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obtained the emancipation known as having a Form similar
to Vishnu, and had marks of the conch and discus on them:
अक्षीणलक्ष्मीसहाय चरणभक्तिभाजनमानसा बभूवु रिहैव सारूप्यभाज
इव शंखचक्रलांछनाः सकल द्विजातिसंघाः
Some scholars think that this reference to the conch and
discus being stamped on all Brahmans, is probably an
indication that Somanatha was a Smartha Brahmana.
C.
At page 18 of the Sanskrit text, the verse beginning with
श्रेयः पट्टणगोपुरं and ending with निद्रातियत्सैकते appears to refer to
God Ranganathaswami of Seringapatam. If so, it is an
interesting reference, as the year of Brahmanya Thirtha's
visit was circa 1440 A.D., Sri Vyasaraja having been born
in 1446 A.D., after his parents had two other children (see
para 110).
D.
At page 20 of the Sanskrit text, the following verse
occurs:
नाम्नां कयित्वा तं वंदे रामेण स्थापितं पुरा ।
aiga faenunaiset gyà giàġna: 11
Here तं वंदे is probably a clerical error for तंदेव. And नान्नांकयित्वा
probably modifies. The meaning would then be :-
"Brahmanya Thirtha saw the God Rama installed after
his own name by Rama, and felt delight." The founder
Rama was evidently the father of Ballana Sumati and the
grandfather of the future Vyasaraja. The
Rama temple is
even now the largest temple in the place. (See para 27 of
obtained the emancipation known as having a Form similar
to Vishnu, and had marks of the conch and discus on them:
अक्षीणलक्ष्मीसहाय चरणभक्तिभाजनमानसा बभूवु रिहैव सारूप्यभाज
इव शंखचक्रलांछनाः सकल द्विजातिसंघाः
Some scholars think that this reference to the conch and
discus being stamped on all Brahmans, is probably an
indication that Somanatha was a Smartha Brahmana.
C.
At page 18 of the Sanskrit text, the verse beginning with
श्रेयः पट्टणगोपुरं and ending with निद्रातियत्सैकते appears to refer to
God Ranganathaswami of Seringapatam. If so, it is an
interesting reference, as the year of Brahmanya Thirtha's
visit was circa 1440 A.D., Sri Vyasaraja having been born
in 1446 A.D., after his parents had two other children (see
para 110).
D.
At page 20 of the Sanskrit text, the following verse
occurs:
नाम्नां कयित्वा तं वंदे रामेण स्थापितं पुरा ।
aiga faenunaiset gyà giàġna: 11
Here तं वंदे is probably a clerical error for तंदेव. And नान्नांकयित्वा
probably modifies. The meaning would then be :-
"Brahmanya Thirtha saw the God Rama installed after
his own name by Rama, and felt delight." The founder
Rama was evidently the father of Ballana Sumati and the
grandfather of the future Vyasaraja. The
Rama temple is
even now the largest temple in the place. (See para 27 of