Sri Vedanta Desika Ubhaya Vedanta Patashala, Thiruvallur. Ubhaya Vedanta: Tamil Divya Prabhandha and the Sanskrit Vedanta of the Upanishads are both called Ubhaya Vedanta. It is a system developed on the basis of two source books, one in Tamil and the other in Sanskrit.
By learning the both one looks at the Supreme Being or Lord Narayana. Or simply the spirituality accepted by Tamil Sri Vaishnavas of South India is Ubhaya Vedanta.
Ubhaya Vedanta denotes the equal validity of both the Sanskrit Sruti and the Tamil hymns of the Azhwars. The Divya Prabandhams had been accepted by Srivaishnavas as equivalent to the Sanskrit Vedas as part of regular temple as worship.
Waning Interest in Vedic Studies: An understandable interest in modern education has depleted the Vedic practice and knowledge. Already many shakas are extinct.
There has been a reduction in the number of those wanting to study Vedas and it is only a minuscule number of Vedic Scholars still holds significance in any congregation especially among Srivaishnavaites. All the Mata adhipathies and prominent scholars unilaterally feel that the present trend must be curtailed.
Our revered Srimad Azhagiya singar, HH 46th Jeer of Sri Ahobila Math has also expressed similar feelings that the devaluation of learning Vedas and Divya Prabandhams must not go unchallenged.
Since there is obvious indifference among students as well as parents, there is possibility if it is offered with secular education, promising the students modern employment opportunities. This dual education is to enable students to study Vedas and Prabhandha and also pursue secular modern education.
Sri Sankara Math has already launched imparting this ancient and modern education successfully; so also Madhva Math. With all these higher aspirations, our most revered Srimad Azhagiyasingar, he himself a great Vedic scholar, has directed that
Sri Veeraraghavaswamy Deva- sthanam to earnestly implement the project.
It is proposed to open a Higher Secondary School under CBSC system of education. However constraints like identification of required land, Time frame for completion of Statutory require- ments, affiliation formalities with the central Board of Secondary Education and NOC from local government will delay the execution of the project in time.
Fortunately we find a like minded personality in Shri N.C.Sridhar, correspondent of R.M.Jain Higher Secondary School, Thiruvallur who has willingly agreed to admit all the students from the Patasala for such a period as may be required by the Devansthanam. He belongs to a family of ardent devotees of Sri Veeraraghava Perumal and well acquainted with Sri Ahobila Math.
The student attends the Veda Patashala in the early morning and evening hours and attend the CBSE School during regular school hours. They will thus experience the unique combination of traditional instruction in a Veda Patashala and modern education in a typical class room setting. This balance will help them acquire a holistic education that will form a valuable foundation for the future.
