THE ACHARYAS

Acharyas were divine mesengers sent by lord narayana for improving the lot of the jivatmas on this earth .

The acharyas were sriman nathamuni , Sri pundarikakshar[uyyakkondaar] , sri rama michrar[ manakkal nambi] , sri allavandhar , mahapurnar[periya nambigal] , emperumanar , kurugesar[thirukurugaipiraanpillaan ] , engazhazhwan[ vishnu chittar] , nadathur ammal[ varadha desigar] , appillar[kidambi ramanujaacharyaar] , sri math vedanta desigar[venkata nathan , thoopulamman ] , sri naina chariar , sri brahmathantra swathanthra swami , kadikasatam ammal , embaar , bhattar , nanjeer , nampillai,sri math athivansadagopayathindra mahadesigan , vadakku thiru veethi pillai , sri rangeshwarar , kesavachariar , kamalavaasar , kesavachariar .

The alwars also had a number of renowned disciples .The sishyas of uyyakkondaar were manakkal nambi , thiruvallikeni paan perumal araiyar , setlur sendalangaradasar , pundarikadasar ,,ulagaperumal nangai .The disciples of manakkal nambi were allavandhar , deivathukarasu nambi , komadathu thiruvinnagarappan , sirupullaraavudayapillai aachi . The disciples of periya nambigal were sri ramanuja , malai kunia nindrar , arya sadagopadasar , aniarangathamudhanar , thiruvaikulamudaiyaan bhattar , thirukachi nambi . Sri Ramanuja appointed 74 disciples and gave them the sanga and chakra to initiate future sishyas. They were 1.thirukurugaipiran pillan , koorathazhwan , nadathur azhwan , engazhwan , therkazhwan , ezhaiazhwan , komadathu azhwan , setalurazhwan , vedanthazhwan , anandazhwan , naduvizhazhwan , mizhagazhwan , neiundazhwan , ukkalazhwan , thirukavalurazhwan , thirumoghurazhwan , koilazhwan , arunapurathuazhwan , kaniyanursiriazhwan , thirumalai nallan , kidambi aachaan , vangipurathaachaan , eechampadiaachaan , kongilaachaan , thirukannapurathaachaan echaan , siriya govindaperumal , veeravalli perumal , kidambiperumal , ammangi perumal , asooriperumal , pillaiyappan , pillai thirumalai nambi , vangipurathu nambi, sottai nambi , mudumbai nambi , parangusa nambi , thirukurungudi nambi , thondanor nambi , arunapurathu nambi , marudhur nambi , mazhaiyur nambi , vaduga nambi , kuravi nambi , pundarikakshar , mudhal i aandaan , kandhai aandaan , maruthi aandaan , madurai aandaan , siriaandaan , somasiaandaan , siyaraandaan , eesaandaan , periyaandaan , siriyaandaan , ammangiaandaan , allavandharaandaan , sundarathozhudaiyaar , ukkalammal , paruthikolliammal , sottaiammal , mudumbaiammal , vaithamanithiyaar , parasarabhattar , seeramapillai bhattar , sirupallidevarajabhattar , pillaiurandhaiudaiyaar , pillaithiruvaimozhiyaar , pillai raja mahendraperumalaraiyar , adhiaripillai thirunagaripillai , komandurpillai , anantha somajiyaar , kanchi somajiyaar . The disciples of desigar were kumaravaradhachariar , brahmathanthraswatanthra jeeyar , vennaikootha jeeyar, prabha karajeeyar , kunjappur ramanujachariar , kandhadai embaar , thirumalai srinivasachariar , thirumalainallan , theerthapillai , kidambipillai , komandur pillai , thoopulappai. Nayinachariar had ten disciples who were prathivathi bayangaram anna , kanthadaiannan , komanduraachaan , polipakkamnainar , thirumalaiappar , kidambiappar , nadathur azhwan , anandhappan , kandadaiappan , emperumarappan.

Nadhamuni's literary works were nyayathathvam ,yaharahasyam. .The literary works of allavandhar were agamapramayanam , purusha nirnayam , athmasidhi , samvithsidhi , easwarasidhi , githartha sangraham , chathusloki , sthothra rathnam . The literary works of sri ramanujar were vedanta saram , vedanta deepam , vedartha sangraham , gita bashyam, saranagathi gadhyam , sriranga gadhyam , sri vaikunda gadhyam . The literary works of nadathur ammal are thathva saram , prapannaparijatham , prameyamala , ahnika soodamani , aradhana kramam , prameyasaram , mangalasasanam , gnanasaram , jayanthi nirnayam , hethi rajasthavam , rahasyasahasaram , sathurlakshanasangraham , parathathva nirnayam , thrrimidopanishadsaharam , sri bhashyasangraham.Appilaar 's work was nyayakulisam .the literary works of desigar are hayagriva sthothram , deva nayaga panchasath , achyutha sathakam , mumanikovai , kathuppa , lazharpa , ammanaipa , oosarpa , esarpa , navarathnamalai, paramadha pangam , raghu veera gadhyam , gopala vimsathi , thehaleesa sthuthi , nyasa sathakam , varadharaja panchasath , adaikalapathu , artha panchagam , sri vaishnava thinasaryai , thiru chinna maalai , pannirunamam , athigirimahathmyam , saranagathi deepigai , vegasethu sthothram , ashtabhujastagam , kamasikashtagam , paramartha sthuthi , dayasathakam , prasamithakali dhoshaam , shonikana , vauraghya panchagam ,sadhadooshani , bhagavathdhyanasobhanam , bhoosthuthi , dasavatharasthothram , yathiraja sapthathi , thathva mookthakalaapam , sarvartha sidhi , nyay sithagnajanam , nyaya parisuthi , sesvaramimamsai , mimamsapadhugai , thathvadigai , adhikaranasaravali , thathparya chandrikai ,eesa vasya opanishad bhashyam sacharithrarakshai , nyasavimsati , sri pancharatra rakshai , gitartha sangraha rakshai , nikshaparakshai , rahasya rakshai , saharasamarthanam , sankalpa sooryodhayam , yadhavayudham , godha sthuthi , garuda thandagam , sampradaya parisuthi , thathva padhavi , rahasya padhavi , thathva navaneedham , thathva mathrugai , rahasya mathrugai , thathva rathnavali , thathva rathna vali pradhipathyarthasangaraham , rahasya rathnavali , rahasyarathnavali hrudayam , thathvathraya sulakam , sarangashepam , sarasaaram , abhayapradhanasaaram , thathva sigamani , rahasyasigamani , aghnyalivaibhavam , pradha nasadhagam , ubhagarasangraham , sarasangraham , paramapadhasobhanam , padhuka saharam , srimath rahasya thriyasaram , saratheepam , prabandha saaram ,silparthasaaram .nainachariar wrote adhikarana chinthamani , desikan mangalam , prarthanashtakam , prapathi ,thinasaryai , vigrahathyanam , pillaianthathi , sarartha sangraham , abhayapradhanasaram , virodhipanghahi , prabandhasaram , thathavrayasulakam , rahasya thriya sulakam , ahara niyamam ,nyasa thilaka vyakhyanam , lakuna brahma , samarthanam , sankhasathakam , apetha kandanam , avithya kandanam , dhyanasapthartha nirnayam , ththva mukthakalapasanthi , adhikaranachintamani , mimamsa pathuka parithranam harina santhesam , gokila santhesam . kadikasathammal wrote yathirajavijayam .The works of bhattar were sahaara nama bhashyam , ashtasloki , thathva nagaram , pranavavivaranam , sri guna rathna gosham , srirangarajasthavam , kriyatheepam thathva thria slokam .

This is a humble attempt to know our acharyas and their literary works . It will also have a great bearing on our lives if copies of any of these books are just kept at home . A slow and serious attempt to read the transliterations in these books will be appreciated by lord narayana himself.

Any omission will be adiyens mistake , please bear.