Guest guest Posted January 4, 1996 Report Share Posted January 4, 1996 Praathiv adhi Bayankaram Anna, the composer of many Suprabhatams, including Venkata-chalapathy's, was supposed to have beaten a Jain Mayavadhi ina debate and thus get the title P.B. He won it by hectoring ( term used by a biographer in a paper of 1938 origin). The debate started with the jain's remark " Ka Poorvaha?" to stun the young PB. He replied "Kanchi Purnaha". The rest of the debate is lost! Ka Purvaha can mean egg or the chicken question or whre are you from. Kanchi Purnaha is supposed to mean I am from Kachi(puram0. At this answer, the attendees were surprised at the quick and witty answer, so the story goes. This note is reagrding the word Kanchi-Purnaha. In his book on Ramaanuja, Dr. John Carman refers toTirukacci Nambi as Kanchipurna, page 29 line 6. PB Anna might have referred to Ramannuja's guru, as the source of his knowledge of Parm-brahman. Any comments? I met severla of my cousins, all PB's last week in Ca. I would like to assemble a list. Also any Durgams or Mudambi's? Thanks. Krishna Praba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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