ramanuja guru paramparai

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SRIMATHERAMANUJAYANAMHA

APPANTHIRUVADIGALESARANAM , DEAR

bAGHAVATHAS, Two doubts have ben raised in the posting of

Sumitra Varadarajan dated 3rd may 2002. I am giving the

informations as I have gathered. The Acharya parambarai of

Srivaishnavism for all practical purposes commences from Sriman

Natha Munigal. He was enticed by the renderings of few Pasurangals

of Thiruvaimozhi and went in search of all. On meditating Sri

Namalwar, he acquired the entire pasurangals and thus Nammalvar

becomes the first of the Guruparamparai. Sri Alavandar in his

"Stotrararatna" givesthisinformation."Adhya na kulapathe

Vahulabhiramam' "Vahulabharanan ie., Nammalvar is the First of

our Kulam and Treasure.Periya piratti etc., are Sampradhyic

statements. Sri Manavala Mamunigal is the last of the great

parambarai as no such person befitting the position of Acharya

succeeded him. Ofcourse, learned persons falling in the line of 74

Simhasanathipathis are

doingSamasrayanamforustobecomeSrivaishnavas..

2. The entire essence of Vdantham (Vedas) are contained in the

"Rahasya Tryam" and our Poorvacharys establish this fact in their

commentaries to Baghavat Vishyam and other Alwar Pasurangals. It

is true there are great persons who have rendered yeoman service

to Srivaishnavism ; but, they do not fall in direct line of

Acharya Parambarai. Informations of these persons can be had in

the 'PERIYA THIRMUDIADAIVU' appended to the Araayirappadi

Guruparampara Prabhavam. Also, Sri Puttur Sri Vaishnava Sudarsana

swamy has published a book ACHARYA VAIBHAVA MANJERI (2 Vols.)

containing informations on this point to the extent possible. Both

thes books can be had from him. Adiyen Parthasarathy Dasan.

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