Ramanujar Emperumanar Bhashyakarar Guruparampara

Guruparampara

10. Ramanujar, Emperumanar, Bhashyakarar

ThAnAna Thirumeni

Srirangam

ThAnugandha Thriumeni

Sriperumbudhur

Thamarugandha Thriumeni

Melkote-Thirunarayanapuram

Thirunakshathram: Chithrai Thiruvadhirai - Kali, Pingala Year, 1017 AD Amsam: Adhiseshan AvathAra
Sthalam: Sriperumbudur AchAryan: Periya Nambi
Parents: kEsava dhIkshithar and kAnthimathi ammangAr
Married to: Thanjammal/ RakshAmbAL
Sishyas: kUrathAzhwAn, mudhaliAndAn, embAr, aruLaLa perumAL emperumAnAr, ananthAzhwAn, 74 simhAsanAdhipathis, many thousands of sishyas. He had 12000 srivaishnavas, 74 simhAsAnadhipathis, 700 sanyAsis, and many many srivaishnavas from different caste/creed who were his disciples.

Works

Nine Granthams - Nava Rathnams

1. Sri Bhashyam – Magnum Opus – Commentary on Vedanta Sutras
2. Githa Bhashyam – Detailed commentary on Sri Bhagavad Gita
3. Vedhartha Sangraham – Tenets of Visishtadwaitha
4. Vedanta Dhipam – Commentary on Vedanta Sutras
5. Vedanta Saram – Commentary on Vedanta Sutras for beginners
6. Sharanagathi Gadhyam – Sharanagathi/ Prapatti – Total surrender to Sriman Narayana
7. Sriranga Gadhyam – Prayer to Srirangam – Ranganatha
8. Srivaikunta Gadhyam – Description of Srivaikuntam and Mukthathmas
9. Nithya Grantham – Sri Vaishnavas Nithya karma

Other ThirunAmams

1. Lakshamana: His birth name before he became known as Ramanuja
2. Ilayazhwar: A name given to him by his paternal uncle Periya Thirumalai Nambi
3. Boodha Puriser: A name given to him by Sriperumbudur Adikesava Perumal
4. Am Mudalvan Evan: A name given to him by Yamunāchārya
5. Yathirajar: A name given to him by Kanchi Perarulala Perumal
6. Ramanuja Muni: A name given to him by Periya Nambi
7. Udayavar: A name given to him by Srirangam Periya Perumal
8. Emperumanar: A name given to him by Tirukozhtiyur Nambi
9. Tiruppavai Jeeyar: A name given to him by Periya Nambi
10. Sri Bhashyakarar : Saraswathi Devi after his writing Sri Bhashyam
11. Namkoilannar: Offered 100 tada akkara adisil to Thirumaliruncholai Sundaraja Perumal as Andal Nachiyar’s Samarpanam
12. Satagopan Ponnadi : Wrote extensive commentary on Nammazhwar’s Thiruvaimozhi
13. Kunal Dikhal Kondal : Thiruvarangathu Amudhanar – Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi
14. Desikendrar – Thirumala - Thiruvengadamudayan

Thanian

kUraththAzhvAn aruLich seydhadhu

yO nityam acyuta padAmbuja yugmarukma vyAmOhatas taditarANi truNAya mEnE |
asmad gurOr bhagavatOsssya dayaikasindhO: rAmAnujasya caraNau sharaNam prapadyE ||

Swami Desikan Yathiraja Sapthathi 10

praNAmam lakshmaNa munih pratigruhNAtu mAmakam |
prasAdhayati yatsooktih swAdheenapatikAm srutim

Paramapadham : Srirangam
Established: Visishtadwaitham and procedures to be followed in temples

Ramanujar Vazhi ThirunAmam

aththigiri aruLALar adipaNinthOn vAzhiyE
arutkachchi nambiyurai ARupeRROn vAzhiyE
paththiyudan pAdiyaththaip pagarndhittAn vAzhiyE
pathinmarkalai utporuLaip parinthukaRRAn vAzhiyE
suththamagizhmARanadi thozhudhuynthOn vAzhiyE
thol periyaNambicharaN thOnRinAn vAzhiyE
chiththirayil AthiraiNAL siRakkavanthOn vAzhiyE
sIr perumbUthUr munivan thiruvadigaL vAzhiyE

endisaiyeN iLaiyAzhvAr ethirAsan vAzhiyE
ezhubaththu nAlvarukkum eNNAnguraiththAn vAzhiyE
paNdai maRaiyaith therintha pAdiyaththOn vAzhiyE
parakAlan adiyiNaiyaip paravumavan vAzhiyE
thaNdamizhnUl nammAzhvAr charaNAnAn vAzhiyE
tharaNiyum viNNulagum thAnudaiyOn vAzhiyE
theNdirai sUzhpUthUr emperumAnAr vAzhiyE
siththiraiyil seyyathiruvAthiraiyOn vAzhiyE