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
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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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