Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Dear Smt Nappinnai, Sriman Sridhar is correct that Azhvars are considered as ten in our sampradhayam. Andal is so unique that she comes under a separate category all together. Sri Manavala Mamunigal clearly considers Azhvars as only ten, as seen in Upadesa Ratthinamalai. Adiyen's interpretation, which is subject to correction, is this: Azhvars are jIvas sent by Sriman Narayana to correct us and put us in the right path to reaching Him ("mirugaththaip pidikka mirugaththai anuppuvAraip pOla ..."). Madhurakavi Azhvar immersed in acharya bhakti as opposed to Azhvars immersed in His bhakti comes under a different class. Andal on the other hand is not a jIva sent to help us. She is the amsam of pirAtti, who not satisfied with purushakaram to help us when we get close to Him, came down to help us here in this world ("kunRAtha vAzhvAna vaikuntha vAn bOgan thannai ikazhnthu"). It is one thing for Him to descend and walk amongst us. It was another for pirAtti to leave Him and come down to help us. Her apAra kAruNyam is unmatched. Our acharyas also consider that her role is unparalleled and that she is unique from the Azhvars. Sri Periyavaccan Pillai in his avatharikai for Thiruppavai notes that the difference between jIvas and Rishis is that between an atom and a mountain; so it is between Rishis and Azhvars; so it is between Azhvars and Periyazhvar; so it is between Periyazhvar and Andal. As to bhAgavata sEshatvam shown by Andal, our pUrvacharyas have shown it in several places in Thiruppavai in their vyAkhyanams. Sure, Andal talks about bhagavat sEshatvam, but her bhAgavata sEshatvam is also unmatched - it would be a topic in itself and it would be great if we can get a scholar to talk to us about it someday. Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan TCA Venkatesan http://www.acharya.org --- vaidhehi_nc <nappinnai_nc@xxxx> wrote: > Sri: > Srimathe Ramanujaya nama: > > Dear Sridhar, > I need clarification regarding the no. of > AzhwArs. Is it > not 11 with the exception of Madhurakavi who sang on > NammAzhwAr > unlike the rest who sang on PerumAL. I can understand > Madhurakavi's > being bhAgavatha sESatvam but not ANdAL's. ANdAL's is > bhagavath > sESatvam too. I'm not convinced by your statement of > ANdAL's > bhAgavath sESatvam. > > Relation of Madhurakavi-NammAzhwAr-PerumAL is parallel to > the > relation of Satrugna-Bharata-SriRama > > AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE saraNam > nappinnai __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
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