SRI: SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: Dear Smt Sandhya, Sri Anbil Mama had written a note on the five wonderful works of Swami KooratthAzhwAn: I am reproducing here below for our enjoyment and everyone's info. ***************** SRI KOORTHAZHWAN Sri KoorathAzhwAn (N) was the son of Sri KoorathAzhwAr (R). He was also known as AzhwAn, KooranAthan, NaDamADum Pathanjali, SrivatsAnka Misrar, Srivatsa Chinhar etc. He was one of the direct disciples of Bhagavad RAmAnuja. He had two illustrious sons viz. Sri ParAsara BhaTTar and Sri Veda vyAsa BhaTTar. His Sishya was VaDuga Nambi. HIS WORKS Several works have been attributed to him e.g. Abigamana SAram, Charama SlOka vyAkhyAnam, Purusha Sooktha BhAshyam, SAreeraka SAra etc. The thanian beginning with "LakshminAtha samArambhAm" was written by him. Several songs sung during weddings like Laali, Oonjal, yEsal as well as "Lakshmi KalyANa VaibhOghamE", "SrirAma, Jaya Jaya Laali" etc. were also written by him. "KoorEsa Vijayam" and "Yamaka RathnAkaram" are also believed to be his works though some hold that these two were written by his father. PANCHA STHAVAMS But, by far the most famous of his works are the 5 StOtras known as "Pancha Sthavams" which include- 1. Sri Sthavam (10 SlOkas) on Sri Ranga NAchiyAr 2. Sri VaikunTa Sthavam (100 SlOkas) on ParamapadanAthan. The SAstra arthas contained in Sri Baashyam and other Rahasya granthas have been clearly brought out in this Sthavam without transgressing the preclusions and exclusions ordained in the study of the vEdas, in such a manner that it used to be said "Sri VaikunTa Sthavam theriyAdhavan Sri VaishNavan allan" meaning- "one who does not know Sri VaikunTa Sthavam is not a Srivaishnavan at all" 3. AthimAnusha Sthavam (61 SlOkas). Here, the AzhwAn argues how though PerumAL claimed to be just human, He did superhuman feats in the various AvatAras. AzhwAn has unassailably proved with Tharkam (logic) PramANam (authority) and Anubhvam (experience) how EmperumAn is THE SarvEswaran. 4. Sri Sundara bAhu Sthavam (132 SlOkas) on Azhagar of TirumAlirum SOlai. History has it that this was composed when due to the harassment by the ChOzha King, AzhwAn had to stay at TirumAlirum sOlai which was then under PAndya kingdom. 5. Sri VaradarAja Sthavam (102 SlOkas) on Hasthigiri Varadan, This is considered to be he last StOtra composed by AzhwAn. After appealing to PurushAkara ThAyAr in (1), AzhwAn proceeds to describe "Param" in (2). In (4) and (5) we enjoy AzhwAn's anubhavam of "ArchA'.(3) stands apart as AzhwAn's "magnum opus". ***************** Emeprumaanaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam... Regards Namo Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sandhya venkat <sandhu242002@...> wrote: > > Adiyen, > > SandhyaVenkatesh, new to this group. > I am doing my final year BA in Vaishnavism > I want the explanation for Shri Koorathalwar's Athimanushasthavam > Can anybody help me regarding this? > > With Regards > Adiyen Sri Ramanuja Dasi > SandhyaVenkatesh > > > > --------------------------------- > All New Yahoo! Mail ? Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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