Re: tondar-adi-podi azhwAr
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• August 3, 1998
[Re: arangam vs. thirumalai vs. thiru-kacci -- this article is also be taken in a lighthearted vein!] This is lovely discussion initiated by Srimaan Dileepan. All points raised about the "best" perumaaL have so far focussed on the number of paasurams, aazhvaars, etc. While these are worthy points to consider, should we not think of what our dear Ramanuja himself preferred? Unforunately for all you Tamil Nadu natives, the kOyil of choice is Karnataka's "thirunaaraayaNa-puram / yadugiri / mElkottai", the home of lord selva piLLai. And it is not even a divya desam! It was this place that showered its love on Ramanuja in his time of crisis. Ramanuja counselled those who could not follow any other commandment of his to "at least build a small hut and live in thirunaaraayaNa-puram". Dare we disagree with the great acharya? Lest we forget, bhaagavatas from thirunaaraayaNa-puram were instrumental in recovering the thiruvaaymozhi. nAthamuni overheard a group from mElkottai recite the "aaraavamudhE" thiruvaaymozhi in thirukkudandhai and consequently made it his life's quest to recover, preserve, and propagate the prabandham! emberumaanaar thiruvadigaLE SaraNam thondaradippodi aazhvaar thiruvadigaLE SaraNam SrIranga-mangaLa-maNim karuNAnivAsam SrIvenkaTAdri-SikharAlaya-kAlamegham | SrIhastiSaila-Sikharojjvala-pArijAtam SrISam-namAmi SirasA yaduSaila-dIpam || Mani
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