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mAmunikaL's Open mind contd.

 

It was seen that while listing the commentaries for thiru-voi-mozhi sri maNavALa

mAmunikaL added pannErAyirappadi vyAkyAnam though this did not strictly fall

within the parameters of " munnOar mozhindha " . It was also seen that as there

were no major devitations and by and large it was all right he also mentioned

" yEadhamil " pannErAyiram.

 

When there are several vyAkyAnam-s, how does one approach these? Well, those who

have come in our tradition know well, which vyAkyAnam toes the lines of our

tradition, predecessors and sAsthrAs. An unbiased view, thus has to be taken

while going through the vyAkyAnam-s and then come to a conclusion rather than,

spurn them without reading those.

 

That is what is the open mindedness is all about.

 

The great work srEvachana bhUshaNam is very difficult to understand and more so

to follow. There can be more vyAkyAnam-s. Those who come in the lineage of our

traditions can study all the vyAkyanam-s . But let them do so in a netural and

unbiased manner. This is the appeal by swAmi maNavALa mAmunikaL in the upadhEsa

rethinamAlai pAsuram

'sachampiradhAyam thAm vudayOar kEattakkAl, mecchum vyAkyaigaL vuNdAgil,

nachi adhigariyum nEr, vachana bUdathaNathuk kaRRa madhiyudaiyEr,

madhiyatharAi " 58;

 

In view of the fact that he himself has been a commenator for srEvachana

bhUshaNam,

this pAsuram reiterates his open mindedness .

 

to be contined

vanamamalai padmanabhan