Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: That Azhvar saw and spoke what was already said, is shown next. Acharya Hrudhayam 47: ‘nAl vEdham kaNDa purANa riShi manthradharshigaLaip pOlE, ivaraiyum rishi muni kavi ennum.’ nAl vEdham
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: To be compared to the Vedas, should the Divya Prabandham not have the qualities of “always existing” and “not created by any one”? Instead they appear to be created
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: The Vedas are considered great because of qualities such as Being Shastras Representing His command Having no flaws Coming through an oral tradition Being true, and Being without origin
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: In this angi-anga-upanga structure, the Vedas which are the angi (the main body) have the most prominence due to their greatness. Is there something like that in the Divya
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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama:Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: We can say Thiruvaymozhi is Tamil Veda. But Sanskrit Vedas has Anga’s (component parts) and Upanga’s (secondary parts). The four Vedas (Rk, Yajur, Saama and Atharvana), have six angas – namely, Seeksha
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: It may be that Tamil is also anAdhi like Sanskrit. But, is there any proof that there is something called Tamil Veda? Acharya Hrudhayam 42: “‘vaDamozhi maRai’ enRadhu, thenmozhi
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: Can we say there is Veda in Tamil? Vedas are written in Sanskrit which has no origin. But Tamil is said to have been created by the sage Agasthya.
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: If Thiruvaymozhi is a Veda, should it not then be in the same language as the other Vedas – viz Sanskrit? That question is answered next. Acharya Hrudhayam 40:
Azhvar Prabandha Vailakshanyam 4
Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: Previously it was said that Thiruvaymozhi, made of a thousand shakas (“sandhangaL Ayiram”), is a Veda. The question if it can be considered as a Veda, is answered next.
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Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Srimath Anantharya Mahagurave Nama: Srimath Varavaramunaye Nama: If Brahmanyam and Vaishnavatvam are different like this, can’t one stay as a Brahmin without becoming a Srivaishnava? That is, learn the Vedas but not Thiruvaymozhi. Acharya Hrudhayam 38: