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Dear Members,

ALVARS are the holy saints who lived in Tamil Nadu

between the 3rd and 7th century A.D according to

modern scholars. They had the divine blessings of

Lord Narayana and sang in praise of the Lord. Their

devotional outpourings came in the form of Tamil

hymns. The Alvars were 12 in number and their hymns

are collectively the Nalayira Divyaprabhandam(the 4000

verses of divine composition). The holy hymns which

remained a floating literature as it were retrieved by

Sriman Nathamuni during the 9th century A.D. He

codified and systematized the recitation of the hymns

in temples. He also started giving explanation to

these verses of Alvars. Until the emergence of Acharya

Sri Ramanuja during the 11th century, explanations and

expositions on the Divyaprabandham were carried only

by oral tradition. For the first time Sri Ramanuja

ordered his desciple Pillan to write a commentary on

Thiruvaimoli and Pillan wrote a commentary. Following

this Nanjeeyar, Nampillai, Periavachanpillai, Vedanta

Desika and Manavala Mamunigal wrote commentaries on

the Divya Prabhandams. There were elaborate

discussions, dialogues and discourses on the inner

meanings of the hymns of Alvars. Various

interpretations given by Acharyas who lived in

different periods were passed on to the generations

through these commentaries. Also, important incidents

that took place in the lives of these Acharayas were

cited to corroborate and elucidate the inner meanings

of the hymns. These incidents and the interpretations

which are known as AITHIHYAS and NIRVAHAS respectively

are recorded in the commetaries of the Acharyas above

mentioned. The immortal hymns of Alvars, the noblest

of the souls, and their interpretations by the

Acharyas which actually became a part of their lives,

are bound to have a great impact on the lives of

modern men who feel restless in their pursuit of

mundane pleasures which leave them more frustrated and

distracted.

All these aithihyas and nirvahas found in the

commentaries are in manipravala style and hence

without proper explanation it will be very difficult

to understand the inner meening of aithihyas and

nirvahas. Dr. M.A.Venkatakrishan, Professor of

Vaishnavism, University of Madras, who had the good

fortune of learning the traditional texts under the

feet of great scholars like Sri P.B.Annangaracharya

Swami, Sri Sthabhishekam Govinda Narasimhacharya

Swami, Sri Velukkudi K.Varadacharya Swami & Sri

T.A.Krishnamacharya Swami for over 20 years, took the

task of analysing, elucidating these aithihyas and

nirvahas, with brief explanations in simple Tamil. He

took this as a research project for the past five

years and now he is preparing to publish this in the

form a book. This book entitled AITHIHYA NIRVAHA

VILAKKAM consists of about 850 pages (in A4 size i.e.

21cm x 30 cm).

This book will help in reviving the value system of

the ancient society, which will pave the way for the

modern man to learn, appreciate, live and strive for

building a better society. Since the aithihyas and

nirvahas are the products of a very high order of

saintly people viz., the Acharyas, a careful

analytical study of these would set the trend among

the younger generations to exhibit a high level of

behavioural pattern so that the modern society would

be in a better place to live amicably, as envisaged in

these aithihyas and nirvahas recorded in the vast and

hoary commentaries of the Acharyas.

As this book consists of about 850 pages (in A4 size

i.e. 21cm x 30 cm), the total cost of publishing comes

around RUPEES TWO LAKHS for 1000 copies.

We request you , to donate liberally for publishing

this valuable book.

Donations may be sent in the name of

GEETHACHARYAN,

7, South Mada Street,

Triplicane,

Chennai - 600005.

Tamil nadu.

India.

 

For further details contact geethacharyan

 

thanks

geethacharyan

 

 

 

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