Sri Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva Parabrahmane Namaha// Sri Parakal Yteendra Mahadesikaya Namaha// Sree: I would request you to consider mentioning the name of Tallapaka Annamacharya in the list of the history of SreeVaishnavism. Being the diciple of Sri Sri AdiVan Satakopa Jeer, Annamacharya studied the Sri Bhasyam and Ramayanam under his holiness and by the Acharyas grace, he has composed some 32,000 Sankirtanas, which are nothing but divine melodious forms of the tenets of Ramanuja siddantha. Not much is known about Annamacharya and his contibutions to Ramanuja Siddantha. It was his presence along with greats like Ahobilam Jeer, PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram Annan, etc that SreeVaishnavism flourished once again in the 15th century. His sankirtanas were hidden in a rock cell in the tirumala temple beside Sree Bhasyakarla Sannidhi and was found only in the 1950's. SreeVaishnavas DO NOT really know about the immense contributions he has made to our sampradayam, and i feel that it is our duty to give him the due respect when we speak of our purvacharyas. Out of his 32,000 kirtanas,14000 are available, and not one is on any other deity than Sriman Narayana. The only kirtanas which are not on Narayana are a few on Ramanuja, who was Annamacharyas 'Speaking God' (as he calls him) and one was on SRi SRi Adivan Satakopa Jeer. Every sankirtana is faithfully adherent to the commandments of Ramanuja. You will be surprised to know that some of the sankirtanas have words verbatim from Ramanujas bhashyas or Alwar Pasurams. M.S Subbulakshmi has rendered some excellent sankirtanas of Annamacharya in the balaji pancharatnamala series. The notable ones are: 1) Tolliyunu Marraku- kirtana on Srirangam Ranganatha 2) Vande Vasudevam- kirtana sung in praise of kanchi Varadaraja 3)Sriman Narayana- a kirtana based on the Dvayam 4)Bhavamu Lona- a kirtana summarizing the supremacy of Sriman Narayana 5) Entamatramuna- a kirtana declaring that the deity at Tirumala is none other than Lord Narayana Please listen to these songs carefully and analyze the Visistadvaita bhavam in Annamacharyas Sankirtanas. You will realize what a great SreeVaishnava he is. sadly, his name is always left out. I feel that it is not right to ignore such a great contribution made to Ramanujas Siddantham by this Parama bagavatha. Though no school of Ramanuja recognizes his contributions, i never forget to chant his Taniyan when i think of our purvacharyas. If his name is left out, it is like leaving out one precious gem from the garland of SreeVaishnava acharyas. it is my sincere request that Adiyen help me in propogating the contributions of Annamacharya. i am willing to share with the group some very brilliant sankirtanas of annamacharya that contain the nectar of the teaching of Ramanuja matham. I assure you that reading every single one of them will be an exhuberant experience and will enlighten us on the great life of Annamacharya, the amsa of nandaka, - the true follower of Ramanujas divine commandments. Please tell me you opinion Adiyen. Yours Respectfully, With all humility, Adviteeya --- sgopan <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > SrI : > > Dear Fellow Students of the History of Sri > VaishNavam : > > Before we get to the time lines of the Kings , > Emperors > who strutted the stages of historical India , we > have to summarize > the time lines of our VaishNavite AchAryAs and see > where they intersected > and impacted each other . > > For reference purposes , we stated that the AzhwArs > & AchAryA's times > span from the 3rd Century A.D ( Mudhal AzhwArs ) to > the 9th Century A.D > ( Thirumangai AzhwAr , the last of the AzhwArs) . > Once again , let me state > that there are understandable problems in dating the > exact times of the AzhwArs . > > Regarding the AchAryAs , We will start with Swamy > Natha Muni ( 824-924 A.D) > and conclude with Swamy MaNavALa Maamuni ( 1370-1444 > A.D) . A brief > coverage would be made to the current times . > > In between Swamy Naatha Muni's times and today , > there have been many AchAryAs , > who grew VaishNavam to newer pinncales of excellence > and that tradition continues . > Here is a roaster in a chronological sense and > AchArya-Sishya hierarchy . There might be > some gaps and knowledgable devotees are requested to > step in and correct . It would > not be possible to include all sishyAs of a > particuar AchAryan : > > 1. Naathamuni ( 824-924 A.D) , Sishyar of Swamy > NammAzhwAr > > 2. PunDareekAkshar/UyyakkoNDAr ( 826-931 A.D), > Sishyar of > Swamy Naatha Muni . > > 3. MaNakkAl Nambi / Raama Misrar ( 832-937 A.D) , > AchAryan of > YaamunAchArya ( Swamy AaLavanthAr ) . > > 4. YaamunAchArya ( 916-1041 A.D ) , the grand son > of Naatha Muni. > > 5. Sri Saila PoorNar/ Thirumalai Nambi ( 973-1073 > A.D) , > Uncle of AchArya RaamAnujA and one of the five > AchAryAs > of Bhagavad RaamAnujA . He was the Sishyar of > Swamy AaLavanthAr. > > 6. Periya Nambi ( b 998 A.D) , One of the five > AchAryAs of > Bhagavad RaamAnujA . He is another sishyar of > Swamy > AaLavanthAr . More information is available at > : > > http://www.srivaishnava.org/sva/pnambi.htm > > 7. AchArya RaamAnujA ( 1017-1137 A.D) , Many > sishyAs , 74 SimhAsanAdhipathis > from whom the AasrayaNa Paramparai , Sri > BhAshya Paramparai and > Bhagavad Vishaya Paramparais are traced . > > 8. Thirukkuruhai PirAn PiLLAn (Jn~Ana Puthran of > Bhagavad RamaanujA ) > and son of Sri Saila PoorNar /Thirumalai Nambi > , author of 6000 PaDi , > the first commentary on ThiruvAimozhi . > > 9. KurEsar ( 1010-1116 A.D ) or (1031-1137 A.D) , > AchAryan of Thiruvarangatthu AmudanAr . Father > of > both Swamy ParAsara Bhattar and Veda VyAsa > Bhattar , > who gave his eyes for the Darsanam . > > 10 . EmbAr ( 1026-1131 A.D) , Cousin of Bhagavad > RaamAnujA, > AchAryan Of ParAsara Bhattar . > > 11. MadapaLLi AacchAn / Kidambi AacchAn ( 1057-1157 > A.D ) , > who performed MaDapaLLi Kaimkaryam for > AchArya RaamAnujA > at the request of ThitukkOttiyUr Nambi , > another AchAryan of > Bhagavad RaamAnujA. > > 12. NadAthUr AzhwAn/ Varada VishnumisrA ( 1165-1275 > A.D ), > AchArya RaamAnujA's sister's son . > > 13. YengaL AazhwAn / VishNu Chitthar ( 1106-1206 > A.D), > Sishyar of PiLLAn , Commentator on VishNu > PurANam. > > 14. Thirumalai AaNpiLLai AnanthAzhwAn (b 1053 A.D) , > who > volunteered to go to Thirumalai to perform > Pushpa Kaimkaryam > at the behest of AchArya RaamAnujA . > > 15. AathrEya RaamAnujar ( 1220-1310 A.D) , Maternal > uncle of > Swamy Desikan and latter's AchAryan . > > 16. Vatsya VaradAchArya /NadAthUr AmmAL ( 1165-1275 > A.D) , > The AchAryan of AthrEya RaamAnujar and > Sudarsana Bhattar , > the author of Srutha PrakAsikA . > > 17. ParAsara Bhattar ( b 1074 ) / Sri RangEsa > Purohithar , the Elder son > Of Swamy KurEsar and ANDAL and AchAryan of > Nanjeeyar . > > 12. Nanjeeyar ( b 1054) , Author of 9000 PaDi , who > hailed from Melkote > prior to his losing the debate with Swamy > ParAsara Bhattar. > > 13 . NampiLLai / LokAcchAr( b 1127 A.D) : Great > Commentator on > ThiruvAimozhi . > > 14. Vadakku Thriuveethi PiLLai ( 1167-1264 A.D), > Father of Swamy > PiLLai LokAcchAr and Azhagiya MaNavALa > NaayanAr and > a distinguished sishyar of NampiLLai . > > 15. PeriyavAcchAn PILLai / KrishNa Suri ( b 1159) , > VyAkhyAna Chakravarthy , who was another > distinguished sishyar of NampiLLai . > > 15. Swamy PiLLai LOkAcchAr ( 1205-1326 ) , anchor of > > TennAchArya SampradhAyam ; author of Ashta > Dasa > RahasyAs and the elder son of Vadakku > Thiruveethi PiLLai . > > 16. Swamy VedAntha Desikar ( 1268-1369 A.D) , anchor > of > Vadakalai SampradhAyam after AchArya > RaamAnujA's time > and a contemproary of PiLLai LokAcchAr & > Sudarsana Soori . > > 17. KumAra VaradAcchAr ( 1316-1401 A.D) , Son and > Primary > disciple of Swamy Desikan . > > 18. Brahma Tantra Svatantrar ( 1286-1386 A.D) , > Founder of > ParakAla Matam and Key disciple of Swamy > Desikan . > More information about the Vaibhavam of the > revered Jeeyar's > of Parakaala Matam is available at : > > http://www.parakalamatham.org/welcome.shtml > > 19. PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram Annan ( 1300-1410 A.D) , > a disciple of > both KumAra VaradhAcchAr first & Swamy > MaNavALa Maamuni > later. > > 19. Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar ( 1378-1458 A.D ) , > the Founding > Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , who was initiated > into SanyAsAsramam > by Lord Narasimhan at AhObila KshEthram . He > iniitiated Swamy > MaNavALa Maamuni into SanyAsa Aasramam . > Sri Ahobila Matam > has 45 illustrious Jeeyars until now . More > information about > the Vaibhavam of Ahobila Matam Jeeyars are > available at : > > http://www.ahobilamutt.org/intro.html > > > 20. ThiruvAimozhi PiLLai , AchAryan of Swamy > MaNavALa Maamuni revered > === message truncated === __________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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