Aalavandar Tiruvarasu Srirangam Yamunacharya, also popularly known as Alavandar, was the son of Isvara Bhatta and grandson of the great acharya Nathamuni. He was born in 916 A.D at Viranarayanapuram (present day Kattu Mannargudi) in Tamil Nadu. He mastered several branches of learning in a very short tme, under the guidence of Maha Bhashya Bhatta. It is said that he defeated a conceited court poet by the name Akkialvan. In recognition of this victory, he was given the title Alavandar and was granted a gift of a territory by the king. It was due to the tireless efforts of Sri Rama Mishra (also known as Manakkal nambi), the desciple of Pundarikaksha (also known as Uyyakkondar), that brought back Yamuna to the spiritual life. Sri Rama mishra initiated Yamuna into the ultimate truths and passed to him the spiritual treasures bequeathed to him by Sri Nathamuni. After the initiation, Yamuna became the leader of Visistadvaita Vedantins and settled at the holy place of Srirangam.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:13:04 +0000
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