thiru vaay mozhi vyAkyAnam sponsor project - part 2 - Sri Sudarsana iyengar's vaibavam

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Dear bAgawthAs, this is in sequence to Sri varadhan's post two weeks ago on

this project. We are attempting to present the vaibavam of our beloved Sri

Sudarsanam iyengar in this and the coming posts. Please stay tuned.

 

bAgwatha kaimkarya rupam

adiyEn

Sampath Rengarajan

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Sri PuththurSwamigaL's ancestors and his vaibavam - part 2

 

Among the *ancient* SriVaihsnavas, there are two sArArs or groups known

as "poorvasika srivaishnavas and aparasika Srivaishnavas". They are

distinguished with the way their sigai or kudumi is dressed up. They

are also popularly known as chozhiyars. There are no differences in

sampradhAyam amnong these two distinct sections of Srivaishnava

bAgwathALs. One of this group of SrivaishnavaLs, tie up their kudumi in

front and are popularly known poorvasika srivaishnavaL. Among azwars

periyazhwAr, thoNdaradip podi azwar and madura kavi are poorvasika

Srivaishnavas. Among poorvacahryars, vyAkyAna chakravarthy periya

vAchchAn pillai, Vishnuchiththar who was capable of reciting

Sribashayam everyday and also known as engaLAzhwAn are pooravsika

SrivaishanavAs. More of these Srivaishnavas resided in chola and pandya

kingdom.

 

During 18 th century, a poorvasika Srivaishnava named as Sri

Rengaraja iyengar lived in puththur agrahAram, on the southern

banks of Srirangam Kuveri. As similar to thoNdar adi podi

azhwar, he also had his own nandhavanam here and it was his

resolve to prepare a garland for lord

Ranganathar by his own hand using the various flowers grown in his own

nandavanam (nursery). He was known for this kaimkaryam as

pookkArar. Due to his bagwath kaikaryam and his emotional

attachment to lord Ranganathar, all the discendants in his

family were blessed to be sincere Srivaishnavas. Sri Rengaraja

iyengar's grandson Sri Srinivasa iyengar, constructed his own

temple in puththur agraharam for Sri Ramar, Sri Krishnar and was

a very devout SrivaishnavaL. Sri Srinivasa iyengar's grand son

is also Sri Srinivasa iyengar. He had his panchasamskaram under

Sri U.Ve. thiru vEnkatAcharya swami. He has

excellent profienciency in tamil and sanskrit poetry. He

created a trust from his own savings and family funds in 1946,

known as Sri Sudarsana trust, and he started a monthly journal

in 1948 known as srivaishnava sudarsanam. His son is currenlty

known as Sri Sudarshanam iyenagar and he is running the monthly

journal and the press currently. He is an advocate by

profession. He is very knowledgeable in tamil poetry and

sanskrit poetry as well. He served as an advocate for

Srivaishnavam itself as he argued and proved his prathi vAthis

wrong each time they falsify our sidhantham through their

journal. Sri Krishnaswamy iyengar had his samAsrayEnam in his

bAlyam itself at the feet of Srimath paramhamsa pundareekAksha

Ramanuja Jeer. He learnt the sAshtra pramAnam and Swami

vedantha desikan's grantham at the feet of Sri u.ve. kozhiyAlam

Ranganth aacharyar. He has also learnt the sampradhayam at the

feet of various others such as Sri U.Ve.Sri Kanchi thirumalai

eechambAdi Srinivasa ragavacharyar, kAarapangadu mahavidhvan

venkatacharya swami, vELukkudi varadhacharya swami, kovil

sadhabishekam govinda narasimAcharya swami.

 

The family tree of Sri Sudarsanan Iyengar

 

 

Sri Rengaraja iyengar (pookaarar) (nandavana kaimkaryam for Lord Arangan)

(early 18th century)

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Sri Rama iyengar (bAgawatha kaimkaryam) (1770-1845)

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Srinivasa iyengar (constructed a temple in puththur

agraharam) (1824-1875)

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Sri Krishnaswamy iyengar (sangeethama dn shastra nyAnam)

printed Sri bAgwatha thamskantha keerththanai (1857-1929)

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Srinivasa iyengar (born in sravanam) Founded the trust and the

jouranl known as Srivaishnava Sudarshanam in 1948) (1897-1953)

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KRISHNASWAMI IYENGAR (currently knonw as Sri Sudarsanam iyengar)

(24-11-1924)

 

Sri thoNdar adip podi azwAR thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri RanganAyikA samEtha Sri Ranganathar thiruvadikaLE saraNam

adiyEn

kadagak kudi Sampath Rengarajan