On the occation of ani anusham - sriman-nAthamunikal thirunakshatram on 18th June 2016
Painting of Nammazhwar along with madhurakaviazhwar and nAtamunigal. Ramanujar is seen at azhwar's thiruvadi.
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swami nammazhwar |
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- Nammazhwar is depicted with upadesha mudrai in hand.
- he is adorning the vakula pushpa maalai
- with dwadasha urdhva-pundram and tapta shanka chakra laanchanam
- also kaaramaaran kondai is depicted
- madhurakavi azhwar is depicted with prapanna paaagai - a variant of kireeta adorned by prapannas
- also madhurakaviazhwar is shown with taalapathram in hand - writing down the drAvida vEdAntha
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- nAthamunigal on the other side is depicted with araiyar kulla - a variant of prapanna paaagai
- also naathamunigal has taalam in hands
- ramanujar is decpited at the thiruvadi of azhwar
- the thiruppuli - tintrini-vruksham - is depicted behind azhwar
- atop the vruksham we have periya perumal along with a pair of parots.
- thanks to Ramanujan Iyengar & Sripuram Srikanth for their invaluable inputs
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Let us conclude with this sloka from parAnkushAshtakam:
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नमज्जनस्य चित्तभित्तिभक्तिचित्रतूलिका
भवाहिवीर्यभञ्जने नरेन्द्रमन्त्रयन्त्रणा |
प्रपन्नलोककैरवप्रसन्नचारुचन्द्रिका
शठारिहस्तमुद्रिका हठात्करोतु मे मनः ||
पराङ्कुशाष्टकम् - 8
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How can we get this art
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