Srimath Andavan Ashramam Acharya Guru Parampara - 14

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Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya NamahaSri 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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Bhagavath Vishya Parampara

ThirumAlaiAndan:

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

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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 ThiruvadiP. Sreenivasan (of Besant Nagar)

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