Sri Athimanushasthavam of Sri Koorathalvan (r)

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Adiyen,

SandhyaVenkatesh, new to this group.

I am doing my final year BA in Vaishnavism

I want the explanation for Shri Koorathalwar's Athimanushasthavam

Can anybody help me regarding this?

With Regards

Adiyen Sri Ramanuja Dasi

SandhyaVenkatesh

 

 

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SRI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

Dear Smt Sandhya,

 

Sri Anbil Mama had written a note on the five wonderful works of Swami

KooratthAzhwAn:

 

I am reproducing here below for our enjoyment and everyone's info.

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SRI KOORTHAZHWAN

Sri KoorathAzhwAn (N) was the son of Sri KoorathAzhwAr ®. He was

also known as AzhwAn, KooranAthan, NaDamADum Pathanjali, SrivatsAnka

Misrar, Srivatsa Chinhar etc. He was one of the direct disciples of

Bhagavad RAmAnuja. He had two illustrious sons viz. Sri ParAsara

BhaTTar and Sri Veda vyAsa BhaTTar. His Sishya was VaDuga Nambi.

 

HIS WORKS

Several works have been attributed to him e.g. Abigamana SAram,

Charama SlOka vyAkhyAnam, Purusha Sooktha BhAshyam, SAreeraka SAra

etc. The thanian beginning with "LakshminAtha samArambhAm" was

written by him. Several songs sung during weddings like Laali, Oonjal,

yEsal as well as "Lakshmi KalyANa VaibhOghamE", "SrirAma, Jaya Jaya

Laali" etc. were also written by him. "KoorEsa Vijayam" and "Yamaka

RathnAkaram" are also believed to be his works though some hold that

these two were written by his father.

 

PANCHA STHAVAMS

But, by far the most famous of his works are the 5 StOtras known as

"Pancha Sthavams" which include-

 

1. Sri Sthavam (10 SlOkas) on Sri Ranga NAchiyAr

 

2. Sri VaikunTa Sthavam (100 SlOkas) on ParamapadanAthan. The SAstra

arthas contained in Sri Baashyam and other Rahasya granthas have been

clearly brought out in this Sthavam without transgressing the

preclusions and exclusions ordained in the study of the vEdas, in

such a manner that it used to be said "Sri VaikunTa Sthavam

theriyAdhavan Sri VaishNavan allan" meaning- "one who does not know

Sri VaikunTa Sthavam is not a Srivaishnavan at all"

 

3. AthimAnusha Sthavam (61 SlOkas). Here, the AzhwAn argues how though

PerumAL claimed to be just human, He did superhuman feats in the

various AvatAras. AzhwAn has unassailably proved with Tharkam (logic)

PramANam (authority) and Anubhvam (experience) how EmperumAn is THE

SarvEswaran.

 

4. Sri Sundara bAhu Sthavam (132 SlOkas) on Azhagar of TirumAlirum

SOlai. History has it that this was composed when due to the

harassment by the ChOzha King, AzhwAn had to stay at TirumAlirum sOlai

which was then under PAndya kingdom.

 

5. Sri VaradarAja Sthavam (102 SlOkas) on Hasthigiri Varadan, This is

considered to be he last StOtra composed by AzhwAn.

 

After appealing to PurushAkara ThAyAr in (1), AzhwAn proceeds to

describe "Param" in (2). In (4) and (5) we enjoy AzhwAn's anubhavam

of "ArchA'.(3) stands apart as AzhwAn's "magnum opus".

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Emeprumaanaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam...

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

, sandhya venkat <sandhu242002

wrote:

>

> Adiyen,

>

> SandhyaVenkatesh, new to this group.

> I am doing my final year BA in Vaishnavism

> I want the explanation for Shri Koorathalwar's Athimanushasthavam

> Can anybody help me regarding this?

>

> With Regards

> Adiyen Sri Ramanuja Dasi

> SandhyaVenkatesh

>

>

>

>

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