Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 .. 14 TH DEC.2003 IS NARAYANEEYAM DAY. SrimanNarayaniyam is a masterly condensation of the famous Srimad Bhagavata Purana, and was composed by Melputhur Narayana Bhattatiri, a great devotee-poet who lived in Kerala in the 16th. Century, A.D. The Bhagavata, consisting of about 18000 verses, has been summarised in this work in 1034 verses, divided into 100 Dasakas (Cantos). The author of this work, Melputhur Narayana Bhattatiri, was born about the year 1560 in a village near the famous temple of Tirunavaya in Kerala. Even at a very young age he mastered the Vedas and the Vedangas. He learnt Mimamsa and the other Sastras from his father, Matrudatta, the Vedas from one Madhavacharya, the science of Logic (Tarka) from his elder brother Damodara, and Sanskrit Grammar from Achyuta Pisharoti, a celebrated grammarian. He composed the Narayaniyam at the age of 27 and dedicated to Lord Guruvayurappan and got relieved fully from his age old illness.LET US PAY OUE OBEISANCE. ref.guruvayur devaswom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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