Dear BhakthAs:
Sriman Dhivakar located in Vizhaaga Pattinam is the
author
of Historical novels like " Thirumalayil Thiruttu "
. He is an ardent
admirer of Swamy NammAzhwAr .
I am delighted to forward his posting on VaishNavam
in
Telugu speaking land .
Thank you , Driman Dhivakar ,
V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message -----
From: venkataraman dhivakar
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Saranagathi Fw: [SriParakalaMatham] RE: Origin of
Hebbar iyengars Respected Sri Sadagopan
AvargaL. Truth seeking - Origin of Hebbar
Iyengars. Srivaishnavite of Andhra
Desa. The article on Karnataka
Srivaishnavites made adiyen to write about something on Andhra desa
Srivaishnavites too for the SaraNagathi list. Adiyen had the greatest
opportunity of having darshan and discussing with Srimaan Sribhaashyam
Applacharyulu swamy (Vaikuntavaasi) in the year 2002-2003, at
?What is there in the origin of caste? If any one called
me as ?Srivashnavite? that was the greatest gift and most satisfying in the
earth? Srimaan Sribhaashyam swamy
had immense knowledge in Dhivyaprabhandam and Vaalmiki Ramayana. Especially for
Tiruppaavai, the swamy had done excellent service and he spread Godha Devi?s
pugazh everywhere in Andhra Desa, that too among common people by giving regular
discourses. His profound knowledge in Tiruppavai, though he is a telugu and do
not speak in Tamil, somewhat incomparable and his writings on Godha Devi?s
paamalai was even today very popular among telugu devotees. Apart from
Tiruppaavai his 9 days discourse in Ramayana during Sri Raama navami draws very
huge crowds in open air auditorium at His legacy is still
continuing through his son Srimaan Sribaashyam Srinivaasacharyulu and his
daughter Srimati Triguvengalamma. As a daughter Srimati Tiruvengalamma inherited
her father?s wisdom, translated Nammazwar?s Thiruvaaimozi in Telugu with
explanations. She also, like father, explains and propagates Tiruppaavai among
Telugu devotees. Her one such explanation on Aandal?s ?UngaL Puzaikkadai
Thottatthu vaaviyuL Sengazuniir vAy negizndu Aambal vaay kuumbina kaaN? was
exceptionally excellent where she compares Andaal eyes to aambal and Lord?s eye
to Sengazuniir flower. It is a marvel on Andal?s
crown. But unlike Karnataka,
Andhra desa has history of Srivaishnavites before the arrival of Udaiyavar Sri
Ramanuja. According to Historian Prof B.S.L. Hanumantha Rao who wrote ? social
mobility in medieval Andhra? mention that a large number of villages had tamil
migrated srivaishnavite families such as Satlur, Vangiparru, Karambichedu,
Puthur, Urputtur, Viravalli, Kundur, etc. in Karma Raashtra (present
Guntur-Vijayawada area) settled during 8th and 9th
centuries spreading vedism and Azwaar based Vishnu?s paratatvam. It was also
likely that the presence of Sri Ramanuja during 11th century was
largely responsible for the emergence of Srivaishnavism in different format that
as a rapprochement between vedism and devotionalism of Tamil prabandha?s. One
such staunch srivaishnavite Sriman Satluru Gopalakrishnacharya still preaching
Tamil Dhivya prabhandham at Simhachalam temple here at
Sri Ramanuja ?s visit to
coastal Andhra desa was very significant. Udaiyavar was staying at Simhachalam
Sri Lakshmi Varaha Narasimha Swamy hill There was a folklore still
famous among rural Andhra people
that there was an interesting conflict between Kavi Krishnamachari and the Lord Varaha
Narasimha Himself on Sri Ramanuja. Kavi Krishnamachari who did not like the
popularity of Sri Ramnuja but as a staunch devotee of Lord he was blessed to
speak directly to Lord as one to one. In one such occasion, Kavi has sung
beautiful song on Lord for which the Lord Himself appeared before him and danced
to his tunes. On completion of song Kavi had asked the Perumaal to bless him
with MUKTHI. But Lord asked the Kavi to go to Sri Raamanuja who only has the
light to show the way towards Mukthi. But that is another story
that Kavi did not like Lord?s response and cursed the God to have a fire on his
temple and got back the curse on him instead. Kavi Krishnamachari songs, it was
told, highly beautiful, devoted, would have been most famous for the future, but
the curse he attained, did not bring it outside
world. The Simhachalam Tamil
srivaishnavites were migrated from Tamilnadu during Sri Ramanuja?s time though
forgot the speaking of Tamil language but not Dhivya Prabhandam. The same thing
continued with Srikurmam ksEthram (in Srikakulam District, the north east corner
of Andhra desa) where Sri Ramanuja stayed for many days after returning from
Jagannathapuri (the present Puri) and prayed the Lord Sri Kurmanatha
Swamy. NAMMAAZWAAR TIRUVADIGALE
SARANAM. Dhivakar.
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