Kan Kodukkum Perumal

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dear sri ramanujan swamy,

 

thanks indeed for your informed and interesting response.

 

when we go through Sri Rangarajastavam, we find repeated echoes of Sri Azhwan's

sreesookties in his various stavams, as the stavams in turn incorporate much of

the phraseology and ideas from Stotraratnam.

 

as regards Sri Venkataadhvari Kavi, Mahavidvan Sri Srivatsankachar Swamy, in his

erudite commentary on Sri Varadaraja Stavam, tells us that the poet composed a

thousand verses on the Lord, (known as Vishnu Sahasram) of which 200 slokas were

devoted exclusively to Varadan.

 

further, since the birth place of Sri Venkatadhvari (Arasaanipaalai) is near

Kanchi, we can accept the fact that he applied to and got cured by Tepperumal.

 

regards, dasan, sadagopan

 

 

Mon, 5 Dec 2005 02:48:15 -0800 (PST)

mandayam ramanuja <ramnuja

Re: Kan Kodukkum Perumal

 

Dear Sri Sadagopaniyengar swamina:,

 

Namaskarams. The present and previous essays were very interesting and

informative. Adiyen was sorry that a fall into the trench in tirumalai and

consequent injury to you was the cause of this creditable essay on the

panchendriyas of God doing all jobs equally well. Well it was an accident that

led to Ramayana also.

We may add that Lord Ranganatha also has such capabilities vide

 

"nayanasravano drisha shruNoshi hyatha te rangapate maheshitu; KaranAirapi

kAmakAriNaste ghatathe sArvapathiinamiikshaNam"

 

from Srirangarajastavam.

 

Regarding "Kan kodutta deivam' which is another fine essay, in the following

passage

 

"Repenting having incorporated such disparaging remarks even as a matter of

fiction, Sri Venkataadhvari paid obeisance to Perundevi Tayaar and Perarulaala

Perumal at Kanchi, composing a thousand verses known as Vishnu Sahasram

(including 200 on Devapperumal alone) and another thousand verses on Sri

Perundevi, known as Lakshmi Sahasram. These works display deep devotion,

excellent poetic imagery and unparalleled ingenuity with wordplay. Pleased with

the devotion, Tepperumal made the poet see again, living up to His reputation as

a restorer of lost sight."

 

adiyen has a small doubt.

 

In Lakshmisahasram sri Venkatadhvari has described about venkateswara and

sheshachala many times but not once has the reference to Varadaraja or Hastigiri

is made.

Eg

"vishvasargAdiliilAya venkatabrahmane nama:"

"bhaje bhujangasailesha bhujantara parishkriyAm"

"shraye sheshachalamane: shArngiNo hridayangamAm'

All these prove that the poet was Lord venkatesa's devotee and prayed to Lakshmi

in His chest.

Please explain how Varadaraja could have cured the poet's eye problem.

 

Dasan

Ramanuja dasan