Q&A 2: How did we get the Tamil Vedas.

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Q & A: Azhvars and their contributions. Transcript from discussions with

students at - University of Illinois Chicago The questions are by students who

have limited exposure to SriVaishnavam. Learned devotees are requested to add/

comment on this information as applicable.

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Part II:

 

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Question:

How did we get the Tamil VEDAS, if they were sung by Azhvars 5000 years ago.

History: How did we get the Tamil VEDAS

 

During the 9th century the tamil Vedas in its entirety were lost. The Tamil

Vedas were collected and brought out by Svami Nathamuni in 9th century A.D.

 

By the grace of Lord, Sri Nathamunigal came to hear some devotees visiting his

home town, singing 11 Tamil paurams starting with "Aaraa amudhE adiyEn" and

ending with "... kurugoor sadagOpan kuzhalil maliyach sonna orAaayiratthuL

ippatthum, …." (This ten of the thousand) Nathamunigal was greatly excited and

enchanted with the exquisite beauty of the poems. He requested the devotees for

the other 1000. Unfortunately, they were unaware of any other pasurams. They

suggested enquiring in the town of thiruk kurugoor, (Azhvar thirunagari).

Nathamunigal went to Azhvar thirunagari and upon enquiring found Sri

Vangeepurattu Nambi, who revealed to him kanninun siruthAmbu of Madhuravi

Azhvar; 11 Pasurams in praise of NammAzhvar. Sriman Naathamuni was excited to

have these 11 pasurams, but still was asking for the 1,000 as listed in the 11

paurams of “Aaraa Amudhe”. He was told that reciting the kanninun siruthAmbu

12,000 times will get him Nathaminigal and he can ask HIM for the 1000 pasurams.

 

NammAzhvar was waiting for a able and qualified devotee to pass on this treasure

for the benefit of all devotees. He revealed the 1000 Thiruvaimozhi pasurams

of his own and all the rest of the Dhivya Prabhanda pasurams composed by the

other Azhvars. We can justifiably be proud of the rich culture, lineage,

knowledge and heritage. It is our duty to familiarize and preserve the works

and the meanings for our next generations. As herein is contained the purpose of

Life and the path way to fulfill the purpose.

 

 

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Question:

How to preserve this.

 

Answer:

1: Spend at least 30 minutes a day chanting, learning and understanding the

meanings of the Tamil Vedas (known as Arulicheyal).

 

2: Do not change/ modify Arucheyals because of our lack of understanding. We see

many versions of Arulicheyal now (done with very good and noble intentions) but

the fact that the Mulam is modified is hurtful to the cause and to the Tamil

Vedas itself.

 

 

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Question:

Where can we learn the basics to chant.

 

Answer:

Across USA, Vedics has many volunteers, who conduct classes for free. Send a

mail to vedics with your phone number, and a local volunteer

will contact you.

 

 

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Question:

Where about those of us who cannot come to class

 

Answer:

Usually we would like to see the students fact to face, but there are classes

being conducted over the phone bridge, supplemented with santhai CDs.

To learn the full 4000 will take about five years.

To learn just the basics will take about six months.

To support these efforts please visit:

http://www.vedics.net/products/santhai/srirangam/

 

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"Come and celebrate Azhvar and Acharya Thirunakshatrams"

"in Washington DC. November 05th and 06th 2005"

"Register at http://www.vedics.net/utsavam"