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Sadagopan gopan • October 24, 2002 


Dear SrI Mani Varadarajan:

Selava Nampi of ThirukkOshtiUr was
PeriyAzhwAr's AchAryan and not  a benefactor 
in the sense of Sadayappa VaLLal was to Kamban.

V.Sadadgopan 


>--- In bhakti-list@y..., "murali vanamamalai"  wrote:
>> Kamban, due to his deep gratitude to Sadaiyappa Vallal had 
>> referenced Sadaiyappa Vallal or to his ansestors in the Kamba 
>> Ramayanam. This was in about every 100 verses. At the time of 
>> Arangetram of the Kamba Ramayanam in SriRangam Temple, the scholars 
>> objected to this and said this is not very appropriate to refer, 
>> that too every 100 verses. So Kamban readily removed the reference 
>> in most places and kept the reference at about once every thousand 
>> verses. 
>
>This is very interesting. Could Hari Krishnan or someone else
>who is well versed in Kamban confirm if such verses do exist,
>and whether they rise to the level of nara-stuti? If so, why
>would not Periyalvar also be disqualified for his citation of
>'abhimAna-tungan-selvan' who is reputed to have been his 
>benefactor?
>
>adiyen
>Mani


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