"Two prabandham works on maNavALa-mA-munikaL"

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(1) The 'mA-munikaL nURRantAdi' is the work of Sri anantAzhvAn alias

muttu-svAmi aiyangAr (this, relying on my memory) of the divya-dESam

ten-tiru-p-pErai reckoned among the AzhvAr-tiru-nagari nava-tiruppati.

 

The work is identified as of the early 1800's. The author-devotee is, very

obviously (!), different from Sri anantAzhvAn / anantAN-piLLai deputed by

uDaiyavar for permanent residence in tiru-vEnkaTam tiru-malai for organising

the tiru-ArAdhanam of the Lord.

 

The work is authentic since (i) the author and his time are identified,(ii)

no attempts have been made to attribute it to a better-known personality,

(iii) its internal references are as corroborated by other

accepted works, and (iv) no false claims have been made for a 'canonical'

status for it.

 

This 'nURRantAdi' is at once a work of moving devotion and scholarship and

conforms to the structure, and is animated by the spirit, of the 'irAmAnuSa

nURRantAdi'.

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(2) The 'mA-munikaL kaNNi-nuN-Siru-t-tAmbu' is the work of the 'kUTa-stha'

kOyil kandADai aNNan, Sri Varada-narayana-guru, who was among the eight

principal disciples ('ashTa-dik-gajam') of mA-munikaL.

 

The title 'kOyil aNNan' was conferred by mA-munikaL,

and it is the AchArya from this tiru-mALikai who, in the daily worship and

festival occasions of nam-perumAL,

is addressed by the title 'vAdhUla-dESikar', being descended from svAmi

mudali-ANDAn who, in his time,was formally appointed by uDaiyavar as the

administrator ('Sri-kArya-durandhara') of the Great Temple of Srirangam.

 

aNNan's works are mostly in Sanskrit language, and the

'kaNNi-nuN-Siru-t-tAmbu' stands out not only being in Tamil but for its

spirit of devotion towards mA-munikaL.

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aDiyEn rAmAnuja-dAsan,

tirumanjanam Sundara Rajan.

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Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:11:42 -0000

<elayavalli

Couple of rare works?

On my recent rtip to India, I came across couple of rare works which I have

not known before. They are

1. Sri Manavaala Maamuni NooRRanthaathi by Sri Ananthaazhvaan

2. Sri Manavaala Maanuni Kanninum Ciruththaambu by Sri Kovil Kanthaadai

Annan.

Can some one confirm their authenticity and period they maight have composed

these works. Adiyen Venkatesh Elayavalli http://www.srivaishnava.org