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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: srimAn vEnkatanAthArya: kavithArkkika kEsaree | vEdhAnthAchAryavaryO mE sannidhhaththAm sadhA hrudhi || [One who is like a lion to any opposing pundits and debaters, one who possesses wonderful wealth (of gyAnam, bHakthi, vairAgyam, and more), and whose thiru nAmam is ‘vEnkatanathan’, such … Read more

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: AzhvAr EmperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE charaNam sri viLAnchOlai piLLai is one of the sishyAs of sri piLLai lOkAchAriar. His dAshya nAmam is ‘nalam thigazh nArAyANa dhAsar’. His place of birth is the village of ‘ARanUr’ near thiruvanandhapuram. This is in the shores … Read more

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: Ani sravaNam (thiruvONam) avathAra sthalam:  thirukkaNNAmangai AchAryan: nAthamunigaL Place where he attained paramapadham from: thirukkaNNAmangai Works: nAchiyAr thirumozhi thaniyan starting with “alli nAL thAmarai mEl” bhakthavathsalan emperumAn with thAyAr – thirkkaNNamangai thirukkaNNamngai ANdAn – thirukkaNNamangai thirukkaNNamangai ANdAn, who is a … Read more

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: mArgazhi kEttai avathAra sthalam:  srIrangam AchAryan: kUrathAzhwAn, parAsara bhattar Place where he attained paramapadham from: srIrangam Works:  sudharsana sathakam, sthOthra rathna vyAkyAnam, srIsUktha bhAshyam, upanishadh bhAshyam, nithya grantham (thiruvArAdhanam), etc sishyas:  chEmam jIyar, thirukkurugaip pirAn jIyar, sundhara pANdiya dhEvan, etc. Born as the … Read more

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: aippasi pUsam (pushyam) avathAra sthalam:  unknown AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL Place where he attained paramapadham from: srIperumbUthUr yathirAja jIyar mutt, srIperumbUthUr (avathAra sthalam of emperumAnAr) was established by Adhi (first) yathirAja jIyar. srIperumbUthUr yathirAja jIyar mutt, srIperumbUthUr This yathirAja jIyar mutt is very unique … Read more

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: appiLLai – a portrait thirunakshathram: unknown avathAra sthalam: unknown AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL Works: vyAkyAnam for all thiruvanthAdhis in iyarpA, vyAkyAnam for thiruvirutham (first 15 pAsurams), vyAkyAnam for yathirAja vimsathi, vAzhi thirunAmams Originally named praNathArththiharar, he becomes to be popularly known as appiLLai. He goes … Read more

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: appiLLAr – a portrait thirunakshathram: unknown avathAra sthalam: unknown AchAryan: maNavALa mAmunigaL Works: sampradhAya chandhirkai, kAla prakAsikai Also known as appiLLAn, appiLLAr was a great scholar. He is said to be coming in the lineage of kidAmbi AchAn who is a dear sishya of … Read more

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

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

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