which I find lacking on other online platforms which don't get into the Vaishnava Agamas so much.

[@susiebaka3388]

a little bit of extra note on the sri vaishnava practice of vishnu murti worship: parallel to pancharatra agama is Vaikhanasa Agama, derived from krishna yajurveda (taittiriya samhita). vaikhanasas are the historic priests at tirupati and are not pancharatra. there are some theories that vaikhanasa are very early brahmins who adopted non-temple vishnu idol worship and secluded themselves in forests. they could have very well been the inspirers of the scant vishnu references in the oldest parts of the rigveda.
just wanted to specify that vishnu idol worship is not only mentioned in the pancharatra agama and sri vaishnava draw from another tradition.
the "preparation for death" thing is a great point. what is life but a preparation for death

[@s.ashwinragavan7521]

Looking forward for more sessions

[@s.ashwinragavan7521]

Great work

[@suchanderreddy]

Hi, I’m looking for the follow up sessions with Acharya Rama Sivan. Could you please post the URLs?

[@muskansingh4493]

🙏🙏

[@magpiecity]

This question may be too broad, but...
Is there any connection between Pancaratra, Tantrism and Gaudiya Vaishnava?

[@merumedia4249]

Well Pancaratra is a form of Tantra and Agama and the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition uses Pancaratra as a basis for a lot of their philosophy and ritual practices

[@magpiecity]

@@merumedia4249 Interesting. I was stuck by the idea that Caitanya is a double incarnation of Krishna and Radha, reminds me of the idea that Shiva and Shakti unites in the body of the Tantric yogi.

[@MrMikkyn]

A person who converted to Sri Vaishnavism was discussing with me this topic, about Pancaratra Agama and the ISKCON practice. He explained that ISKCON devotees do a simplified version of pancaratra agama, and that one ISKCON devotee was instructed by Prabhupad to go learn Pancaratra Agama from a Sri Vaishnava Puja teacher. He also told me that his partner who is a Sri Vaishnava was a male pujari for Malaysia ISKCON. So I guess the knowledge from Pancaratra is transferable to Gaudiya.

[@magpiecity]

@@MrMikkyn Interesting! Thaks for info.

[@beauforda.stenberg1280]

I have been searching everywhere for a text of the Vishnu Yamala but no success.

[@magpiecity]

First commentator?

[@thinkingmind2662]

Can u give some Reaction Videos on Zakir Naik Answers on Hinduism with Rami Sivan

[@VICKBALAJI]

6 minutes of chitchat 😢