Sri:
adiyEn is not sure why there is still a confusion in
this regard.
Q1 is already answered. Ramanuja Nutrandadhi is not
considered a part of the 4000. The count to 4000
does not include it. There is also no need to worry
about the the fact that it is only 3700 verses and
not an exact 4000. It is not a requirement to have
an exact 4000 to say 4000. Ramanuja Nutrandadhi
itself has 108 verses and yet is called Nutrandadhi
(not Nutrettandadhi); Thiruvaymozhi has 1112 verses,
yet Nammazhvar routinely says "AyiraththuL"; etc.
To answer Q2. Ramanuja Nutrandadhi is given an
unique position in that it is treated on par with
the 4000. This is because Ramanuja occupies an
unique position in our sampradhayam that no other
acharya - before or after him - shares. Not for
nothing is our sampradhayam called Emberumanar
Darshanam - which was told by none other than
Namperumal Himself. Notice also that he has the
unique name of Ilaiyazhvar.
It is not appropriate for us to ask why verses on
other acharyas are not given the same position as
verses on Ramanujar. Much as we might adore other
acharyas, we cannot treat them the same as Ramanuja.
Also, if we say why not Desika Prabandham, then
another would say, why not Upadesa Raththinamalai
and Thiruvaymozhi Nutrandadhi. And so on. Pretty
soon, we will have to call it the aiyAyira divya
prabhandam :).
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam
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