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 given below (Ref: 301 st Birth anniversary malar of Sri 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

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

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

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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