Ananada RaamAyaNam (AR)

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Dear Srimathi KalyANi KrishNamAchAri :

 

I agree with the observations of both Professor

VasudhA NarAyaNan and Sri Sudarshan .

Thanks to your introduction , I came to know

more about AR and the many beautiful verses

composed by the author , whether he is Sage Valmiki

or otherwise . The literary scholars establishing

the authorship of particular slokams in

Srimadh RaamAyaNam are still having trouble about

interploated slokams .

 

I agree with Sri Sudarshan in that it does not really matter ,

whether AR was composed by Sage Valmiki or not.

The enjoyment of Rama Charitham as told by this

Rama BhakthA is the most important thing as long as

the author's rendering is suffused with Bahkthi . The variations

on the theme can be taken as this BahkthA's rasAnubhavam .

NammAzhwar's observation in Thiruvaimozhi , " KaRpAr

IrAmapirAnai allAl MARRUM karparO --" , is a testament

to the glory of this PurNAvathAram , that has enchnated

many minds from time immemorial .

 

Regarding discrepancies from Adi Kavi's version in the story line

Swami Desikan composed Hamsa SandEsam , which has

no connection to any incident found in Srimadh RaamAyaNam .

Saint ThyagarAjA similarly composed an opera known as

NowkA Charithram dealing with Sri KrishNA's pranks that

has no connection to Srimadh Bhagavatham . In a similar

vein , the twists in the story line of AR are perfectly within

the accepted norms of the poet 's freedom to take off from

ancient texts. The "twists and turns " in AR and its variance with

Sage Valmiki's version can be understood from this context .

 

Inview of all these points , I do not think that you should

feel depressed over your efforts to study AR and share with

the rest of us passages and slokams that you found inspiring .

Please do continue your " labor of Love " and we look forward

to learning more about another Rama BhakthA's tribute to

Sri RamachandrA as enshrined in AR .

 

Best Wishes ,

V.Sadagopan