Srirangam Srimath andavan Ashramam Guru Parampara--Chapter-3
Acharya parampara (rahasya parampara) of Srimath Andavan Ashramam continues in this posting starting with Sri Brahma tantra swatantra parakala swAmi.
15. Sri Brahma thanthra swathanthra swamigal (Bramha thanthra parakAla mata Prathama Yatheeswara)
ParyAya
bhAshyakarAya praNathArthi vidhoonvathE
Brahma
thanthra swathanthrAya dwitheeya brahmanE namaha.
He
was the foremost disciple of Swamy Desikan. He was born in the month of
Purattasi with sravanam as his birth star. He was performing siddhantha
pravachanam to his disciples in srirangam, kanchi and other places. He
established Parakala Matam at
16.
VAthsya varadha guru (Gatika
Sathakam Ammal)
NamO
varadha vishnvArya nayanAnandhadhAyinE
vAthsyAya
varadhAryAya vAdhini vAdhineeharabhasvathE
He
was the foremost disciple of Brahma thanthra swathanthra swamy..He was born in
NadAdur ammal vamsam as the son
of Devarajan. He belonged to Srivathsa Gothram..He was performing siddhantha
pravachanam at kanchi and has authored a grantha by name Yathiraja Vijayam.
His pradhAna Sishya was Srimadh Adhi vann satakopa yatheenthra Maha Desikan.
17. Varadha vishnuvAcharya
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
MahAdayAdeesa
gurOs thanayam thathva vidhvaram
vandhE
varadha vishnvAryam vAthsalyAdhi
gunArNavam
He
was born at Perumal koil – srivatsa gothram to vAthsya varadhAchariar (Gatika
sathakam ammAl). He studied rahasya thraya saram at the holy feet of his
father and other Sri Bhashya granthas at the holy feet of his satheerthar,
Adhi vann satakopa yatheendra maha Desikan. He was doing sampradhaya
pravachanam at perumal Koil.
18. MahAdayAdeesar
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
MahA
dhayAdheeshuthur ambhujAksha nidhyAna nithyAbhi nivishtabhuddhe
AgnAna
nigrAha kamanchasAham asmadh gurOr angriyugham prapadhyE
He
was born at perumal koil as son
of Varadha vishnuvAchar in srivathsa gothram and doing sampradhAya pravacham
at Perumal koil.
19.Sirangattur AhobilAchAr
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
Sreemad
varada vishnvArya padhapankaja shadpadham
Ahobhila
gurum vandhe vathsavamshIka mouththikam
He
was born to Ananthachar and had
pancha samaskaram at the holy feet of his grand father Varadha vishnuvachar,
and studied Granthas at the holy
feet of MahAdayAdeesar. He was a grihastha and did sampradhAya pravachanam in
kanchipuram.
20. Vangipuram Shashta parAnkusa swamy
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
Sreemath
chatAri munipAdha sarOjahamsam
Sreemath
parAnkusha tapOdhana labdhabhOdham
Sreeman
nrusimha varadhArya dhayAvalambham
Sreemath
parankusha munim pranathOsmi nithyam
He
was the disciple of AhobilAchar. He was born at Perumal Koil. He belonged to
vangipuram Bharadwaja Gothram. He studied Sri Bhashyam and Geetha Bashyam
at the holy feet of Ahobilachar, Rahasyathraya sAram
at the holy feet of Varadhacharyar (AhobilAchar’s brother), Bhagavath
vishayam at the holy feet Dweethiya Parankusa swamy. He adorned
Ahobila Mata peetam as
the 6th jeer and was performing
Nrusimha Aradhanam
21. Panchamatha Bhanjanam ThAthAchAriAr
Sreeshaila
poornakulavAridhi poorna chandram
Sree
sreenivAsa guruvarya padhAbja brungham
SrEyOgunAmbhunidhim
Asritha pArijAtham
Sree
thAthayAryam anagam sharanam prapadhyE
He
was the nephew and disciple of Shashta parankusa swamy(6th
Peetadhipathi of Ahobila matam) also known as Parankusa muni. He was born in
the month of karthigai with anusham as birth star, in shadamarshana gothram.
His father was SrinivAsa thAthAchAriAr. He was a grihasthA, performing
sampradhaya pravacham at Perumal koil and thirukudanthai. He was sreekaryam of
the 6th jeer of ahobila matam and prime minister to Vijayanagara
rulers. His son was the famous Lakshmikumara
thAthAchAr (who was instrumental in the renovation of many temples in
and around kanchipuram. He made arrangements for performing the marriage of
many kannika sthrees and became to be called as Koti kannika dhanam
Lakshmikumara thAthAchAr)
22. Keezh Neerkunnam AnanthAchAriAr
Sree
thAtha gurusEvApththa vEdhantha yughalasayaha
vathsyAnantha
guru:sreemAn srEyasE mEsthu bhooyasE
He
was born in srivathsa gothram at Perumal koil. He studied
Sri Bhashyam Bhagavath vishayam and Rahasyathraya sAram at the holy
feet of his guru, Panchamadha Banjanam Thathachariar.
23. RamAnuja swAmy
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
SreemathO
ranganAthasya guNairdhasyam upagatham
rAmAnujam
dhweetheeyam tham adhwitheeyam upasmahE
He
was born at Perumal koil to AnanthAchAriAr in Sreevathsa gothram and had
studied Kalakshepa granthas at the holy feet of his illustrious father
Ananthachariar.
24. Paravasthu VenkatEsachAriar
Avathara
Sthalam: Kanchipuram (Perumal Koil)
vathsa
vamsha payodheendhO: kalyANa
gunavAridhE
Sreematho
vEnkatEshasya charanou sharanam bhajE
He
was born at Perumal koil. He belonged to sreevathsa gothram . He learnt the
sampradhaya granthas from Ramanuja swamy and imparted rahasya granthas and
bhagavath vishayam to Veeraraghavachar swamy.
25. ChithannA VeerarAghavAchAr swamy
Avathara
Sthalam: Srirangam
Sree
vEnkatEsha gurunA karunA karENa
Sreeshe
samarpitha baram sritha pArijAtham
Sree
ranganatha guveekshana labdha bOdham
Sree
veera Raghava gurum sharanam prapadhyE
He
was born in Srirangam in the month of Chitthra with swAthi as his birthstar.
He belonged to Bharadwaja gothram. He studied Sri Bhashyam and Geetha Bhashyam
under Sri Ranganathaswamy (of sreebahshya parampara of munithraya sampradhayam)
and rahasyathra saram and bhagavath vishyam under Sri VEnkatEsAchAriAr. He
imparted religious teachings to his son Rangapathi DEsikar. He observed
gruhasthAsramam throughout his life.
26. VELAMOOR Rangapathi dEsikar
Avathara
Sthalam: Srirangam
Sree
veerarAghava gurOs thanayam thathascha
Shareera
kAdhi samadheethya samastha shAsthram
vidhyO
thamAnam anavadhya guNaikathanam
Sree
RanganAtha guruvaryam Aham prapadhyE
He
was born in Srirangam in the month of Vaikasi with visakam as his birthstar.
He belonged to bharadwaja gothram (and sAma sAkhA). He studied grantha
chathushtyam under the holy feet of his father and AchArya – Sri
VeeraraghavAchAriar. He observed
gruhasthAsramam throughout his life.
27.
Ranganatha swAmy (
KalyAnAvaham swamy)
Avathara
Sthalam: ThirunArAyanapuram
KalyAnAvaham
asmAkam karuNya kalashambudhE:
PrapadhyE
ranganAthasya padhapankaja thallajam
He
was born in ThirunArAyanapuram(MElkOte) in the month of panguni with rEvathi
as his birthstar. He studied Sri Bhashyam, Geetha Bhashyam and rahasya thrayam
under the holy feet of Sri Rangapathi dEsikar. He studied bhagavath vishayam
under the holy feet of chandragiri vEnkatAchAriar. He took up thureeyAsramam
with the blessings of MannAr swAmy. His foremost disciples were sAkshAth swami
and pAduka sEvaka rAmAnuja swAmy.
28.
sAkshAth swAmy (Srimath vEdAntha rAmAnuja swAmy)
Avathara
Sthalam: Kondal (near MolkOte)
Sree
Ranganatha gurupAdha sarojahamsam
VEdhAntha
dEsikapadhAmbhuja brunga rAjam
Sreemadh
yatheendra shatakopa dhaya valambham
Vedhantha
lakshmana munim sharaNam prapadhyE
He
was born in a hamlet called kondal near mElkOte in the month of Chitthra with
ArudrA as his birthstar (Sree Bhashyakarar was also born in chithrai srar in
thr month of chithrai). He studied grantha chathushtyam under the holy feet of
Ranganatha swAmy and took up sanyasam from him. He was also known as “gnAna
vairAgya anushtAna shEvadhi”. He was also considered as a reincarnation of
Sri Ramanuja and hence was called “sAkshAth swAmy”. As ordained by periya
perumal and his AchArya, he
authored “Irupatthi nAlAyirappadi” (24000) grantham which is a vyAkyAnam
for bhagavath vishayam – AarAyirappadi.
He has also authored other works such as
vyAkyAnam
for “PoorvasArAswAdhini”,
nyAsa
vidhyA darpanam
Sri
tatva siddhanchana prabrutthi grantha
His
prime disciple was Thihrukkudanthai dEsikan also called as “gOpAlArya
maha dEsikan” – who is the sthApakar of munithraya sampradAya.
This article contributed by
Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi
Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan
(of Besant Nagar,Chennai)