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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