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18 Rahasyangal

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Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami (Alternate version from vedics.net) Tamil

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Ramanuja's 18 trips to Thirukkottiyur to gain the inner meanings of the Rahasyas from Thirukottiyur Nambi, is well known. Even though Thirukottiyur Nambi sent back Ramanuja each time without giving him the meanings that he seeked, he did not send him back empty handed. Nambi taught him a sampradhaya rahasya each time. Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami in his inimitable style delivers an outstanding upanyasam on the eighteen rahasyas taught by Nambi to Ramanuja and the subtle meanings within each of them.

Azhvarum Emberumanarum

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Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Tamil

Emberumanarum Manavala Mamunigalum

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Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Tamil

Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi Introduction

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Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Tamil

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Introduction to Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi.

Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi

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Sri N S Krishnan Iyengar Swami Tamil

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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Swami Ramanujar

Sriperumbudur

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Stotrams - Miscellaneous

Title	Original Text	Script	Other
Aneka Vishaya Muktaka Shloka	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	.
aruLichcheyal bhAgavatam	Tamil	Tamil	.
Bhashyakara Mangalam	Sanskrit	Tamil	.
Godopamashtakam	Sanskrit	English Kannada Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Iyal Saththu	Sanskrit & Tamil	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Jitante Stotram	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil	Meanings
Mantra Pushpam	Sanskrit & Tamil	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Panchayuda Stotram	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	.
Prapanna Gayathri	Tamil	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Prataranusandeya Shloka	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	.
Raghuveera Suprabhatam	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Ramanuja Shabdam in Sri Ramayanam	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.
Sauriraja Bhujangam	Sanskrit	Sanskrit Tamil	.
Sauriraja Karavalambam	Sanskrit	Sanskrit Tamil	.
Vanamamalai - Devanayaka Suprabhatam	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil	.
Vanamamalai - Totadrinatha Stotram	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil	.
Vanamamalai - Devanatha Prapatti	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil	.
Vanamamalai - Totadrinatha Mangalashasanam	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil	.
Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha Mangalam	Sanskrit	Tamil	.
Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha Potri	Tamil	Tamil	.

Shlokas by Sri Anandazhvan

Title	Original Text	Script	Commentary	Audio
Goda Chatusshloki	Sanskrit	English Kannada Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	Commentary - V V Ramanujam Swami	Andalum Annanum Ananthanum - Upanyasam by K B Devarajan Swami
Ramanuja Chatusshloki	Sanskrit	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	Commentary - V V Ramanujam Swami	Meanings Recitation Andalum Annanum Ananthanum - Upanyasam by K B Devarajan Swami

Ramanuja Chatusshloki Meanings

• Thaniyan
• Shloka 1
• Shloka 2
• Shloka 3
• Shloka 4
• phala sruti

	Anandazhvar Thaniyan	Next

Thaniyan: 

akhilAtma guNAvAsam agyAna timirApaham |
AshritAnAm sucaraNam vandE anantArya dEshikam ||

shrImad rAmAnujAcArya shrIpAdAmbOruhadvayam |
saduttamAnga santAryam anantAryamaham bhajE ||

Meaning:
I bow to the acharya Anandazhvan, who is the repository of auspicious qualities, who removes ignorance, and who is the refuge of those who seek him.

I bow to Anandazhvan, who is the lotus feet of Sri Ramanuja, and who is saluted by all devotees.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Shloka 1:
anisham bhajatAm ananyabhAjAm
caranAmbhOruhamAdarena pumsAm |
vitaran nibhrutam vibhUtimiShtAm
jaya rAmAnuja rangadhAmni nityam ||

Meaning:
Glory to Ramanuja! From the divine Srirangam. You bestow all benefactions on those devotees who surrender only at your lotus feet and nowhere else.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Previous	Ramanuja Chatusshloki Shloka 2	Next

Shloka 2:
bhuvi no vimatAstvadIya sUkti:
kulishIbhUya kudrishtibhis sametAn |
shakalIkurute vipakshvidIDyA
jaya rAmAnuja shESha shaila shrunge ||

Meaning:
Glory to Ramanuja! who adorns the Thirumala hills. With arguments that strike like a thunderbolt, you destroyed the heretics who misinterpret the Vedas. You are the refuge of the learned.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Previous	Ramanuja Chatusshloki Shloka 3	Next

Shloka 3:
srutiShu smrutiShu pramANa tattvam
krupayAlOcya vishuddhayA hi buddhyA |
akruthA: svata Eva bhAShya ratnam
jaya rAmAnuja hastidhAmni nityam ||

Meaning:
Glory to Ramanuja! From the divine Kanchi. You churned the srutis and the smrtis and brought forth the splendorous gem known as SriBhashyam.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Previous	Ramanuja Chatusshloki Shloka 4	Next

Shloka 4:
jaya mAyimatAndhakAra bhAno
jaya bAhya pramukhAtavI krushAno |
jaya samshrita sindhushIta bhAno
jaya rAmAnuja yAdavAdri shrunge ||

Meaning:
Glory to Ramanuja! From Thirunarayanapuram. You are like the Sun that destroyed the darkness of the heretics misinterpretations. You are like the forest fire that destroyed the atheistic weeds. You are like the Moon to the ocean of devotees.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Previous	Ramanuja Chatusshloki phala sruti

phala sruti:
rAmAnuja chatu:shlokIm ya: paTEnniyata: sadA: |
prApnuyAt paramAm bhaktim yatirAja padAbjayo: ||

Meaning:
He who recites these verses on Ramanuja will attain the greatest devotion at the divine lotus feet of Yatiraja.

Anandazhvar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

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Nangamayiram
Thiruvaymozhi - First Decad
(Gaining the flawless knowledge from the Supreme Lord)

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
2675-2685	uyarvaRa uyarnalam Azhvar advises his heart to do eternal service at the divine feet of the Lord	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	Thiruvaymozhi Glossary First Centum - Gwalior Sathyamurthi Iyengar Swami Thiruvaymozhi Mudhal Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	Thiruvaymozhi Upanyasam - K B Devarajan Swami Thiruvaymozhi Saaram Upanyasam - Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Carnatic Song : Bhaktamrutam - R Vedavalli
2686-2696	vIdumin muRRavum Azhvar advises others to seek the Lord through bhakti	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
2697-2707	paththudai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2708-2718	anjchiRaiya	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2719-2729	vaLavEzh	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2730-2740	parivadhil	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2741-2751	piRaviththuyar	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2752-2762	OdumpuL	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2763-2773	ivaiyumavaiyum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2774-2784	porumAnILpadai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Second Decad
(Determining that belonging to the Lord, who is the cause, is moksha)

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
2785-2795	vAyumthirai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Thiruvaymozhi Irandam Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami Thiruvaymozhi Glossary Second Centum - Gwalior Sathyamurthi Iyengar Swami	.
2796-2806	thiNNanvIdu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2807-2817	UnilvAzh	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2818-2828	AdiyAdi	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Kasum Ponnum Maniyum Article by Velukkudi Varadachariar Swami	.
2829-2839	anthAmaththanbu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2840-2850	vaikunthA	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2851-2863	kEsavanthamar	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2864-2874	aNaivadhu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2875-2885	emmAvIdu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	Emmaveedum Anandazhvan Thaniyanum - Melaththirumaligai Vishnuchiththan Swami
2886-2896	kiLaroLi iLamai Advising others to seek Thirumalirunjsolai to gain the goal seeked	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Third Decad
(Wishing to perform the service which is moksha, to Lord Srinivasa, who is the Vishnu who pervades all)

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
2897-2907	mudichchOdhi	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Thiruvaymozhi Moondram Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	.
2908-2918	munnIr njAlam	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2919-2929	ozhivil kAlam Seeking to perform faultless service without break at the divine feet of Lord Srinivasa	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Carnatic Song : Ozhivil Kalam - R Vedavalli Sumandhu Mamalar - Nithyasree Mahadevan
2930-2940	pugazhu nalloruvan	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2941-2951	moymmAm	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2952-2962	seyya thAmarai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2963-2973	payilum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2974-2984	mudiyAnE	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2985-2995	sonnAl	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
2996-3006	sanmam palapala	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Fourth Decad
(Gaining detachment from all things which is the source of getting to His service from Narayana who determines all)

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3007-3017	oru nAyagam Advising that wealth is ephemeral and self realization is lowly and that experiencing the Lord is the highest	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	Thiruvaymozhi Nangam Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	.
	pAlanAy	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	kOvai vAyAL	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	maNNai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	vIRRirundhu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	thIrppArai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	sIlamillA	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	ERALum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
	naNNAdhAr	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3106-3116	onRum dhEvum Saying that as Sriman Narayan is the supreme Lord, leave the other devatas and seek Him only	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Fifth Decad
(Due to gaining detachment from other things, love for the Lord who is mercy personified grows many fold)

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3117-3127	kaiyAr	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Thiruvaymozhi Aindham Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	.
3128-3138	poliga poliga	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3139-3149	mAsaRu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3150-3160	UrellAm	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3161-3171	engnganEyO Azhvar as nAyagi rejects her mother's arguments	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Carnatic Song : Engnganeyo - P T Seshadri
3172-3182	kadal njAlam	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	Kdala Njalam Upanyasam - Velukkudi Krishnan Swami
3183-3193	nORRa nOnbu Azhvar talks of the fact that he has no other refuge and surrenders to Vanamamalai Perumal	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Carnatic Song : Enamaay - Sowmya
3194-3204	ArAvamudhE Not having got what he seeked, Azhvar puts foward his incapacity to seek another refuge and speaks with Aravamudhan about his endless love	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3205-3215	mAnEy nOkku	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3216-3226	piRandhavARum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Sixth Decad

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3227-3237	vaigal pUngkazhivAy	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Thiruvaymozhi Aram Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	.
3238-3248	minnidai madavArgaL	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3249-3259	nalkuravum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	Carnatic Song : En Appan - R Vedavalli
3260-3270	kuravai Aychchiyar Happy about being able to always talk about Sri Krishna's qualities and activities	Second Edition: 2008	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3271-3281	thuvaLil	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3282-3292	mAlukku Unable to be with Him Azhvar is extremely dejected and talks about his things leaving him on their own accord through the mouth of the mother who laments about her daughter	Second Edition: 2009	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3293-3303	uNNum sORu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3304-3314	ponnulagu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3315-3325	nIrAy	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3326-3336	ulagamuNda Surrendering to Thiruvengadamudaiyan through Thayar	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Carnatic Song : Agalakillen - R Vedavalli Agalakillen - T M Krishna

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Thiruvaymozhi - Seventh Decad

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3337-3347	uNNilAviya	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	Thiruvaymozhi Ezham Paththu Divyarththa Deepikai - PBA Swami	.
3348-3358	kangulum pagalum As Parankusa Nayaki is infatuated with Sri Ranganatha, her mother asks the Lord what plans He has for her	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3359-3369	veLLai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3370-3380	Azhiyezha Nammazhvar speaks of the Lord's victorious deeds and acts as He shows them to him	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3381-3391	kaRpAr Azhvar is feeling sorry for this world, which is missing the joy of experiencing the qualities of the Lord in His avatars, which are the basis for His victories	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3392-3402	pAmaru	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3403-3413	Ezhaiyar	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3414-3424	mAyA	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3425-3435	enRaikkum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3436-3446	inbam	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Eighth Decad

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3447-3457	dhEvimArAvAr	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3458-3468	nangkaL varivaLai	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3469-3479	angkum ingkum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3480-3490	vArkadA	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3491-3501	mAyakkUththA	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3502-3512	elliyum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3513-3523	iruththum	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3524-3534	kaNgaL sivandhu	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3535-3545	karumANikkam	Second Edition: 2010	English Tamil	.	.
3546-3556	nedumARkadimai Azhvar talks about his attaining the height of being in servitude to none but Sriman Narayana, which is being in servitude to His devotees	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Ninth Decad

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3557-3567	koNda peNdir	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3568-3578	paNdai nALAlE	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3579-3589	OrAyiram	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3590-3600	maiyAr	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3601-3611	innuyir	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3612-3622	urugumAl	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3623-3633	engkAnal	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3634-3644	aRukkum	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3645-3655	malligai	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3656-3666	mAlai naNNi The Lord graced Azhvar by saying that He will give Azhvar everything that he seeked when he leaves this body. Hearing that Azhvar is pleased and advises everyone to reach Him at ThirukkaNNapuram.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.

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Thiruvaymozhi - Tenth Decad

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
3667-3677	thALa thAmarai Azhvar takes Kalamegap Perumal of Thirumogur, who becomes the companion of those who surrender at His divine feet, as the One who will accompany him and show him the way. Having done that, Azhvar states that he has lost the sufering of being born and decided to reach His abode.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3678-3688	kedumidar	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3689-3699	vEymaru	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3700-3710	sArvE	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3711-3721	kaNNan kazhaliNai	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3722-3732	aruL peRuvAr	Second Edition: 2011	English Tamil	.	.
3733-3743	senjchoR kavigAL Azhvar removes the excessive affection that the Lord has on his body and then praises His divine qualities.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.
3744-3754	thirumAlirunjsOlai Seeing the Lord show great love for him now, Azhvar asks Him why He had kept Azhvar away in the past and now He is close to him? When the Lord is unable to answer, Azhvar is amazed and talks about it.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Thiruvaymozhi Recitation - Thiruvallikkeni Goshti
3755-3765	sUzh visumbu Having received the flawless knowledge from the Lord, Azhvar sees the archirAdhi path to His abode and talks about his reaching there and being with His devotees.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	Thiruvaymozhi Recitation - Thiruvallikkeni Goshti
3766-3776	muniyE Having received the flawless knowledge from the Lord, Azhvar sees the archirAdhi path to His abode and talks about his reaching there and being with His devotees.	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	.	.

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Ramanuja Noottrandadhi

Index	Name	Edition	Script	Commentary	Audio
.	rAmAnuja nURRanthAthi	Second Edition: 2007	English Sanskrit Tamil Telugu	Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi Urai - PBA Swami	Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi Introduction Upanyasam - Vekukkudi Krishnan Swami Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi Upanyasam - N S Krishnan Iyengar Swami Satrumurai - Thiruvallikkeni Goshti

Sri:
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Narasimhan Varadarajan shared Sivaraman Sridharan'sphoto to the group: Velukkudi Krishnan Swamy.

Yesterday at 1:45pm · 

Killed Ravana just before 38
Returned to Ayodhya at 38;
To remain crowned thereafter
For years 11000;
Moved to His Heavenly Abode
Carrying
With Him, all and sundry in Ayodhya
At one go, except the one who refused to go with Him.
And that was
Hanuman;
He stayed behind of his own choice,
To stay the truth on earth by
Advising here on earth
The power of
Ram naam to all of us, and
To proclaim
Now and then Jai Sri Ram!
To stay inspired!
Sri Ramanuja
Born in Sriperumbudur
Married at 16
Entered Sanyasasrama at 38,
to serve the Lord and the people,
The age on which Shri Rama returned to Ayodhya
to rule and serve the people.
Did not kill anybody
Won all by compassion and love
And; by debates, when necessary.
Lived in Shri Ram’s shown way
For 120 years in good health and
Attained Moksha by His grant,
While doing so
Obtained a promise from Him
For 'a seat' for all his followers (in turn means Shri Ram’s),
Who were there then with him, just one thousand years ago:
And, also to his followers of the future!
Not a onetime affair of Moksha, as Rama did,
But to be a continuing phenomenon forever!
And, That's it.
And, Ramanuja
‘Returned’;
to stay forever on earth, to say like Hanuman,
To ‘Oversee’, inspire and guide us
On to Him!
That is Shri Ram and Sri Ramanuja
In a tiny capsule
For you young ones.
Bolo Jai Shri Ram!
Bolo Jai Sri Hanuman!
Bolo Jai Sri Ramanuj!
{ Incidentally sharing the pic, from the life of St Thiagaraja who lived in recent times-1767-1847,with thanks to all concerned.}

Sivaraman Sridharan

Saint Thiagaraja ---- who has seen LORD RAMA Group

Ramanuja

Ramanuja
The Holy icon of Ramanuja inside the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Born	Iḷayāḻvār, also called Lakshmana 1017 CE Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	1137 CE Sri Rangam, Tamil Nadu, India
Titles/honours	Emberumaar, Udayavar, Yathiraja, Most veneratedacharya (teacher) in the philosophy of Sri Vaishnavism.
Guru	Periya Nambigal
Philosophy	Vishishtadvaita
Literary works	Vedartha Sangraham, Sri Bhashyam, Gita Bhashyam, Vedanta Deepam, VedAnta Saram, Sharanagati Gadyam, Sriranga Gadyam, Sri Vaikuntha Gadyam, Nitya Grantham

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Ramanuja (traditionally, 1017–1137 CE) was a Hindu theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete, born in a Tamil family in the village of Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. He is also known as Sri Ramanujacharya, Udayavar, Ethirajar (Yatiraja), Emberumannarand Lakshmana Muni.^[1] He is seen by Sri Vaishnavism as the most important acharya (teacher) of their tradition who followedNathamuni and Yamunacharya, and by Hindus in general as the leading expounder of Vishishtadvaita, one of the classical interpretations of the dominant Vedanta school of Vedic philosophy.

Establishing dates

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The traditional biographies of Ramanuja place his life in the period of 1017–1137 CE,^[4] yielding a lifespan of 120 years.

In 1917, T. A. Gopinatha Rao proposed a chronology based on the traditional lifetime of 1017–1137. He identified the Chola king with Kulothunga Chola I (reigned 1070–1120), and dated the exile to Melkote from 1079 to 1126 CE However, this would extend the period of exile to 47 years, and in any case, Kulothunga I was not known for being intolerant.^{[citation needed]}

A different chronology was proposed by T. N. Subramanian, an official in the Madras government. This chronology identifies theChola King with Kulothunga Chola II, who reigned from 1133–50 and was – also arguably – known for his persecution of Vaisnavites. It puts Ramanuja's exile from c. 1137 to 1148. Subramanian's hypothesis is aided by a fragment from the late Tamil biographyRāmānujārya Divya Caritai, which states that Ramanuja completed his most important work, the Śrībhāṣya, in 1155–56. Nevertheless, temple inscriptions in Karnataka indicate the presence of Ramanuja and his disciples before 1137. John Carman hypothesises that the traditional biographers conflated two different visits to Mysore into one. This later chronology has been accepted by several scholars, yielding a tentative lifetime of 1077–1157.^[5]

Whatever the precise dates of Ramanuja's lifetime, it seems clear that all three of the great Srivaiṣṇava acharyas lived under the relatively stable and non-sectarian climate of the Chola empire, before its decline in the late 12th and 13th centuries.^[6]

Historical background

The popular aspects of this revival took the shape of several mystical and passionate bhakti movements, represented on the Sri Sampradaya side by the twelve alvars. The alvars came from a variety of social strata; their ranks include shudras (persons from one of the castes) and one woman. The intense devotionalism of their poetry and insistence that caste and gender are no barrier to a relationship with the Divine is uncharacteristic of classical Vedic thought, which laid a strong emphasis on the performance of the social and religious duties proper to one's place in the social structure. Some of these were collected into a definitive canon known as the Nālāyira Divya Prabandha ("divine composition of 4000 verses"), by Nathamuni in the 10th century, and came to be seen as a source of revelation equal in authority to the Vedas in the Śrīvaiṣṇava community.By the 5th century, the South Indian religious scene was diverse, with popular religion existing alongside Vedic sacrifice and non-Vedic traditions like Buddhism and Jainism. Indeed, the title character of the sixth century Tamil Buddhist epic Manimekalai is advised at one point to study the various Hindu schools of philosophy, such as Sankhya and Vaisheshika as well as Buddhism,Ajivika, Cārvāka, and Jainism. It was in this context that fears of a Buddhist or Jain takeover spurred a large Hindu revival that reached its peak in the 7th century and continued nearly into the 2nd millennium.

On the philosophical side, this period saw the rise of the Vedanta school of philosophy, which focused on the elucidation and exegesis of the speculative and philosophical Vedic commentaries known as the Upanishads. The Advaita, or non-dualist interpretation of Vedanta was developed in this time by Adi Shankara and later by Maṇḍana Miśra. It argued that the Brahmanpresented in the Upanishads is the static and undifferentiated absolute reality, and that the ultimately false perception of difference is due to avidyā, or ignorance.

The goal of proving the Vedantic legitimacy of the popular conception of a personal deity and a genuine personal identity essentially characterises Ramanuja's project, and the Advaitin school presents a natural object for his polemics. It is this synthesis between the classical Sanskrit writings and the popular Tamil poetry that is the source of one of the names of Ramanuja's system: Ubhaya Vedānta, or "Vedanta of both kinds."

Evaluating sources

The earliest such hagiographies in prose is the Ārāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva (the "six thousand" splendour of the succession of teachers) (not to be confused with the well-known commentary on the Divya Prabandha of the same length, also commonly referred to as the "Six Thousand").^[b] This was written by Piṉpaḻakiya Perumāḷ Jīyar in the 13th century in a highly Sanskritised dialect of Tamil known as Maṇipravāla. Perhaps earlier was a Sanskrit work of poetry, the Divya Sūri Carita or Acts of the Divine Sages, probably written in the 12th century by Garuḍavāhaṇa Paṇḍita, a contemporary disciple of Ramanuja's.^[c]In dealing with the lives of the Vedantic teachers, there is little in the way of actual history, and it is thus necessary to make reference to the many hagiographical works—both in verse and prose—that form a major genre in both Sanskrit and South Indian vernaculars.^[a]

In later times, a number of traditional biographies proliferated, such as the 16th or 17th century Sanskrit work Prapannāmṛta and, following the split of the Śrīvaiṣṇava community into the Vadakalais and Teṉkalais. The Muvāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva or the "Three Thousand" Splendor of the Succession of Teachers by Brahmatantra Svatantra Jīyar represents the earliest Vadakalaibiography, and reflects the Vadakalai view of the succession following Ramanuja. Ārāyirappaṭi Guruparamparāprabhāva, or "Six Thousand" Splendor of the Succession of Teachers referred in the previous paragraph represents the Tenkalai biography.

Formative year

Ramanuja contemplating his philosophy of the one personal god, A.D. 1100

According to historian Alkandavilli Govindāchārya, Bitti Deva and his chief queen Shantala Devi had a sick daughter. She was possessed by an evil spirit and the Vaishnavite saint Ramanuja is said to have cured her. After this episode it is said that Bitti Deva embraced Vaishnavism.^{[7][full citation needed]} But from his inscriptions in the Hassan district, his daughter by one of his queens called Shantala Devi, died during his reign.^{[8][full citation needed]}

He treated all people as equal without considering their castes. At that time low caste people were prohibited inside the temples. He led the low caste people into the temples in many places. Due to this, he is praised as a "social reformer".^[9]

Disciples

• Koorathazhwan
• Mudaliyandan

Names

Ilayazhwar-Name given by Thirumalai Nambi at birthRamanuja has many names, which were given at different points of time :

• Ramanujar-Name given by Varadaraja Perumal at Sanyasa
• Yathirajar-Name given by Thirukkachi Nambi
• Udayavar-Name given by Namperumal on Ramanuja's arrival at Srirangam
• Lakshmana Muni-Name given by Thirumaalai Aandaan
• Godagrajar- Name given by Srivilliputhur Srivaishnavas
• Deshikendra/Appanukku Sangaazhi Alittha Perumal-Name he received because of settling the dispute regarding whether the main deity at Tirumala is Shiva or Vishnu
• Koil Annar(elder brother)-Name given by Aandal after Ramanuja presented 100 cupfuls of porridge(Akkaravadisal) to Maaliruncholai Azhagar in Madurai, as per her wishes which were expressed in Nachiyar Thirumozhi
• Thiruppavai Jeer- Name given at Srirangam after Ramanuja swooned on seeing Athuzhai, daughter of Mahapurna, mistaking her to be Nappinnai(i.e.,since he was so absorbed in the meanings of Thiruppavai)
• Sri Bhashyakarar- Name given by Saraswati at the Sri Bhandaram library in Kashmir because of his authorship of Sri Bhasyam

Writings

His most famous work is known as the Sri Bhasya or Brahma Sutra Bhashya. It is a commentary on the Brahma Sutras, known also as the Vedānta Sūtras of Badarayana.Ramanuja wrote nine books. They are also referred to as the nine precious gems, the Navaratnas.

• Gadhya Thrayam (three prose hymns). All three are important works in Srivaishnava philosophy:
  • Vaikunta Gadyam describing in great detail Vaikuntha, the realm of Vishnu and recommending meditating on it.
  • Sriranga Gadyam, a prayer of surrender to the feet of Ranganatha
  • Saranagati Gadyam, an imagined dialogue between Ramanuja and Lakshmi and Narayana where he petitions Lakshmi to recommend Narayana to give him grace. Narayana and Lakshmi accept his surrender.
• Vedartha Sangraha (a resume of Vedanta). It sets out Ramanuja's philosophy, which is theistic (it affirms a morally perfect, omniscient and omnipotent God) and realistic (it affirms the existence and reality of a plurality of qualities, persons and objects).
• Vedanta Saara (Essence of Vedanta) an appendix to Sri Bhasya
• Vedanta Deepa (the Light of Vedanta), another appendix/commentary to Sri Bhasya
• Gita Bhashya (his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita)
• Nitya Grantham (about the day-to-day activities to be performed by all Sri Vaishnavas)

Reverence as an Acharya

Harold Coward describes Ramanuja as "the founding interpreter of [Sri Vaisnavite] scripture."^[10] Although a collator and interpreter rather than an original thinker, there was originality in his method of synthesising the Tamil and Sanskrit texts.^[11]

Ramanuja's thiruvarasu (sacred burial shrine) is the Ramanuja shrine (sannidi) located inside the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple (periyakoyil or simply koyil) Srirangam, Tamil Nadu within the temple complex, where he attained his Acharyan Thiruvadi (the lotus foot of his Acharya).The Body of the saint(thirumeni) is placed inside the Sri Ramanuja shrine in "Padmasanam" (folded leg posture). It is anointed with chandan (sandalwood paste) and saffron (kungumappoo) twice a year. His shrine is open to the general public fordarshan. Acharya Sri Ramanuja is believed to be the titular administrator the Srirangam temple.

In all Sri Vaishnava temples, Acharya Ramanuja is given the foremost prominence. His blessings are invoked at the beginning of devotional services. Several temples like Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Sri Parthasarathy Temple at Chennai, Sri Thirunarayana Swami Temple at Melukote have exclusive shrines dedicated to him. The Sattrumurai, or Appellations made to the Lord, at the end of daily services in a Sri Vaishnava temple always conclude with the words:

       Sarva Desa Dasa Kaleshu Avyahata Parakrama |                      Ramanujarya Divyajna Vardhatam Abhivardhatam ||

Meaning: Let the most Magnificent instruction of Sri Ramanuja increase and pervade through all countries at all times, without any hindrance.

Living tradition

Several hagiographic accounts suggest that Ramanuja was an incarnation of Sri Adishesha. The Swaminarayan tradition of Gujarat also traces its acharya-parampara to Ramanuja through Ramananda (who according to legend was administered pancha-samskaras by Ramanuja).Iyengar Brahmins in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh follow his philosophical tradition. The Tamil prabandhas are chanted at Vishnu temples on par with the Vedas. Persons of all communities, and not just Brahmins, are given roles in rituals at Srirangam and other leading temples. The philosophic discourses have been passed on to subsequent generations by successors like Pillai Lokacharya,Vedanta Desika and Manavala Mamuni who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Visishtadvaita philosophy is widely followed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, South Karnataka, Gujarat and some parts of Maharashtr.