Guruparampara

8. YAmuna Muni – Alavandhar (Grandson of Nathamuni)

Thirunakshathram: Adi Uthiradam
AvathAra sthalam: Veeranarayanapuram – KattumannAr koil, near Chidambaram.
AchAryan: Sri MaNakkAl Nambi
Sishyas: Prime Sishya was: PERIYA NAMBI (aka) MAHA POORNAR His other Sishyas were: (1)Tiruk Koshtiyur Nambi (2) Periya Tirumalai Nambi (3)Aalavandaar Aalwan (4) Tirumalai Aandaan (5) Eesaandaan (6) Deiva Vaari Aandaan (7) Siriya (or Jeeyar) Aandaan (8) Tiru Mogur Appan (9) Tiruk Kurugoor Daasar (10) Deivap Perumaal (11) Tirumangai Aaliyaar (12) Pillai Tirumaal Irum Cholai Daasar (13) Maaraner Nambi (14) Aatkondi Ammangi . Some other accounts like (ATA) mention the following also as his Sishyas: (15) Tiruk Kachchi Nambi (16) Vaanamaamalai Aandaan (17) Vakulabharana Somayajiyar (18) Vada maduraip Pirandaan

He is the grand AchArya of Bhagavad Ramanujar – EmperumAnAr.

Thanian

Swami Desikans Yahthiraja Sapthathi 5

yath padhAmbhOruhadhyAna vidhvasthAsEsha kalmasha:
vasthuthAmupayA dhOham yAmunEyam namAmitham

Swami Desikan Yathiraja Sapthathi 8

vigAhE yAmunam teertham sAdhu brundAvanE sthitam
nirasta jihmaga sparsE yatra krishNah krutAdarah

VAzhi ThirunAmam

machchaNiyum mathiLarangam vAzhviththAn vAzhiyE
maRaiNAngum Oruruvil magizhnthukaRRAn vAzhiyE
pachchaiyitta rAmarpadham pagarumavan vAzhiyE
pAdiyaththOn IdERap pArvaicheydhOn vAzhiyE
kachchinagar mAyaniru kazhalpaNinthOn vAzhiyE
kadaga uththarAdaththuk kAluthiththAn vAzhiyE
achchamaRa manamagizhchchi aNainthittAn vAzhiyE
ALavandhAr thALiNaigaL anavaratham vAzhiyE

Literary works

He expanded on his grandfather's principles of VisishtAdhvaita, elaborating with scriptures like Sruthis, Bhagavadh Gita, AzhwAr's pAsurams, and selected SAtvikaPurAnAs.

  • 1. ChathuslOki – Sri Mahalakshmi gunas in 4 slokas
  • 2. StOtra Ratnam – 65 slokas on Dhwayam
  • 3. Siddhitrayam consisting of (i) AtmaSiddhi. (ii) Samvitsiddhi and (iii)Iswara Siddhi
  • 4. Agama Pramanyam - works on Panchararthra agamam
  • 5. Gitartha Sangraha – Meaning of Bhagavad Gita
  • 6. Nityam
  • 7. Maayaa Vaadha Khandanam
  • 8. Maha Purusha Nirnayam – About Sriman Narayana – The Maha Purusha – this work is said to be lost

Other ThirunAmams Periya Mudhaliar, Paramacharyar, Vadhimathebha Simhendrar.