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However, the wooden slippers, yoga stick/rod and narayam (stylus) belonging to Ezhuthachan were retrieved. In a fire that broke out in 1868 the manuscripts, books and a major portion of the ‘Madhom’ were destroyed. This story finds mention in Logan’s Malabar Manual. It is believed that Soorya Narayanan collected the Acharya’s methiyadi (wooden slippers), yoga dandu (stick/rod), Bhagavatham, Bhasma sanchi (cloth bag or pouch for keeping sacred ash) and a few manuscripts from Ezhuthachan’s daughter or daughter-in-law. The ‘Madhom’ is flanked by temples of Rama and Siva and agraharams of Brahmins.Ī story has it that Ezhuthachan died in his house at Thrikantiyoor and as per his wish his disciple Soorya Narayanan established the ‘Gurumadhom’. However, scholars differ, and going by the ‘Madhom records’ they establish that the ‘Madho’ was in fact established by Soorya Narayanan Ezhuthachan. They were Karunakaran Ezhuthachan, Soorya Narayanan Ezhuthachan and Devan Gopalan Ezhuthachan. The Acharya had trained disciples there and three of them followed his path. But there is little evidence to prove that the ‘Madhom’ was built by Ezhuthachan.
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The ‘Madhom’ situated close to the Bharathapuzha river is supposed to have been built in AD 1554 (729ME). Parameswara Iyer, Ezhuthachan had visited holy places twice in his lifetime, and on his second visit he established the monastery. Thunchan Gurumadhom: A memorial in the name of Thunchathu Ezhuthachan situated at Chittoor in Palakkad district. Though Bhagavatham Kilipattu is in the name of Ezhuthachan, most research scholars dispute it. Among his works, only Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilipattu and Mahabharatham Kilipattu received much acceptance and appreciation. So, some researchers maintain that as his elder brother was Raman, it was only natural that the younger one came to be known as Ramanujan.Įzhuthachan’s Works: It is generally considered that the main works of Ezhuthachan are A dhyatma Ramayanam Kilipattu, Mahabharatham Kilipattu, Irupathinaalu Vritham, Harinamakeerthanam, Chinta Ratnam and Uthara Ramayanam. However 6th century is accepted by scholars as the period of his life.Įven though we do not know his real name, Ezhuthachan himself had mentioned about an elder brother named Raman. Unfortunately, there is no record to prove his parentage or the period during which he lived. It is generally believed that Ezhuthachan was born near the Thrikantiyoor Siva Temple by the side of the Ponnani river, Malappuram district. Ezhuthachan is the originator of ‘Kilipattu’ movement in Kerala. Literary historians include him in the category of ancient triumvirate poets. He is also honored as the father of the Malayalam language. ‘Kannassan Parambu’ near Thiruvalla is supposed to be the birthplace of Rama Panikkar.Įzhuthachan was a leading light of Bhakthi movement in Kerala who enjoyed the status of ‘Acharya’ (Guru) in Malayalam. It is even believed that in poetic compositions, Ezhuthachan had borrowed from Kannassan poets. No gainsaying, the Kannassan poets occupied a place of pride above Ezhuthachan in Kerala. They contend that Madhava Panikkar who composed Bhasha Bhagavad Gita belonged to Malayinkeezhu, Sankara Panikkar, author of Bharatha Mala hailed from Vellangallur, and Rama Panikkar who wrote Ramayanam, Bhagavatham, Bharatham, Sivarathri Mahatmyam was from Niranam. They argue that the Kannassan poets belonged to different regions. But modern day - researchers dispute that Niranam poets are of the same family. Kannappa Panikkar, the father of Madhava Panikkar and Sankara Panikkar, was known as Kannassan. Madhava Panikkar and Sankara Panikkar were uncles of Rama Panikkar. Members of the same family, they lived between AD 1350 and AD1450. It is believed that all of them hailed from Niranam, a hamlet near Thiruvalla Taluk at Pathanamthitta district. Known as Niranam poets, the Kannassan poets include Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar.