Guest guest Posted October 25, 1995 Report Share Posted October 25, 1995 >Tatachar >Sri Venkatesa and Balaji, are so familiar to us now. They both are absent in >the Vishnu Sahasra Namam (1000 names of Vishnu). Not being found in >Vishnu-1000 adds credence to the belief that Venkatesa avataram is of Kali >Yugam, whereas Vishnu-1000 belongs to Dwapara Yugam. > >Although people have shown Vedic roots for the word, perhaps Venkatesa is >Sanskritization of Thiru Vengadam of the Alwars. > >Any thoughts on thi subject? > In Tamil, it is vengdam, with a short 'e', a vowel not present in Sanskrit. I think it is from 'veN" (white) + "kadam" (should look up in sangath thamizh dictionary) Srinivasan K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 1995 Report Share Posted October 25, 1995 K. Sreekrishna writes: * could you please tell exact name and time of your ancestor who * composed V.Suprabhatam? Sri Prativaadi Bhayankaram Anna (c. 15th-16th centuries) composed the Venkatesa Suprabhatam, Prapatti, and Mangalam. He was one of the 8 chief students of Sri Manavaala Mamunigal, but he also learnt Sribhashya from Brahmatantra Svatantra Jiyar, the main student of Sri Vedanta Desika. Sri P.B. Anna is the ancestor of Kanchi P.B. Annangarachariar, a great acharya of modern times who has published many granthas of the sampradaya. Mani P.S. There is a reference to "saumya-jaamaatr muni" at the end of one of the Venkatesa stotrams. That is a reference to Sri Manavaala Mamunigal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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