Tirumazhisai Azhwar

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Dear Members of the Bhakti List,

 

My post on Tirumazhisai Azhwar seems to have triggered off a debate about

Jati and Varnashrama Dharma. Sri Mani has come down hard on Brahmins in

general. I vehemently disagree with his position. To save the group from

unnecessary back and forth exchange, I shall correspond with Sri Mani

through private email on this issue.

 

To set the record straight, I was merely contributing information gained

from Sriman Ramaswamy's narration of Navaneetam Swamigal's interpretation

of Tirumazhisai Azhwar's encounter with the Brahmins chanting of the Vedams.

In this context, I was trying to relate the Azhwar being an Amsham of the

Lord's Chakram to several aspects of the Chakram. The sources of my information

about the Chakram are Swami Rangapriya and Sriman Santanagopalachar Swamigal

(who was a great Upasakar of Sudarshana Narasimhar) from whom I have received

Sudarshana MantrOpadesham. Due to the "gag order" of Santanagopalachar

Swamigal, I cannot reveal many aspects of the Chakram. As a result, I can

only reiterate that I stand by my writings from my previous post. I seek

forgiveness for all inaccuracies, incorrectness or offensiveness

in my posts. I do not want to distort anything that has been said by our

Purvacharyas. Since my attempts to find the path of the Purvacharyas in this

list serve as a distraction, I have resolved to leave the forum.

 

Sriman Rengarajan posted an extremely informative and insightful article

about the significance of Kumbhakonam, Bhaskara Kshetram and its

Chakrathazhwar related aspects. I have made a note of the important

Kshetrams mentioned in his article and I plan to take his article along with

me when I visit Kumbhakonam. I cannot find enough words to express my

appreciation and thanks for Sri Rengarajan's efforts.

 

I thank Mani for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the cyberspace

Satsangam. As a result, I had a chance to meet several knowledgable and devout

Bhagavatas. I take this opportunity to specifically thank Srimans Anbil

Ramaswamy, Sadagopan, Rengarajan, Dileepan, Jaganath Bharadwaj, Vijay

Srinivasan, Sunder Kidambi and Tatachar for all their help and support for my

humble attempts to disseminate Bhagavad Vishayam from my limited knowledge

and understanding. Please note that I am not fishing for compliments or

recognition.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

Muralidhar Rangaswamy