kOil kandhAdai aNNan

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: kOil kandhAdai aNNan – srIrangam aNNan thirumALigai thirunakshathram: purattAsi (kanni) pUrattAdhi avathAra sthalam:  srIrangam AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL sishyas: kandhAdai nAyan (his own son), kandhAdai rAmAnuja iyengAr, etc. Works: srI parAngusa pancha vimsathi, varavaramuni ashtakam, mAmunigaL kaNNinuN chiruthAmbu Born in the illustrious family lineage of … Read more

periyavAchAn piLLai

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: periyavAchAn piLLai – sEngaNUr thirunkaksathram: AvaNi rOhiNi avathAra sthalam: sanganallUr (sEngaNUr). AchAryan: nampiLLai sishyas: nAyanArAchAn piLLai, vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar,  parakAla dhAsar, etc Born as krishnan as the son of yAmunar in sEngaNUr, he becomes to be known as periyavAchAn piLLai. He is … Read more

kUrathAzhwAn

thirunakshathram: thai, hastham avathAra sthalam: kUram AchAryan: emperumAnAr Sishyas: thiruvarangathamudhanAr Place where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam Works: pancha sthavam (athi mAnusha sthavam, srI vaikunta sthavam, sundhara bhAhu sthavam, varadharAja sthavam, srI sthavam), yO nithyam achyutha/lakshminAtha thanians Born in kUram village in a noble family in the year 1010 CE (sowmya varusham, thai mAsam, hastha nakshathram) … Read more

kOil kandhAdai appan

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: kOil kandhAdai appan – kAnchIpuram appan swamy thirumALigai thirunakshathram: purattAsi (kanni) magam thIrtham: kArthikai shukla panchami avathAra sthalam:  srIrangam AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL Works: varavaramuni vaibhava vijayam Born in the illustrious family lineage of mudhaliyANdAn (who is called yathirAja pAdhukA – the sandals of the … Read more

appAchiyAraNNA

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: appAchiyAraNNA – mudhaliyANdAn swamy thirumALigai, singapperumAL kOil thirunakshathram: AvaNi hastham avathAra sthalam:  srIrangam AchAryan: ponnadikkAl jIyar Sishyas: aNNAvilappan (his own son), etc Born in srIrangam, he was named varadharAjan by his father siRRaNNar. He was born in the glorious vAdhula lineage of mudhaliyANdAn and … Read more

thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja embAr jIyar

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

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

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

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

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