Thenkalai Sampradaya

Sri Azhagiya Manavala Mamunigal (AD 1370-1443)

Azhagiya Manavala Mamunigal
Azhagiya Manavala Mamunigal

Thirunakshathram: Aippasi, thirumUlam

Azhagiya Manavala Mamunigal

AvathAra sthalam: AzhwAr Thirunagari

Born as a grace of Periya Perumal as an amsam of perumals Adiseshan
AchAryan: Thiruvaimozhi Pillai
Sishyas:

Ashta Dhik Gajangal Ponnadikkal Jiyar, Koil Annan, Pathangi Paravasthu Pattarpiran Jiyar, Thiruvenkata Jiyar, Erumbiappa, Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan, Appillai, Appillar.

Nava Rathnangal Senai Muthaliandan Nayanar, Satagopa Dhasar (Nalur Sirraththan), Kanthadai Porerru Nayan, Yettur Singaracharyar, Kanthadai Annappan, Kanthadai Thirukkopurathu Nayanar, Kanthadai Naranappai, Kanthadai Thozhapparappai, Kanthadai Azhaiththu Vazhviththa Perumal. He Had Many Other Sishyas From Various Thiruvamsams, Thirumaligais And Dhivya Dhesams.

Paramapadham: Srirangam

Works

Prabandhams VyAkhyAnams PramANa Thirattu
Sri DEvarAja Mangalam MumUkshupadi Eedu 36000 Padi
YathirAja Vimsathi Thathva Thrayam Jnana SAram
UpadhEsa Rathina MAlai Srivachana Bhushanam PramEya SAram
ThiruvAimozhi NutrandhAthi AchArya Hrudhayam Thathva Thrayam
Arthi Prabhandham Periyazhwar Thirumozhi (For The Portion Which Was Missing From PeriyavAchAn Pillai’s Vyakyanam), Srivachana Bhushanam
RAmAnusa Nutrandhathi

Thanian

Lord Sri Ranganatha became the disciple of Azhagiya Manavala Mamunigal after getting interested in the explanation NammAzhwar’s Thiruvaimozhi as told in eedu 36000 padi and further elaborated by Sri Manavala Mamunigal and asked him to come and perform the upanyasams in Srirangam Ranganatha temple. Swami accepted perumal’s agnygai and came to Srirangam and did the upanyasams for a year. At the end of the year Perumal was very happy and came in the form of an Archaka’s young son and presented the thanian.

Thiruvaimozhi-Pillai

srIsailEsa dhayA pAthram dhIbhakthyAdhi guNArNavam
yathIndhra pravaNam vandhE ramya jAmAtharam munim