thiru vAy mozhi vyAkyANam sponsir project - part 3 - Sri Sudarsanam Iyengar's works

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Sri Sudarshana iyengar's contributions - part 3

 

This is a continuation of the posts on thiru vaay

mozhi vyAkyAnam sponsor project. The objective of this post

is to highlight the number of successful and resourceful

accomplishments made by Sri Sudarsanam iyengar. His

contributions to SriVaishnavam is something that one cannot

sum up in a couple of sentences. In the following an

attempt is made to present his *major* works as his

achievements. If anyone is interested in obtaining these or

part of these please stay tuned for an announcement in which

a proposed mechanism to bring his books from India is going

to be announced by ThoNdar kulam.

 

 

A srivaishnava literature known as "Sri Vishnu

chiththa vijayam", which was left incomplete by his father

and Sri Sudarshanam iyengar took up the work to complete it.

He wrote an other literature known as "Sankararum

Vaishnavamum". This nool is presented with a well

researched and somewhat in-depth analysis from bagwath

pAdhAL sri adisankara's works. This literature states

clearly as to how Sri AdiSankara had Sriman Narayana alone

as his "para thathuvam". His other works such as "Sanka

kAla thamizhar samayam" and Saathi matha ArAychchi" are

literatures based on "paripAdal" and show the dominance and

influence of Srivaishnavam during sanka kalam. He wrote

another book titled as "Kambanin samayam", that describes as

to how Sri kamban was a devout srivaishnava himself and his

ramayanam has derivations from AzwAr pasurams and that Sri

Kamban is not a Shiavite as claimed by *some* politician.

 

He also wrote a book known as "Ramalinga prathishtai" which

clearly establishes and negates the popular notion among

certain shaivaite circles that Sri Rama worshipped Sri Shiva

to cleanse a sin for killing a "Siva bhakthAL" ie Ravanan.

It is said that he has quoted from AdirAmayNam and several

others to establish the truth and observed that this popular

belief is just not true.

 

He also wrote a nool "agnihOthriyum vaishnavamum". This was

to counter the literature known as "varalARRil piRantha

vainavam" which was seen as a greater threat to the

integrity of srivaishnavam itself as a religion. This nool

was said to have been written by a srivaishnava born

thAthAthAcharyar himself. It was believed that this nool,

"varalARRil piRantha vainavam" was written predominantly due

to the insistence of vaishnava dvEshis. This nool

"varalARRil piRantha vainavam" was portraying Srivaishnavam

as a religion after vedic period and was saying that AzwArs

bhakthi neRi are not mentioned in upanishads and RAmaunjar

never preached prapatti neri as an upAyam for mOksham and

many more. Sri Sudarsahna iyengar went over point by point

of this book and proved them all wrong from appropriate

quotes from vedAs and upanishads. His 300 page book has

also quotes from various scholars. He has proved it without

fail that charaNagathi is the best upAyam and Sriman

narayana is the only param. He even gave a discourse about

these in many platforms (arranged meetings that are similar

to town hall meetings) and forums and condemned the nool

"varalARRil piRantha vainavam". Recently there was an issue

at thiruch chAnoor ursavam and Sri Sudarsanam iyengar stood

up to defend the observance of our agamas strictly and his

appeal was supported by our jeer of ahobila mutt and was

also printed in Nrsimhap priya and was presented in this

forum as well two years ago. Thus he served Srivaishnavam

to a very great extent as a defender of our sampradhAyam in

this century.

 

He also answers through his own sudarshanam magazine, all

the occasional Sri Vishnu and Sri vaishnava bashing that is

being printed in some popular tamil magazines. When Murugan

temple was attempted to be founded in thiru maal irum solai

the case was heard in Madras high court. It is said that

the judgment categorically pronounced that Shaivite don't

have any say in thiru maal irum sOlai temple. However, after a

while there were some encroachments that started appearing

again in that vicinity of thiru maal irum sOlai temple. Sri

Sudarshanam iyengar established a task force (somewhat for

social awareness also) under his command by name "Seeriyar

padai" to keep a vigil on this development. He also

collected funds to support this effort for bringing

awareness about the history of thiru maal irum solai and to

stop the growth of some of the unofficial encroachments.

Due to his timely action these encroachments were stopped

once again. He has also translated many Sanskrit nools in

tamil and published from his own press. -

 

Sri Vishnu chiththar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Ranganathar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Kadagakkudi Sampath Rengarajan