Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Commentaries-Their Greatness What makes our Commentaries - vyAkyAnam-s invaluable ? Is it the language, is it the quotes, is it the anecdotes, is it the unbiased reporting, is it the continuity, is it the philosophy, is it the illustrations? is it the questioning and justifications? Is it due to with wonderful avathArikai-s and summary? Well all of the above and more. These Commentaries were recorded in tamil and sanskrit combined -maNipravALam. This made the most wonderful reading experience. The quotes from upanishads, Srimad RamayaNam , Srimad Bhagavad GiTA, Sri VishNu purANAm. ThirukkuRaL .. the list goes on- strengthens the vyakyanam and also adds credibility. The anectodes or aidhiyangaL-s are the words/ discussions/dialogues between our AchAryas in real lives- which facilitates easy understanding and also gives a peep into the life our great AchAryAs. The unbiased reporting- The reporting of certain happenings in the context of particular commentary, multifarious interpretations in an unbiased manner irrespective of who is involved adds credibility to a great extent. The continuity- sangathi- The links or the coherence betweeen each tens, hundreds and pathigams- are lifelines for our commentaries. These links actually bring out the expereince of our AzvAr-s. The philosphy- thatvams-It is said that a needle thrown into any place on the vyAkyanam on a random basis would fall on either of Thirumanthram, dhvyam, charma sloKam, artha panchakam, etc. These form the pillars of our SrivaishNavic faith and corroborate the fact that AzvAr-s are indeed proponents and followers of these in an unflinching manner. The illustrations- vudharanangaL- These are examples - real life mostly - which help in understanding the import of the vyAkyanam-s and the mind of Azvar-s. The Questioning and Justifications- The commentators just do not go on to give the meanings of words in a mundane way but go on to question why AzvAr has talked like this? why not that way, and then go on to give the replies. The commenatators either give these themselves or give through actual events which had taken place earlier. Never taking it for granted, the VyAkyAna karthAs always justified potential future queries and paved way for unquestioned journey for the posterity. avathArikai and Summary: The Tradition of giving the synopsys of the ensuing 10/11 pAsuram-s in a nutshell generally with special reference to a particular pasuram, linking the previous ten and this are the hallmarks of the introduction.In fact, it is said that EDu avathArikai itself will give a holistic view of the whole 'TiruvAimozhi'. Likewise, the summary in a nutshell of the ten pAsuram-s is given in crisp manner in the last pAsuram. The special features of vyAkyAnam-s are endless. It varies from commenatators to commentators but broadly consist the above ingredients and more. Let us go into each category with some references from vyAkyanam-s. dasan vanamamalai padmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 SrI: Dear swami, Very touching to go through this. Vyakhyanams themselves are like eternal dwellings where one can spend there time eternally without any worries (some acharya said that they are like the 'third vibhuti' of the Lord) One rich saivaite was persuading mahopAdyAya SrI vu.vE.SaminAtha iyer (thamizh thaaththaa) to write commentaries for saiva thirumuraigaL. SrI vu.vE.sA did not heed to the request for many years. Finally one day he met the rich person over a river bridge. He had to come out with the truth on why he could not write commentaries for these tamil poems sung by some nayanmars on Sivan (please go thro' SrI. PBA's writing to know why. It is quite an interesting to read. Or SrI Padmanabhan swami will be able to translate that piece) He contiued telling that, if the person persuaded him further, then he would fall down into the river. dAsan Vanamamalai [Vanamamalai ] On Behalf Of PadmanabhanThursday, July 03, 2008 10:50 AMvanamamalai; Sri Ramanuja; oppiliappan; ; divya desam; parichaya Unlocking the Values -2 Commentaries-Their Greatness What makes our Commentaries - vyAkyAnam-s invaluable ? Is it the language, is it the quotes, is it the anecdotes, is it the unbiased reporting, is it the continuity, is it the philosophy, is it the illustrations? is it the questioning and justifications? Is it due to with wonderful avathArikai-s and summary? Well all of the above and more. These Commentaries were recorded in tamil and sanskrit combined -maNipravALam. This made the most wonderful reading experience. The quotes from upanishads, Srimad RamayaNam , Srimad Bhagavad GiTA, Sri VishNu purANAm. ThirukkuRaL .. the list goes on- strengthens the vyakyanam and also adds credibility. The anectodes or aidhiyangaL-s are the words/ discussions/dialogues between our AchAryas in real lives- which facilitates easy understanding and also gives a peep into the life our great AchAryAs. The unbiased reporting- The reporting of certain happenings in the context of particular commentary, multifarious interpretations in an unbiased manner irrespective of who is involved adds credibility to a great extent. The continuity- sangathi- The links or the coherence betweeen each tens, hundreds and pathigams- are lifelines for our commentaries. These links actually bring out the expereince of our AzvAr-s. The philosphy- thatvams-It is said that a needle thrown into any place on the vyAkyanam on a random basis would fall on either of Thirumanthram, dhvyam, charma sloKam, artha panchakam, etc. These form the pillars of our SrivaishNavic faith and corroborate the fact that AzvAr-s are indeed proponents and followers of these in an unflinching manner. The illustrations- vudharanangaL- These are examples - real life mostly - which help in understanding the import of the vyAkyanam-s and the mind of Azvar-s. The Questioning and Justifications- The commentators just do not go on to give the meanings of words in a mundane way but go on to question why AzvAr has talked like this? why not that way, and then go on to give the replies. The commenatators either give these themselves or give through actual events which had taken place earlier. Never taking it for granted, the VyAkyAna karthAs always justified potential future queries and paved way for unquestioned journey for the posterity. avathArikai and Summary: The Tradition of giving the synopsys of the ensuing 10/11 pAsuram-s in a nutshell generally with special reference to a particular pasuram, linking the previous ten and this are the hallmarks of the introduction.In fact, it is said that EDu avathArikai itself will give a holistic view of the whole 'TiruvAimozhi'. Likewise, the summary in a nutshell of the ten pAsuram-s is given in crisp manner in the last pAsuram. The special features of vyAkyAnam-s are endless. It varies from commenatators to commentators but broadly consist the above ingredients and more. Let us go into each category with some references from vyAkyanam-s. dasan vanamamalai padmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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