Andavan Ashramam Acharya Guru Parampara - 3

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Sri:

 

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

 

 

Acharya parampara (rahasya parampara) of Srimath Andavan Ashramam continues in

this posting starting with Sri Brahma tantra swatantra parakala swAmi.

 

15. Sri Brahma thanthra swathanthra swamigal (Bramha thanthra parakAla mata

Prathama Yatheeswara)

 

 

 

ParyAya bhAshyakarAya praNathArthi vidhoonvathE

 

Brahma thanthra swathanthrAya dwitheeya brahmanE namaha.

 

 

 

He was the foremost disciple of Swamy Desikan. He was born in the month of

Purattasi with sravanam as his birth star. He was performing siddhantha

pravachanam to his disciples in srirangam, kanchi and other places. He

established Parakala Matam at Mysore through his disciple Vedhantha Ramanuja

swamy known as Dwitheeya brahmathanthra swathanthra swamy. He was performing

siddhantha pravachanam to many sishyas namely, Gatika sathakam Ammal, Kidambi

Nayinaar, GomAndur Achan,KandhAdai AndAn, Veeravalli pillai and a few others.

 

 

 

16. VAthsya varadha guru (Gatika Sathakam Ammal)

 

 

 

NamO varadha vishnvArya nayanAnandhadhAyinE

 

vAthsyAya varadhAryAya vAdhini vAdhineeharabhasvathE

 

 

 

He was the foremost disciple of Brahma thanthra swathanthra swamy..He was born

in NadAdur ammal vamsam as the son of Devarajan. He belonged to Srivathsa

Gothram..He was performing siddhantha pravachanam at kanchi and has authored a

grantha by name Yathiraja Vijayam. His pradhAna Sishya was Srimadh Adhi vann

satakopa yatheenthra Maha Desikan.

 

 

 

 

 

17. Varadha vishnuvAcharya

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

MahAdayAdeesa gurOs thanayam thathva vidhvaram

 

vandhE varadha vishnvAryam vAthsalyAdhi gunArNavam

 

 

 

He was born at Perumal koil – srivatsa gothram to vAthsya varadhAchariar (Gatika

sathakam ammAl). He studied rahasya thraya saram at the holy feet of his father

and other Sri Bhashya granthas at the holy feet of his satheerthar, Adhi vann

satakopa yatheendra maha Desikan. He was doing sampradhaya pravachanam at

perumal Koil.

 

 

 

18. MahAdayAdeesar

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

MahA dhayAdheeshuthur ambhujAksha nidhyAna nithyAbhi nivishtabhuddhe

 

AgnAna nigrAha kamanchasAham asmadh gurOr angriyugham prapadhyE

 

 

 

He was born at perumal koil as son of Varadha vishnuvAchar in srivathsa gothram

and doing sampradhAya pravacham at Perumal koil.

 

 

 

19.Sirangattur AhobilAchAr

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

Sreemad varada vishnvArya padhapankaja shadpadham

 

Ahobhila gurum vandhe vathsavamshIka mouththikam

 

 

 

He was born to Ananthachar and had pancha samaskaram at the holy feet of his

grand father Varadha vishnuvachar, and studied Granthas at the holy feet of

MahAdayAdeesar. He was a grihastha and did sampradhAya pravachanam in

kanchipuram.

 

 

 

20. Vangipuram Shashta parAnkusa swamy

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

Sreemath chatAri munipAdha sarOjahamsam

 

Sreemath parAnkusha tapOdhana labdhabhOdham

 

Sreeman nrusimha varadhArya dhayAvalambham

 

Sreemath parankusha munim pranathOsmi nithyam

 

 

 

He was the disciple of AhobilAchar. He was born at Perumal Koil. He belonged to

vangipuram Bharadwaja Gothram. He studied Sri Bhashyam and Geetha Bashyam at

the holy feet of Ahobilachar, Rahasyathraya sAram at the holy feet of

Varadhacharyar (AhobilAchar’s brother), Bhagavath vishayam at the holy feet

Dweethiya Parankusa swamy. He adorned Ahobila Mata peetam as the 6th jeer and

was performing Nrusimha Aradhanam

 

 

 

 

 

21. Panchamatha Bhanjanam ThAthAchAriAr

 

 

 

Sreeshaila poornakulavAridhi poorna chandram

 

Sree sreenivAsa guruvarya padhAbja brungham

 

SrEyOgunAmbhunidhim Asritha pArijAtham

 

Sree thAthayAryam anagam sharanam prapadhyE

 

 

 

He was the nephew and disciple of Shashta parankusa swamy(6th Peetadhipathi of

Ahobila matam) also known as Parankusa muni. He was born in the month of

karthigai with anusham as birth star, in shadamarshana gothram. His father was

SrinivAsa thAthAchAriAr. He was a grihasthA, performing sampradhaya pravacham at

Perumal koil and thirukudanthai. He was sreekaryam of the 6th jeer of ahobila

matam and prime minister to Vijayanagara rulers. His son was the famous

Lakshmikumara thAthAchAr (who was instrumental in the renovation of many

temples in and around kanchipuram. He made arrangements for performing the

marriage of many kannika sthrees and became to be called as Koti kannika dhanam

Lakshmikumara thAthAchAr)

 

 

 

 

 

22. Keezh Neerkunnam AnanthAchAriAr

 

 

 

Sree thAtha gurusEvApththa vEdhantha yughalasayaha

 

vathsyAnantha guru:sreemAn srEyasE mEsthu bhooyasE

 

 

 

He was born in srivathsa gothram at Perumal koil. He studied Sri Bhashyam

Bhagavath vishayam and Rahasyathraya sAram at the holy feet of his guru,

Panchamadha Banjanam Thathachariar.

 

 

 

23. RamAnuja swAmy

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

SreemathO ranganAthasya guNairdhasyam upagatham

 

rAmAnujam dhweetheeyam tham adhwitheeyam upasmahE

 

 

 

He was born at Perumal koil to AnanthAchAriAr in Sreevathsa gothram and had

studied Kalakshepa granthas at the holy feet of his illustrious father

Ananthachariar.

 

 

 

24. Paravasthu VenkatEsachAriar

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)

 

 

 

vathsa vamsha payodheendhO: kalyANa gunavAridhE

 

Sreematho vEnkatEshasya charanou sharanam bhajE

 

 

 

He was born at Perumal koil. He belonged to sreevathsa gothram . He learnt the

sampradhaya granthas from Ramanuja swamy and imparted rahasya granthas and

bhagavath vishayam to Veeraraghavachar swamy.

 

 

 

25. ChithannA VeerarAghavAchAr swamy

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Srirangam

 

 

 

Sree vEnkatEsha gurunA karunA karENa

 

Sreeshe samarpitha baram sritha pArijAtham

 

Sree ranganatha guveekshana labdha bOdham

 

Sree veera Raghava gurum sharanam prapadhyE

 

 

 

He was born in Srirangam in the month of Chitthra with swAthi as his birthstar.

He belonged to Bharadwaja gothram. He studied Sri Bhashyam and Geetha Bhashyam

under Sri Ranganathaswamy (of sreebahshya parampara of munithraya sampradhayam)

and rahasyathra saram and bhagavath vishyam under Sri VEnkatEsAchAriAr. He

imparted religious teachings to his son Rangapathi DEsikar. He observed

gruhasthAsramam throughout his life.

 

 

 

26. VELAMOOR Rangapathi dEsikar

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Srirangam

 

 

 

Sree veerarAghava gurOs thanayam thathascha

 

Shareera kAdhi samadheethya samastha shAsthram

 

vidhyO thamAnam anavadhya guNaikathanam

 

Sree RanganAtha guruvaryam Aham prapadhyE

 

 

 

He was born in Srirangam in the month of Vaikasi with visakam as his birthstar.

He belonged to bharadwaja gothram (and sAma sAkhA). He studied grantha

chathushtyam under the holy feet of his father and AchArya – Sri

VeeraraghavAchAriar. He observed gruhasthAsramam throughout his life.

 

 

 

27. Ranganatha swAmy ( KalyAnAvaham swamy)

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: ThirunArAyanapuram

 

 

 

KalyAnAvaham asmAkam karuNya kalashambudhE:

 

PrapadhyE ranganAthasya padhapankaja thallajam

 

 

 

He was born in ThirunArAyanapuram(MElkOte) in the month of panguni with rEvathi

as his birthstar. He studied Sri Bhashyam, Geetha Bhashyam and rahasya thrayam

under the holy feet of Sri Rangapathi dEsikar. He studied bhagavath vishayam

under the holy feet of chandragiri vEnkatAchAriar. He took up thureeyAsramam

with the blessings of MannAr swAmy. His foremost disciples were sAkshAth swami

and pAduka sEvaka rAmAnuja swAmy.

 

 

 

28. sAkshAth swAmy (Srimath vEdAntha rAmAnuja swAmy)

 

 

 

Avathara Sthalam: Kondal (near MolkOte)

 

 

 

Sree Ranganatha gurupAdha sarojahamsam

 

VEdhAntha dEsikapadhAmbhuja brunga rAjam

 

Sreemadh yatheendra shatakopa dhaya valambham

 

Vedhantha lakshmana munim sharaNam prapadhyE

 

 

 

He was born in a hamlet called kondal near mElkOte in the month of Chitthra

with ArudrA as his birthstar (Sree Bhashyakarar was also born in chithrai srar

in thr month of chithrai). He studied grantha chathushtyam under the holy feet

of Ranganatha swAmy and took up sanyasam from him. He was also known as “gnAna

vairAgya anushtAna shEvadhi”. He was also considered as a reincarnation of Sri

Ramanuja and hence was called “sAkshAth swAmy”. As ordained by periya perumal

and his AchArya, he authored “Irupatthi nAlAyirappadi” (24000) grantham which is

a vyAkyAnam for bhagavath vishayam – AarAyirappadi. He has also authored other

works such as

 

 

 

vyAkyAnam for “PoorvasArAswAdhini”,

 

nyAsa vidhyA darpanam

 

Sri tatva siddhanchana prabrutthi grantha

 

 

 

His prime disciple was Thihrukkudanthai dEsikan also called as “gOpAlArya maha

dEsikan” – who is the sthApakar of munithraya sampradAya.

 

 

 

 

 

In the next posting, adiyEn will cover the history of achAryAs starting with

gOpAlArya mahA dEsikan

 

 

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

 

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan

 

(of Besant Nagar)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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