Sri Parakala Matham Vaibhavam - VII

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Sri:

Sri Laxmi Hayavadana Parabrahmane Nama:

Sri Vakula Bhushana Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Ramanujaya Nama:

Srimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Maha Desikaya Nama:

Srimate Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Guru Paramparaayai Nama:

 

In the last posting, we saw how Swamy Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeer

was able to fulfill the commands of Swamy Desikan, by conducting

discourses, debates and recitations. During this process, HH

attracted many disciples like Kidaambi Nayanaar, Ghatikaashatam

Ammal, Komandur Achchaan, Pillai Appai, Perarulaalayyar Appai,

Kandhaadai Andaan, Veeravalli Pillai and many more. In fact,

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar is present in all the acharya

paramparas or spiritual hierarchies as one of the acharyas:

 

 

Mantrartha Parampara

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Bhagavan Ramanuja, Kidambu Achchaan, Kidambi Ramanujapillan,

Kidambi Rangarajar, Kidambi Appullar, Swamy Vedanta Desikan and

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar.

 

Sribhaashya Parampara

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Bhagavan Ramanuja, Thirukkurugaippiraan Pillan, Engalaazhwan,

Nadadur Ammal, Kidambi Appullar, Swamy Vedanta Desikan and

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar.

 

Bhagavat Vishaya Parampara

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Bhagavan Ramanja, Thirukkurukaippiraan Pillan, Engalaazhwan,

Nadadur Ammal, Kidambi Appullar, Swamy Vedanta Desikan,

Kumara Varadacharya and Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar

 

 

Taniyan of Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeer

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Ghatikaashatam Ammal, grandson of Sri Nadadur Ammal, studied

Vedanta at the feet of Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar and composed

his taniyan starting with the same words “Paryaaya Bhashyakaara”,

used by Sri Swamy Desikan to praise Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar:

 

"paryaaya bhaashyakaaraaya praNataarti vidhUnvatE |

brahmatantra swatantraaya dwitiiya brahmaNE nama: ||"

 

At Thirumala Thirupati, he made the matham a rallying center of

all classes of people eager to adopt the means of prapatti.

Sri Matham remained here for a long time.

 

Sri Yaduraaya, who was appointed the dandanayaka, on his way back

to Mysore went to Tirupati on a pilgrimage and received the

blessings of Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar. After pleading for and

obtaining samaashrayanam and prapatti, he requested his acharya to

be their Rajaguru. After seeing the king’s dedication to

Sri Sampradayam, Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar accepted his request.

 

In the mean time, Perarulaalayyar Appai, a great scholar in

Advaita school of philosophy and who had many shishyas, once

came with them to Kanchipuram for a Vedantic debate with Sri

Brahmatantra Swatantrar. Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar won over

his opponent and showed him the true path of Moksha, the

path of Bhagavan Ramanuja. (Details of this debate to follow

in subsequent postings). Not only did Perarulaalayyar Appai

became an ardent disciple of Swamy Brahmatantra Swatantrar and

a scholar is Sri Sampradaayam, with the blessings of his acharya,

he went on to become the successor of his acharya in the

Sri Matham acharya parampara! Swamy Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeer

crowned him as "Sri Dvitiya Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Maha

Desikan" and made him his successor in order to show the path

of Moksham for the coming generations.

 

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar wrote several works, which include:

Acharyaavataaraghattarthah, Acharya Mangalam, Vijayendra

Parajaya and Divyasuristuti. The Andhra King, Sri Sarvaja Singappa

Bhupaala, who ruled over RajamunDry, performed numerous kaimkaryams

to Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar and Sri Kumara Varadacharya. He

also sponsored many of their works and provided them all the

support they needed.

 

At the invitation of Kumara Kampanna, Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar

even toured Karnataka desham and propagated Ramanuja sampradaayam.

At Thirunarayanapuram, which was now a great center of SriVaishnavam

faith on par with Arangam and Kanchipuram, he built a huge gateway

or Rajagopuram (unfinished). The religious line of Vedanta Deshikan

has continued uninterruptedly in this Matham.

 

Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Maha Desikan attained the thiruvadi of

his acharya in the year 1386, at the age of 100. The Mathaadhipatyam

was then the responsibility of Sri Vatsya Vedanta Ramanuja

Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Yatiindra Maha Desikan, also

called as Sri Dwitiiya Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Yatiindra

Maha Desikan.

 

Yaduraya, after coming back to Mysore, subsequently became the ruler

of Mysore in 1399 ACE and dedicated himself to the task of

furthering the practice of Sri Vaishnavism, as he had already become

one of the disciples of Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Swamy.

 

This connection established between Yaduraaya and Sri Brahmatantra

Swatantrar as the head of the Tirupati shrine is still perpetuated

eternally. The great lamp adorned by the rulers of Mysore, is kept

burning inside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine at Thirumalai all

through these centuries.

 

In the next posting, we shall cover the vaibhavams of the

subsequent acharyas of this incredible Matham of Sri Sampradaayam.

 

Sri Laxmi Hayagriva ParabrahmaNe Nama:

 

-rajeev

 

 

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