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mani_at_alum.calberkeley.org
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 00:20:57 PDT
Dear Sri Sadagopan,
Here is an another data point on this question.
The periya-tirumuDi-aDaivu (p.589-90 in puttUr svAmi's
edition) lists kUra-nArAyaNa-jIyar, also known as
nalan-tigazh-nArAyaNa-jIyar as a disciple of Parasara
Bhattar. His was born on mArgazhi-kETTai in Srirangam
and was the son of Embar. Like Sri Vedanta Desika he
worshipped Lord Hayagriva as his ArAdhana-mUrti and was
an upAsaka of Sudarsana.
Among the works he composed is listed the 'upanishat
kUranArAyaNa-bhAshyam', commentary on stotra-ratnam,
and the sudarSana-Satakam.
The answer to the identity of the upanishad-bhAshyakAra
can probably be found in the avatArikA to uttamUr svAmi's
publication of SrI ranga-rAmAnujAcharya's upanishad bhAshyas.
aDiyEn,
Mani
--- In bhakti-list@y..., Sadagopan <sgopan@c...> wrote:
> Dear BhakthAs:
>
> A friend of mine and a native of a village
> near Kooram has checked and advised that
> the Koora NaarAyaNa Jeeyar , the author of
> Sudarsana Sathakam is a contemproary of KurEsar
> and Bhattar. He is considered thus to be of a different
> time frame (much earlier )than Swamy Desikan's time.
> He seems to be known by the name of Koora NaarAyaNa
> Jeeyar of Srirangam .
>
> The AdayAr Library manuscripts however give the date
> of 1459 A.D for the Koora NaarAyaNa Jeeyar and comments
> that He is a follower of Swamy Desikan and has given us
> the famous work ,"Sudarsana Sathakam ". He is also
> linked with commentaries on MaandUkya Upanishad ,
> TaittirIya Upanishad and IsAvAsyOpanishad.
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