SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swamin,, As usual, a wonderful abd brilliant write up.. your write up below reminded me of: > > > Secondly, we must remember as an influential member of the Lord's family, Sri Vishnuchitta was much more privy to such episodes than an outsider like Valmiki could ever be. Being the Lord's own Father- in-Law ("Svasuram. RanganAthasya sAkshAt"), having given his daughter GodA in marriage to sAkshAt Sriman Narayana, Azhwar could definitely boast of "inside information" about happenings in the Lord's house-hold, than could the Maharshi, who had no such connection. > > > This is not to detract in any way from the greatness of Sri Valmiki, who is verily a "Munisimham" and whose immortal words would continue to enchant and enthral this world for millennia to come, but just to demonstrate how the Divya Prabandam supplements and complements the Shruti, Smritis and the ItihAsAs, in showcasing the innumerable facets of the Lord's glory. > > Swamy Desikan mentions the same in simple two liner: maasil manantheLi munivar vagutthadhellaam maalugandha aasiriyar vaartthaikku ovvaa the blemishless sages and rishis with crystal clear jnAnam and mind (maasil manantheLi munivar)- their compositions- would not be equal to the the words of AzhwArs' who are Blessed and enjoyed by Sriya: Pathi... Thoppul PiLLai Thoppul PiLLaithaan Regards namo narayana dAsan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/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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