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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 haran                        Thirukurugai Pillan                 
  Thiru Kurukai Pillan

 RamAnuja Pillan                             Sri Vishnu Chithar                 
   Vishnu chithar

 RangarAja Pillan                             Nadadur Ammal                     
     NadAdur Ammal  

 APPULLAR                                     Appullar                          
             Appullar

 Swamy DEsikan                              Swamy Desikan                       
    Swamy Desika

                                                                                
                                  Kumara Varadhachar

  

 Brahma thanthrar                           Brahma thantharar                   
   Brahma thanthrar

 Gadika satham Ammal                  Gadika Satham ammal                 
Gadika satham Ammal

                                                          Adhi Vann Satakopar   
            AdhivannSatakopar

 

 Sri Varadha VishnuvAchar         Sri Varadha VishnuvAchar       Thrudeeya  
Parankusar 

 Maha DayAdeesar                      MahaDaya Deesar                           
                                    

 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

 VelAmur  Rangapathi Desikan Velamur Rangapathi Desikan                         
                

 

 Kalyanavaham Ranganathar    Kalyanavaham Ranganathar      Kalyanavaham 
Ranganathar

                (Sakshath) Swamy                      (Sakshath)Swamy           
             (Sakshath)Swamy

                                                                                
                                               Paduka sevaka Ramanujar

 

                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 North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. He studied under Sri 
Anantacarya - the 15th head of the Vadakalai Sri Vaisnava community, sri bashya 
parampara counted from Sri Ramanujacarya. Immediately after his studies, he was 
initiated into Sanyasa directly by the 15th pontiff of the Parakala madam of 
Mysore. Sri Rangaramanuja was very studious by nature and is said to have 
composed 60 works in all, as the title 'Shasti-prabandha-nirmata' indicates. 
All his works, however, have not withstood the ravages of time. He was also 
very famously known as prabhanda Nirmata and Upanishad Bhashyakarar.

 

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bhagavath
 Vishya ParamparaThirumAlaiAndan:He was born in the month of masi Magam in 
Thirumalirumsolai. He studied grantha chathustyam at AlavandAr?s sannidhi  and 
his tanian is, Srimadh yAmuna yOgeendra padAmbOjaika dArakam; mAladaram gurum 
vandhE drAmidamnAya 
dEsikam---------------------------------------------------------NainAchAryAr 
(Kumara VaradachAryA )
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 
temple of NeelamEgha PerumaL. Later at KAnchi, Thooppul and other Divya Desas, 
NainAr AchAryA is said to have authorized the recitation of the Thanians of 
NAlAyira divya Prabhandam and dEsika Prabhandam during the Anadhyayana period 
when the recitation of Divya Prabhandam remains suspended. Brahma thanthra 
swathanthrar studied Bhagavath Vishyam under the holy feet of Varadhacharya and 
composed the tanian ?Sriman lakshmana yOgeendra?.  Sri PradhivAdhi Bayankaram 
Annan swamy studied Grantha chathustyam at the feet of Kumara VaradAchArya .

 

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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