Dear Sri Mani and Sri Varadhan, SrIvEnkatAchalEtihAsamAlA of Sri AnanthALwAn says that Sri Ananthalwan prayed to Srinivasa and established Ramanuja Sannidhi and recital of Ramanuja Nootthandhaadhi in the temple. Actually that anubhavam is wonderful. Alwan does not go to the temple. Lord Venkatesa makes him come and conveys to him "I am more worried than you for having lost emberumAnAr." Sri Ramanuja felt that a virakta bhAgavata who does not have a family should look after the temple affairs and hence appointed a Jeeyar. Sri Manavala Mamunigal also comes in the list of Jeeyars of the mutt. His disciple Thiruvengada Jeeyar was the Periya Jeeyar according to Thirumalai Ozhugu. Chinna Jeeyar is chosen by Pedda Jeeyar and ascends the throne after his Acharya attains Paramapadham. Dasanudasan Vishnu -- On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:27:06 Mani Varadarajan wrote: >Dear Bhagavatas, > >In reading the histories of Tirupati, I gather that there >is no solid evidence other than hearsay that the sannidhi >of Emberumaanaar was constructed by Tirumalai Anantanpillai. >In epigraphy the first reference to the shrine is in the >13th century or so, at least according to S.K. Ramachandra >Rao's excellent history of the temple. Does anyone have >any evidence to the contrary? > >Varadhan has told me of the opinion that the periya (pedda) >jeeyar matha was started by Emberumaanaar and that the >chinna jeeyar matha was started by Maamunigal, but once >again I don't think there is any evidence for the former, >other than hearsay, and we know what that's worth. > >regards, >aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan >Mani > > > See Dave Matthews Band live or win a signed guitar http://r.lycos.com/r/bmgfly_mail_dmb/http://win.ipromotions.com/lycos_020201/splash.asp
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