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
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