Adiyen is forwarding an article from my father Sri.P. Sreenivasan on Acharya
Paramparai on the occasion of the Thirunakshatram of His Holiness Srimath
Srimushnam Andavan.
Dasan,
Venkat Sreenivasan
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Srimushnam Andavan's Thanian
VEdhAntha lakshmana muneendra krupAtthabOdham
ThadpAdha yugmasaraseeruha brungha rAjam
Thraiyantha yugma kruthaboori parisramamtham
Sriranga lakshmana munim saranam prabhadyE
Today is Srimath Srimushnam Andavan?s 71st Tirunakahtram. The Sapthathy
mahotsavam is being celebrated in Srirangam in a grand manner as adiyen types
this. Srimath Andavan is the 38th Acharyan in the lineage of Acharya paramparai
starting from Nathamunigal till prakrutham Andavan of Srirangam Srimath Andavan
Ashramam. Adiyen thought it will be a good occasion to write briefly about all
the Acharyas in this paramparai on this great day. Adiyen will cover this in
few part series based on the 301st Thirunakshatra Malar of Gopalarya
Mahadesikan (published by Andavan Ashramam) and Acharya Vaibhavam published by
Sri Vishishtadvaita Research center. In the first part of series, the AchArya
guru parampara is covered starting from prathamAchAryan of our sampradAyam til
Udayavar Sri Ramanuja. Most of the early part of this Acharya Paramparai is
common to all the Srivaishnava lineage both Vadakalai and Thenacharya
sampradayam.
The 'AchArya Vamsa Vruksha' or the lineage of Srimath Andavan Periasramam
starting from Emperuman Sriman Narayanan is given below:
EmperumAn Sriman Narayanan and Thaayar Sri Mahalakshmi
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Sri Vishwaksenar
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Nammazhwar (Sri Satagopan)
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Nathamunigal
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Uyyakkondar
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Manakkal Nambi
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Yamunacharya
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Peria Nambi
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Srimath RamanujA (Udaiyavar)
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PranathArthiharar(Kidambi AcchAn)
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RAmAnujappillAn
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RangarAjappillAn
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vAthi HamsAbudhAchAryar(KidAmbi AppullAr RAmAnujar)
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Sri NigamAntha mahA DEsikan
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Sri Brahmathanthra Swathantra Jeeyar
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GhatikasathammAL(VAthsya varada dEsikar)
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VaradaVishnavAchAryar
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MahadayAdheesar
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Ahobila dEsikan(sirangattur)
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ParAnkusa swAmi(Vankipuram)
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Panchamatha bhanjanam thAtha dEsikan
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vAthsya AnanthAchAryar(Keezhnarkkunnam)
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RAmAnujAchAryar(Ranga RAmAnujAchAryar)
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VEnkatAchAryar(ParAvasthu AnnA)
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VeerarAghavAchAryar(ChittaNNA)
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Sri Rangapathi dEsikan(VElamur)
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KalyAnA vaha Sri RanganAtha dEsikan
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GnAnAthi sEvathisAkshAth swAmi(vEdAntha rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan)
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GOpAlArya mahA dEsikan (Thirukkudanthi dEsikan)
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Sri vEdAntha rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (Srirangam Andavan -Vazhuthur)
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Srinivasa rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (Thirutthuraippoondi Andavan -ViLakudi)
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Srinivasa mahA dEsikan Srinivasa mahA dEsikan (PeriAndavan)
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PAdukA sEvaka rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan(Chinnaandavan)
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Srinivasa rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (KAdanthEthi Andavan)
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Sri VEdhantha rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (NammAndavan - ThErezhundur)
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Srinivasa mahA dEsikan (EngALAndavan - Akkur)
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Sri RanganAtha mahA dEsikan(Thenbarai Andavan)
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Sri VEdhantha rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (Thirukkudanthai Andavan)
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Srinivasa rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (Mysore Andavan)
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Sri Ranga RAmAnuja mahA dEsikan (Srimushnam Andavan) ?Prakrutham Andavan
1: Sriman Narayana
The foremost and first AchArya of our siddhAnta is Sriman NArAyanA. He gave the
upadEsam to our ThAyAr Goddess Sri MahA Lakshmi who is the second AchArya in
the lineage. Sri Lakshmi pirAtti gave upadEsam to vishwaksEnar who chose
NammAzhwAr to continue the lineage at the start of kaliyugA.
2. Vishvaksenar
Also known as Senapathy Azhvan; He is a Nithya suri. He has dharshan to
Nammazhvar in Yogha dasai and performed pancha samskaram and sarva vedantha
Upadesam to Nammazhvar. He has authored a grantham known as VishvaksEna
samhithai.
3. Nammazhvar
He was VishvaksEnar?s amsaavadhaaram.
Avatharasthalam - Thirukkurugoor.
He was born on the 43rd day of the birth of kaliyuga Pramadhi varusham in the
month of vaikasi and Visaka nakshathram . His fathers name was Kari. He lived
for 35 years. Right from the day of birth he ate no food and he observed
Yoganishtai. He taught thiruvaimozhi to Madurakavi Azhwar when he was alive.
After attaining moksham, he taught Nathamunigal sarva upadesam and performed
pancha samskaram in yoga dasai. He has written the following 4 granthams ?
Thiruvaasiriyam
Thiruviruttham
Periya Thiruvandhadhi
Thiruvoimozhi
4. Nathamuni (824 ? 920 CE)
Avathara sthalam ? Kaattu mannar koil alias Veera narayana puram
Year of Birth ? Kali 3985 in the year of Sobhakruth in the month of Aani and
Anusham nakshatram. He belonged to Sadamarshana gothram. His father?name is
Easwara munigal. He visited thirukkurugoor and paid his obeisance to Nammalwar.
Had pancha samskaram peformed by nammalwar. He learnt veda sastras through yoga
dasai. He was giving siddhantha pravachanam in his gruhastasramam and blessed
his sishyas with nyaya tatvam, yoga rahasyas and many more granthas.
5. Uyyakkondar (Pundarikakshar) ( 826 ? 931 CE)
Avathara sthalam ? Thiruvellarai near Srirangam
Year of Birth ? Kali 3987 in the year of Prabhava, in the month of Chitthra and
Krutthika nakshatram. He was doing siddhanta pravachanam in Srirangam in his
gruhastasramam. He was the prime disciple of Nathamuni. His foremost sishyas
were Manakkal Nambi, pundareeka dasar and ulaga perumal nangai.
6. Manakkal Nambi (Sri Rama Misrar) (832 ? 941 CE)
Avathara Sthalam ? Manakkal agraharam in Chola desam
Year of Birth ? Kali 4052 in the year of Virodhikruthu in the month of Masi and
Magam nakshatram. He was giving siddhanta pravachanam in his gruhasthasramam to
his disciples ? Alavadhar, arasu nimbi, Gomadam thiruvinnagarappan.
7. Alavandhar (Yamuna Muni) ( 916 ? 1041 CE)
He was the grandson of Sri Nathamuni.
Avathara Sthalam ? Veera narayana puram
Year of Birth ? Kali 4077 in the year of Dhathu in the month of Aadi and
Uttarashada nakshatram. He belonged to Shadamarshana gothram. He was born to
Easwara battazhwar. After taking sanyasam in Srirangam, he was doing sampradaya
pravachanam in Srirangam.
He has authored the following granthams ?
Sthothra Rathnam
Siddhi thrayam
Geethartha Sangraham
Agama Pramanam
Chatusloki
Maha purusha Nirnayam.
8. Periya Nambi (Mahapurnar)
He was the prime disciple of Alavandhar.
Year of Birth ? kali 4098 in the year of Hevilambi in the month of Margazhi and
Kettai nakshatram. He belonged to Bharadwaja gothram. He lived for 105 years.
He was doing siddhantha pravachanam to his disciples in Srirangam. His foremost
disciples were Udaiyavar(Sri Ramanuja), Ani Arangathamudhanar, Thiru kachi
nimbi, Satakopa dasar.
9. Udaiyavar (Sri Ramanuja) ( 1017 ? 1137 CE)
He is the darsana sthapakar of Srivaishnava sampradayam and is one of the most
important acharyas of our sampradaya. He was considered the amsam of Thiru
Ananthalwar.
Year of Birth ? Kali 4117 in the year of Pingala in the month of Chitthra and
Arudhra nakshatram- sukla panchami thithi. He belonged to Haritha gothram. His
father was Asuri kesava somayaji swami. He took sanyasramam at a very early age
and was doing siddhantha pravachanam in Srirangam and many other places. He
nominated 74 simhasanadhipathis and ordained them to do pancha samskaram to
sishyas at their places. From the 74 simhasanadhipathis, he selected four
namely, Nadathur Azhwan, Kidambi Acchaan, Thirukkurugaippiran Pillan and Mudali
Andan, gave them the Sri Bhashya kosam and instructed them to do Sri Bhashya
pravachanam thereby making them Sri bhashya simhasanadhipathis. He has authored
nine granthams in total namely,
Sri Bhashyam
Vedantha Saram
Saranathi Gadyam
Sri ranga Gadyam
Vaikunta Gadyam
Sri Gita Bhashyam
Nithyam
Vedantha Sangraham
Vedantha Deepam
Sri Ramanuja became an exponent in all the granthas he learnt from his acharyas
and spread Sri Vishishtadvaitha philosophy and Srivaishnavam through the 9
granthas He wrote in Sanskrit. After having conquered those who opposed his
philosophic exposition of Vishistadvaitha, tradition has it that Sri Ramanuja
received the benediction of Lord Sri Hayagreeva through the medium of
Saraswathi Devi. Having embraced the life of an ascetic, Sri Ramanuja travelled
far and wide through out India.
(to be continued...)
Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,
Perungadamanur Sreenivasan Parthasarathy (Besant Nagar)
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