Sri:
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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