Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya Namaha
Sri Ranganatha Divya Mani Padhukabhyam Namaha
The Guru parampara has been identified differently by different authorities. From Sriman Narayanan to Bhagavath Ramanuja the succession is same for all the paramparas namely Rahasyathraya parampara, Sri Bhashya Parampara , and sri Bhagavath vishaya parampara samAsraya parampara,Kalakshepa parampara etc.( Bhagavan,The Devine Mother, VishvaksEnar NAthamuni, Uyyakkondar, Ramamisrar, AlavandAr , Peria Nambi and Bhagavath Ramanujar). From Bhagavath Ramanuja to Sri Gopalarya Maha Desikan, the names of our poorvacharyas in each parampara is given below (Ref: 301 st Birth anniversary malar of Sri Gopalarya Maha dEsikan ?published in 2001 by Srirangam srimad Andavan Asram)
Most of our Poorvacharyas were in all 3 paramparas.
Sri Para VasudEvan
Sri Mahalakshmi
VishvaksEnar
Nammazhvar
Sriman Nathamuni
PundarikAkshar(Uyyakondar)
Ramamisrar(Manakkal nimbi)
AlavandAr
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Rahasyam Sri Bhashyam Bhagavath vishayam
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Peria Nambi Peria Nambi ThirumAlai Andan
Sri Ramanujar Sri Ramanujar Sri Ramanujar
Prana tharthi
RamAnuja Pillan Sri Vishnu Chithar Vishnu chithar
RangarAja Pillan Nadadur Ammal NadAdur Ammal
APPULLAR Appullar Appullar
Swamy DEsikan Swamy Desikan Swamy Desika
Brahma thanthrar Brahma thantharar Brahma thanthrar
Gadika satham Ammal Gadika Satham ammal Gadika satham Ammal
Sri Varadha VishnuvAchar Sri Varadha VishnuvAchar Thrudeeya Parankusar
Ahobilam Desikachar Ahobilam Desikachar
Shashta Parankusamuni Shashta Parankusa muni Shashta parankusamun
Srisaila Thatha Desikan Sri saila Thatha Desikan Vangi.Srinivasachariar
Vathsya Ananthachariar Vathsya Ananthachariar Srisailam srinivaschar
Vasthya Ramanujachar Velamur Ranga Ramanujar Nadadur. Ananthachar
Paravasthu Venkatanathachar Velamur Ranganathachar Munivahana Swamy
Chithana Veera Raghavachar Chithanna Veeraraghavachar Srisaila Venkatachar
Kalyanavaham Ranganathar Kalyanavaham Ranganathar Kalyanavaham Ranganathar
Gopalarya Maha Desikan Gopalarya Maha Desikan Gopalarya Maha Desikan
Vazhuthu Andavan Vazhuthu Andavan Vazhuthur Andavan
The kAlakshepa parampara spreaded like a banyan tree from Vazhuthur Andavan,, namely,Srirangam
PeriAsramam, srirangam Poundarikapuram Asramam,Thirupputkuzhi swamy, Andikadu Parampara
(KedAndipatti swamy,Thiruvahindapuram swamy,Thiruppathi swamy, Denkanikkottai swamy,
Kapisthalam and Echampadi swamy,Kozhiyalam swamy, Uthamur swamy, Navaneetham paramparai,
sEtlur swamy,Garudapuram Swamy,Maduranthakam swamy, Navalpakkam Anannrya Desikan
Parampara, Ladapuram Gopalachar, Kondanki swamy, Valapettai swamy and many other acharyas.
Srirangam PeriAsramam rahasyathraya parampara has been already covered. In the this final part
Adiyen shall cover Acharya purushas in Sribhasya/Bhagavath vishaya parampara.
Sri Bhashya Parampara
Thirukkurugai Piran Pillan
Thanian:
VikyadhO YathisArvabhouma jaladhEs chandrOpamathvEna ya
SribhAshyeNa yadhanvayAs suvithA;sri Vishnu chithadhaya
VyAkhyAtham bhAshyakrudhAgyna upanishadham yO drAmideenam
VyadhAdhu purnam tham kurukEswaram guruvaram kArunyapurnam bhajE
Thirukkurugai Piran Pillan (Kurukesar) ? He was born as the second son of Periya Thirumalai Nambi. Year of Birth: Kali 4134 (1161 A.D) in the year of Srimuka Aippasi madham Poorvashaada Nakshathram. He was born in Shadamarshana Gothram. Tirumalainambi, entrusted the boy's education to the care of Sri Ramanuja. Pillan studied Vedanta, Divya prabhandam and other Sastras under Sri Ramanuja. He was performing Sidhantha pravachanam in Srirangam. He has authored Bhagavath vishayam 6000 padi Sri ramanuja ordered that this Grantham should be treated as a Kalakshepa Grantham.
Bhagavath Sri Ramanuja appointed 74 Simhasanatipatis for the propagation of Sampradayam. Of the 74 Simhasanatipatis, Sri Bhashyakarar appointed Thirukkurugai Piran Pillan, Nadadur Azhvan, Kidambi Acchan, and Mudaliandan as Sri Bhashya Simhasanatipatis and gave them the charge for the propagation of Sri Bhashyam. Of these four, Bhagavad Ramanuja selected Thirukkurugau Piran Pillan as Ubhaya Simhasanatipati and gave him the charge of propagation of Sri Bhashyam and Bhagavad Vishyam.His disciple was Sri vIshnuchithar also known as Engal AzhvAn.
Sri Vishnu chithar?(1106 to 1197 CE)
Thanian:
Sri vishnuchitha padha pankaja sangamAya chEtho mama spruhayathEkimatha;parENa/
nO chEnmamApi yathishekara BhAratheenAm bhAva;katham bavithumarhathi vAgvidhEya:
He was the disciple of Thirukurugai piran pillan. He was born in keelagam year in the month of Vaikasi with swathi as the birth star (Kali 4169) at Thiruvallarai. He was also known as Engal Alwan. After Pillan he was doing siddhantha pravachanam to sri vaishnavAs in Srirangam. He has auhored a vyaakyana grantham for Vishnu puraanam which was called Vishnu siddheeyam.
NadAdur Ammal also called as Varadha Desikar(1165-1275)
Thanian:
VandhEham varadhAryam tham vathsAbhi janabhooshaNam
BhAshyAmrutha pradhAnAdyas sanjeevayathi mAmapi.
He was born in the year Parthiva in the month of chithrai with chithai as his birth star.
His father?s name was Deavarajan and his grand father was Nadadur Alwan who was the nephew of Sri Bashyakarar. His gothram was Srivathsa gothram. Once when Sri Nadadurammal was young, he wanted to learn Sri Bashyam from his father Nadadur alvan. Alvan, however, asked Ammal to go to Engal Alvan (also known as Vishnu chiththar) at Tiruvellarai and learn it from him. So, Ammal went from Kanchi to Tiruvellarai and studied grantha chathustya kalakshepam at the holy feet of Engal alvan
He was performing Sampradhaya pravachanam at Kachi voithAn mandam in kanchi varadhan sannidhi to Appullar,sudharnachar,Vadakku thiruveedhipillai and other vidwans in kanchi. He had nominated his disciple Sudharnachar to write a vyAkyAnam to sri Bhashyam by name Srutha Prakasika. His son was Devaraja perumal, and his grand son was Gadika satham ammal who was the Acharya for Adhi vann satagopa yatheendra maha Desikan
When Venkatanatha (Swamy dEsikan) was just five years old, Sri Appullar took him to Sri Bhashya Kalakshepam being rendered by Shri Nadadur Ammal.Shri Nadadur Ammal forgot the context of his discourse when he wanted to resume. Our five year old Venkatanatha was quick to remind Shri Nadadur Ammal the context of Sri Bashyam. Shri Nadadur Ammal was impressed by this child prodigy and blessed Venkatanatha
The works authored by Sri Nadadur Ammal are
TattvasAara,PrapannapArijaata,PrameyamAla,AahnikacuudAmaNi,AarAdhanakramam,PrameyasAram,
MangaLASAsanam,JnAnasAra,JayantidarpaNam,HetirAjastavaRahasyasangraham,
Caturlakshanasangraham,ParatattvanirNayam,DramiDOpainishatsangraham,SrIbhAshyasangraham
Srimadh Adi Vann Satakopa Jeer
(His tanians):
PrapadhyE niravadyAm nishadyAm gunasampadham,
SharaNam bhavabeethanamsatagopam muneeswaram
KesavArya krupApAthram dheesamAdhi gunArNavam
Sri shatari yatheeshana dEsikendramaham bhajE
He was born to Sri Kesavachar in the year Sidhdharthi (1379), in the month of purattasi with kettai as his birth star at thirunarayanapuram . His poorvAsirama name was srinivAsachar. He had his samAsrayanam from his father and learnt 4000 divya prabhandham from him. Then at the age of 16, he went to kanchipuram and had his Bhara samarpanam and grantha chathustya Kalkshepam under the holy feet of Gadikasathakam Ammal , grand son of Nadadur ammal. When he was of 20 years old, Lord Lakshmi Narasimha appeared in his dream and ordered him to come to Ahobilam immediately. Accordingly he went to ahobilam , with the permission of his guru Gadikasathakam ammal, There he was initiated into sanyasa asrama by the Lord Lakshmi Narasimha himself in the form of a Yatheeswara. (1398-Panguni). HH established Ahobila mutt and became the first Acharya of the Ahobila mutt and was in acharya Peetam for almost 60 years(1458)
Many kainkaryams were performed by the Jeer which include (i) Swami Sri Desikan sannidhi and Raja Gopuram for Thirunarayanapuram temple, (ii) Steps for Thirumalai, (iii) 100 pillar hall at Kanchipuram, (iv) repair Sri Rangam wall, (v) Dasavatharam Sannidhi with Sannidhi for Thirumangai Azhvar, and (vi) Swami Sri Desikan Sannidhi opposite to Ranga Nachchiyar sannidhi at Sri Rangam. Sri varadha Vishnuvachar(of Rahasya parampara) son of illustrious acharya Gadikasathakam ammal studied Sri bashyam at holy feet of his Satheerthar, srimath Adhivann Satakopa swamy
Sri Ranga Ramanujar (Velamur- Upanishad Bhashya kkarar)
Thanian:
YEnOpanishadhAm BhAshyam rAmAnujamathAnugam
Ramyam krutham prapadhyE tham Ranga Ramanujam munim
Sri Rangaramanuja was born in Ani Madham with Mrugaseersham as his birth Star in Bharadwaja Gothram. He belonged to sama veda and was a native of the Velamur village in the
Works:
Sri Rangaramanuja composed works on the traditional Sanskrit scriptures as well as on the devotional literature of the Sri Vaishnavas (for instance, commentaries on the Tiruvayamozhi (9000 padi), Tiruppavai, Pallandu etc.,
1) Commentaries on the Upanisads: Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya (together with the Agama Prakarana), Taittiriya, Chhandogya, Brhadaranyaka, Mantrika (Culika), Atharvasikha, Kausitaki, Svetasvatara.
2) Commentary on Agnirahasya Brahmana:
3) Mulabhavaprakasika:
4) Srutha prakasa Bhavaprakasika: This is a commentary on the Srutaprakasika of Sri Sudarasana Suri
5) Visayavakya Dipika: This lists and comments upon the Upanisadic passages explicity referred to in the Sri-Bhasya.
6) Saariraka Saastrathadipika.
7) Ramanujasiddhanta SArasamgraha:.
Sri Ranganatha Swamy.
Nama SriRanganathAya madhujjeevana hEthavE
VedhAnthacharya pAdhAbja chanchareekAya SooryE
Sri Ranganatha Swamy was born in the month of Purattasi with sravanam as his birth star. He studied grantha chathustyam at the holy feet of Sri Upanishad Bhashyakarar Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan. His disciples were Peria Parakala Vedhantha Ramanuja swamy and Sri Veeraraghava swamy
SrAvanE masi rOhinyAm jatham vEnkatadEsikad,:
VisvAmithrAnvayAbdheendhum varadharyamaham bhajE
He was born to Swamy dEsikan in the month of Avani with rOhini as his birth star in the year Pingala(1317 A.D). Swami Desika was succeeded by his son and disciple, KumAra VaradAchAryA also known as NainArachAryA. Having undergone Grantha chathustya kalakshEpam under his illustrious father Swamy Desikan, became a scholar, and a greatest exponent of Sri VisihtAdvaita SidhdhAantha
At the Srirangam temple, he set up an idol of his famous father. During his stay at VennAr bank, Thanjavur, he installed an image of his father in the
He composed Pillai AnthAdhi - a poetic tribute to his father in 20 slokas. He has authored eight works to his credit dEsika mangalam, Pillai AnthAdhi etc., to name a few. He composed the famous Tanian "Srimaan Venkata Naathaarya" which is always recited today prior to the Sanskrit hymns of Swami Desikan
Thruteeya parankusar
He was born in Thai sravanam Vathoola gothram. He adorned ahobila matam as the 3rd jeer. His tanian is :
Sri shatariyatheeshana padha pankaja shadpadam
parArdha guna sampannam parAnkusa munim bhajE(SanyAsa Asramam)
Vangipuram Srinivasar Muni
Aippasi moolam Born at Thiruvallur in Bharadwaja gothram
Tanian:
ParAnkusha shatAradhi padhambOjaika DhArakam,
srinivasa munim vandE mAdrushAmapi thArakam
Srisailam Srinivasachar (ThuriyAsramam)
Avani rOhini --shadamarshana gothram--Born at perumAl koil .
Tanian :
SrinivAsamunEr labdhavEdhanthadvaya sampadham
SrinivasArya vandhEvAthsalya vAridhim (Gruhasthasramam)
MunivAhana Swamy:
Adi Punarvasu --Srivathsa Gothram ?Perumal koil-Sanyasa Asram
Tanian:
Pithamaha GurO; prAptha dramidAgama sAgaram;
munivahanamaham vandhE muneendram karunAnidhim (sanyAsa Asram)
Chandragiri vEnkatacharya:
Purattasi Revathi ---shadamarshana gothram--- Thirukkudanthai (gruhasthasramam)
Tanian:
Srimadh vanAchala gurO: prAptha vEdhantha sampadham:
Sri Nrusimha dayApAthram sri vEnkata gurm bhajE
PadukA sEvaka Ramanuja
Purattasi Sravanam;- Pravachanam at srirangam-Thirukkudanthai GopalArya Maha Desikan studied Bhagavath vishyam at the feet of Paduka sEvaka Ramanuja Muni;(SanyAsa Asramam)
Tanian:
Sri thAthAryapadAbja brunga manasam vEdhantha rAmanuja sriveekshAdhi gathAgamAntha hrudhayam sri ranganathA gurO:
SamprAptha dramidAgamAnthamanagam sri pAduka sEvaka sri rAmAnuja yOginam gurumaham vandhE krupA sEvadhim(Sanyasa Asram)
dasan,
Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi
P. Sreenivasan (of Besant Nagar)
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