74 simhasanadipatis appointed by Sri Ramanuja

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The data on 74 mudhali-s is interesting. Thanks to Mr. Srinivasan.

 

I have tried for some time to find out the source for my last name. My dad,

grandfather and other previous to him have/had initials "K. E." where

K is for a village called Kunnavakkam and E for "Elayavalli".

 

I would like to know if "iLaiyavilli" in 'komaandoor iLaiyavilli' (#72 in the

list) is in any ways related to my last name (it was my decission to use

Elayavalli as my last name).

 

 

thanks

 

-vke

 

 

PS. the vialllage Kunnavakkam does not exist anymore (that's what my dad

thinks). It was said to be very close to Kancheepuram.

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74 mudhali-s (in Sanskrit simhaasanaadhipathi-s) appointed by

Sri Ramanuja 1137 AD

 

1. sottai nambi s/o aaLavandhaar, His son ennaacchaan, his son piLLaiappan.

2. pundareekar s/o periya nambi

3. theRkaazhvaan s/o thirukOttiyoor nambi

4. sundhara thOLudaiyaan s/o thirumalaiyaandaan

5. ramaanujam s/o peria thirumalai nambi and his son thirumalai nambi

6. kooraththaazhvaan,/battar/sriraama piLLai

7. mudhaliyaandaan/kandhaadai aandaan

8. naduvil aazhvaan

9. kOmadaththu aazhvaan

10. thiruk kOvaloor aazhvaan

11. thirumOgoor aazhvaan

12. piLLaipiLLai aazhvaan

13. nadaadhoor aazhvaan

14. engaLaazhvaan

15. ananthaazhvaan

16. miLagaazhvaan

17. neyyundaazhvaan

18. sEttaloor siRiyaazhvaan

19. vEdhaanthiyaazhvaan

20. kOyil aazhvaan

21. ukkal aazhvaan

22. araNa puraththu aazhvaan

23. embaar

24. kidaambi aachchaan

25. kaNiyanoor siRiyaachchaan

26. eechchambaadi aachchaan

27. kongil aachchaan

28. eechchambaadi seeyar

29. thirumalai nallaan

30. sattampaLLi seeyar

31. thiruveLLaRai seeyar

32. aatkonda villi seeyar

33. thirunagari piLLaan

34. kaaraanci sOmajiyaar

35. alankaara vEngadavar

36. nambi karundhEvar

37. siRuppuLLi dhEvaraaja Battar

38. piLLi uRandhai udaiyaar

39. thiruk kurugai piraan piLLaan

40. periya kOvil vaLLalaar

41. thiru kaNNapuraththu araiyar

42. aasoorip perumaaL

43. munip perumaaL

44. ammangip perumaaL

45. maaruthip periyaandaan

46. matronRillaa maaruthicciRiyaandaan

47. SOmaasiyaandaan

48. seeyar aandaan

49. eeSvar aandaan

50. eeyuNNi piLLai aandaan

51. periyaandaan

52. siRiyaandaan

53. kuRinchiyoor siRiyaandaan

54. ammangi yaandaan

55. aaLavandhaar aandaan

56. aruLaaLap perumaaLemperumaanaar

57. thondanoor nambi

58. marudhoor nambi

59. mazhuvoor nambi

60. thirukkurungudi nambi

61. kuravai nambi

62. mudumbai nambi

63. vaduga nambi

64. vangeepuraththu nambi

65. sriparaangusa nambi

66. ammangi ammaaL

67. paruththi koLLai ammaaL

68. ukkalam ammaaL

69. sottai ammaaL

70. mudumbai ammaaL

71. komaandoorp piLLai

72. komaandoor iLaiyavilli

73. kidaambi perumaaL

74. kaattup piLLaan

 

Source: Acharya Vaibhava Manjari, by Puttur S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar.

Puttur, Trichi.

 

He has also mentioned who are saaththaadha mudhalis and who are saaththina

mudhalis. However, followers/descendents of the saathinavar

are sometimes saaththaadhavar and vice versa. (example kandhaadai

aandaan). So it is somewhat irrelavant.

 

Of these I have met people who are decendents of nadaadhoor,

settaloor (Setlur, in Hebbar Iyengars), embaar, Kidaambi (kadami/kiLambi,

my mother's side), eechambaadi, naallan (chakravarthy, Rajaji, Actress

Hemamalini), aasoori (in Mandyam Iyengars),

mudumbai nambi/ammaaL (my father's side), vangeepuram and ilayavilli.

 

All these were saaththina mudhalis. I suppose that many decendents of

saaththaadha mudhalis dropped the titles sometime.

 

I doubt if anybody is still carrying the lastname/title of

matronRillaa maaruthicciRiyaandaan or kaattup piLLaan :-).

 

K. Srinivasan

 

Incidentally, I found that he has published lots of interesting books,

(all in Tamil). The Tamil alphabets are annotated by the suffixes, 2, 3

and 4, to obtain the required Sanskrit sounds. If any of you visit

Trichy, it will be worth a visit to his house and press in puththoor agraharam

Trichy. You can mention my name, (He won't give you a discount!).

 

Srinivasan K.