Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Pranams,
This will be my last posting in the guru paramparai series. Now we will see the summary of the various works of our acharyas.
Before that let us see one interesting incident in the life of Sri Ramanuja. During the reign of the Kirimikanda chola Acharya Ramanuja had to flee from SriRangam to Melkote. In the way to Melkote one day the shisyas who came along with Ethirajar searched for a place to stay that night and finally found a hut of a potter. Seeing the shishyas with Thiruman on their fore head and shikai the potter was surprised. He asked who they were and where they have come from. The shisyas explained that they and their master Sri Ramanuja have fled from Sri Rangam and come over there. The potter has heard of the acharya but has never seen him. He became very happy that Ethirajar has come to his own place and he called his sons ?O! Nathamuni, O! Uyyakondar, A! Manakkal Nambi, A! Aalavandar, O! Periya Nambi, O! Thirumalai Nambi. Listening to this from Ethirajar?s eyes tears started rolling down. An Ethi is not supposed to cry and he should never think of his poorvashrama but Ethirajar cried listening to the names of the sons of the potter. When asked why, Ethirajar replied I feel bad that adiyen didn?t have the bhakyam of having sons and naming them after our acharyas as a result keep meditating on the names of the acharyas often. That was the greatness of our poorvacharyas and their acharya Bhakthi. Periyazhvar advised us to name our kids with the nama of bhagavan and says ?Naranan than annai naragam pugal? but our acharyas always advice us to name our kids with alwar-aacharya namas. Since in our sampradayam acharyas are regarded equal to emperuman and in some cases even greater than the bhagavan himself.
Our Poorvaacharyas not only educated their shisyas about the sampradayam and bhagavan they also have given number of srisookthis for enlightening the future generations. If a person starts learning the acharya srisookthis one by one then his whole life will not be enough. There are so many divya sookthis given by our great acharyas. Now we will see just the names of those great works.
Works of Sri Nathamunigal
1. Nyaya Tattva 2. Yoga Rahasya
Works of Sri Aalavandaar
1.Siddhi trayam Aatma Siddhi, Ishwara siddhi, Samvat siddhi
2.GeetharthaSangraham A brief commentary on the Bhagavat Geetha
3.Purusha Nirnaya
4.Agama Pramanya
5.Strotra Ratnam (a master piece)
6.Chatusloki Sloka on Piratti
Works of Sri Ramanujar
1. Sri Bhasyam Commentary on the Brahma sutra
2. Geetha Bhasyam Commentary on Bhagavat geetha
3. Gadyatrayam Saranagathi gadyam, Sri Ranga gadhyam and
Sri Vaikunda gadhyam
4. Vedartha Sangraham The Essence of Vedas
5. Vedantha deepam Commentary on Brahma sutra in condensed
form
6. Vedanta Saara Very brief commentary on the Brahma sutra
7. Nitya Granta Nitya/Naimithika rituals of Srivaishnavas
Works of Sri Koorathazhwan
1. Sri Vaikunda stavam
2. Sri Sundara Bhahustavam
3. Sri Adhimanushastavam
4. Sri Varadaraja Stavam
5. Sri Stavam
These are collectively known as the Pancha stavams with a lot of meaning engulfed in them.
Works of Sri Parasara Bhattar
1. Bhagavat Guna Darpanam Commentary on Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam
2. Ashtasloki 8 excellent slokas giving the meanings of the
Rahsya Trayams(Thirumantram, Dhvayam
and Charama Slokam)
3. Sri Gunararna Ghosham Slokas on Sri Ranganayaki Thayar
4. Sri Rangarajastavam 232 verses on Sri Ranganatha(127
poorvaashtaka, 105 Utarashtaka)
5. Kriyadipa Outlines on daily religious rites of
Srivaishnavas in 72 slokas
6. Sri Ranganatha Strotra Which he sung when in Thirukoshttiyur away
from SriRangam
7. Thirumanjan Kattiyam This is delivered in front of the lord before
Thirumanjanam
8. Kaisika Mahatmiyam Commentary on Kaisika Puranam
9. Maivanna Narunkunji Commentary on Thirumangai Alwars
Thirunedundandaga Pasuram
Some works which are not entirely available are Tattvaratnakara, Lakshmi Kalyanam(commentary on Subalopanishad), Adhyatmakhanda Dvaya vivarana.
Works of Nanjeeyer
Commentaries on Thiruvaimozhi(9000 padi), Thiruppavai, Thirupallandu, Mudhal, Erandham and Moondram Thiruvandhadhis and Kanninun Ciruthambhu
Works of Periya Vachaan Pillai
Commentary on Nalayira Divya Prabhandham of Azhwars(only person to have written commentary to all 4000 paasurams)
Commentary on Strotra Ratnam. Chatusloki, Jitante Strotram and Gadya Trayam
Tanislokam commentary on few slokas from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Varaha Purana, Sri Vishnu Purana, and Sri Rangaraja stavam.
His other individual works were:
1. Paranta Rahasyam
2. Passurapadi Ramayanam
3. Manikka Maalai
4. Sakala Pramanatattparyam
5. Rahasyatraya Deepika
6. Rahasyatraya vivaranam
7. Nikamanapadi
8. Upakarasmriti
9. Kaliyanarul pattu
Works of Vadakku thiruveedhi pillai
Famous commentary on Thiruvaimozhi Edu Muppatharayira padi
Works of Sri Pillai Lokacharya
Astadasa Rahasyam
1. Mumukshupadi
2. Tattvatrayam
3. Arthapanchakam
4. Srivachana bhooshanam
5. Archiradhi
6. Prameyasekaram
7. Prapanna Paritranam
8. SaraSangraham
9. NavaratnaMaalai
10. Yadracikapadi
11. Parantapadi
12. Tattvasekaram
13. Sriyahpathipadi
14. TaniPranavam
15. TaniCharamam
16. TaniDhvayam
17. Navavidha Sambhandham
18. Samsara Samrajyam
Works of Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar
Commentary on Thirupavai(6000padi), Amalanadipiran, Kanninun Cirutambhu and his master piece Acharya Hrudhayam
Works of Sri Vedantachariar(Sri Vedanta Desikar)
There are about 100 works of Sri Desikar here I present to you some important ones.
1. Tattparya Chandrika (Commentary on Bhagavat geetha)
2. Paduka Sahasram
3. Yadavabhyudayam (Krishna Leela commented by Sri Appaya dikshitar)
4. Sankalpa Sooryodhayam(Drama)
5. Sata Dhooshani(Arguments against advaita philosophy)
6. Hayagriva Strotram
7. Daya Satakam
8. Sri Stuthi
9. Godha stuthi
10. Dasavatara Strotra
11. Garuda panchashat and Garuda Dandakam
12. Gopala vimsati
13. Ethiraja Sapthati
14. Bhagavat Dhyana Shopanam
15. Sudarsanashtakam
16. NyayaParisuddhi, Nyaya Siddhanjanam
17. Rahasyatrayasaaram
18. Adhikarana saaravali
This list goes on.
Works of Sri Manavala Mamunigal
Commentaries on Mumukshupadi, SriVachana Bhooshanam, Tattvatrayam, Acharya Hrudhayam,Nyayasaaram, Prameyasaaram, the first few paasurams of Periyazhvar Thirumozhi for which Sri PeriyaVachanPillai?s vyakhyanam was lost and finally a beautiful commentary on Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi.
Pramana Thirattu for Edu, SriVacana Bhooshanam and Tattvatrayam
Mamunigal?s independent works were
1. Upadesa Ratna Maalai
2. Thiruvaimozhi Nootrandhadhi
3. Thiruvaraadha kramam
4. Devaraja Mangalam
5. Yathiraja Vimsathi
6. Kanchi Deva perumal Strotram
7. Iyal sattru
8. Aarthi Prabhandham
Apart from these works we have Sruthaprakasika (commentary on SriBhashyam) and Sruta Pradipika of Sudarsana Soori, Vishnuchitteyam(commentary on Sri Vishnu Puranam ), Saarartha chathushtayam and Sangathi maasam by Engalazhvan(one of the 74 simhasanadhipatis of Sri Ramanuja who helped acharya in completing the Sri bhasyam after Sri Koorathazhvan lost his eyes). Then we have Appullar?s Nyaya kulisa. Sri Thiruvarangathamudanar?s master piece the Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi which is considered to be among the Nalayira Divya Prabhandham.
Then there are the works of Nadadur Ammal, Tattvasaara, Prappanapaarijata, Prameyamaala, Aahnikacoodamani, Aaraadhankrama, Mangalaasaasanam, Hetiraajastava, Rahasyasangraha, Caturlakshana sangraha,Paratattvanirnaya, Jyayantidarpanam, Dramidopanishad Sangraha and Sribhashyasangraha.
Sri Arulala Perumal Emperumanar gave two great works the Jnanasaaram and the Prameyasaaram.
There may be many Srisookhthis which adiyen could have missed due to my lack of knowledge and ignorance. This was just an attempt to recollect the great works of our acharyas though adiyen is not capable of giving the essence of them. All my errors may be pardoned and corrected by the learned scholars.
Alwar Emperumanar Jeeyer Thiruvadigale Charanam
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai
Sumithra Varadarajan
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