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srIvaishNava guru paramparai – thanians

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Preface

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:

lakshminAtha samArambhAm nAtha yAmuna madhyamAm asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE guru paramparAm

னக்ஷ் ஸம்தம் ப த்ம்

அஸ்சர் தர்ந்ம் வந்ீ குரு தம்தம்

I worship the glorious guru paramparai which starts with sriman nArAyaNan, has nAthamuni and yAmunAchAriar in the middle and ends with my Acharyan.

This divine slOkam was rendered by kUrathAzhwAn to glorify our guru paramparai. According to him, asmadhAchArya means emperumAnAr because emperumAnAr was his AchAryan. But in general, asmadhAchArya means ones own AchAryan.

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Our dharisanam is called emperumAnAr dharisanam by namperumAL as maNavALa mAmunigaL identifies in upadhEsa rathina mAlai. It was emperumAnAr who re-established the sanAthana dharmam (eternal way of life) during his life time. He took the message from his predecessors nAthamuni, ALavandhAr, etc and presented it to everyone in a very simple manner.

Guru and AchArya are synonyms. Guru means one who clears the ignorance. AchArya means one who has learnt sAsthram, follows it himself and also makes others follow the same. Guru paramparai means unbroken lineage of AchAryas. Our srivaishnava guru paramparai starts with none other than sriman nArAyaNan himself as we see in this lakshminAtha samArambhAm slOkam. It is out of the unbounded mercy of sriman nArAyaNan, he himself takes up the responsibility of clearing the ignorance in the minds of samsAris (jIvAthmAs who are bound in this material world) to rescue them and give them the ever lasting blissful life in paramapadham. So he became the first AchArya in our guru paramparai and taught the valuable meanings in sAsthram.

“thaththva jnAnan mOksha lAbha:” declares sAsthram. By acquiring real knowledge we get liberated. All the real knowledge we have now, has been received through this unbroken chain of spiritual teachers. So, it is very appropriate to know more about our AchAryas and discuss about their lives and instructions all the time.

This is a humble effort from adiyen to list out the thanians for all the AchAryas of our glorious guru paramaparai. It is in practice of elders that the thanians of OrAN vazhi AchAryas are recited everyday after applying Urdhva puNdram and other AchAryas thanians are recited atleast during their monthly/annual thirunakshathram days.

adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan

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thanians

thanian is an invocatory verse of glorification to an AchArya which is usually composed/submitted by a sishya. kUrathAzhwAn explains our guru paramparai in a beautiful slOkam (which is recited as part of our nithyAnusandhAnam).

lakshmInAtha samArambAm nAtha yAmuna madhyamAm asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE guru paramparAm

னக்ஷ்ீ ஸம்தம் ப த்ம்

அஸ்சர் தர்ந்ம் வந்ீ குரு தம்தம்

Simple translation: I worship our guru paramparai which starts with srIman nArAyaNan (who is the husband of srI mahAlakshmi), has nAthamunigaL and yAmunAchAryar in the middle and ends with my own AchArya. For AzhwAn, asmadhAchArya means emperumAnAr (srI rAmAnujar) who was his own AchArya and for all of us its own samAsrayaNa AchAryan (the one who performs pancha samskAram to us).

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Let us see the thanian for all our pUrvAchAryas. We will start with the OrAN vazhi guru paramaparai (which starts with periya perumAL and ends with maNavALa mAmunigaL). Subsequently, we will see the thanians for AzhwArs and all other pUrvAchAryas in our sath sampradhAyam.

periya perumAL (AvaNi – rOhiNi)

srI sthanAbharaNam thEja: srIrangEsayam AsrayE chinthAmaNi mivOthvAntham uthsangE ananthabhOgina:

ஸ்ரீ ஸ்தம் ீஜ: ஸ்ரீங்ீேசம் ஆச்ீ

சந்ி ீவத்வந்ம் உத்ஸங்ீே அந்ீதே:

I reach out to srI ranganAthan who is a beautiful ornament decorating srI mahAlakshmi’s breasts, who is a great radiance himself, who is resting in srI rangam and who is like a crown jewel on the lap of Adhi sEshan.

periya pirAtti (panguni – uthram)

nama: sriranga nAyakyai yath brO vibhrama bhEthatha: IsEsithavya vaishamya nimnOnnatham itham jagath

: ஸ்ரீங்ே க்ு த் ப்ீ விப் ீத:

ஈீசசவ் ுவஷம் ம்ீந்ம் இம் ஜேத்

I worship srI ranganAchiyAr whose eyebrow movements (her desire and reaction revealed through that) determines the fate of jIvAthmAs (whether one is rich or poor, learned or illiterate, etc).

sEnai mudhaliAr (ippasi – pUrAdam)

srIrangachandhramasam indhirayA viharthum vinyasya visvachidha chinnayanAdhikAram yO nirvahathya nisamanguLi mudhrayaiva sEnAnyam anya vimukAs thamasi sriyAma

ஸ்ரீங்ேசந்த்ஸம் இந் விஹர்தும்

விந்ஸ் விஸ்வச சந்ேம்

ீ ர்வஹத் ஸங்குபி பத்ுவ

ீஸந்ம் அந் விபேஸ் ஸ ஸ்ரி

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vishwaksEnar is the one who controls all jIvAthmAs and achEthanams (matter) through the powers given by emperumAn, after letting the beautiful moon of srI rangam (periya perumAL – srI ranganAthan) enjoy divine pastimes with srI ranganAchiyAr. We accept such vishwaksEnar as our sole refuge.

nammAzhwAr (vaikAsi – visAkam)

mAthA pithA yuvadhayas thanayA vibhUthi: sarvam ya dhEva niyamEna madh anvayAnAm Adhyasyana: kulapathEr vakuLAbhirAmam srimath thadhangri yugaLam praNamAmi mUrdhnA

தி பவஸ் விபூ: ஸர்வம் ீவ ீண த் அந்வம்

ஆத்ஸ்: குனதீர் வகுபதிம்

ஸ்ரித் ங்க்ரி பேபம் ப் பர்த்

I bow my head down at the lotus feet of nammAzhwAr who is our (srIvaishNavas/prapannas) leader and the head of our clan, who is decoared with maghizham flowers and whose lotus feet are filled with srIvaishNava srI (divine wealth). For my descendants, he is everything – mother, father, consort, children, great wealth and everything else.

nAthamunigal (Ani – anusham)

nama: achinthya adhbudha aklishta jnAna vairAgya rAsayE nAthAya munayE agAdha bhagavadh bhakthi sindhavE

: அசந்த் அத்பு அக்னஷ்ட ஜ்ஞண ுவக் ஸீ

பணீ அே தேவத் தக் ஸந்ீவ

I offer my obeisances to nAthamunigaL who is filled with knowledge about bhagavAn and detachment from wordly matters that cannot be quantified and are extraordinary, who is constantly meditating on bhagavAn and is an ocean of deep devotion towards bhagavAn.

uyyakkondAr (chithrai – kArthigai)

nama: pankaja nEthrAya nAtha: sri pAdha pankajE nyastha sarva bharAya asmath kula nAthAya dhImathE

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: தங்ேஜ ீத் : ஸ்ரீ த தங்ேீஜ

ந்ஸ் ஸர்வ த அஸ்த் குன ீீ

I offer my obeisances to puNdarikAkshar who was totally surrendered to nAthamunigaL’s lotus feet, who is the leader of our prapanna kulam and who is most knowledgable.

maNakkAl nambi (mAsi – magam)

ayathnathO yAmunam Athma dhAsam alarkka pathrArppaNa nishkrayENa ya: krIthvAnAsthitha yauvarAjyam namAmitham rAmamEya sathvam

அத்ீ பம் ஆத் ஸம் அனர்க்ே தத்ர்ப்த ஷ்க்ீ

: க்ரீவன் ஆஸ் ிௌவஜ்ம் ம் ீ ஸத்வம்

I worship maNakkAl nambi who is named srI rAma misra and was greatly intelligent in easily reforming the princely yAmunAchArya simply by giving him thUthuvaLai leaves.

ALavandhAr (Adi – uthrAdam)

yath padhAmbhOruhadhyAna vidhvasthAsEsha kalmasha: vasthuthAmupayA dhOham yAmunEyam namAmitham

த் தம்ீதருஹத் வித்வஸ்ீஸஷ ேல்ஷ:

வஸ்துபத ீஹம் பீம் ம்

I worship yAmunAchAryar by whose mercy my defects have been removed and I have become an identifiable object, i.e., previously I was like asath (matter) and now I have realized that I am sath (soul) after meditating on the lotus feet of yAmunAcharya.

periya nambi (mArgazhi – kEttai)

kamalApathi kalyANa guNAmrutha nishEvayA pUrNa kAmAya sathatham pUrNAya mahathE nama:

ேனத ேல் கும்ரு ீஷவ

பூர் ே ஸம் பூர் ஹீ :

I offer my obeisances to mahA purNa who is always self-satisfied by constantly enjoying the divine auspicious qualities of srIman nArAyaNan.

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emperumAnAr (chithrai – thiruvAdhirai)

yOnithyam achyutha padhAmbuja yugma rukma vyAmOhathas thathitharANi thruNAya mEnE asmadhgurOr bhagavathOsya dhayaikasindhO: rAmAnujasya charaNau sharaNam prapadhyE

ீத்ம் அச்ப தம்புஜ பக் ருக்

வ்ீஹஸ் த்ரு ீீ

அஸ்த்குீர் தேவீஸ் ுேஸந்ீ:

தஜஸ் சிௌ சம் ப்தத்ீ

I take shelter at the lotus feet of srI rAmAnuja who out of great attachment for the lotus/golden feet of achyutha (srIman nArAyaNa) considers everything else as a blade of grass (not worthy), who is my AchArya, who is perfect in divine qualities such as knowledge, devotion, etc., and who is an ocean of mercy.

embAr (thai – punarpUsam)

rAmAnuja padha chAyA gOvindhAhva anapAyinI thadhA yaththa svarUpA sA jIyAn madh visramasthalee

னுஜ தச் ச ீேவிந்ஹ்வ அதிீ

த் ஸ்வரூத ஸ ஜீந் த் விஸ்ஸ்லீ

gOvindha bhattar who is inseparable from srI rAmAnuja like the shadow of the lotus feet and the one who realised his true nature by taking refuge at srI rAmAnuja’s lotus feet, is the shade giving abode for me (where I can be relieved from my miseries). Let that embAr be victorious.

bhattar (vaikAsi – anusham)

srI parAsara bhattArya srIrangEsa purOhitha: srIvathsAnga sutha: srImAn shrEyasE mEsthu bhUyasE

ஸ்ரீ தஸ தட்டர் ஸ்ரீங்ீேஸ புீஹ:

ஸ்ரீவத்ஸங்ே ஸ: ஸ்ரீன் ச்ீீஸ ீஸ்து பூீஸ

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Let srI parAsara bhattar bestow me with all auspiciousness. He is the purOhith of srI ranganAthan, the son of srIvathsAngar (AzhwAn) and is greatly filled with kainkaryasrI (wealth of servitude).

nanjIyar (panguni – uthram)

namO vEdhAntha vEdhyAya jagan mangaLa hEthavE yasya vAgAmruthAsAra bhUritham bhuvana thrayam

ீ ீவந் ீவத் ஜேந் ங்ேப ீஹீவ

ஸ் வேம்ருஸ பூரிம் புவ த்ம்

My obeisances belong to vEdhAnthi nanjIyar whose nectarean words have filled the 3 worlds and who brings auspicious to all 3 worlds.

nampiLLai (kArthigai – kArthigai)

vEdhAntha vEdhya amrutha vArirAsEr vEdhArtha sAra amrutha pUramagryam AdhAya varshantham aham prapadhyE kAruNya pUrNam kalivairidhAsam

ீவந் ீவத் அம்ரு வரிீஸர்

ீவர்த் ஸ அம்ரு பூக்ர்ம்

ஆ வர்ஷந்ம் அஹம் ப்தத்ீ

ேருண் பூர்ம் ேனுவரிஸம்

I take shelter of kalivairidhAsar (nampiLLai) who extracted (and is teaching) the glorious essence of the nectarean vEdham from vEdhAnthi nanjIyar who himself is an ocean of nectarean principles, who is filled with mercy (like a cloud filled with water).

vadakku thiruvIdhi piLLai (Ani – swAthi)

sri krishna pAdha pAdhAbjE namAmi sirasA sadhA yath prasAdha prabhAvEna sarva sidhdhirabhUnmama

ஸ்ரீ க்ருஷ் த தப்ீஜ ஸஸ ஸ

த் ப்ஸப் ப்தீவ ஸர்வ ஸத்பூந்

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I constantly bow down at the lotus feet of srI krishNa (vadakku thiruvIdhi piLLai) through whose mercy I acquired knowledge, devotion, detachment, etc.

piLLai lOkAchAryar (ippasi – thiruvONam)

lOkAchArya guravE krishNa pAdhasya sUnavE samsAra bhOgi santhashta jIva jIvAthavE nama:

ீனேசர் குீவ க்ருஷ் தஸ் ஸாீவ

ஸம்ஸ ீதே ஸந்ஷ்ட ஜவீ ஜவீீவ :

I offer my obeisances to piLLai lOkAchAryar who is the son of srI krishNa (vadakku thiruvIdhi piLLai), who has a fully qualified AchArya, who is the medicine for the jIvAthmAs who are bitten by the poisonous snake called samsAram.

thiruvAimozhi piLLai (vaikAsi – visAkam)

nama srIsailanAthAya kunthI nagara janmanE prasAdhalabdha parama prApya kainkaryasAlinE

ஸ்ரீுஸன குந்ீ ே ஜந்ீ

ப்ஸனப் த ப்ப் ுேங்ேர்ஸனீ

My obeisances belong to srIsaila nAtha (thirumalai AzhwAr – thiruvAimozhi piLLai) who was born in kunthI nagar, one who achieved the ultimate kainkaryam (by the grace of his AchAryan).

azhagiya manavALa mAmunigal (ippasi – thirumUlam)

srIsailEsa dhayA pAthram dhIbhakthyAdhi guNArNavam yathIndhra pravaNam vandhE ramya jAmAtharam munim

ஸ்ரீுஸீனச தத்ம் ீதக்த் குர்வம்

ீந்த் ப்வம் வந்ீ ம் ஜம் பம்

I glorify azhagiya maNavALa mAmunigaL who is the target of thirumalai AzhwAr’s mercy, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities such as knowledge, devotion, etc. and who is greatly attached to yathIndhra (srI rAmAnuja).

AzhwArs and several other AchAryas also are considered to be part of our srivaishnava guru paramparai.

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The AzhwArs in order are:

poigai AzhwAr (ippasi – thiruvONam)

kAnchyAm sarasi hEmAbjE jAtham kAsAra yOgiNam kalayE ya: sriya:pathi ravim dhIpam akalpayath

ேஞ்ச்ம் ஸஸ ீஹப்ீஜ ஜம் ேஸ ீேம்

ேனீ : ஸ்ரி:த விம் ீதம் அேல்தத்

I meditate on poigai AzhwAr who was born in the pond in thiruvekkA (kAnchIpuram) out of a golden lotus flower and who lit the divine lamp using the radiant sun to have the vision of srIman nArAyaNan.

bhUdhathAzhwAr (ippasi – avittam)

mallApura varAdhIsam mAdhavI kusumOdhbhavam bhUtham namAmi yO vishNOr gYAnadhIpam akalpayath

ல்னபு வீசம் வ ீகுஸீத்தவம்

பூம் ீ விஷ்ீர் ஜ்ஞணீதம் அேல்த

I worship bhUthathAzhwAr who is the leader of thirukkadalmallai (mAmallapuram) and was born out of a mAdhavI (spring) flower and who lit the lamp of knowledge to have the vision of the supreme lord.

pEyAzhwAr (ippasi – sathayam)

dhrushtvA hrushtam thadhA vishNum ramayA mayilAdhipam kUpE rakthOthpalE jAtham mahathAhvayam AsrayE

த்ருஷ்ட்வ ஹ்ருஷ்டம் விஷ்ணும் ினதம்

கூீத க்ீத்தீன ஜம் ஹஹ்வம் ஆச்ீ

I surrender unto pEyAzhwAr who is the leader of mylApUr and was born out of a red lilly flower in a well and who attained great bliss by having the divine vision of srIman nArAyaNan with srI mahAlakshmi.

thirumazhisai AzhwAr (thai – magam)

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sakthi panchamaya vigrahAthmanE sUkthikArajatha chiththa hAriNE mukthidhAyaka murAri pAdhayOr bhakthisAra munayE namO nama:

சக் தஞ்ச விக்ஹத்ீ சூக்ேஜ சத் ஹரிீ

பக்ே பரி தீர் தக்ஸ பீ ீ :

My obeisances unto thirumazhisai AzhwAr who resembles the essence of bhakthi towards the lotus feet of murAri (emperumAn who killed mura) who can bestow us the divine mOksham. He holds the divine form of emperumAn which is made of divine matter (In this material world, our form/body is made of pancha bhUthams – earth, water, fire, air and ether. But bhagavAn’s form is made of pancha upanishadh – vishwam, nivruththa:, sarva:, paramEshti, pumAn) in his heart and is most attractive to view. Another interpration is, the one wearing the necklace won over from king sUkthri hAran.

madhurakavi AzhwAr (chithrai – chithrai)

avidhitha vishayAntharas chatArEr upanishadhAm upagAna mAthra bOga: api cha guNa vachAth thadhEka sEshi madhurakavir hrudhayE mamAvirasthu

அவி விஷந்ஸ் சடீர் உதஷம் உதேண த் ீதே:

அதி ச கு வசத் ீே ீசஷ துேவிர் ஹ்ருீ விஸ்து

Let madhurakavi AzhwAr be firmy established in my heart. He did not know any one other nammAzhwAr, considered singing nammAzhwAr’s pAsurams as the only enjoyable activity and naturally considered nammAzhwAr as his only master.

nammAzhwAr (vaikAsi – visAkam)

mAthA pithA yuvadhayas thanayA vibhUthi: sarvam ya dhEva niyamEna madh anvayAnAm Adhyasyana: kulapathEr vakuLAbhirAmam srimath thadhangri yugaLam praNamAmi mUrdhnA

தி பவஸ் விபூ: ஸர்வம் ீவ ீண த் அந்வம்

ஆத்ஸ்: குனதீர் வகுபதிம்

ஸ்ரித் ங்க்ரி பேபம் ப் பர்த்

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I bow my head down at the lotus feet of nammAzhwAr who is our (srIvaishNavas/prapannas) leader and the head of our clan, who is decoared with maghizham flowers and whose lotus feet are filled with srIvaishNava srI (divine wealth). For my descendants, he is everything – mother, father, consort, children, great wealth and everything else.

kulasEkarAzhwAr (mAsi – punarpUsam)

gushyathE yasya nagarE rangayAthrA dhinE dhinE thamaham sirasA vandhE rAjAnam kulasEkaram

குஷ்ீ ஸ் ேீ ங்ேத் ீண ீண

ஹம் சஸ வந்ீ ஜம் குனீசேம்

I bow my head down and worship kulasEkara AzhwAr in whose capital city there is constant hailing about srIranga yAthrai (travelling to srIrangam).

periyAzhwAr (Ani – swAthi)

gurumukam anadhIthya prAhavE thAn asEshAn narapathi parikluptham sulkamAdhAthu kAma: svasuram amara vandhyam ranganAthasya sAkshAth dhvija kula thilakam vishNuchiththam namAmi

குருபேம் அீத் ப்ஹீவ ந் அீஸஷந்

த தரிக்லுப்ம் ஸல்ேது ே:

ஸ்வஸம் அ வந்த்ம் ங்ேஸ் ஸக்ஷத்

த்விஜ குன னேம் விஷ்ணுசத்ம்

I worship periyAzhwAr who proclaimed the essence of vEdham (without learning it from an AchArya methodically – he was directly blessed by bhagavAn with divine blemsishless knowledge) to win over pouch containing gold at the pAndiya king’s assembly and who is the direct father-in-law of srI ranganAthan (due to him being the father of ANdAL nAchiyAr) and who is the leader of brAhmaNas.

ANdAL (Adi – pUram)

nILA thunga sthanagiri thatI suptham uthpOdhya krishNam pArArthyam svam shruthi shatha shiras sidhdham adhyApayanthI svOchishtAyAm srajinikaLitham yAbalAth kruthya bhungthE gOdhA thasyai nama itham itham bhUya EvAsthu bhUya:

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ீப துங்ே ஸ்ணேரி டீ ஸப்ம் உத்ீதத் க்ருஷ்ம்

தர்த்ம் ஸ்வம் ஸ்ரு ச சஸ் சத்ம் அத்தந்ீ

ஸ்ீவசஷ்டம் ச்ஜேபிம் தனத் க்ருத் புங்க்ீ

ீே ஸ்ு இம் இம் பூ ஏவஸ்து பூ:

I offer my obeisances to gOdhA dhEvi again and again. She is the one who woke up krishNa who was resting on the breasts of nILA dhEvi, the one who announced her pArathanthriyam (which is the ultimate principle highlighted in vEdham) to bhagavAn himself and the one who fully enjoyed emperumAn who wore the garlands that were once worn by her.

thondaradippodi AzhwAr (mArgazhi – kEttai)

thamEva mathvA paravAsudhEvam rangEsayam rAjavadharhaNiyam prAbhOdhikIm yOkrutha sUkthimAlAm bhakthAngrirENum bhagavanthamIdE

ீவ த்வ தவஸீவம் ங்ீேசம் ஜவர்ஹிம்

ப்ீதேம் ீக்ரு ஸாக்னம் தக்ங்க்ரிீணும் தேவந்ீீட

I glorify thoNdaradippodi AzhwAr who composed thiruppaLLiyeLuchi to awake srI ranganAthan considering him the same as paravAsudhEvan and who is to be pampered like an emperor.

thiruppANAzhwAr (kArthigai – rOhiNi)

ApAtha chUdam anubhUya harim chayAnam madhyE kavEra hithur mudhithAnthrAthmA adhrashtruthAm nayanayOr vishayANtharANAm yO nischikAya manavai munivAhananm tham

ஆத சூடம் அனுபூ ஹரிம் சம்

த்ீ ேீவ ஹதுர் பந்த்

அத்ஷ்ட்ரும் ீர் விஷண்ம்

ீ ஸ்சே ணுவ பவஹம் ம்

We meditate on thiruppANAzhwAr who is named munivAhanar (one who was carried by lOka sAranga mahAmunivar on his shoulders), who acquired great bliss by enjoying srI ranganAthan who is resting in srIrangam that is covered by the two cauvery rivers

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(kAviri and koLLidam) and who proclaimed that his eyes would not see anything other than srI ranganAthan’s divine form.

thirumangai AzhwAr (kArthigai – kArthigai)

kalayAmi kalidhvamsam kavim lOka dhivAkAram yasya gObi: prakAsAbir Avidhyam nihatham thama:

ேன ேனத்வம்ஸம் ேவிம் ீனே வேம்

ஸ் ீேதி: ப்ேசதிர் ஆவித்ம் ஹம் :

I meditate on thirumangai AzhwAr who is named kalikanRi, who is a radiant sun among poets and through whose radiant words the ignorance in the mind was dispelled completely.

The AchAryas (who are not in OrANvazhi guru paramparai) include (but not limited to):

kurugai kAvalappan (thai – visAkam)

nAthamauni padhAsaktham gyAnayOgAthi sampadham kurugAthipa yOghIndhram namAmi sirasA sadhA

ிௌ தஸக்ம் ஜ்ஞணீே ஸம்தம்

குருேத ீேந்த்ம் ஸஸ ஸ

I constantly bow down at the lotus feet of kurugai kAvalappan who is greatly attached to the lotus feet of nAthamunigaL, who has the great wealth of gyAna yOgam and bhakthi yOgam and who is the best amongst yOgis.

thiruvarangapperumAL arayar (vaikAsi, kEttai)

srIrAmamisra padha pankaja sancharIkam srIyAmunArya vara puthram aham guNAdyam

ஸ்ரீஸ் த தங்ேஜ ஸஞ்சரீேம்

ஸ்ரீபணர் வ புத்ம் அஹம் குட்ம்

I glorify thiruvarangapperumAL arayar who stayed like a beetle in the lotus feet of maNakkAl nambi, who is the divine son of yAmunAchAryar, who is filled with auspicious qualities, who was born by the divine grace of srI ranganAthan and who had srI bhAshyakArar as his sishya.

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thirukkOshtiyUr nambi (vaikAsi, rOhiNi)

srIvallabha padhAmbhOja dhIbhakthyamrutha sAgaram srImadhgOshtIpurIpUrNam dhEsikEndhram bhajAmahE

ஸ்ரீவல்னத தம்ீதஜ ீதக்த்ம்ரு ஸேம்

ஸ்ரீத்ீேஷ்டீபுரீபூர்ம் ீசீேந்த்ம் தஜீஹ

We take refuge at the lotus feet of thirukkOshtiyUr nambi who is an ocean of nectar for knowledge and devotion at the lotus feet of srIman nArAyaNan who is the consort of srI mahAlakshmi and who is best among AchAryas.

periya thirumalai nambi (vaikAsi, swAthI)

pithAmahasyApi pithAmahAya prAchEthasAdhEchapalapradhAya srIbhAshyakArOththama dhEchikAya srIchailapUrNAya namO nama: sthAth

திஹஸ்தி திஹ ப்ீசஸீசதனப்

ஸ்ரீதஷ்ேீத் ீசே ஸ்ரீுசனபூர் ீ : ஸ்த்

I repeatedly worship srIsaila pUrNa who is the grand father of brahmA who is the grand father of the entire creation (as nambi was called “father” by thiruvEnkatamudaiyAn who is the father of brahmA), who is a wonderful AchArya for srI bhAshyakAra and who instructed the deep meanings of vAlmIki rAmAyaNa to srI bhAshyakAra.

thirumAlai ANdAn (mAsi, magam)

rAmAnuja munIndhrAya dhrAmidI samhithArththadham mAlAdhara gurum vandhE vAvadhUkam vipaschitham

தஜ பீந்த் த்டீ ஸம்ஹர்த்ம்

ன குரும் வந்ீ வவதூேம் விதஸ்சம்

I worship the AchArya named thirumAlai ANdAn who expertly explained the divine meanings of thiruvAimozhi which is hailed as dhrAvida vEdham to srI rAmAnuja muni and who was most intelligent.

thirukkachi nambi (mAsi, mrugasIrsham)

dhEvarAja dhayApAthram srI kAnchi pUrNam uththamam rAmAnuja munEr mAnyam vandhEham sajjanAsrayam

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ீவஜ தத்ம் ஸ்ரீ ேஞ்ச பூர்ம் உத்ம்

தஜ பீர் ந்ம் வந்ீஹம் ஸஜ்ஜச்ம்

I worship thirukkachi nambi who is the object of srI varadharAja’s mercy, who is best among vaishNavas, who was greatly respected by srI rAmAnuja muni and who was flocked by many srIvaishNavas.

mARanEri nambi (Ani, Ayilyam)

yAmunAchArya sachchishyam rangasthalanivAsinam gyAnabhakthyAdhijaladhim mARanErigurum bhajE

பசர் ஸச்சஷ்ம் ங்ேஸ்னவஸம்

ஜ்ஞதக்த்ஜனம் நீணரிகுரும் தீஜ

I worship mARanEri nambi who is a dear sishya of yAmunAchArya, who lives in srIrangam periyakOil and who is an ocean of knowledge, devotion, etc.

kUrathAzhwAn (thai – hastham)

srIvathsa chinna misrEbyO nama ukthima dhImahE: yadhukthayas thrayi gaNtE yaanthi mangaLa sUthradhAm:

ஸ்ரீவத்ஸ சந் ஸ்ீப்ீ உக் ீீஹ:

துக்ஸ் த்ி ேண்ீட ந் ங்ேப ஸாத்ம்:

We offer our obeisances towards srIvathsAnga misra whose divine sthOthrams are like mangaLasUthram for vEdham, i.e., they reveal that srIman nArAyaNan is the supreme clearly.

mudhaliyAndAn (chithrai – punarpUsam)

pAdhukE yathirAjasya kathayaNthi yadhAkyayA thasya dhAsarathE: pAdhau chirasA dhArayAmyaham

ததுீே ஜஸ் ேந் க்

ஸ் ஸீ: திௌ சஸ ம்ஹம்

I decorate my head with mudhaliyANdAn’s lotus feet. He is named dhAsarathi and srI yathirAja’s sandals are named after him as mudhaliyANdAn.

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aruLaLa permAL emperumAnAr (kArthigai – bharaNi)

rAmAnujArya sachchishyam vEdhasAsthrArtha sampadham chathurthAsrama sampannam dhEvarAja munim bhajE

னுஜர் ஸச்சஷ்ம் ீவஸஸ்த்ர்த் ஸம்தம்

சதுர்ஸ் ஸம்தந்ம் ீவஜ பம் தீஜ

I take refuge of dhEvarAja muni (aruLALa perumAL emperumAnAr) who is a dear sishya of emperumAnAr, who has the great wealth of having understood the in-depth meanings of vEdham and who is situated in sannyAsAsramam.

kOil komANdUr iLayavilli AchAn (chithrai – Ayilyam)

srI kausikAnvaya mahAmbhuthi pUrNachandhram srI bhAshyakAra jananI sahajA thanujam srIsailapUrNa padha pankaja saktha chiththam srIbAladhanvi guruvaryam aham bhajAmi

ஸ்ரீ ிேௌஸேந்வ ஹம்பு பூர்சந்த்ம்

ஸ்ரீ தஷ்ே ஜீ ஸஹஜ தஜம்

ஸ்ரீுஸனபூர் த தங்ேஜ சக் சத்ம்

ஸ்ரீதனந்வி குருவர்ம் அஹம் தஜ

I worship srI bAladhanvi guru who is like a shining moon for the ocean of kausika clan, who is the son of srI bhAshyakAra’s mother’s sister, who has his mind fully attached to the lotus feet of srI saila pUrNa.

kidAmbi AchAn (chithrai – hastham)

rAmAnuja padhAmbhOjayugaLI yasya dhImatha: prApyam cha prApakam vaNdhE pranNathArththiharam gurum

னுஜ தம்ீதஜபேப ீஸ் ீ:

ப்ப்ம் ச ப்தேம் வந்ீ ப்ர்த்ஹம் குரும்

I worship the most intelligent praNathArthihara guru who considered the lotus feet of srI rAmAnuja as his means and ultimate goal.

vaduga nambi (chithrai – aswini)

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rAmAnujArya sachchishyam sALagrAma nivAsinam panchamOpAya sampannam sALagrAmAryam AsrayE

னுஜர் ஸச்சஷ்ம் ஸபக் வஸம்

தஞ்சீத ஸம்தந்ம் ஸபக்ர்ம் ஆச்ீ

I take shelter of vaduga nambi who is a dear sishya of emperumAnAr, who lived in sALagrAmam and who was an expert in panchamOpAyam (AchArya nishtai).

vangi purathu nambi

bhArathvAja kulOthbhUtham lakshmaNArya padhAsritham vandhE vangipurAdhIsam sampUrNAyam krupAnidhim

தத்வஜ குீனத்பூம் னக்ஷ்ர் தச்ரிம்

வந்ீ வங்ேபுீஸம் ஸம்பூர்ம் க்ருதம்

I worship vangi purathu nambi who is born in bhArathwAja clan, who has taken shelter of srI rAmAnuja, who is filled with mercy and who is the leader of vangipuram.

sOmAsi ANdAn (chithrai, thiruvAdhirai)

naumi lakshmaNa yOgIndhra pAdhasEvaika dhArakam srIrAmakrathunAthAryam srIbhAshyAmrutha sAgaram

ிௌ னக்ஷ் ீேந்த் தீஸுவே ேம்

ஸ்ரீக்துர்ம் ஸ்ரீதஷ்ம்ரு ஸேம்

I worship sOmAsiyANdAn who performed menial services (with great joy) to srI rAmAnuja to sustain himself, who is an ocean of knowledge in srIbhAshyam and who is named “srI rAma”.

piLLai uRangAvilli dhAsar (mAsi – Ayilyam)

jAgarUga dhanushpANim pANau katgasamanvidham rAmAnujasparsavEdhim rAdhdhAnthArththa prakAsakam bhAginEyadhvayayutham bhAshyakAra bharamvaham rangEsamangaLakaram dhanurdhAsam aham bhajE

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ஜேரூே தஷ்திம் திௌ ேட்ேஸந்விம்

னுஜஸ்தர்ஸீவம் த்ந்ர்த் ப்ேஸேம்

தேீத்வபம் தஷ்ே தம்வஹம்

ங்ீேஸங்ேபேம் தர்ஸம் அஹம் தீஜ

I take shelter of piLLai uRangAvilli dhAsar who never sleeps, who holds bow in one hand, who holds sword in another hand, who is like a magical pill (which converts iron into gold when touched), who revealed the essential principles during his lifetime, who has two nephews (who were great devotees), who managed srI rAmAnuja’s mutt and who performs mangaLAsAsanam to srI ranganAthan.

thirukkurugaippirAn piLLAn (ippasi – pUrAdam)

dhrAvidAgama sAragyam rAmAnuja padhAsritham sudhiyam kurugEsAryam namAmi sirasAnhavam

த்விடே ஸக்ம் தஜ தச்ரிம்

ஸம் குருீேசர்ம் சஸந்ஹவம்

I worship kurugEsAchArya (everyday) who is a well-versed in the essence of dhrAvida vEdham, who took shelter of srI rAmAnuja’s lotus feet and who is most intelligent.

engaLAzhwAn (chithrai – rOhiNi)

srIvishNuchiththa padha pankaja samsrayAya chEthO mama spruhayathE kimatha: parENa nOchEn mamApi yathisEkarabhArathInAm bhAva: katham bhavithumarhathi vAgvidhEya:

ஸ்ரீவிஷ்ணுசத் த தங்ேஜ ஸம்ஸ் ீசீ ஸ்ப்ருஹீ

ே: தீ

ீீசந் தி ீஸேதீணம் தவ: ேம் தவிதுர்ஹ வக்விீ:

My heart desires to become attached to srI vishNuchiththa. What is the use of anything but those lotus feet? How would I have mastered yathirAja’s divine words had I not taken shelter of those lotus feet of engaLAzhwAn?

ananthAzwAn (chithrai – chithrai)

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akilAthma guNAvAsam agyAna thimirApaham AsrithAnAm susaraNam vandhE ananthArya dhEsikam

அேனத் குவஸம் அஜ்ஞண தஹம்

ஆச்ரிம் ஸஸம் வந்ீ அந்ர் ீசேம்

I bow down to the AchArya named ananthAzhwAn who is the abode of all auspicious qualities, who is the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance and who is the means for the ones who have taken shelter of him.

thiruvarangathu amudhanAr (panguni – hastham)

srIrangE mInahasthE cha jAtham rangAryanandhanam rAmAnujapadhAskandham ranganAthagurum bhajE

ஸ்ரீங்ீே ீஹஸ்ீ ச ஜம் ங்ேர்ந்ம்

தஜதஸ்ேந்ம் ங்ேகுரும் தீஜ

I take shelter of srIranganAtha guru (amudhanAr) who was born on panguni hastham as the son of rangAryar (aNi arangathamudhanAr) and who has taken shelter of srI rAmAnuja’s lotus feet.

nadAthur ammaL (chithrai – chithrai)

vandhE aham varadhAryam tham vathsAbi janabhUshaNam bhAshyAmrutha pradhAnAdhya sanjIvayathi mAmapi

வந்ீ அஹம் வர்ம் ம் வத்ஸதி ஜபூஷம் தஷ்ம்ரு ப்த் ஸஞ்ஜவீ தி

I offer my obeisances to varadhAchAryar (nadAthUrammAL) who is the shining jewel of srIvathsa clan and who awakened my true spirit by teaching me the nectar of srIbhAshyam.

vEdha vyAsa bhattar (vaikAsi – anusham)

pauthram srIrAmamisrasya srIvathsAngasya nandhanam rAmasUrim bhajE bhattaparAsAravarAnujam

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ிதௌத்ம் ஸ்ரீச்ஸ் ஸ்ரீவத்ஸங்ேஸ் ந்ம் ஸாரிம் தீஜ தட்டதஸவதஜம்

I take shelter of srI rAma piLLai (vEdha vyAsa bhattar) who is the grand son of srI rAma misra (kUrathAzhwAr – AzhwAn’s father), who is the son of srIvathsAngar (AzhwAn) and the younger brother of srI parAsara bhattar.

kUra nArAyaNa jIyar

srIparAsarabhattArya sishyam srIrangapAlakam nArAyaNamunim vandhE gyAnAdhiguNasAgaram

ஸ்ரீதஸதட்டர் சஷ்ம் ஸ்ரீங்ேதனேம் பம் வந்ீ ஜ்ஞகுஸேம்

I worship nalam thigazh nArAyaNa jIyar who is a disciple of parAsara bhattar, who protects srIrangam and who is an ocean of auspicious qualities such as gyAnam, etc.

srutha prakAsikA bhattar (sudharsana sUri)

yathIndhra krutha bhAshyArthA yadh vyAkyAnEna dharsithA: varam sudharsanAryam tham vandhE kUra kulAdhipam

ீந்த் க்ரு தஷ்ர்த் த் வ்க்ீ ர்ச: வம் ஸர்சர்ம் ம் வந்ீ கூ குனதம்

I offer my obeisances to sudharsana bhattar who is a leader among the descendants of kUrathAzhwAn, in whose sruthaprakAsikA vyAkyAnam (commentary) yathirAja’s srI bhAshyam meanings are fully explained and who is glorious.

periyavAchAn piLLai (AvaNi – rOhiNi)

srImath krishNa samAhvAya namO yAmuna sUnavE yath katAkshaika lakshyANam sulabha: srIdharas sadhA

ஸ்ரீத் க்ருஷ் ஸஹ்வ ீ ப ஸாீவ த் ேடுக்ஷே னக்ஷ்ம் ஸனத: ஸ்ரீஸ் ஸ

My worships belong to srI krishNa (periyavAchAn piLLai) who is the son of yAmunAchArya and by whose mercy srIman nArAyaNan is easily achievable.

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eeyuNNi mAdhava perumAL (kArthigai – bharaNi)

lOkAchArya padhAmbhOja samsrayam karuNAmbhudhim vEdhAntha dhvaya sampannam mAdhavAryam aham bhajE

ீனேசர் தம்ீதஜ ஸம்ச்ம் ேரும்பும் ீவந் த்வ ஸம்தந்ம் வர்ம் அஹம் தீஜ

I worship (eeyuNNi) mAdhavAchAryar who has taken shelter at the lotus feet of lOkAchArya (nampiLLai), who is an ocean of mercy and who has the great wealth of both samskritha vEdhAntham and dhrAvida vEdhAntham.

eeyuNNi padhmanAbha perumAL (svAthi)

mAdhavAchArya sathputhram thathpAdhakamalAsritham vAthsalyAdhi guNair yuktham padhmanAbha gurum bhajE

வசர் ஸத்புத்ம் த்தேனச்ரிம் வத்ஸல் குுர் பக்ம் தத்த குரும் தீஜ

I worship (eeyuNNi) padhmanAbhAchAryar who is a good son of mAdhavAchAryar, who has taken shelter of mAdhavAchAryar and who is the abode of auspicious qualities such as vAthsalyam (motherly forbearance), etc.

nAlUr piLLai (pUsam)

chathurgrAma kulOdhbhUtham dhrAvida bhrahma vEdhinam yagyArya vamsathilakam srIvarAhamaham bhajE

சதுர்க் குீனத்பூம் த்விட ப்ஹ் ீவம் ஜ்ஞர் வம்சனேம் ஸ்ரீவஹஹம் தீஜ

I worship srI varAhar (nAlUr piLLai) who is a descendant of nAlUrAn (kUrathAzhwAn’s sishya), who is an ornament among the descendants of echchAn (emperumAnAr’s sishya) and who fully knows the essence of dhrAvida vEdham.

nAlUrAchAn piLLai (mArgazhi – bharaNi)

namOsthu dhEvarAjAya chathurgrAma nivAsinE rAmAnujArya dhAsasya suthAya guNasAlinE

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ீஸ்து ீவஜ சதுர்க் வஸீ னுஜர் ஸஸ் ஸ குஸனீ

I offer my obeisances to dhEvarAar (nAlUrAchAn piLLai) who lives in chathurgrAma (nAlUr), who is the son of rAmAnujArya (another name of nAlUr piLLai) and who is filled with auspicious qualities.

naduvil thiruvIdhi pillai bhattar (ippasi – avittam)

lOkAchArya padhAsaktham madhyavIdhi nivAsinam srIvathsachihnavamsAbdhisOmam bhattAryamAsrayE

ீனேசர் தஸக்ம் த்வீ வஸம் ஸ்ரீவத்ஸசஹ்வம்சப்ீஸம் தட்டர்ச்ீ

I take shelter of naduvil thiruvIdhi piLLai bhattar who is greatly attached to the lotus feet of nampiLLai, who lived in naduvil thiruvIdhi (a street in srIrangam), who is like a moon for the ocean of kUrathAzhwAn’s clan.

pinbhazhagiya perumAL jIyar (ippasi – sathayam)

gyAna vairAgya sampUrNam paschAth sundhara dhEsikamm dhravidOpanishadh bhAshyathAyinam madh gurum bhajE

ஜ்ஞ ுவக் ஸம்பூர்ம் தச்சத் ஸந் ீஸேம் த்விீடதஷத் தஷ்ிம் த் குரும் தீஜ

I worship my AchArya paschAth sundhara dhEsika (pinbhazhagiya perumAL jIyar) who is filled with knowledge and detachment (from worldly matters), who explained the principles of thiruvAimozhi which is called dhrAvida vEdham.

azhagiya manavALa perumAL nAyanAr (mArgazhi – avittam)

dhrAvidAmnAya hrudhayam guruparvakramAgatham ramyajAmAthrudhEvEna dharsitham krishNasUnunA

த்விடம் ஹ்ரும் குருதர்வக்ேம் ம்ஜத்ருீீவ ர்ஸம் க்ருஷ்ஸாத

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azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr who is the son of srI krishNa (vadakku thiruvIdhi piLLai) revealed the divine meanings of thiruvAimozhi (nammAzhwAr’s divine heart) which are received through the AchArya paramparai.

nAyanArAchAn piLLai (AvaNi – rOhiNi)

sruthyarthasArajanakam smruthibAlamithram padhmOllasadh bhagavadhangri purANabhandhum gyAnAdhirAjam abhayapradharAja sUnum asmath gurum paramakAruNikam namAmi

ஸ்ருத்ர்ஸஜேம் ஸ்ம்ருதனத்ம் தத்ீல்னஸத் தேவங்க்ரி புதந்தும் ஜ்ஞஜம் அதப்ஜ ஸாதம் அஸ்த் குரும் தேருிேம்

I worship my most merciful AchAryan who extracts the essence of vEdham, who is like a sun for the lotus of smruthi, who is eternally related to the lotus feet of srIman nArAyaNan, who is an emperor of knowledge and is the dear son of abhyapradha rAjar (periyavAchAn piLLai).

vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar (Ani – swAthi)

sundharajAmAthrumunE: prapadhyE charaNAmbhujam samsArArNava sammagna janthu santhArapOthakam

ஸந்ஜத்ருபீ: ப்தத்ீ சம்புஜம் ஸம்ஸர்வ ஸம்க் ஜந்து ஸந்ீதேம்

I surrender unto the lotus feet of vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar whose lotus feet are like a boat that will deliver the jIvAthmAs who are drowning in the ocean of samsAram.

kUra kulOthama dhAsar (ippasi – thiruvAdhirai)

lOkAchArya krupApAthram kauNdinya kula bhUshaNam samasthAthma guNAvAsam vandhE kUra kulOthamam

ீனேசர் க்ருததத்ம் ிேௌண்டிந் குன பூஷம் ஸஸ்த் குவஸம் வந்ீ கூ குீனத்ம்

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I worship kUra kulOthama dhAsar who is the target of the mercy of piLLai lOkAchAryar, who is a crown jewel that decorates the kauNdinya clan and who is the abode of all auspicious qualities.

viLAn chOlai pillai (ippasi – uthrattAdhi)

thulAhirbuDhnya samBhUtham srIlOkArya padhAshritham sapthagAThA pravakthAram nArAyaNa maham BhajE

துனSஹர்புத்ந்ஸம்பூம் ஸ்ரீீனேர் தஸ்ரிம் ஸப்ே ப்வக்ம் ஹம் தீஜ

I worship nArAyaNa (viLAnchOlai piLLai) who was born on thulA (aippasi) month ahirbhudhnya (uthrattAdhi) nakshathram, who is surrendered to piLLai lOkAchAryar and who composed saptha kAthai (which is the essence of srI vachana bhUshaNam).

vedhAnthAchAryar (purattAsi – thiruvONam)

srImAn vEnkatanAthArya: kavithArkkika kEsarI vEdhAnthAchAryavaryO mE sannidhaththAm sadhA hrudhi

ஸ்ரீன் ீவங்ேடர்: ேவிர்க்ேே ீேஸரீ ீவந்சர்வர்ீ ீ ஸந்த்ம் ஸ ஹ்ரு

Let vEdhAnthAchArya live in my heart eternally. He is like a lion for the (opposing) poets and debators, abode of knowledge, devotion, detachment (from worldly pleasures), etc. and is known as vEnkatanAtha.

thirunArAyaNapurathu Ay jananyAchAryar (ippasi – pUrAdam)

AchArya hrudhayasyArththA: sakalA yEna dharsithA: srIsAnudhAsam amalam dhEvarAjam thamAsrayE

ஆசர் ஹ்ருஸ்ர்த்: ஸேன ீ ர்ச: ஸ்ரீஸதஸம் அனம் ீவஜம் ச்ீ

After (and during) the period of ManavALa mAmunigal, many glorious AchAryas lived in our sampradhAyam including (but not limited to):

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I take shelter of thirunArAyaNapurathu Ay who explained all the divine meanings of AchArya hrudhayam, who is blemishless and is also known as srIsAnu dhAsa and dhEvarAja.

AchAryas after mAmunigaL’s time period.

ponnadikkAl jeeyar (purattAsi – punarpUsam)

ramya jAmAthru yOghIndhra pAdharEkhA mayam sadhA thathA yaththAthma saththAdhim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

ம் ஜத்ரு ீேந்த் தீே ம் ஸ த்த் ஸத்ம் னுஜ பம் தீஜ

I worship vAnamAmalai jIyar who is like the imprints of mAmunigaL’s lotus feet and who fully depends on mAmunigaL to establish his true nature (as a servant of mAmunigaL), sustenance, activities, etc.

pathangi paravasthu pattarpirAn jIyar (kArthigai – punarpUsam)

ramya jAmAthru yOgIndhra pAdha sEvaika dhArakam bhattanAtha munim vandhE vAthsalyAdhi guNArNavam

ம் ஜத்ரு ீேந்த் த ீஸுவே ேம் தட்ட பம் வந்ீ வத்ஸல் குர்வம்

I worship bhattanAtha muni (paravasthu pattarpirAn jIyar) who sustains himself by serving mAmunigaL’s lotus feet and who is an ocean of auspicious qualities such as vAthsalyam (motherly forbearance), etc.

kOil kandhAdai aNNan (purattAsi – pUrattAdhi)

sakala vEdhAntha sArArtha pUrNAsayam vipula vAdhUla gOthrOdhbhavAnAm varam ruchira jAmAthru yOgIndhra pAdhAsrayam varadha nArAyaNam madh gurum samsrayE

ஸேன ீவந் ஸர்த் பூர்சம் விபுன வதூன ீேத்ீத்தவம் வம்

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ருச ஜத்ரு ீேந்த் தச்ம் வ ம் த் குரும் ஸம்ச்ீ

I take shelter of my AchArya srI varadha nArAyaNa (kOil kanthAdai aNNan) who beholds all the principles of vEdhAntham in his heart, who is best among the descendants of the great vAdhUla clan, one who take shelter of the lotus feet of mAmunigaL.

prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNan (Adi – pUsam)

vEdhAntha dhEsika katAksha vivrudhdhabhOdham kAnthOpayanthru yamina: karuNaika pAthram vathsAnvavAyamanavadhya guNairupEtham bhakthyA bhajAmi paravAthi bhayankarAryam

ீவந் ீசே ேடக்ஷ விவ்ருத்ீதம் ேந்ீதந்த்ரு : ேருுே தத்ம் வத்ஸந்வவவத் குுருீதம் தக்த் தஜ தவ தங்ேர்ம்

With devotion, I take shelter of prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNA whose knowledge blossomed by the grace of vEdhAntha dhEsika, who is full target of mAmunigaL’s mercy, who was born in srIvathsa clan and who has blemishless and auspicious qualities.

eRumbiappA (ippasi – rEvathi)

saumya jAmAthru yOgIndhra sharanAmbhuja shatpadham dhEvarAja gurum vandhE dhivya jnAna pradham shubham

ிஸௌம் ஜத்ரு ீேந்த் சம்புஜ ஷட்தம் ீவஜ குரும் வந்ீ வ் ஜ்ஞண ப்ம் சுதம்

I worship dhEvarAja guru who is like a beetle in the lotus feet of mAmunigaL, who blesses us with divine knowledge and is most auspicious in nature.

appiLLai

kAnthOpayanthru yOgIndhra charaNAmbhuja shatpadham vathsAnvayabhavam vandhE praNathArrhthiharam gurum

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ேந்ீதந்த்ரு ீேந்த் சம்புஜ ஷட்தம் வத்ஸந்வதவம் வந்ீ ப்ர்த்ஹம் குரும்

I worship praNathArthiharar (appiLLai) who is like a beetle at the lotus feet of maNavALa mAmunigaL and who is born in srIvathsa clan.

appiLLAr

kAnthOpayanthru yOgIndhra sarva kainkaryadhUrvaham thadhEka dhaivatham saumyam rAmAnuja gurum bhajE

ேந்ீதந்த்ரு ீேந்த் ஸர்வ ுேங்ேர்தூர்வஹம் ீே ுவம் ிஸௌம்ம் தஜ குரும் தீஜ

I worship rAmAnujar (appiLLAr) who performed all kainkaryams to mAmunigaL and who considered mAmunigaL as the only Lord and master.

kOil kandhAdai appan (purattAsi (kanni) – magam)

varadhaguru charaNam varavaramunivarya ganakrupA pAthram pravaraguNa rathna jaladhim praNamAmi srInivAsa guruvaryam

வகுரு சம் வவபவர் ேக்ருத தத்ம் ப்வகு த் ஜனம் ப் ஸ்ரீவஸ குருவர்ம்

I worship srInivAsAchAryar (kOil kanthAdai appan) who considers the lotus feet of varadha nArAyaNa guru (kOil kanthAdhai aNNan) as the only means, who is the target of the great compassion of mAmunigaL and who is an ocean of many auspicious qualities which are like gems.

srIperumbUthUr Adhi yathirAja jIyar (aippasi – pUsam)

srImath rAmAnujAngri pravaNa varamunE: pAdhukam jAthabrungam srImath vAnAdhri rAmAnuja gaNaguru sathvaibhava sthOthra dhIksham vAdhUla srInivAsArya charaNasharaNam thath krupA labhdha bhAshyam vandhE prAgyam yathIndhram varavaradhagurO: prAptha bhakthAmruthArththam

ஸ்ரீத் தஜங்க்ரி ப்வ வபீ: ததுேம் ஜப்ருங்ேம் ஸ்ரீத் வத்ரி தஜ ேகுரு ஸத்ுவதவ ஸ்ீத் ீக்ஷம்

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வதூன ஸ்ரீவஸர் சசம் த் க்ருத னப் தஷ்ம் வந்ீ ப்ஜ்ஞம் ீந்த்ம் வவகுீ: ப்ப் தக்ம்ருர்த்ம்

I worship the most intelligent Adhi yathirAja jIyar who was like a beetle at the lotus feet of yathIndhra pravaNar (mAmunigaL), who was constantly glorifying the greatness of vAnamAmalai (ponnadikkAl) jIyar, who learnt srI bhAshyam by the mercy of vAdhUla srInivAsAchAryar and who learnt thiruvAimozhi (and its meanings) from vAdhula varadhAchAryar (kOil aNNan).

appAchiyAraNNA (AvaNi – hastham)

srImath vAnamahAsaila rAmAnuja munipiryam vAdhUla varadhAchAryam vandhE vAthsalya sAgaram

ஸ்ரீத் வஹுசன தஜ பப்ரிம் வதூன வசர்ம் வந்ீ வத்ஸல் ஸேம்

I worship vAdhUla varadhAchArya (appAchiyAraNNA) who is very dear to vAnamAmalai rAmAnuja jIyar (ponnadikkAl jIyar) and who is an ocean of vAthsalyam (motherly forbearance).

piLLai lOkam jIyar (chithrai – thiruvONam)

srIsatAri gurOrdhivya srIpAdhAbhja madhuvratham srImathyathIndhrapravaNam srI lOkArya munim bhajE

ஸ்ரீசடரி குீர்வ் ஸ்ரீதப்ஜ துவ்ம் ஸ்ரீத்ீந்த்ப்வம் ஸ்ரீ ீனேர் பம் தீஜ

I worship piLLai lOkAchArya jIyar who is like a beetle at the divine lotus feet of srI satagOpa guru and who is the author of yathIndhra pravaNam (which fully elaborates the history of maNavALa mAmunigaL).

thirumazhisai aNNAvappangAr (Ani – avittam)

srImadh vAdhula narasimha gurOsthanUjam srImath thadhIya padhapankaja brungarAjam srIrangarAja varadhArya krupAththa bhAshyam sEvE sadhA raguvarAryam udhAracharyam

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ஸ்ரீத் வதுன ஸம்ஹ குீஸ்தஜம் ஸ்ரீத் ீ ததங்ேஜ ப்ருங்ேஜம் ஸ்ரீங்ேஜ வர் க்ருதத் தஷ்ம் ீஸீவ ஸ குவர்ம் உசர்ம்

I constantly serve raghuvarArya (vAdhUla vIra rAgavachAryar – aNNAvappangAr) who is the son of vAdhUla narasimhAchArya, who is always focused on the lotus feet of narasimhAchArya like a beetle, who learnt srI bhAshyam under both srirangarajAchArya and varadhAchArya and who is most generous (in blessing others).

appan thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja embAr jIyar

srIvAdhUla ramApravALa ruchira sraksainya nAthAmchaja srIkurvIndhram mahArya labhdha nijasath saththam chruthA bhIshtatham srIrAmAnuja mukya dhEsikalasath kainkarya samsthApakam srImathvEnkatalakshmaNArya yaminam thamsathguNam bhAvayE

ஸ்ரீவதூன ப்வப ருச ஸ்க்ுஸந் ம்சஜ ஸ்ரீகுர்வநீ்த்ம் ஹர் னப் ஜஸத் ஸத்ம் ச்ரு தஷீ்டம் ஸ்ரீதஜ பக் ீசேனஸத் ுேங்ேர் ஸம்ஸ்தேம் ஸ்ரீத்ீவங்ேடனக்ஷ்ர் ம் ம்ஸத்கும் தவீ

I relish in my heart the auspicious qualities of thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja jIyar who is a brilliant pearl in the garland of srI vAdhUla AchAryas and an amsam of sEnai mudhaliyAr (it can also be understood as a brilliant AchArya of vAdhUla clan as an amsam of sEnai mudhaliyAr who is part of the beautiful AchArya rathna mAlai), who is best among the AchAryas who can bestow whatever is desired by the ones who approach them and who firmly established many kainkaryams (like thirumanjana kattiyam, nithya/leelA vibhUthi proclamation during chithrai thiruvAdhirai uthsavam, etc) for srI rAmAnuja who is the chief among our AchArya paramparai.

bhagavath vishayam thanians (thanians to be recited during bhagavath vishaya kAlakshEpam) can be viewed at http://nirhetukam.blogspot.in/2013/04/blog-post.html.

adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan

Sources: 6000 padi guru paramparA prabhAvam, yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam, periya thirumudi adaivu

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Sincere gratitude to puthUr srI .U.vE. krishNaswamy iyengar for thanian translations (all of thanians with simple thamizh meanings are present in a his 6000 padi guru paramparA prabhAvam, periya thirumudi adaivu and AchAryargaL vaibhavam publishings). Thanks to srIperumbUthUr Nandakumar swamy for helping in thirumazhisai aNNAvappangAr and srI perumbUthUr thiruvEnkata rAmAnuja (embAr) jIyar thanians.