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Vaidehi Venkatakrishnan
• Fri Jun 10 1994 - 09:54:30 PDT
You are correct about the explanation. Dr. Narayamnan says that eventhough he
(rAma Ramanuja belonged to a later time period, because he fulfilled Andal's
desire, he is referred to as Koyil Annan - literally meaning brother -elder
brother in the temple and since
Sorry for the incomplete words/ sentences.
Having designated him as elder brother, anyone else is considered younger
and hence pinnanaL (literally means followed -implying order in some abstract
family ties or because both contributed enormously to Vaishnava samprathayam
and were such ardent devotees of Govinda).
I will follow this up with a meaning of the verses.
Vaidehi V.
