Guest guest Posted September 3, 1998 Report Share Posted September 3, 1998 Dear friends, On the subject of "most favoured divya desam" we have had wonderful posts. I am glad I stirred the hornet's nest (it's amazing I have'nt been bitten to death yet!) with the quip on "pacchai-ma-malai-pOl meni". Many of you have countered it with a great deal of fuming conviction (arising no doubt out of "full-baked knowledge of "vakkAlats and tarka-sastra) that the "malai" in question could never have been 'tiruvEngadam". Two days ago I paid my "danda-samarpaNams" to Azhagiya-singar who is presently camped here atNanganalur for the "chAtur-mAsya" and gently broached the subject. He had a hearty laugh listening to my exposition! Then he too told me that the idea was "clever" ("chAtUryam") but unfortunately would not stand the severe rigours of poetic or pedagogic critique. My disappointment must have shown on my face for His Holiness quickly added,"Why do you worry, Sudarshan, about your "tiruvEnga-mudaiyAn's "kurai" (Tondar-adi-podi cold shouldering Him)! Every "kshetram" if you look at it will have some "kurai" or the other. Why did Nammalwar, the great one in our guru-parampara, come all the way to tiruvEngadam to perform "saranAgathi" while living in the very shadow of Ranganathan? It's difficult to explain these quirks of history... So fret not.... you are born in a good "vamsham" from Tirupati.... rejoice... cease all retort !" In deference to our "AchAryan" I am prepared to re-consider my views on "pacchai-mA-malai-pol-mEni". All my other views on the subject however remain unchanged. adiyEn, sudarshan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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