Alavandar- Yamunacharya

Alavandar- Yamunacharya

Alavandaar Vaazhi Thirunamam

Yamunacharya (Alavandar Contributions)

Sri Alavandar's Major work Links

Sri Chatu sloki

http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2013/04/sri-chatu-sloki.html

Gitartha Sangraha

http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2013/07/gitartha-sangraha.html

Stora Ratnam 

http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2014/08/storta-ratnam-by-alavandar.html

Srirama  Premashtakam

http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2014/04/sri-rama-premashtakam-composed-by.html


Kattu Mannar Kovil Alavandar's Birth Place

http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2014/08/kattu-mannar-kovil.html

இன்று ஆடி வெள்ளிகிழமை. ஸ்ரீரங்கநாயகியை பெரிய பிராட்டியை மனத்தால் வணகுவோமே.

     ஆடி வெள்ளிகிழமை ஸ்ரீரங்கநாயகி

Sri Varalakshmi Vratam Friday 8th August 2014

Sri Varalakshmi Vratam,  8th August 2014 

It is said that Varalakshmi is the ninth Devi  worshipped on this day as an amsam of Mahalakshmi. 

Stothra Ratnam by Alavandar

Stothra Ratnam by Alavandar

Aadi Uthradam  is a very significant day in the lives of Srivaishanava community, being the Thirunakshathiram day of a great Purvacharya, namely Alavanadhar also known as Yamunacharya. He was not only the grandson of Sri Nathamunigal, but also Acharya who spotted Bhagvath Ramanuja and groomed him by providing guidance through five Acharyas namely Mahapurna, Ghosti Purna, Shailapurna, Maladhara and Vararanga.

If Natha Munigal planted the saplings for Visishtadwaitham, Alavandhar watered and nurtured it and found a great leader in Bhagavath Ramanuja who took greater care by establishing Visihtathdwatham  and spreading it.

Yamunacharya composed Stothra Ratnam incorporating Visishstadwaitham Principles in it 

Stothra Ratnam is one biggest asset for all Acharyas  that followed Alavandhar to base their respective works. Alavandhar was a great Philosopher and guide to entire Srivaishanva community that followed him.

Stothra Ratnam has 65 verses reflecting the total number of Aksharams of Rahasya Thrayam. ( Thiru manthram (8), Dvayam (25) and Charam Slokam (32))

Here is an attempt to provide an overview of Stothra Ratnam and presentation of Stothram in video form

Thiru Nandhipura Vinnagara Jagannnathan

Thiru Nandhipura Vinnagara Jagannnathan

This is the 16th of the 108 Divyadesams located near Kumbakonam. Lord Jagannathan gave the title "Nandhipura Vinnagaram" in Honor of Nandhi after relieving of his curse.

Lord Jagannathan was seated east faced to begin with but changed his stance to west facing in order to bless Mahalakshmi (Thiru), who was performing a tapa east facing and also bless King Sibi, who had offered his flesh to bring justice to pigeon.

Mahalakshmi did penanace with a goal to get a permanent seat on Vaikundanathan. He came and settled in Nandipura Vinnagaram and blessed Thiru on Aippasi sukla paksh Friday and gave her a best possible position near his heart.

Here is presentation on Lord Jagannathan in the form of a song followed by a pasuram from Nottrettu Thiruppathi Andhadhi by Thiruvarangaththamudhanar on
Nathan Kovil