[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2739 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2739 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2739 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2739](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2739) 4) Santānagopālam. Pūntānam spent most of his time in the temple of Guruvāyūr after the death of his child. It was at this time that the great scholar Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭatiri, author of the famous Nārāyaṇīya, was in the temple worshipping the deity there. Pūntānam had written a poem ‘Santānagopālam’ in the pāna style and he took it to the great pandit Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭatiri for correction. With the haughtiness that was his trait he said "What is there for correction in a Malayālam poem? Nothing but blunders will there be in it. Especially when Pūntānam is not well-versed in Sanskrit grammar. It will therefore be full of mistakes." Pūntānam could not contain the rebuff and he wept bitterly. Then from the inside of the temple came a voice which said "Though Pūntānam is not a grammarian like you Bhaṭṭatiri, he is a greater devotee of mine than you. His Bhakti is more appealing to me than your vibhakti." The divine voice made Bhaṭṭatiri feel sorry and ashamed of his behaviour and he begged Pūntānam to grant him pardon and immediately went through his work giving suggestions for improvement. - [Previous: c8.2738](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2738) - [Next: c8.2740](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2740) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2739](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2739) · Pramāṇa