Guest guest Posted January 6, 1999 Report Share Posted January 6, 1999 Sri Srinivasan of Colorado wrote about the unfortunate division in the present-day Sri Vaishnava community: > Little do we realize that when we > start our Thiruvaradhanam, we start as "Ramanuja Dhaya Patram", and > not with what kalai we belong to. If we truly consider Ramanuja as > our Paramacharya (and i am sure all of us do), why are we restricted > to following only one kalai. Dear Srinivasan, It is true that Sri Ramanuja Sampradaya has splintered these days. Instead of recognizing that Ramanuja appointed many disciples (at least 74) to propagate his philosophy, some Sri Vaishnavas like to think of only their own "kalai" or tradition as the true one. I am sure this was not the intention of our acharyas. Thankfully, most members of our Bhakti List take an inclusive approach to the sampradaya. Regarding "rAmAnuja dayA pAtram": this sloka is recited by most Sri Vaishnavas who have Vedanta Desika in their acharya parampara. By the way, the "rAmAnuja" referred to in this sloka is not the famous Ramanujacharya who we all know, but Atreya Ramanuja (Kidambi Appullaar), the maternal uncle and direct acharya of Vedanta Desika. Those who have Manavala Maamuni in their parampara instead recite the verse beginning with "sri sailesa dayA pAtram". Arguments go back and forth as to which verse is older. More recently, followers of Ahobila Matham have also started reciting a verse in honor of their founder, Adi Van Sathakopa Ramanuja Jiyar. This verse begins with "keSavArya kRpA pAtram", Kesavacharya being the father and acharya of the Sri Sathakopa Jiyar. Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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