Thirunakshathram: Kali 3985, Shobakrith, Aani, anusham , Krishna Paksha, Sapthami Thithi
AvathAra Sthalam: kAttu mannAr koil (veera nArAyana puram)
AchAryan: NammAzhwar
Parents: Ishvara bhattAzhwAr
Sishyas: UyyakkondAr, kurugai kAvalappan, piLLai karuNAkara dhAsar, nambi karuNAkara dhAsar, yEru
thiruvudaiyAr, thiukkaNNamangai AndAn, vAnamAmalai dheivanAyaka AndAn, uruppattUr AchAn piLLai,
chOgathUrAzhwAn, kIzhaiagathAzhwAn, mElaiagathAzhwan.
Nathamuni after listening to NammAzhwAr’s Thiruvaimozhi 5.8. “Aravamudhe” on Thirukudandhai (Kumbakonam Sarangapani) traveled to AzhwAr Thirunagari and retrieved and organized all the 4000 Divya Prabandha pasurams as sung by the 12 AzhwArs. He is the sole reason for us having the 4000 Divya Prabandham that we recite, learn and experience today.
Nathamuni was very knowledgeable with Ashtanga Yoga for Bhagavad anubhavam and also got sAruliseyal (4000 Divya Prabandham) knowledge from Sri NammAzhwAr himself.
nama: achinthya adhbudha aklishta jnAna vairAgya rAsayE
nAthAya munayE agAdha bhagavadh bhakthi sindhavE ||1
tasmai namo madhujidanghrisaroja tattva-
gnaanaanu raaga mahimaatisayaanta seemne |
naaTaaya naaTamunayeatra paratra chaapi
nityam yadIya caraNau SaraNam madIyam || 2
bhUyo namoaparimitaachyuta bhakti tattva-
gnaanaamrutaabdhi parivaaha subhair vacobhi: |
lokeavatIrNa paramaarTa samagra bhakti-
yogaaya naaTamunaye yaminaam varaaya || 3
akrutrima tvat caraNaara vinda-
premaprakarsha avadhim aatma vantam
pitAaham naaTamunim vilokya
praseeda math vruttam achintayitvaa | 65
naathena muninaa tena bhaveyaM naathavaahanam |
yasya naigamikaM tatvaM hastaamalakataaM gatam ||
kALam valampuri anna | naRkAdhal aDiyavarkkuth |
thALam vazhangkith | thamizh maRai innisai thandha vaLLal ||
mULum thava neRi mUTTiya | nAthamuni kazhalE |
nALum thozhudhu ezhuvOm | namakkAr nigar nAnilaththE
Anithanil anudaththil avathariththAn vAzhiyE
ALavanthArkku upadhEsam aruLivaiththAn vAzhiyE
bAnutheRkiRkaNdavan soRpalavuraiththAn vAzhiyE
parAngusanAr soRpirabandham parinthukaRRAn vAzhiyE
gAnamuRath thALaththil kandisaiththAn vAzhiyE
karunaiyinAl upadhEsak kathiyaLiththAn vAzhiyE
nAnilaththil guruvaraiyai nAttinAn vAzhiyE
nalanthigazhum nAthamuni naRpathangaL vAzhiyE
Literary Works: nyAya thathvam, yOga rahasyam, purusha nirNayam Unfortunately, none of his works are available today.
Other ThirunAmams: Ranganatha Acharya, Samkarshana Kula Tilakar, and Sottai Kulaththu Arasar.