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- Subject: Re:An explanation on "A Revolutionary Lady" series
- From: srinivasan sowmianarayanan <vasans2004@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:32:15 -0800 (PST)
Respectful SwAmin, AdiyEn went through your explanation about the sources for your write up on " A Revolutionary Lady". AdiyEn feels that there is no need for this explanation. Of cource, wherever a quote is given, it will be most appropriate to give the source of the quote. AdiyEn learnt in several KAlakshepams, one fact -- it may historic but it reveals the mind of our poorvAchAryars. That frame of mind has been eroded during the recent past for no reason. During Sri Ramanuja's time, Tiruvaimozhi was the subject of intensive kalakshepam by SriBhashyakaraa himself. There was no written commentary. The Acharya was requested by the desciples to write a commentary for the Prapandam of Sri Nammazhvar so that the Acharya's interpretation of the verses in Tiruvaimozhi will be available for the posterity. Sri Ramanuja's immediate reaction was negative. The reason he said was really indicative of is greatness. He said, if he put the interpretation in writing, it will be seen as a scripture and the future generation will never attempt to further improve it. The verses have a lot of meanings and aspects of significance that may be found by the bhagavathas in future. If he put his views in writing that will be the end of it. No one will make attempt to think afresh on Azhvar's outpourings, saying whaterever has been written by him (Sri Ramanuja) is THE interpretation and any more new thoughts will be curbed. Later, he asked Tirukkurkaippiran PiLlan to write only a brief commentary on Tiruvaimozhi. It is a fact that new commentaries came out later, such as Onpathinaayirappadi, eedu etc. which gave a huge amount of new thoughts, of cource , within the traditional frame work. There is nothing wrong in writing new commentaries within our siddhanta. Freedom of expression should be there. Otherwise, there will be stagnation and no initiative will come up. That will be the beginning of the end of our sampradaya which will remain confined to a few persons only and in future it will be reduced to nothing and burried in the archives. Even if you have given new ideas, there is nothing wrong. You have done a service only. Sorry for this long writing. dAsan Anbil Sowmianarayanan SrinivAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
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