Guest guest Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 Dear Sri Cadambi: Sri KuranArAyanar is a Vadakalai AchAryan who lived around 1459 CE. His commentaries on MaaNDUkya Upanishad , TaittirIya Upanishad and IsAvAsyOpanishad are classical commentaries. The other work he is known for is SudarsanAshtakam . The Founding Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam (b1379 CE) reached MalOlan's Thiruvadi in 1458 CE. KuranArAyaNan's time is therefore after AdhivaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar . The second Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , HH Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra MahA Desikan ( aasthAna Kaalam : 1473-85) might have influenced the studies of KuranArAyabNar. The second Jeeyar has also written a commentary for IsAvAsyOpanishad following the lines of Swamy Desikan (1268-1369 CE). Swamy Desikan coverd in His commentary on IsAvAsyOpanishad the doctrines of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams, Prapathti , the unity of UpAya and upEya as well as the esoteric meanings of the MahA Vaakyam , " Tatthvamasi " . later commentators from the second Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, KuranArAyaNar , Upanishad BhAshyakArar, Sri RanganAtha Muni (Disciple of Taatha Desikan) based their commentaries on Swamy Desikan's commentary. V.Sadagopan At 09:21 PM 5/16/01 +0100, you wrote: >sri: > >Dear Bhaktas, > >I came across Kuranarayanar's explanation of the upanishads while >reading " Ramanuja on The upanishads " by Prof.S.S.Raghavchar. > >I would like to know more about kuranarayanar, his time and works >contributed to Sri Sampradayam. > >adiyen, >Malolan > > >__________ > >Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk >or your free @.ie address at http://mail..ie > >----------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - >To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list >Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Sri Mate' Sri Lakshminrusimha parabrahmane' nama: Dear Sriman Sadagopan swami, Sri KuranArAyanar composed Sri Sudarsana Satakam.Sri SudarsanAshtakam was composed by Swami Desikan.To my belief adiyen think that it is right.Please correct me if wrong. Also your mail regarding Sri KuranArAyanar (some refer him as KuranArAyana jeeyar) was extremely informative.Adiyen also would like to know exactly what circumstances caused that mahaan to compose Sri Sudarsana Satakam.There are two different beliefs. (i) When Sri KuranArAyanar found one of his disciples was having disease which could prove fatal,he composed this and started reciting as a japam with the intention to hold gripply the Lotus feet of Sri SudarsanAzhvAr to bless His disciple to get cured completely and he was cured by his divine grace. (ii) The other belief is that when Sri NamPerumAl had theppam (tank festival) in cauvery in olden days ,the " float " was caught by increasing floods and ultimately Sri KuranArAyanar composed this and recited this as japam.The magic occured and the teppam was banked safely by PerumAl. Now also this Sri Sudarsana Satakam is chanted for one Mandalam(48 days) for some specific reason after making Sankalpam to get rid of any danger and to get the blessings of Sri SudarsanAzhvAr,Sri Nam Perumal and ThAyAr. Adiyen, Parthasarathy dasan. On Wed, 16 May 2001, Sadagopan wrote: > Dear Sri Cadambi: > > Sri KuranArAyanar is a Vadakalai AchAryan > who lived around 1459 CE. > > His commentaries on MaaNDUkya Upanishad , > TaittirIya Upanishad and IsAvAsyOpanishad > are classical commentaries. The other work > he is known for is SudarsanAshtakam . > > The Founding Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam (b1379 CE) > reached MalOlan's Thiruvadi in 1458 CE. KuranArAyaNan's > time is therefore after AdhivaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar . > > The second Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , HH Sri NaarAyaNa > YathIndhra MahA Desikan ( aasthAna Kaalam : 1473-85) > might have influenced the studies of KuranArAyabNar. > The second Jeeyar has also written a commentary for > IsAvAsyOpanishad following the lines of Swamy Desikan > (1268-1369 CE). Swamy Desikan coverd in His commentary > on IsAvAsyOpanishad the doctrines of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams, > Prapathti , the unity of UpAya and upEya as well as > the esoteric meanings of the MahA Vaakyam , " Tatthvamasi " . > > later commentators from the second Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, > KuranArAyaNar , Upanishad BhAshyakArar, Sri RanganAtha Muni > (Disciple of Taatha Desikan) based their commentaries on > Swamy Desikan's commentary. > > V.Sadagopan > At 09:21 PM 5/16/01 +0100, you wrote: > >sri: > > > >Dear Bhaktas, > > > >I came across Kuranarayanar's explanation of the upanishads while > >reading " Ramanuja on The upanishads " by Prof.S.S.Raghavchar. > > > >I would like to know more about kuranarayanar, his time and works > >contributed to Sri Sampradayam. > > > >adiyen, > >Malolan > > > > > >__________ > > > >Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk > >or your free @.ie address at http://mail..ie > > > >----------------------------- > > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > >To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list > >Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Dear Sri Parthasarathy: Thanks very much for catching my typo on SudrsanasAshtakam .You are correct. Sudarsana+Sathakam became " Sudarsanashtakam " . " a " was missing between " sudarshana " and " sh_takam " . It is so very nice of you to catch it. I have translated Swamy Desikan's Sudarsana Ashtakam earlier(1995) and it is archived in Bhakthi Archives and I mentioned about that SthOthram composed by our AchAryan at Thirupputtkuzhi in my article on Sudarshana sannidhi at Pomona Temple, NY. Thanks again, V.SadagOpan >Re: Kura-narayanar > > >Sri Mate' Sri Lakshminrusimha parabrahmane' nama: > > >Dear Sriman Sadagopan swami, > Sri KuranArAyanar composed Sri >Sudarsana Satakam.Sri SudarsanAshtakam was composed by >Swami Desikan.To my belief adiyen think that it is right.Please correct me >if wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Dar Sri Suderson: At 04:11 AM 5/17/01 -0700, you wrote: >Srimate rAmAnujAya namaha > >1. Thanx for the lucid expanation on kuranarayana. Is >he same as kooranarayana jeeyar? Yes to the best of my knowledge.. >2. Can you pls tell about Thatha dEsikan? ThAtha Desikan is revered as " Pancha matha Bhanjanam ThAthAcchAr Swamy " and also as Koti KanyAdhAnam ThAthAchAr .He is included in the AchArya paramparai of Munithraya SampradhAyam ( lineage to SaakshAth Swamy, Thurukkudanathai Desikan and then the two Andavan Aasramams). ThAtha Desikan was born in Thirukkudanathai (AarAvamudhan Sannidhi)and was a contemproary of Appayya DhIkshithar , who wrote a commentary for Swamy Desikan's YaahdAvAbhudhaya Kaavyam. He was also a contemproary of MahAchArya/DhoddAchArya ( 1509-1591 CE) for whom Lord VaradarAjA gives a special Garuda sevai even today, as The Lord of Kaanchi comes out on Garudan thru his West gopuram during His BrahmOthsavam .Thatha Deikan's key sishyar is Upanishad BhAshyakArar, Sri RangarAmAnuja Muni. ThAtha Desikan was the nephew of the Sixth pattam Azhagiya Singar known for his matchless NrusimhAnushtup manthra sakthi and powers of Nrusimha SaakshAthkAram ( bhAgyam of the darsanam and communication with Lakshmi Nrusimhan). ThAtha Desikan was also the Sri Kaaryam for the Sixth Pattam Azhagiya Singar besides being one of the key sishyars of the Sixth Pattam Azhagiya Singar , Shashta ParAnkusa MahA Desikan of KaraLapAkkam/KaanchIpuram . The taniyan for ThAtha Desikan refers to his birth in SahdamarshaNa Gothram ( Swamy Naathamuni's gothram ) as the son of SrinivAsa ThAthAcchAr and the disciple of Shashta ParAnkusa YadhIndhra MahA Desikan ; latter entered into a cave at upper Ahobilam to be with JwAlA Narasimhan at the Lord's command. The Sixth Pattam Jeeyar is still said to be living in that closed cave in Ahobilam performing AarAdhanam for JwAlA Nrusimhan . The taniyan for ThAtha Desikan Is: SrisailapoorNa kula Vaaridhi poorNa chandram SrI SrInivAsa Guruvarya padhAbhja Brungam Srimath ParAnkusa MunIndhra KrupAtthabhOdham SrI ThAthayAryam anagam SharaNam PrapadhyE The AchArya Bhakthi of Sri ThAtha Desikan is moving .When The AchAryan of ThAthA Desikan entered the cave on a KrishNa Paksha Panchami dinam ( February , 1513), ThAtha Desikan was totally broken up with sorrow. Few days after that event , ThAtha Desikan could not bear the separation from his AchAryan anymore , went to Ahobilam cave and cried profusely in front of that cave, where his Acharyan had entered earlier following the command of JwAlA Narasimhan. The Sishya Vaathsalyam of HH the 6th Jeeyar was touching. He stopped His aarAdhanam , came out of the cave , consoled His heart-broken sishyan , blessed him to carry on his kaimakryams and returned inside the cave once again , never to be seen again. The descendants of ThAtha Desikan branched out to KarnAtakA and other parts of Tamil Naadu (Srirangam, Kaanchi et al). The Thirukkudanthai family is at Iyengar Street , KumbakONam and the most known descendant of that Vamsam living to day is the nonagenerian ( in his ninth decade), Sri AgnihOthram RaamAnuja Tatachar Swamy.Sri KrishNa Tatachar of the Bhakthi List is a descendant of the karnataka desam branch of the family. ThAtha Desikan conducted innumerable KanyA DhAnams and hence is called Koti KanyAdhAnam ThAthAcchAr. The archai image of ThAthAcchAr and His dharma Pathni arein Swamy Desikan Sannidhiof Kaanchi Varadarajan temple . V.Sadagopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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