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Mani Varadarajan • October 24, 2002 


--- In bhakti-list@y..., "murali vanamamalai"  wrote:
> Kamban, due to his deep gratitude to Sadaiyappa Vallal had 
> referenced Sadaiyappa Vallal or to his ansestors in the Kamba 
> Ramayanam. This was in about every 100 verses. At the time of 
> Arangetram of the Kamba Ramayanam in SriRangam Temple, the scholars 
> objected to this and said this is not very appropriate to refer, 
> that too every 100 verses. So Kamban readily removed the reference 
> in most places and kept the reference at about once every thousand 
> verses. 

This is very interesting. Could Hari Krishnan or someone else
who is well versed in Kamban confirm if such verses do exist,
and whether they rise to the level of nara-stuti? If so, why
would not Periyalvar also be disqualified for his citation of
'abhimAna-tungan-selvan' who is reputed to have been his 
benefactor?

adiyen
Mani



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