Ramanuja Nutrantati
| Ramanuja Nutrantati | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Periya Koil Nambi |
| Language | Tamil |
| Period | 9th–10th century CE |
| Verses | 108 |
TheRamanuja Nutrantati(Tamil:இராமானுச நூற்றந்தாதி,romanized:Rāmānuca Nūṛṛantāti,lit. 'Ramanuja's hundred hymns')[1]is a work ofTamilHinduliterature written by Periya Koil Nambi, consisting of 108pasurams (hymns).[2]It was composed in the poetic style of theantati,in which the last word of each verse is also structured as the first word of the following verse.[3]
According toSri Vaishnavatradition, the composition of these hymns is regarded to have impressedRamanujaso much that he conferred the epithetTiruvarangatu Amudhanarupon the author.[4]The saintManavala Mamuniis regarded to have added it to the compendium of theAlvars's hymns, theNalayira Divya Prabandham.The work is also referred to asPrabandha GayatriinSanskrit.[5]
Legend
[edit]According to tradition, Periya Koil Nambi was initially an opponent of Ramanuja, whose activities as the chief priest of theSrirangam templeare said to have interfered with the latter's work. The deityRanganathahimself is said to have appeared in a dream of Nambi, pleading the case of Ramanuja. While Ramanuja started to discuss the prospect of leaving Srirangam with his disciple named Kurathalvar, Nambi appeared and sought to become ashishya(disciple) of the former, having realised his greatness. Ramanuja, however, askedKurathalvarto accept him as his own shishya instead. With this, the animosity between the two men came to an end, and Nambi handed over the keys to the temple to Ramanuja. In time, he composed theRamanuja Nutrantati.[6]
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| Vaishnavism |
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Hymns
[edit]The second hymn of this work extols the deeds of Ramanuja:[7]
I cannot understand this good fortune. My heart does not think of anything other than the extreme benevolence of Ramanuja. He gave up the company of men who do not contemplate the lotus feet of the nectar-groves-surrounded-Arangam lord, and only sought the feet of the Kuraiyalur king, Tirumangai Alvar.
— Ramanuja Nutrantati,Hymn 2
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Reṭṭiyār, Na Cuppu; Reddiar, Nallappa Subbu (1977).Religion and Philosophy of Nālāyira Divya Prabandham with Special Reference to Nammālvār.Sri Venkateswara University. p. 215.
- ^Venkataraman, M. (2022-05-31).Alwars: The Vaishnavite Saints.Venkataraman M. p. 8.
- ^"P202263.htm".tamilvu.org.Retrieved2022-08-16.
- ^Srinivasan, Gopal (2018-01-10).In Praise of Srī Rāmānujā – A word to word translation in English of 108 Scintillating Verses in Tamizh by Thiruvaragatthu Amudanār – an Ardent Contemporary Devotee.Notion Press. p. 62.ISBN978-1-948424-80-6.
- ^திருவரங்கத்தமுதனார் (1940).திருவரங்கத்தமுதனார் அருளிச்செய்த பிரபந்நகாயத்ரி, என்னும், இராமாநுச நூற்றந்தாதி(in Tamil). மாடல் அச்சுக்கூடம்.
- ^"Sri Raamaanuja Nootrandhaadhi" by Amudhanaar [K. R. KrishnaSwamy, Paduka Krupa A&K Prakashana, 1st edition, 2005].p. 4.
- ^Makarand Joshi.The Sacred Book Of Four Thousand 01 Nalayira Divya Prabandham Sri Rama Bharati 2000.p. 740.
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