Andavan Ashramam Acharya Guru Parampara - 2

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Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

A correction in the previous posting kindly pointed out by one bhAgavathA. In

mentioning Sri Ramanuja’s works, adiyen had a typo in mentioning VedArtha

Sangraham. It was incorrectly typed as Vedanta Sangraham. Please note the

correction. It is VedArtha Sangraham.

 

The first part posted two days back adiyen covered the Acharya Paramparai from

our Prathama acharyan Sriman Narayanan till Sri Ramanuja, our Darsana sthApakar.

Second part of this series on Rahasya Parampara continues in this posting

starting from Sri Ramanuja’s disciple PranathArthiharan till Swami Desikan.

 

10. Pranatharthiharan

 

Avathara Sthalam - Kanchipuram

 

Aatreya Gotra Sambhootham AasrayE sritha Vatsalam |

Yateendram AahAnAsikam PranathArthiharam Gurum ||

 

He is also known as KidAmbi AchAn. He was born in the month of chithirai with

Hastham as his birth star in AthrEya gothram at Perumal koil. He was a very

devout and close sishya at the holy feet of Sri Ramanujar and earned the titles

"VedAntha Udhayana Acharyar" and "Madapalli AchAn".

 

The sincerity, perfect discipline, implicit obedience, ardent love and respect

that he had towards his Acharya earned him the opportunity of offering Biksha

and Madukaram to Sri Ramanuja, his master. Sri Ramanuja blessed Kidambi AchAn

with and all the rahasya meanings of Vishistadvaida granthas and Hayagreeva

upasanA. Kidambi AchAn strictly adhering to Sri Hayagreeva Aradhana, became the

rahasyArtha Pravarthakar to his disciples.

 

11. AthrEya rAmAnujar

 

Aatreya Gotraambudhi Poorna Chandram

 

Aachaara YukthaAatma Gunopapannaam |

 

Nathaarthi Hridh Desika Ratna Soonum

 

Raamanujaarya Gurum Aasrayaamah ||

 

He was born to PranarthArthiharan in the month of chithirai with Arudra as his

birth star. He had studied sampradhaya granthas at the holy feet of his father

and imparted the sacred meanings to his son AthrEya Rangaraja Pillan.

 

 

 

12. AthrEya Rangaraja Pillan

 

RAmAnujArya Thanayam ramaniya vEsham

 

Aatreyam Atma Guna Poornam anarga seelam |

 

Sri RangarAjamiva Tad DayayAvatheernam

 

Sri RangarAja Guru varyam Aham Prapadhye ||

 

 

 

He was born to AthrEya rAmAnujar in the month of Panguni with Rohini as his

birth star. He had his vidyAbyasam under the tutelage of his illustrious father

AthrEya rAmAnujar and imparted the religious teachings to his son, AppuLLar who

was also called vAdhi hamsAmbhuvAhAchariAr.

 

 

 

13. Kidambi AppullAr (Kidambi Ramanujachar) (1221 to 1295 CE)

 

YasmAd asmAbhirEthadh yathipathi kathitha prAkthana prakri yOdyath

 

Karma brahmAvamarsa prabhava bahupalam sArthamagrAhi shAstram

 

Tham vishwakbhEda vidyA sthithipada vishaya sthEya bhootham

 

Prabhootham vandE Aathreya rAmAnuja gurumanagam vAdhi hamsAmbhuvAham

 

 

 

He was the prime disciple of NadAdur ammAl, and born in the year vikrama , in

the month of chithirai with arudhra as his birth star to Rangaraja pillan in

AthrEya gothram.

 

He studied Sri Bashyam, Geetha bashyam and Bhagavath vishyam from his guru

Nadadur Ammal. He studied Rahasya thraya saram from his father Rangaraja Pillan.

He was adorned with the title "VAdhi hamsambuvAhar" meaning one who wins over

his vadhis in establishing sampradhaya siddhantham. He had a sister by name

Thothathamba, who was later married to Anatha suri (Swami Desikan’s father). He

was the maternal uncle and AchArya of our illustrious Swami Desikan.

 

 

 

14. Sri Vedantha Desikar (1268 to 1369 CE)

 

AvathAra sthalam: Thoopul, Kanchipuram

 

SrimAn vEnkata nAthAryaha kavitharkika kEsari |

 

VEdanthacharya varyOme sannidhaththAm sadA hrudhi ||

 

Swami Desikan was born in the month of Purattasi, in the vibhava year according

to Tamil Almanac in the nakshathra was Shravanam, the sacred nakshatram of

ThiruvenkatamudayAn. The infant was given the name Venkatanathan by his parents,

Anathasuri and Thotharamba. Samskaras or ceremonies like Jatakarma, Namakarana,

anna prAsana and shauLa were all conducted to the boy, by their parents at

appropriate years. Venkatanatha grew up in the atmosphere of devotion to

Bhagavan and his bhakthas.

 

It was a memorable day in the life of Venkatanatha at the age of five. His uncle

Appullar took him to the temple of Varadaraja where his Acharya Nadadur Ammal

was expounding Sri Bhashya to his disciples. The disciples, who were so much

absorbed in the appearance of the boy, forgot the trend of the lesson. When

asked by NadAdur Ammal to his disciples where he left the kAlakshebham, the

young boy, with the permission of the teacher Kidambi AppuLLAr lisped out the

words to the surprise of all. Nadadur Ammal was so much pleased by the boy’s

intelligence that he blessed him with long life, great knowledge, and worldwide

reputation.

 

At the age of 7, Upanayanam was conducted for venkatanathan. From that time

Appullar took charge of the education of the boy Venkatanathan. Venkatanathan

was initiated with Sri Vainateya manthra by his uncle, who began teaching

sasthras and the vedas. He also studied Tarka and Mimamsa and acquired mastery

over other systems of philosophies. Due to the constant meditation on Lord

Hayagreeva, Lord Hayagreeva was pleased and bestowed Venkatanathan the great

virtue of nectar of knowledge..

 

When he was residing at Kanchi, His unique gifts of poetics and dialectics

earned him the name of Kavitharkika simham. His sovereignty in the field

Vedantha earned him the title of Vedanthacharya. His sishyas called him Swami

Desikan. He channeled all his varied powers, to establish Sri Ramanujas systems

on firm and secure foundations, rendering it ever impregnable to adverse

attacks.

 

Swamy Desikan has authored over a hundred works in number both Sanskrit and

Tamil. Sthothra granthas (28), Kavya granthas (4), Natakam(1), Vedhantha

Granthas (14), VyAkyA granthas (8), Anushtana granthas (2), Rahasya Granthas(32)

and Tamil Prabhandams (32). He composed one work in PrAkrutham (Achuya Sayayam)

on Lord Devanathan of Tiruvaheendrapuram. His magnum opus in Manipravala is

RahasyathrayasAra. Brahmathanthra Swathanthrar and Kumara Varadharya were

prominent among his disciples.

 

In the next posting we wll continue from Sri Brahmathanthra Swathanthra Swami.

 

 

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

 

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan (Besant Nagar)

 

 

 

Dasan sreenivasan

 

 

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