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SrI:

SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaH

SrI Lakshminrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN SaThakOpa-

SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaH

 

namO nArAyaNa!

 

Dear devotees,

 

> You have written:

> >I have a small doubt regarding the term " abhinava dashAvatAram " which

> >was coined by swamy vedanta desikar. Swamy vedanta desikar terms the

> >alwars as abhinava dashAvatAram. But as I understand, there are 12

> >alwars in number.

> >Why does Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars (dashAvatAram)?

>

> My points attempting to answer your question are:

> SrI Madurakavi is SrImath NamAlwAr's Tiru-vadi.

> SrI AndAl is Bhagavath-NAchiyAr.

 

Thanks to SrI Hari for giving the appropriate answer and references below.

 

In the same logic, AchAryas say, AndAL also to be PeriAzhwAr's thiruvadi

and She refers Herself only as " BhattarpirAn kOdai " in Her pAsurams.

Since a sishya is an anga (part) of an AchArya, there is no need

to list out the sishya separately.

 

> This is why Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars

> (dashAvatAram). Also, by refering only to SrImath NamAlwAr, all

> the other AlwArs are also refered because, SrImath NamAlwAr's vaibhavam

> is of such greatness which takes in to account the greatness of

> all AlwArs.

>

> When Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars (dashAvatAram),

> please do not think that Swamy has not mentioned SrI Madurakavi

> and SrI AndAl. Their vaibhavams are separately mentioned in detail.

> Refer " tunbatRa madurakavi thondrak kaattum tholvazhiyE nalvazhigaL

> thuNivArgatkE " , " GOdAmananya SaraNa: SaraNam prapadyE " (GOdA-sthuthi).

 

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There are some who unwantedly stir up controversies/confusions that

AzhwArs as being Niyta-SUris was not stated by SwAmi DESikan and

it was only a 17th Century concept formulated by Vadagalai AchAryas.

aDiyEn will write on this issue sometime this week.

 

aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,

anantapadmanAbhan.

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Dear SrI MAlOlan CadAmbi,

 

You have written:

>I have a small doubt regarding the term " abhinava dashAvatAram " which

>was coined by swamy vedanta desikar. Swamy vedanta desikar terms the

>alwars as abhinava dashAvatAram. But as I understand, there are 12

>alwars in number.

>Why does Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars (dashAvatAram)?

 

My points attempting to answer your question are:

SrI Madurakavi is SrImath NamAlwAr's Tiru-vadi.

SrI AndAl is Bhagavath-NAchiyAr.

 

This is why Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars

(dashAvatAram). Also, by refering only to SrImath NamAlwAr, all

the other AlwArs are also refered because, SrImath NamAlwAr's vaibhavam

is of such greatness which takes in to account the greatness of

all AlwArs.

 

When Swamy Vedanta Desikar refer to only 10 alwars (dashAvatAram),

please do not think that Swamy has not mentioned SrI Madurakavi

and SrI AndAl. Their vaibhavams are separately mentioned in detail.

Refer " tunbatRa madurakavi thondrak kaattum tholvazhiyE nalvazhigaL

thuNivArgatkE " , " GOdAmananya SaraNa: SaraNam prapadyE " (GOdA-sthuthi).

 

Thanks & Regards

M.S.HARI Ramanuja Daasan.

 

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