Guest guest Posted July 22, 1998 Report Share Posted July 22, 1998 This is a request for a suggestion on a standard edition of the Nalayiram. I have the following requirements: 1. It should be in one volume (preferably cloth bound). I am presently using a 2 volume edition which I find rather inconvenient. 2. It should have no typo's (pizai's) and should give variant readings as footnotes. 3. It should give a traditional account of each alwar preferably preceding the relevant tirumozi 4. For each alwar/tirumozi, it should give as many taniyans as possible, mentioning the author of the taniyan 5. For each verse, the metre should be given. If ragam/talam are given, I may be willing to relax some of the more difficult to satisfy requirements. 6. As far as possible, one aDi of a verse should be printed in one physical line in the printed page. For example, metres such as eNcIrneDilaDiAciriyaviruttam are printed in two lines in many books (with the second line slightly indented). I find this arrangement rather cumbersome. 7. It should be printed in 12+ points which will really be an asset 8. It should have a first-word index (mutaRkuRippakarAti) for the entire corpus of 4000 9. It should also have a list of 108 tiruppati's with details on where it is located viz., district/taluk, distance from the nearest railhead etc. Needless to say, an edition satisfying all the above requirements (except second part of #5) existed once in my parents' home but is not to hand now. I request the distinguished members of the group to examine the editions they are using and let me know the name and address of the publisher. A friend of mine is planning on visiting Srirangam so I may get a copy. BTW, it would be useful to know if some good editions are available in Madras itself. I would appreciate any help in this regard from the distinguished members of this list. Thanks in Advance and Warm Regards. == Lakshmi Srinivas _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 1998 Report Share Posted July 22, 1998 Lakshmi Srinivas asked about Divya Prabandham editions. The best edition, with virtually no errors, clean printing, and identification of taniyan authors, is Sri Puttur S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar's. It is in print and available at the Parthasarathy Kovil bookshop in Chennai. This edition even has one-line summaries of some of the more esoteric paasurams, like those in Tiruviruttam. The only defect in this edition is that the type is a little bit small. Puttur Swamy's efforts should be well-known to Bhakti list members, as he is the only person presently printing the Prabandham with the ancient maNipravALa commentaries. T.A. Varadhan, one of our members, is actively raising funds to support Puttur Swamy's efforts. Puttur Swamy has promptly published the last three volumes of Tiruvaymoli commentaries thanks in large part to Bhakti list members. Another Prabandham edition that is very good but lacks taniyan identification, etc., is Kidambi Natteri Vijayaraghavacharya's edition. This publication is printed on better paper in bigger type, but is very hard to find in Chennai. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 1998 Report Share Posted July 22, 1998 Srimathe Narayanaya Namaha The best edition covering all the points that you have made is available from Puthur Sri Krishnamachariar Swamy. However regarding point number 6, for some really big verses, it has two lines only. This is being published by Sri Krishnamachariar Swamy who is the editor of the Vaishnavite magazine "Sri Vaishnava Sudarsanam". The address is No. 3, Puthur Agraharam, Tiruchi - 620 017. I am using this book only now for my memorising and recitals. adiyEn RAmAnuja DAsan, Thirumalai Vinjamoor Venkatesh ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Divya Prabandham edition Author: bhakti-errors at INTERNET-MAIL 7/22/98 1:16 PM This is a request for a suggestion on a standard edition of the Nalayiram. I have the following requirements: 1. It should be in one volume (preferably cloth bound). I am presently using a 2 volume edition which I find rather inconvenient. 2. It should have no typo's (pizai's) and should give variant readings as footnotes. 3. It should give a traditional account of each alwar preferably preceding the relevant tirumozi 4. For each alwar/tirumozi, it should give as many taniyans as possible, mentioning the author of the taniyan 5. For each verse, the metre should be given. If ragam/talam are given, I may be willing to relax some of the more difficult to satisfy requirements. 6. As far as possible, one aDi of a verse should be printed in one physical line in the printed page. For example, metres such as eNcIrneDilaDiAciriyaviruttam are printed in two lines in many books (with the second line slightly indented). I find this arrangement rather cumbersome. 7. It should be printed in 12+ points which will really be an asset 8. It should have a first-word index (mutaRkuRippakarAti) for the entire corpus of 4000 9. It should also have a list of 108 tiruppati's with details on where it is located viz., district/taluk, distance from the nearest railhead etc. Needless to say, an edition satisfying all the above requirements (except second part of #5) existed once in my parents' home but is not to hand now. I request the distinguished members of the group to examine the editions they are using and let me know the name and address of the publisher. A friend of mine is planning on visiting Srirangam so I may get a copy. BTW, it would be useful to know if some good editions are available in Madras itself. I would appreciate any help in this regard from the distinguished members of this list. Thanks in Advance and Warm Regards. == Lakshmi Srinivas _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 1998 Report Share Posted July 23, 1998 Sri : Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Para Brahmane Namaha Srimate Sri Lakshmi - Nrusimha Divya PAdukA Sevaka - Srivan Shatagopa Sri NArAyana Yateendra MahAdesikAya Namaha Dear bhaktAs, Namo NArAyanA . kindly accept adiyen's pranAmams. > > Another Prabandham edition that is very good but lacks > taniyan identification, etc., is Kidambi Natteri Vijayaraghavacharya's > edition. This publication is printed on better paper in > bigger type, but is very hard to find in Chennai. > > Mani This edition is compact (single volume & easy to carry) , hard bound & good in terms of the splitting up of padams for easy recitation . No typos, has very brief info about all AzhvArs in the beginning of the book , all taniyans are there but without the mention of authors , no mention of meter/rAgA/tAlam , one aDi lines etc are proper as far as adiyen knows, good readability , has Index , but no info on 108 Divya Desams. But , this edition also has brief info on Bhagavad RAmAnujA & SwAmi Desikan & also Desika Prabandhams - Adaikkala Paththu , aththigiri mahAtmyam , adhikAra sangraham , prabandasAram followed by PiLLai andAdhI. It also has yeal sAthU , vAzhith thirunAmam of all AzhvArs & other selected AchAryAs . Copies are available with adiyen's father Sri K.G.Krishnan 11 Hasthigiri St , West MAmbalam , chennai 600 033 . tel : (044) 4834676. Books can also be had from the editor himself : 3c, IV main Rd , Vijayanagar , vaLachery , chennai - 600 042. Basically , Prabandham classes are run in our house & this edition is used & liked by many ( like a prescribed text book ) . adiyen also uses this edition . The cost is only Rs.90/-. The other book is that from LIFCO . It is more bulkier than the previous. padam splittings are not as effecient as the previous one => difficult to recite for esp. beginners ( practical experience of many ).But this carries taniyan info & rAga/metre/tALA info . Namo NArAyanA Adiyen Anantha PadmanAbha dAsan Sarvam Sri KrishnArpanamastu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 1998 Report Share Posted July 23, 1998 Re: Sri K.N. Vijaraghavacharya's Prabandham edition: Anand wrote: > This edition is compact (single volume & easy to carry) , hard bound > & good in terms of the splitting up of padams for easy recitation . No > typos, has very brief info about all AzhvArs in the beginning of the book > ... I also use this excellent publication for Prabandham recitation and learning. There are a very small number of typos -- those who are interested in errata can contact me for a list from kOyil thiruvaaymozhi and siRiya thirumadal, which I learnt recently from two Prabandham-addicts from Srirangam. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 1998 Report Share Posted July 28, 1998 Dear Friends, I would like to thank all the Bhaktas who had advised me re subject topic, in particular, Sri Mani Varadarajan and Sri Ananda K Karalapakkam, for sharing with me details of the editions they have in their possession. My job is now cut out for me. Thanks again and Warm Regards. == Lakshmi Srinivas _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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