SrImathE rAmAnujAya namaH "KulaSEkhara perumAl" is the common title for all the kings who came in the lineage of sWAmi kulaSEkhara perumAL AlwAr, this it true till now, even the present king of Travancore holds the title kulaSEkhara perumAl. AlwAr is thaught to be the first in their lineage, by the historians of kerala. there successers, are also vaishnavites (except the second and third kulaSEkhara perumAls, who are cheramAn perumAl nayanAr, and makkathu pOya perumAl). that time thiruvanchikalam was their capital, which was later shifted to Trivandrum, by the fall of musiris. most people are of the openion that, AlWar him self is the author, but it could be as well that, may be a successor could also be the author. thaugh there are several versions available, the "sthothra mAlA" by kIrthI mUrthi AnnangarAchArya swAmi, has mukunda mala as the first sthothram in it, i has only 40 slokas, ISCKON people has some 53 slokas in their version __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Click here to rescue a little child from a life of poverty. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rAWabB/gYnLAA/i1hLAA/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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