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Sri koora-nArAyaNa-jeeyar.

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Tirumanjanam Sundara Rajan • Sat May 19 2001 - 03:47:20 PDT 


dear Sri Sadagopan svami,

I shall be grateful if you could kindly indicate the sources of your
information on 
Sri koora-nArAyaNa-jeeyar, to enable me pursue more 
on this distinguished personality.

Thanking you,
T.S. Sundara Rajan.

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Sadagopan wrote:

> Dear Sri Cadambi:
>
> Sri KuranArAyanar is a Vadakalai AchAryan
> who lived around 1459 CE.
>
> His commentaries on MaaNDUkya Upanishad ,
> TaittirIya Upanishad and IsAvAsyOpanishad
> are classical commentaries. The other work
> he is known for is SudarsanAshtakam .
>
> The Founding Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam (b1379 CE)
> reached MalOlan Thiruvadi in 1458CE.KuranArAyaNan's
> time is therefore after AdhivaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar .
>
> The second Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan ( aasthAna Kaalam : 1473-85) might have influenced the studies of KuranArAyabNar.   The second Jeeyar has also written a commentary for IsAvAsyOpanishad following the lines of Swamy Desikan (1268-1369 CE). 
>
>
> At 09:21 PM 5/16/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >I came across Kuranarayanar's explanation of the upanishads while reading "Ramanuja on The upanishads" by Prof.S.S.Raghavchar.
> >
> >I would like to know more about kuranarayanar, his time and works
> >adiyen,
> >Malolan

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