Re: on the NJ/NY SatAvadhAnam -Reply
D. Sreenivasa Rao (dsr@VNET.IBM.COM)
Mon, 09 Sep 96 17:57:31 -0500
:>Even if you can get 108 pRchchakulu, the avadhaani is not going to take all
:>the questions and keep in his memory and simultaneously work on them.
:>
:>I have seen Sree Sarma perform the sahasraavadhaanam in Hyderabad
:>this Jan (or Feb ?) continuously for 21 days. The pRchchakulu were
:>asking the questions one after another. The avadhaani proceeded to the
:>next one only after finishing the one on hand. (He had very few in
:>pending). So isn't this effectively Ekaavadhanam or utmost
:>ashTaavadhaanam embedded in a grand 108/1116 avadhaanam ?
:>
:>Madan Mohan
Actually, for items like dattapadi and samasya pUraNam, the avadhAni
is supposed to give only a prtial solution in the first round for
each prichchakA's query, and come back much later to finish it up.
In the NY performaance, Sarma garu simplified it by giving the samasya
pUraNam in one shot. I am not sure if this is more or less difficult
for the avadhAni, given that he has to recite all that he said at the
end (samasyalu, dattapadulu, varNanalu, etc). In fact, it is this
dhAraNa that distinguishes the various avadhAnams. It is much simpler
with 8 prichchakAs, as opposed to 108, 216 or 1116.
I am not sure if I have given the complete answer.
--sreenivas-- dsr@vnet.ibm.com