श्री-गुरुपरम्परा-उपक्रमणि – 1

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श्रीः श्रीमते शठकोपाय नमः श्रीमते रामानुजाय नमः श्रीमद् वरवरमुनये नमः श्री वानाचलमहामुनये नमः लक्ष्मीनाथ समारंभाम् नाथयामुन मध्यमाम् | अस्मदाचार्य पर्यंताम् वन्दे गुरुपरंपराम् || “भगवान श्रीमन्नारायण (श्रिय:पति) से प्रवर्तित (प्रारंभ) दिव्य परंपरा, जिसके मध्य में श्रीनाथमुनि स्वामीजी और श्रीयामुनाचार्य स्वामीजी है, से लेकर मेरे आचार्य पर्यंत, इस वैभवशाली गौरवशाली श्रीगुरुपरंपरा का मैं वंदन करता हूँ।” यह दिव्य श्लोक श्रीकूरत्ताळ्वान/ श्रीकुरेश स्वामीजी ने … Read more

thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja embAr jIyar

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: AvaNi rOhiNi avathAra sthalam:  madhuramangalam AchAryan: kOil kanthAdai rangAchAryar swamy (chaNdamArutham dhoddAchAryar thiruvamsam) Sishyas: Many Place where he attained paramapadham from: srIperumbUthUr Born in madhuramangalam, he was named krishNan by his parents rAgavAchAryar and jAnaki ammAL since he was born on the same … Read more

prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNan

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: Adi pUsam avathAra sthalam:  kAnchIpuram (near thirutthaNkA dhIpa prakAsar sannidhi) AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL sishyas: His own sons aNNanappA, ananthAchAryar, azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr Works: short vyAkyAnams (commentaries) for srI bhAshyam, srI bhAgavatham, subhAlOpanishad vyAkyAnam for bhattar’s ashtaslOkI srI vEnkatEsa suprabhAtham, sthOthram, prapathi, mangaLAsAsanam … Read more

thirumazhisai aNNavappangAr

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: Ani avittam avathAra sthalam:  thirumazhisai AchAryan: narasimhAchAryar (His own father) Born in thirumazhisai (mahIsAra kshEthram), he was named vIrarAghavan by his father narasimhAchAryar. He was born in the glorious vAdhula lineage of mudhaliyANdAn. His grand father is identified by himself as raghuvarAchAryar in … Read more

paravasthu pattarpirAn jIyar

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: kArthikai punarpUsam avathAra sthalam:  kAnchipuram (thirumalai according to periya thirumudi adaivu) AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL sishyas: kOilappan (his own pUrvAsrama son),  paravasthu aNNan, paravasthu azhagiya maNavALa jIyar, aNNarAya chakkaravarthi, mElnAttu thOzhappar nAyanAr, etc Works: anthimOpAya nishtai Place where he attained paramapadham: thirumalai Born as … Read more

thirunArAyaNapurathu Ay

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: ippasi, pUrAdam avathAra sthalam: thirunArAyaNapuram AchAryan: His own father lakshmaNAchAryar (pancha samskAram), nAlUrAchAn piLLai (grantha kAlakshEpam) Place where he attained paramapadham: thirunArAyaNapuram Works: thiruppAvai vyAkyAnams (2000padi and 4000padi) and svApadhEsam, thirumAlai vyAkyAnam, vyAkyAnams for AchArya hrudhayam and srIvachana bhUshaNam, thamizh pAsuram glorifying mAmunigaL, … Read more

nAyanArAchAn piLLai

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: AvaNi, rOhiNi (In yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam it is shown as chithrai) avathAra sthalam: srIrangam AchAryan: periyavAchAn piLLai sishyas: vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar, srI rangAchAryar, parakAla dhAsar, etc Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam Works: charamOpAya nirNayam (http://ponnadi.blogspot.in/p/charamopaya-nirnayam.html), aNuthva purushakArahtva samarthanam, jnAnArNavam, muktha … Read more

eeyuNNi mAdhava perumAL

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: nampiLLai kAlakshEpa gOshti – eeyNNi mAdhava perumAL seated 2nd from right thirunakshathram: kArthigai, bharaNi (In yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam it is said to be hastham) avathAra sthalam: srIrangam AchAryan: nampiLLai sishya: eeyuNNi padmanAbha perumAL (his own son) eeyuNNi mAdhava perumAL is a dear … Read more

pinbhazhagiya perumAL jIyar

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: nampiLLai kAlakshEpa gOshti – pinbhazhagiya perumAL jIyar seated 2nd from left pinbhazhagiya perumAL jIyar at the lotus feet of nampiLLai, srIrangam thirunakshathram: ippasi, sathayam avathAra sthalam: thirupputkuzhi AchAryan: nampiLLai Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam Works: 6000 padi guru paramparA prabhAvam. He is also … Read more

naduvil thiruvIdhi piLLai bhattar

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: nampiLLai kAlakshEpa gOshti – naduvil thiruvIdhi piLLai bhattar seated 3rd from left thirunakshathram: ippasi, avittam avathAra sthalam: srIrangam AchAryan: His own father (bhattar), nampiLLai sishya: vaLamazhagiyAr Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam Works: thiruvAimozhi 125000 padi vyAkyAnam, pishtapasu nirNayam, ashtAkshara dhIpikai, rahasya thrayam, dhvaya … Read more