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Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

A correction in the previous posting kindly pointed out by one bhAgavathA. In 
mentioning Sri Ramanuja?s works, adiyen had a typo in mentioning VedArtha 
Sangraham. It was incorrectly typed as Vedanta Sangraham. Please note the 
correction. It is VedArtha Sangraham.

The first part posted two days back adiyen covered the Acharya Paramparai from 
our Prathama acharyan Sriman Narayanan till Sri Ramanuja, our Darsana 
sthApakar. Second part of this series on Rahasya Parampara continues in this 
posting starting from Sri Ramanuja?s disciple PranathArthiharan till Swami 
Desikan.

10. Pranatharthiharan

Avathara Sthalam - Kanchipuram

Aatreya Gotra Sambhootham AasrayE sritha Vatsalam | 
Yateendram AahAnAsikam PranathArthiharam Gurum ||

He is also known as KidAmbi AchAn. He was born in the month of chithirai with 
Hastham as his birth star in AthrEya gothram at Perumal koil. He was a very 
devout and close sishya at the holy feet of Sri Ramanujar and earned the titles 
"VedAntha Udhayana Acharyar" and "Madapalli AchAn".

The sincerity, perfect discipline, implicit obedience, ardent love and respect 
that he had towards his Acharya earned him the opportunity of offering Biksha 
and Madukaram to Sri Ramanuja, his master. Sri Ramanuja blessed Kidambi AchAn 
with and all the rahasya meanings of Vishistadvaida granthas and Hayagreeva 
upasanA. Kidambi AchAn strictly adhering to Sri Hayagreeva Aradhana, became the 
rahasyArtha Pravarthakar to his disciples.

11. AthrEya rAmAnujar

Aatreya Gotraambudhi Poorna Chandram 

Aachaara YukthaAatma Gunopapannaam | 

Nathaarthi Hridh Desika Ratna Soonum 

Raamanujaarya Gurum Aasrayaamah ||

He was born to PranarthArthiharan in the month of chithirai with Arudra as his 
birth star. He had studied sampradhaya granthas at the holy feet of his father 
and imparted the sacred meanings to his son AthrEya Rangaraja Pillan. 

 

12. AthrEya Rangaraja Pillan

RAmAnujArya Thanayam ramaniya vEsham 

Aatreyam Atma Guna Poornam anarga seelam | 

Sri RangarAjamiva Tad DayayAvatheernam 

Sri RangarAja Guru varyam Aham Prapadhye ||

 

He was born to AthrEya rAmAnujar in the month of Panguni with Rohini as his 
birth star. He had his vidyAbyasam under the tutelage of his illustrious father 
AthrEya rAmAnujar and imparted the religious teachings to his son, AppuLLar who 
was also called vAdhi hamsAmbhuvAhAchariAr. 

 

13. Kidambi AppullAr (Kidambi Ramanujachar) (1221 to 1295 CE)

YasmAd asmAbhirEthadh yathipathi kathitha prAkthana prakri yOdyath

Karma brahmAvamarsa prabhava bahupalam sArthamagrAhi shAstram

Tham vishwakbhEda vidyA sthithipada vishaya sthEya bhootham

Prabhootham vandE Aathreya rAmAnuja gurumanagam vAdhi hamsAmbhuvAham

 

He was the prime disciple of NadAdur ammAl, and born in the year vikrama , in 
the month of chithirai with arudhra as his birth star to Rangaraja pillan in 
AthrEya gothram.

He studied Sri Bashyam, Geetha bashyam and Bhagavath vishyam from his guru 
Nadadur Ammal. He studied Rahasya thraya saram from his father Rangaraja 
Pillan. He was adorned with the title "VAdhi hamsambuvAhar" meaning one who 
wins over his vadhis in establishing sampradhaya siddhantham. He had a sister 
by name Thothathamba, who was later married to Anatha suri (Swami Desikan?s 
father). He was the maternal uncle and AchArya of our illustrious Swami Desikan.

 

14. Sri Vedantha Desikar (1268 to 1369 CE) 

AvathAra sthalam: Thoopul, Kanchipuram

SrimAn vEnkata nAthAryaha kavitharkika kEsari |

VEdanthacharya varyOme sannidhaththAm sadA hrudhi ||

Swami Desikan was born in the month of Purattasi, in the vibhava year according 
to Tamil Almanac in the nakshathra was Shravanam, the sacred nakshatram of 
ThiruvenkatamudayAn. The infant was given the name Venkatanathan by his 
parents, Anathasuri and Thotharamba. Samskaras or ceremonies like Jatakarma, 
Namakarana, anna prAsana and shauLa were all conducted to the boy, by their 
parents at appropriate years. Venkatanatha grew up in the atmosphere of 
devotion to Bhagavan and his bhakthas.

It was a memorable day in the life of Venkatanatha at the age of five. His 
uncle Appullar took him to the temple of Varadaraja where his Acharya Nadadur 
Ammal was expounding Sri Bhashya to his disciples. The disciples, who were so 
much absorbed in the appearance of the boy, forgot the trend of the lesson. 
When asked by NadAdur Ammal to his disciples where he left the kAlakshebham, 
the young boy, with the permission of the teacher Kidambi AppuLLAr lisped out 
the words to the surprise of all. Nadadur Ammal was so much pleased by the 
boy?s intelligence that he blessed him with long life, great knowledge, and 
worldwide reputation.

At the age of 7, Upanayanam was conducted for venkatanathan. From that time 
Appullar took charge of the education of the boy Venkatanathan. Venkatanathan 
was initiated with Sri Vainateya manthra by his uncle, who began teaching 
sasthras and the vedas. He also studied Tarka and Mimamsa and acquired mastery 
over other systems of philosophies. Due to the constant meditation on Lord 
Hayagreeva, Lord Hayagreeva was pleased and bestowed Venkatanathan the great 
virtue of nectar of knowledge..

When he was residing at Kanchi, His unique gifts of poetics and dialectics 
earned him the name of Kavitharkika simham. His sovereignty in the field 
Vedantha earned him the title of Vedanthacharya. His sishyas called him Swami 
Desikan. He channeled all his varied powers, to establish Sri Ramanujas systems 
on firm and secure foundations, rendering it ever impregnable to adverse 
attacks.

Swamy Desikan has authored over a hundred works in number both Sanskrit and 
Tamil. Sthothra granthas (28), Kavya granthas (4), Natakam(1), Vedhantha 
Granthas (14), VyAkyA granthas (8), Anushtana granthas (2), Rahasya 
Granthas(32) and Tamil Prabhandams (32). He composed one work in PrAkrutham 
(Achuya Sayayam) on Lord Devanathan of Tiruvaheendrapuram. His magnum opus in 
Manipravala is RahasyathrayasAra. Brahmathanthra Swathanthrar and Kumara 
Varadharya were prominent among his disciples.

In the next posting we wll continue from Sri Brahmathanthra Swathanthra Swami.

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan (Besant Nagar)



Dasan sreenivasan
                
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