Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 The Hindu : Devotional hymnsSrI: As adiyEn prepares to cover the Sankeertanas of AnnamAchArya , I came across this article in The Hindu on AnnamaacgArya on Lord Narasimhan at Ahobilam . Could anyone having a copy of this book in USA help me by lending it for a few days to browse ? I will proceed with the material in the book by Srimathy Ambika Ananth and Dr.Dixit " Nectar Ocean of AnnamaachArya " with respect to sankeerhtanAs on Lord Narasimha , AchArya RaamAnuja and Adhi VaNN SathakOpar . This book can be purchased at TTD Book stores at Thirumala and perhaps Chennai . This book is priced at Rs.65 .. NamO Sri NrusimhAya , V.Sadagopan Online edition of India's National Newspaper Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003 Group PublicationsBusiness LineThe SportstarFrontlineThe Hindu About Us Contact Us Book Review Published on Tuesdays Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young World | Quest | Folio | Book Review Devotional hymns ANNAMACHARYA ON LORD NARASIMHA AT AHOBILAM: Dr. M.S. Ramesh and Dr. M.S. Rajajee; published by Sri Ahobila Math, Hyderabad - 500013. Rs.50. THE FASCINATION of Narasimha Avatara to poet devotees is the uniqueness of the man-lion form and the " Rowdra " and " Soulabya " trait of this incarnation. The Prahlada episode brings out the all-pervading Parabrahman even as Lord Narayana emerged instantaneously to prove the devotee's word. Potana, the great Telugu poet, has lost himself in picturising the scene of Hiranyakasipu, Prahlada and Lord Narasimha where both the " Rowdra " and " Soulabya " aspects come to play. The same inspiration makes Annamacharya exclaim in these words: Sari-Hiranyakasipu-samhara- Simhamu Araya-Prahlaaduni-aa pad-uddhaara-Simhamu Inspite of the ferociousness of Narasimha, the avatara strikes terror only on the wicked and blessing the pious (Aareeti-neekolu-vitte Ahobalamu-meeda...... Saantamu-lokamu-meeda as Annamacharya hails the Lord). Of the 32,000 songs said to have been composed by Annamacharya, 500 are on Narasimha and 150 especially on Ahobilam. As in the case of Sri Thyagaraja, who in the songs in Prahlada Bhakta Vijayam addresses Sri Rama, Annamacharya too identifies Lord Narasimha with Lord Venkateswara of the Seven Hills, his " Ishtadevata " (Hari Sri Venkatadri Ahobalesudu)Annamacharya has composed hymns on the Nava Narasimhas. The essence of them is the greatness of Saranagati, Acharya Bhakti and for such devotees Lord Narasimha is not a terror but a benign, <243>bewitching God (Daasula-mohana-Narasimhudu). His devotion boils down to the sentiment Satata-Sree-Venkateswara-Divya-Narasimha. The authors, in the first five chapters, deal with Narasimha Avatara, as mentioned in several puranas, the significance of the Ahobila Kshetra, Ahobila Math and the noteworthy Jeeyars and the life history of Annamacharya. Towards the end of the book they have given the hymns of Annamacharya in English script with meaning. The book is well illustrated with colour pictures of Nava Narasimha Kshetrams, Sri Ramanuja, the Jeeyars and two snapshots of upper Ahobilam and lower Ahobilam. As Sri Thyagaraja, in his work Prahlada Bhakta Vijayam, makes the child devotee exclaim Naa-jayamunu-joochi-nammare-devuni (People do not have faith in God even after seeing my triumph), the same is the message of Annamacharya expressed in his songs on Narasimha Avatara and Ahobila Kshetra. SVK Printer friendly page Send this article to Friends by E-Mail Book Review Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young World | Quest | Folio | Select Articles a.. Showcasing heritage b.. Medicinal plants c.. The female psyche Archives a.. Datewise News News Update Front Page National Regional: • Southern States • Other States International Opinion Business Sport Miscellaneous Index -------- The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | Home | Comments to : thehindu 2003, The Hindu Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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