Dear Swamin! Really the article is simply superb. Adiyen expects more articles on this kind so that people like adiyEn who have lesser jn~anam could learn the meaning very easily and enrich the knowledge in our samprdhAyam. adiyen senthil.b --- tavaradhan <tavaradhan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA > SRIMATHE BALADHANVI MAHAGURUVE NAMAHA > SRIMAD VARAVARAMUNUYE NAMAHA > > Periyavachanpillai -14/09/2006 > > Srimad Krishna Samahvaya Namo Yamuna Sunave > Yat Katakshaika Lakshyanam Sulabha Sridhara Sada > > [Salutation to Srimad Krishna(Periyavachan Pillai), > the son of Sri > Yamuna. Sridhara will be easily accessible to those > who become the > target of the glances of Sri Periyavachan Pillai]. > This is the > taniyan of Sri Periyavachan Pillai who occupies an > unique and > distinct position among Sri Vaishnava Acharyas. His > greatness is not > only beyond description but also far beyond > conception of any human > being. Let me, however, try to pay a glorious > tribute on the > occasion of his birthday(Tirunakshatram) which falls > on 14-09- > 2006,Thursday following several essays written by > our illustrious > ancestors of profound and renowned scholarship and > purify both my > heart and pen. > > Sri Periyavachan Pillai was born in the year > Sarvajit(A.D. 1167) > during the month of Aavani, the star being Rohini. > His father's name > was Sri Yamuna and his mother was called Srimathi > Nachiyar, at > Shanganallur at Thanjavur District. > > The original name given to him by his parents was > Sri Krishna. He > learnt Vedas etc. as per the custom prevailing in > those days and > became a master of both Samskrit and Tamil language > and literature. > Later on he became the right hand of Sri Nampillai, > even as > Lakshmana was the right hand of Sri Rama. > > About his birth there is a faith among the > Srivaishanavas, which is > very interesting to note. Tirumangai Azhwar during > his pilgrimage to > different Divya Desams visited Tirukannamangai. > There he sang > mellifluous songs, eulogizing Sri Krishna, the > preciding deity of > that Divya Desam. Sri Krishna developed a very > great fancy for those > songs, lured by their melody and expressed his > strong desire to learn > those songs. Tirumangai Azhwar remarked, > > "Meimmai Sollin Venshangam Onru Endiya Kanna! > Ninthannakum Kurippagil Karkalaam Kaviyin > Porulthane" > > (Periya Tirumozhi 7-10-10) > > (To be frank with you Oh Krishna! Wielding white > conch if you so > desire in your Archavathara State you can only learn > the meaning of > my poem). Thereby obviously Kaliyan meant that the > Lord should be > born again in this mortal world to learn his poem. > The Lord > understanding the implication of this statement of > Kaliyan was born > in this world as Sri Periyavachan Pillai on the same > day as Krishna > was born (Rohini star-Gokula Astami). Hence his > name was also > Krishna. Tirumangai Azhwar was born as Nampillai, > his birth month > and day being Karthikai and Krithika Star as that of > Tirumangai > Azhwar. Sri Nampillai was also named > TirukkaliKanri Dasar, another > name for Tirumangai Azhwar. So Tirukhannamangai > deity, Sri Krishna > was born as Sri Periyavachan Pillai and Tirumangai > Azhwar's > incarnation was Sri Nampillai. (The date of birth, > the name of Sri > Nampillai and Sri Periyavachan Pillai with that of > Thirumangai Azhwar > and Sri Krishna are responsible for this very > fanciful conjucture). > > Much about the life history of Sri Achan Pillai is > unknown but his > excellences cannot be described even by the thousand > hooded Aadisesha > or the thousand headed Lord himself. He has the > unique distinction > of writing versatile lucid and very sweet commentary > on the four > thousand songs of Azhwars called Nalayira Divya > Prabhandam. He has > also written an excellent and scholarly commentary > on select verses > of Sri Ramayanam and Bharata. His jovial and novel > treatment of the > sweet commentary on Sri Ramayanam called Tani Sloka > Vyakyanam is > unparalled in the world literature. His depth of > knowledge in all > Shastras under the sun is manifest in these > commentaries. He has > also commented on the Gadyatrayam of Sri Ramanuja, > Chatusloki and > Stotra Ratnam of Sri Yamunacharya and Jitante > Stotra. His main idea > was to carry the force of wisdom enshrined in all > these epics Divya > Prabhandham etc to all people who possess meager > knowledge and he is > successful in his attempt. For this purpose he did > not use Sanskrit > language for his commentary but only a suitable > admixture of both > Samskrit and Tamil words which were in common use in > those days. > This helped the people belonging to different strata > of the society. > Even women in those days were able to understand and > assimilate the > inner meanings of the epics stanzas and Nalayira > Divya Prabhandam > with the help of these commentaries. His authorship > of Paranda > Rahasyam and Manikka Malai is still a open question. > > However in his super commentaries all the > Rahasyarthas do find a > place, embedded very well. Thus he has earned two > sobriquets, > Vyakhyana Chakravarthi and Abhaya PradaRaja(for his > excellent > commentary on Vibhishana Sharanagathi slokas which > he richly > deserves). > > Sri Nampillai understanding the unique capacity of > his disciple Sri > Achan Pillai commanded him to write a commentary on > Tiruvoimozhi. He > fulfilled this duty by writing an excellent > commentary on 1102 > stanzas of Tiruvoimozhi called 24000 padi (One padi > consists of 32 > syllables). Two other disciples of SriNampillai by > name Vadakku > Tiruveedi Pillai and Naduvil Tiruveedi Pillai > Bhattar also wrote > commentaries on Tiruvoimozhi without getting the > sanction of their > Acharya, Sri Nampillai. This irritated the teacher > very much. > Naduvil Tiruveedi Pillai Bhattar's commentary was > totally repudiated > by Sri Nampillai and having dipped the palm leaf > manuscripts in water > threw it inside an ant hill where as Vadakku > Tiruveedi Pillai's > commentary was thrown to the background and not > allowed for public > consumption for a certain period. From this we can > understand the > unique love of Sri Nampillai towards Sri Aachan > Pillai. > > Let me take one example from Periya Tirumozhi to > illustrate the > excellence and fascinating character of Sri Aachan > Pillai's > commentary. > > > > > "Oliya vennai undan enru Vuralodu Aaicchi > On Kayitral Viliya Aarkha Aapundu Vimmi Azhuthan > Men malar mel Kaliya vandu Kallunna Kamar Thenral > Alar Tootra > Nalir Vai Mullai Muruvalikkum Naraiyur Ninra > Nambiye" > (Periya Tirumozhi 6-7-4) > > In this stanza Sri Kaliyan describes both the town > Tirunaraiyur === message truncated === __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! 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