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Dear Sri Venkatesh Swamin and others,

AdiyEn thought I'd like to add to your query one
more point. After Swami Nammazhvar surrenders to
the Lord of the Seven Hills in his "agalakillen"
pasuram, it is interesting to see what he says
next in the following pasuram. This recently
caught my attention, but has no doubt been analysed 
before.

Nammazhvar starts the next pasuram with "adikkeezh 
amarnthu pugunthu vAzhumin adiyeer enRu aruL 
kodukkum". Here it is clearly said that the act of 
surrender and the kainkarya prApti is because of the 
will and the aruL of emperumAn.

If anyone knows what the sampradAyic stands are in 
relation to this pasuram, please post them.

I will also address briefly the article by Sri Anand 
Karlapakkam. I have noticed a trend in such articles 
to coat the words with some roundabout praise of Sri 
Manavala Mamunigal while in its heart it simply 
wishes to disallow any greatness to the Acharya. And 
some warped logic has seeped in of late, which states 
that those who praise the acharya are not well versed 
in his works (offered without any proof for this 
allegation) and are therefore disqualified to praise 
the acharya and an implied twist of logic left to the 
reader that the acharya himself was therefore not 
great. Somehow the purported lack of knowledge on the 
follower's part leads to the fall of the acharya! My 
personal opinion is that the best thing to do is to 
ignore these people, for reading their words leaves a
hurt in me everytime. And since they have decided 
to throw out logic even, what is the chance of 
debating and convincing them?

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

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