Pranam As stated in my earlier email, these write up are are stories without basis and a folklore only . At age 80 one need not listen to these. KR IRS 14222
On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 at 06:03, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 02-2022-13 > > Dear friends, > > These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in > my computer from Nampoothiri.com. > > *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 14-02-2022* > > Q1 What is the leaneage of Pakkanar? > > A1 Families of Paakkanaar lineage live in this colony in 18 houses in > Pakkanar colony near Tirthala. > > The story goes that it was Paakkanar who actually made a "Thampraakkal" > out of "Aazhvaancheri Thampraakkal", who is considered as the head of the > Namboothiris of the region. > > Q2 What is the Rajakan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A2 Rajakan: It was a washerman living along the river Nila who found and > raised another child abandoned along the river bank by Vararuchi. Since his > five children were girls, the washerman was happy to raise the boy as their > own, and was named Rajakan. > > Rajakan instituted a religious learning centre (Vydikavidyaalayam) at > Kadavalloor which later became the prime venue of the Vedic testing process > > Q3 What is the Naranathu Branthan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A3 Narayanamangalathu Mana. This is the illam to which the crazy boy, one > of the new-borns left behind by Vararuchi, was taken and raised, and who > later became the famous "Naaraanathu Bhraanthan" (The mad man of > *Naaraanath).* > > *Naaraanath Bhraanthan's craziness was well told through stories of his > living in cremation ground, and rolling of rocks up and down the hill.* > > Naaraanath Bhraanthan was so intelligent and courageous that he performed > the Upanayanam of a mad boy of a mad member of Kalpuzha Mana, during > midnight the most auspicious time he found during that year for that boy. > > The mad boy later became a perfect gentleman and did many wonders. One > can see the temple built and deified by Naaraanath Bhraanthan on the top of > the hill at Raayiranellur near Koppam, in the western border of Palakkad > district. > > Though raised as a Brahmanan, Naaraanath Bhraanthan did not follow the > rites and rituals of Namboothiris, which is perhaps why he was considered *as > "Elayathu" (A semi-Brahmanan caste).* > > Q4 What is the Karaikkal matha story- Vararuchi’s only daughter? > > Q4 Kaarakkal Maatha: It is said that Kavalappara Swaroopam, who observes > "pula" with Mezhathol Agnihothri, owes ancestry to Kaarakkal Maatha, the > only girl in the Pantheerukulam. > > Q5 What is the Akavoor chathan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A5 Akavoor Chaathan: Chaathan was the manager of Akavoor Mana, located at > Vellarappilly, near Aluva, on the bank of the river Periyar. > > He is the "Vysyan" in the Pantheerukulam. > > Vararuchi, during the pilgrimage along the Periyar had abandoned the boy > there. The "Cheruman" (a low caste) who found the child named it Chaathan > (typical of that caste) but *entrusted it with an "Ambalavaasi*" (one who > serves in temples), but Chaathan family ended up in Akavoor Mana - so goes > the story. > > Q6 What is the Vaduthala nair story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A6 . Vaduthala Nair: Vaduthala Nair, the "Soodra" of Pantheerukulam > belongs to the present Kundooly Nair family of Mezhathur, near Thrithala. > > It was this family who took and raised the infant left behind by the > Vararuchi couple while on the pilgrimage along the river Nila banks. Vaduthala > Nair was an expert in martial arts. > > Q7 What is the Vallon story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A7 Vallon: *It is said that the Vallon of Pantheerukulam is actually the > very renowned "Thiruvalluvar" who composed the Dravida Vedam*. > > Vallon belongs to the higher sect among Paraya caste (a low caste) in > Tamil Nadu. > > Q8 What is the Uppukottan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A8 . Uppukottan: Uppukottan, who was raised as a Muslim, was born in > Ponnani at the mouth of the Nila river. > > *He was a crazy trader, mainly in salt and cotton,* who used to bring > salt, which is so common in Ponnani, from Palakkad, and take cotton to > Palakkad, which is common there. > > Q9 What is the Pananar story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A9 . Paananaar: Paananaar belonged to Thiruvarangu. *It is believed that > the Paanar of Kerala owe ancestry to this Paananaar .* > > Paananaar is referred to in the famous Tamil grammar text (Vyakarana > Grantham) "Tholkkaappiyam", the Sankara period treatises "Akanaanooru", > "Pathittupathu", etc., and in the northern ballads (Vatakkan Paattukal). > > Q10 What is the Perunthachan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A10. Perumthachan: The head carpenter of Uliyannoor found and raised one > boy and made him "Perumthachan". > > Temples designed and built by this genius of a carpenter can be seen all > over Kerala. The Viswakarma (builder) of these wonderful edicts is > claimed to be the ancestor of the Perumthachan carpenter family of > Uliyannoor. > > Q11 What is the vayillakunnnilappan story- Vararuchi’s son? > > A11 Vaayillaakkunnilappan: *This is the only one among the Pantheerukulam > without progeny. * > > Vararuchi consecrated (deified) alive one of his sons on the top of a hill > in Kadampazhipuram, in today's Palakkad district. > > It is believed that this deity of silence is actually the lord of sound > and ability to talk. > > Q12 Do Mezhathol Agnihothri was a social revolutionary? > > A12 The place of Mezhathol Agnihothri as a social revolutionary is quite > unmatched. > > *This great rejuvenator of the Yagna (Yaagam) culture was also > instrumental in eliminating child-marriage*, and in the amicable integration > of the Saiva (Sankaran) and Vaishnava (Narayanan) schools, a unique > venture among Braahmanans in India. *Kerala has many Sankaranarayana > temples.* > > Q13 Do Bhattathiries are Nampoothiries or any other community? What is > pattathanam? > > A13 Bhattathiries are nampoothiries only. Some families among the > Namboothiri community became Bhattathiris in one of the following three > ways: > > Saasthra Bhattathiris (Meemaamsa Bhattathiris): The primary mission in > life of Namboothiris used to be the acquisition of knowledge and its wise > application. > > Saasthra Bhattathiris pursued this mission as well as teaching and > specialising in Sanskrit, Vedam, Linguistics, Astronomy, Astrology, > Architecture, Meemaamsa, Tharkam (logic) and so on. > > *The Tali temple in Calicut was the venue of these* debates History says > that Saamoothiris started organising Pattathaanams to expiate certain sins > they committed in the past. > > Pattathaanam helped to promote the image of Samoothiris by encouraging the > scholars and poets. > > Saamoothiris wanted to see the spread of knowledge in their > principalities. Pattathaanams were held regurlary till Tippu Sulthan's > invasion of Malabar. > > But the last Pattathaanam was held in 1110 ME (1934 AD). > > Chennas Namboodiripad, Kakkassery Bhattathiri, six Payyur Bhattathiris and > Uddanda Saastrikal were prominent among them. > > *The fact that even Melpathoor Bhattathiri, an exponent in Grammer, Poetry > and Philosophy (Vedaantham) failed six times on this stage and thereby > missed the purse and position*, shows how high the standard of this > assembly was. > > Holding of Pattathaanams and selecting the scholars were the > responsibility of members of Kudalloor Mana. Kudalloor Mana got this status > due to the excellent performance of its members in Pattathaanam > > These families got "Bhatta" titles from the Samoothiris of Kozhikode after > passing various examinations conducted during the famous "Pattathaanam they > continue to use Nambudiripad as surname. > > Smaartha Bhattathiris: In olden days, certain families specialised in > *conducting > trials and bringing out the evidences from the mouth of the culprit, *if > a Namboothiri (man or woman) committed sins in social life. > > *The job was almost like that of the prersent-day judge*. The king or an > equally responsible person pronounced the judgement, based on the evidences > collected and presented by these experts. Smaartha Vichaaram", and the > expert conducting it was called Smaarthan or Smaartha Bhattathiri Some of > these families are now known as Bhattathiripad due to respect > > 3. Bhaagavatha Bhattathiri: Pecialisation in oratory and recitation of > "Puraanams" (epics) like Bhaagavatham was also considered a great > achievement among Namboothiris.Thus, ordinary people gave them > "Bhattathiri" title. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/86832752.839421.1644798800861%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/86832752.839421.1644798800861%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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