SAINT RAMANUJASAINT RAMANUJAVISISHTAWDHVAITHAWVISISHTAWDHVAITHAW

SRI VAISHNAVISMSRI VAISHNAVISM

CHIDHAWCHIDH VISISHTAMCHIDHAWCHIDH VISISHTAM RAMANUJA PROPOUNDED RAMANUJA PROPOUNDED

VISISHTAWDHVAITHVISISHTAWDHVAITH PEOPLE WHO PROFESS PEOPLE WHO PROFESS

ARE SRI VAISHNAVAITESARE SRI VAISHNAVAITES RAMANUJA WAS A RELIGIO-RAMANUJA WAS A RELIGIO-

SOCIAL REFORMERSOCIAL REFORMER HE HAD ESTABLISHED HE HAD ESTABLISHED

PROCEDURE FOR TEMPLE PROCEDURE FOR TEMPLE WORSHIP .WORSHIP .

SRIVAISHNAVAITES SRIVAISHNAVAITES BELIEVE IN NARAYAN AS BELIEVE IN NARAYAN AS THE ULTIMATE THE ULTIMATE MANIFESTATION OF GOD.MANIFESTATION OF GOD.

RAMANUJA SAMPRADAYA IS RAMANUJA SAMPRADAYA IS OFTEN CALLED MUNITRAYA OFTEN CALLED MUNITRAYA SAMPRADAYA.SAMPRADAYA.

NAWDHAMUNI,YAWMUNAMUNAWDHAMUNI,YAWMUNAMUNINI

RAMANUJA WAS SUCESSOR RAMANUJA WAS SUCESSOR TO ESTABLISH THE TO ESTABLISH THE SRIVAISHNAVISM.SRIVAISHNAVISM.

RAMANUJA PHILOSOPHY IS RAMANUJA PHILOSOPHY IS CALLED AS UBHAYA CALLED AS UBHAYA VEDANTHA.VEDANTHA.

MEANING VEDANTHA FROM MEANING VEDANTHA FROM TWO STREAMS THE TWO STREAMS THE SANSKRITIC STREAM SANSKRITIC STREAM &ALWAR TRADITION IN &ALWAR TRADITION IN TAMIL.TAMIL.

THE MYSTICAL ALWARS THE MYSTICAL ALWARS WERE TWELVE IN NUMBER.WERE TWELVE IN NUMBER.

ALVARS OF TAMIL LANDALVARS OF TAMIL LAND

THESE SAINTS THESE SAINTS WERE REALLY WERE REALLY MYSTICS WHO BY MYSTICS WHO BY TRADITION AR TRADITION AR DATED BACK TO DATED BACK TO KRITHA TREATHA KRITHA TREATHA &DWAPARA YUGA.&DWAPARA YUGA.

HISTORICALLY THEY HISTORICALLY THEY MAY HAVE BEEN IN MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST FIVE THE FIRST FIVE CENTURIES OF THE CENTURIES OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA . CHRISTIAN ERA .

THE EARLIEST OF THESE- THE EARLIEST OF THESE- TRIO-TRIO-POIGAI,BHOOTHAM,PAEYPOIGAI,BHOOTHAM,PAEY

THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE 1IN THE 1STST CENTURY A.D. CENTURY A.D.

PERIALWAR,ANDAWL, PERIALWAR,ANDAWL, KULASEKARA,TIRUPAWN,KULASEKARA,TIRUPAWN,MADURAKAVI,TIRUMANGMADURAKAVI,TIRUMANGHAI,NAMMALVAR,THODAHAI,NAMMALVAR,THODARADI,TIRUMAZHISAI ARE RADI,TIRUMAZHISAI ARE OTHERS.OTHERS.

AWNDAWLAWNDAWL

THE ONLY FEMALE SAINT AMONG THE ONLY FEMALE SAINT AMONG THE TWELVE.THE TWELVE.

MOST ADORED &HAS A TEMPLE MOST ADORED &HAS A TEMPLE DEDICATED EXCLUSIVE FOR HER.DEDICATED EXCLUSIVE FOR HER.

SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS.SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. BEFORE SHE MYSTICALLY MERGED BEFORE SHE MYSTICALLY MERGED

INTO THE HEAVENLY BEING.INTO THE HEAVENLY BEING. SHE HAD A FOSTER FATHER WHO SHE HAD A FOSTER FATHER WHO

WAS AN ALVAR HIMSELF PERIALVAR.WAS AN ALVAR HIMSELF PERIALVAR.

WORKS IN TAMILWORKS IN TAMIL

TWELVE SAINTS HAVE RENDERED IN ALL TWELVE SAINTS HAVE RENDERED IN ALL SOME FOUR THOUSAND HYMNS.SOME FOUR THOUSAND HYMNS.

THIS IS CALLED AS DRAVIDA THIS IS CALLED AS DRAVIDA VEDA.DRAMILOPANISHAD.NALAYIRA DIVYA VEDA.DRAMILOPANISHAD.NALAYIRA DIVYA PRABHANDHAM.PRABHANDHAM.

THEY HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED THEY HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED &CLASSIFIED BY NAWTHAMUNI IN 9&CLASSIFIED BY NAWTHAMUNI IN 9THTH CENTURY.CENTURY.

YAWMUNA MUNI THROUGH RAMANUJA IT YAWMUNA MUNI THROUGH RAMANUJA IT CAME TO THE VAISHNAVA WORLDCAME TO THE VAISHNAVA WORLD

OTHER MAIN SAINTS OTHER MAIN SAINTS

SWAMI DESIKAN IN 12 TH CENTURY.SWAMI DESIKAN IN 12 TH CENTURY. MANAVAWLA MA MUNI A MANAVAWLA MA MUNI A

CONTEMPORARY OF DESIKAN.CONTEMPORARY OF DESIKAN. VENKATAWDWARI OF 15VENKATAWDWARI OF 15THTH CENTURY CENTURY

IS HIGHLY REGARDED.IS HIGHLY REGARDED. PRATHIVADHI BHAYANKARAM PRATHIVADHI BHAYANKARAM

ANNANGARAWCHARYA.ANNANGARAWCHARYA.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYAOM NAMO NARAYANAYA SRIMAN NARAYANA CHARANO SRIMAN NARAYANA CHARANO

CHARANAM PRAPADHYAE.CHARANAM PRAPADHYAE. SRIMATHAE NARAYANAWYA SRIMATHAE NARAYANAWYA

NAMAHA.NAMAHA. SARVA DHARMAWN PARITHYAJYA SARVA DHARMAWN PARITHYAJYA

MAWM AEKAM SHARANAM MAWM AEKAM SHARANAM VRAJAW VRAJAW

AHAM THWA SARVA AHAM THWA SARVA PAWPAEBHYO MOKSHA ISHYAWMI PAWPAEBHYO MOKSHA ISHYAWMI MAW SUCHA.MAW SUCHA.

OM NAMO BHAGAVATHEY OM NAMO BHAGAVATHEY VASUDEVAYA.VASUDEVAYA.

HARI AUM.HARI AUM.