Sri Manavala Mamuni's Works

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Bhagavatottamas

 

Adiyen for one is delighted that Sri Sadagopan has

come forward to give us translations of two of Sri MM's

incomparable works.Knowing the thoroughness and scholarship

with which Sri sadagopan undertakes any writing it is

sure to be a wonderful experience.

 

In this proper context adiyen would also like to

mention a third work of Sri MM which has been an unexcelled

source of solace and pleasure thro the years:His

Arthi Prabandham.The reason is not far to seek.It is a

most direct appeal by one of the greatest commentators

in Tamil known for the clarity and felicity of his

language,to THE greatest of all AchAryas anywhere anytime.

And it is also the ultimate receptacle of his humility

(NaichyAnusandhAnam),where he prays for still greater

humility "equal to that of Sri KoorattAzhwAn and Sri

Bhattar put together"! The Prabandham when composed by

Sri Manavala Mamuni may constitute NaichyAnusandhAnam,

but when people like aDiYEn say it it constitutes nothing

but absolute truth and hence is a must for NityAnusandhAnam.

 

The beauty of the concepts which arise in each

stanza and the music of the metres used by Sri MM

like-

 

"Sankara-BAkkara-YAdava-BhATTa-PirabhAkarar tangaL matam

SAyvuRa vAdiyar mAyguvarenRu SadumaRai vAzhndiDu nAL

Vengali ingini vIRu namakkilai enRu migattaLarnAL.. etc"

 

0r

 

"Tennarangar SIraruLukkilakkAga pppeRROm

Tiruvarangam tiruppaDiYE iruppAga pppeRROm

Manniya SIr mARan kalai uNavAga pppeRROm

Madurakavi SoRpaDiyE nilaiyAga pppeRROm ...etc"

 

simply cry out for the poem to be read aloud.

 

In this context one is reminded of the occasion when

Sri BhoovarAhAchariAr while quoting a passage from

Sri PiLLaiLOkAchariAr's SrIvachana BhooshaNam said

with a smile,"See, he refers to the SamsAris as

<asmadAdigal>,adding himself also to our well known

group!"

 

One hopes Sri SaDagopan will add this also to his

list sometime.

 

EmberumAnAr TiruvaDigaLE SaraNam!

aDiyEn

Bharat

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Dear Sriman Bharat : I am delighted to receive your note.

Untilnow adiyEn did not have the BhAgyam of reading

the full text of the Moving Aarthi prabhandham of

Sri MaNavALa MaamunigaL .AdiyEn was aware of

bits and pieces from this marvellous Prabhandham .

 

After I received your note , adiyEn had access to

the Full text with the help of Sri VenaktEsah

Elayavalli through the remarable home pages of

Sri vaishNavA Universe that he maintains with

such devotion and care .

 

AdiyEn was immensely moved by the NaicchAnusandhAnam

of this great AchAryA , His total devotion for

Acharya RaamAnujA and his soul stiriing plea as

an Aarthi prapannA . AdiyEn said to myself ,

what a durbhAgyam it was to have been ignorant

about this timeless prabhandham .

 

As pointed out by yourself , the Tamil poetic meters

chosen for the Paasurams ( nErisai VeNNpaa ,

yeNN sIrAsiriya Viruttham ,KattaLaik KalitthuRai ,

PathinAnku sIrAsiriya Viruttham,

Panniru sIrkkazhi NedilAsiriya Viruttham and

YeNN sIrkkazhi nedilAsiriya Viruttham )

fit so very well with the increasing mood

of Aarthi and despair to receive the anugraham

of AchArya RaamAnujA .Sri MM is an embodiment of

Achaarya Bhakthi . His NaicchAnusandhAnam is indeed

our NithyAnusandhAnam as pointed out by yourself

so very precisely .

 

AdiyEn knows that Sri Anbil Ramaswamy is preparing

an article on this prabhandham for the Souvenir of

'the forthcoming celebrations of Sri ManavALa Maamuni's

Thirunakshathram at the Livermore temple ( Nov 13-14).

AdiyEn very much looks forward to reading the text

of that article prior to adding adiyEn's anubhavam .

AdiyEn has also requested Sri Thirumalai AanathanpiLLai

Srinivasan of Kaanchipuram , a devout scholar of

Sri maNavAla Maamuni's prabhandhams to bless us with

a posting on Aarthi prabhandham.

 

With Best wishes,

adiyEn , V.Sadagopan

 

At 01:10 PM 10/19/99 +0530, you wrote:

>Bhagavatottamas

>

>In this proper context adiyen would also like to

>mention a third work of Sri MM which has been an unexcelled

>source of solace and pleasure thro the years:His

>Arthi Prabandham.The reason is not far to seek.It is a

>most direct appeal by one of the greatest commentators

>in Tamil known for the clarity and felicity of his

>language,to THE greatest of all AchAryas anywhere anytime.

>And it is also the ultimate receptacle of his humility

>(NaichyAnusandhAnam),where he prays for still greater

>humility "equal to that of Sri KoorattAzhwAn and Sri

>Bhattar put together"! The Prabandham when composed by

>Sri Manavala Mamuni may constitute NaichyAnusandhAnam,

>but when people like aDiYEn say it it constitutes nothing

>but absolute truth and hence is a must for NityAnusandhAnam.

>

>The beauty of the concepts which arise in each

>stanza and the music of the metres used by Sri MM

>like-

>

>"Sankara-BAkkara-YAdava-BhATTa-PirabhAkarar tangaL matam

> SAyvuRa vAdiyar mAyguvarenRu SadumaRai vAzhndiDu nAL

> Vengali ingini vIRu namakkilai enRu migattaLarnAL.. etc"

>

>0r

>

>"Tennarangar SIraruLukkilakkAga pppeRROm

> Tiruvarangam tiruppaDiYE iruppAga pppeRROm

> Manniya SIr mARan kalai uNavAga pppeRROm

> Madurakavi SoRpaDiyE nilaiyAga pppeRROm ...etc"

>

>simply cry out for the poem to be read aloud.

>

>One hopes Sri SaDagopan will add this also to his

>list sometime.

>

>EmberumAnAr TiruvaDigaLE SaraNam!

>aDiyEn

>Bharat