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Lakshmi Narasimhan Venkatapathy • September 11, 2002 


Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

I would like to add some additional information to this without meaning any offense to anyone.

Vishatha Vaak Sikamanigal Sri Manavala Mamunigal wrote Vyakayanam for Periyazhwar Thirumozhi (not for all the pasurams). During his period, purvacharya vyakyanam of upto 3 hundred pasurams(learned scholars please correct me on the number) of Sri Periyazhwar had become luptham(extinct). So, Sri Manavala mamunigal wrote vyakyanam to only those pasurams for which the Vyakyanam was missing and whatever was not missing, he did not even attempt to re-write it because he believed that his vyakyanam wouldn't be a match for his purvaacharya's work. He just left it as it is. Look at his Bhakthi and Mariyadai for the Poorvacharyargal. Sri Mamuni doesn't just advice "munnor mozhindha murai thappamar kettu" and "than nenjil thotrinadhe solli". He has also stood by the words.  

Just thought of sharing this nice piece of information with the group. I meant no offense at all. In case I've, "sarva aparadhaan kshamasva". And this has nothing to do with the attempts of any of our dear group members to interpret the divya prabandhams. All that I would say is Erar muyal vittu kaakkaippin povadhe? When we have the gold in hand why should we try to dig a mine to find the same?  

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Lakshmi Narasimhan

----- Original Message -----
From: Padmanabhan
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:09 PM
To: bhakthi
Subject: GREAT COMMENTARIES.

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