Guruparampara

3. Vishwaksenar - Senai Mudhaliar

Thirunakshatram: Aippasi Pooraadam,
Acharyan – Sri Mahalakshmi

Thanian

Swami Desikans Yahthiraja Sapthathi 5

vandē vaikuṇṭhasēnānyaṃ dēvaṃ sūtravatīsakham |
yadvētraśikharaspandē viśvamētad vyavasthitam ||
SrIrangachandhramasam indhirayA viharthum |
vinyasya visvachidha chinnayanAdhikAram ||
yO nirvahathya nisamanguLi mudhrayaiva |
sEnAnyam anya vimukAs thamasi sriyAma ||

Vishwaksenar Vazhi ThirunAmam

OnguthulAp pUrAdaththudhiththa selvan vAzhiyE
ondodiyAL sUthravathi uRai mArban vAzhiyE
Ingulagil sadagOpaRku ithamuraiththAn vAzhiyE
ezhil pirambin sengOlai Enthumavan vAzhiyE
pAngudan muppaththumUvar paNiyumavan vAzhiyE
pangayaththAL thiruvadiyaip paRRinAn vAzhiyE
thEngupugazh ararangaraiyE sinthai seyvOn vAzhiyE
sEnaiyarkOn sengamalath thiruvadigaL vAzhiyE

Vishwaksenar also known as Senaimudhaliar is the third in the lineage of our Sri Vaishnava Acharyas. He is the chief of Sriman Narayana’s army. He is a NithyasUri – he is an enlightened, omniscient, eternally released soul and has never had any samsara bondage and is always with Sriman Narayana enjoying eternal bliss. Other NithyasUri’s are Garuda and Ananthazhwan. He is the first of the Jivathmas – Sriman Narayana and Thayar are Ishwara vargam. Sri Vaishnava sampradayam is passed by Vishwaksenar to Nammazhwar the 4th in lineage of Acharyas. Nammazhwar – SatakOpar is the amsam of Vishwaksenar in this Bhu Lokam.