Nathamuni
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Nathamuni was a Vaishnava scholar who founded the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
According to Sri Vaishnava history, Shriman Nathamunigal was born at Veera Narayana Puram near Kaatumannar Koil. It is believed that his other names were Sadamarsana Kula Tilakar and Sottai Kulathtu Arasar.
He is notable for collecting and codifying the 4,000 hymns of the Alvars known as the "Naalayira Divya Prabhandham" in the Tamil Language. In addition to teaching the hymns to his two nephews at Srirangam, he introduced them into the Srirangam Temple Service where he was the Temple Administrator. [1]
He is thought to be the originator of the Araiyar Sevai. [2]
Yamunacharya, the next Sri Vaishnava Acharya, is his grandson.
Tamil poet Kambar recited the Ramavatharam before him for approval before it was included into the holy precincts[3].
[edit] Notes
- ^ First Preceptor The Hindu, Sep 28, 2007 Retrieved on 2008-4-23.
- ^ Rare event: Srinivasarangachariar performing Araiyar Sevai at Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Besant Nagar The Hindu, Oct 26, 2007 Retrieved on 2008-4-23.
- ^ Rays and Ways of Indian Culture By D. P. Dubey
[edit] References
Flood, Gavin (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. pages 132-6. ISBN 0521433045. http://books.google.com/books?id=KpIWhKnYmF0C&dq=gavin+flood+an+introduction+to+hinduism&pg=PP1&ots=5HJC0OIztS&sig=ir_kz-_OCS5id4Ra5RQ5HV_SpnM&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?q=gavin+flood+an+introduction+to+hinduism&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail.
[edit] External links
- Nathamuni-Alavandar.org - Dedicated to Shriman Nathamunigal and Shri Alavandar
- Srivaisnava - Britannica Online
- Vedanta Ramanuja Mahadesikan
- Acharya Vamsa Vruksham
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