Guru Paramparai
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Thirunakshathram: mAsi, mrugasIrsham avathAra sthalam: pUvirunthavalli AchAryan: ALavandhAr Sishyas: emperumAnAr (abhimAna sishya) Place where he attained paramapadham: pUviruthavalli Works: dhEvarAja ashtakam thirukkachi nambi also known as kAnchi pUrNar and gajEndhra dhAsar is born in pUvirundhavalli. He was most popularly known for his thiruvAlavatta (fan) … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: thai, visAgam avathAra sthalam: AzhwAr thirunagari AchAryan: nAthamunigaL kurugai kAvalappan is a dear sishya of nAthamunigaL. nAthamunigaL, after returning to kAttu mannAr kOil, spends some time in meditating on emperumAn. Subsequently, he orders kurugai kAvalappan to learn the yOga rahasyams and teaches the … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: kArthigai, kArthigai avathAra sthalam: thirukkuraiyalUr AchAryan: vishwaksEnar, thirunaRaiyUr nambi, thriukkaNNapuram sauri perumAL Sishyas: His brother-in-law iLayAzhwAr, parakAla sishyar, nIrmEl nadappAn, thALUthuvAn, thOrA vazhakkan, nizhalil maRaivAn, uyarath thonguvAn, Works: periya thirumozhi, thirukkuRunthANdagam, thiruvezhukkURRirukkai, siriya thirumadal, periya thirumadal, thiruneduNthANdagam Place where he attained paramapadham: thirukkuRungudi … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: kArthigai, rOhiNi avathAra sthalam: uraiyUr AchAryan: vishwaksEnar Works: amalanAdhipirAn Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam It is explained in pUrvAchArya charithram that ALavandhAr had special attachment towards thiruppANAzhwAr who is also known muni vAhanar. periyavAchAn piLLai, azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr and vEdhAnthAchAryar have … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: Ani, swAthi avathAra sthalam: srIvilliputhUr AchAryan: vishwaksEnar Works: thiruppallANdu, periyAzhwAr thirumozhi Place where he attained paramapadham: thirumAlirunchOlai periyavAchAn piLLai wonderfully glorifies periyAzhwAr in the vyAkyAna avathArikai (introduction) of thiruppallANdu. He identifies the purpose of periyAzhwAr’s avathAram is to uplift the suffering jIvAthmAs from … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: mAsi, punarpUsam avathAra sthalam: thiruvanjikkaLam AchAryan: vishwaksEnar Works: mukundha mAlai, perumAL thirumozhi Place where he attained paramapadham: mannAr kOyil (near thirunelvEli) kulasEkara AzhwAr’s greatness lies in the fact that he was born in kshathriya kulam (which is condusive for having great ego) but … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: chithirai, chithirai avathAra sthalam: thirukkOLUr AchAryan: nammAzhwAr Works: kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu Place where he attained paramapadham: AzhwAr thirunagari nampiLLai, in the vyAkyAna avathArikai brings out the glories of madhurakavi AzhwAr beautifully. Let us see some glimpses of it. rishis are focussed on sAmAnya sAsthram … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: thai, magam avathAra sthalam: thirumazhisai AchAryan: vishwaksEnar, pEyAzhwAr sishyas: kaNikaNNan, dhrudavrathan Works: nAnmugan thiruvanthAdhi, thiruchandha viruththam Place where he attained paramapadham: thirukkudanthai mAmunigaL glorifies AzhwAr as the one who has absolutely clear knowledge about the essence of sAsthtram – i.e, only srIman nArAyaNan … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thiruvarangapperumAL arayar – srirangam Thirunakshathram: vaikAsi, kEttai avathAra sthalam: srirangam AchAryan: maNakkAl nambi, ALavandhAr Sishyas: emperumAnAr (grantha kAlakshEpa sishya) Place where he attained paramapadham: thiruvarangam thiruvarangapperumAL arayar is the son of ALavandhAr and was one of the prime sishyas of ALavandhAr. arayar was expert … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: mArgazhi, kEttai avathAra sthalam: thirumaNdangudi AchAryan: vishwaksEnar Works: thirumAlai, thiruppaLLiyeLuchi Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam nanjIyar, in his vyAkyAna avathArikai for thiruppaLLiyeLuchi, identifies that AzhwAr was in samsAram as per “anAdhi mAyayA suptha:” (since time immemorial, he was sleeping (due to ignorance) … Read more