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Re: Mahakavi Kamban

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Malolan Cadambi • October 26, 2002 


> I am sorry, you are misled into believe something for which if
> published in the Tamil print media, you would be greatly admonished.
> Kindly harbour no such notions about Kamban.

Actually, Kamaba Raamayanam and Villiputthurar's Bharatam is highly
appreciated in the Sri Vaishnava sampradayam. Here I am quoting HH Srimad
Andavan of Poundarikapuram, Sri Gopala Desika Mahadesikar. HH is the
seniormost acharyan in the Sri Vaishnava sampradayam and is hailed as
"AnusthAna Chakravarthy", "Vamadeva" and "Vasisthar". No doubt that he is
one of the senior most authorities on the Sri Sookthis of our sampradayam.

HH released a book titled "Ramapiranai Karpom". More details can be found
here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/message/1189

It is interesting to note that HH quotes from several works, not only that
of Kambars but even from the puranAnooru which is considerd a Shaiva work.

Regards,

Malolan Cadambi

[ puRanAnUru is not considered a Saiva work. In fact, it is not a
  religious work at all but a secular collection of poems, 
  mostly of various Tamil bards honoring kings. Please see George
  Hart's and A.K. Ramanuja's monographs for the themes of the
  ancient Tamil poems. -- Moderator ]


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