Guest guest Posted October 2, 1994 Report Share Posted October 2, 1994 Badri recently asked how Sri Ramanuja was influenced by the aazhvaars. Pi. Sri. in the extraordinary book "Sri Raamaanujar" published by SudhEsamitthiran (1964) describes sri raamanujar learning thiruvaaymozhi in the chapter "kaRRathum kRpitthathum." Upon the urging of thiruk kOshtiyUr nambi, thirumalai ANdAn of thiru maaliruNYsOlai, also known as maalaatharar, started thiruvaay mozhi lessons for sri ramaanujar. However, during the lessons sri ramaanuja was able to see many hidden meanings in the pasurams that were not aparent to thirumalai ANdAn. This annoyed AndAn and he abruptly stopped the lessons. Later, thirukkOshtiyUr nambi persuaded AndAn to resume the lessons. thiruvaay mozhi is full of references to visishtaadvaitam that surely influenced sri raamaanuja. Here are just a few from mudhal patthu: udalmisai uyirenak karanthengum paranthuLan (1.1.7) the Lord permeates the universe like our lives permeate our bodies. paRRilan Isanum, muRRavum ninRanan (1.2.6) Isan muRRavum ninRanan => The Lord is inside everyone. ninaintha ellaap poruLkatkum vitthaay (1.5.2) Our Lord is the 'upaathanNa kaaraNam' for everything. Unotti ninRen uyiril kalandhu (1.7.7) The Lord is merged into my life that is attached to my body. en mey kalandhaanE (1.8.5) He is merged into my life. Regards, P. Dileepan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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