Sri Vaishnavam

Rik-Veda 1.155: 5 intuits:

“….. the wise see the highest place of Vishnu-called Paramapada – as it were an eye fixed in

the heaven.”

Yajur Veda-siras reads as under:-

“Ata Nityo Narayanaha / Brahma, Narayanaha / Sivascha Narayanaha / Kalascha

Narayanaha / Disascha Narayanaha / Vidisascha Narayanaha / Urdwamscha Narayanaha /

Adhascha Narayanaha / Antar-bahischa-Narayana/Narayana Eh Vedam Sarvam / Yat Bhootam

Yacchha Bhavyam / Nish-kalango Niranjano Nirvikalpo Nirakyadhas – suddhho Deva Eko

Narayanaha / Na dwiteeyosthi kaschit / ya evam Vedas Vishnu – reva Bhavati / Sa Vishnureva

Bhavathi / Etat yajur – veda sirodeeyathe //”

CHRONOLOGICAL

Tree

SRI VAISHNAVA GURUPARAMPARA

Lakshmi Natha Samarambam

Nathayamuna maadhyamam

Asmad Acharya Paryantam

Vande Guruparamparam

Ranganatha Pundarikaksha

Ranganayaki Rama Misra

Vishwaksena Yamuda charya

Nammazhwar Maha purna

Nathamuni Ramanuja

Embar Thiruk-kurugaip-piranpillan

Bhattar

Nanjeeyar Engalazhwan

Nampillai Nadadoorammal

Vedakkut-Thiru Kidambi Appullar

Veedhippillai Vedantha Desika

Pillai Lokacharya Nayanacharya

Thiruvaimozhip-pillai

NALAYIRA DIVYA PRABHANDAM

Contents

I. First Thousand

No.of Pasurams Total

1. Thirup-pallandu 12

2. Periazhwar Thirumozhi 461

3. Thirup-pavai 30

4. Nachiyar Thirumozhi 143

5. Perumal Thirumozhi 105

6. Thiru-chanda-viruttam 120

7. Thiru-malai 45

8. Thiru-palli-ezhuchi 10

9. Amala-nadip-piran 10

10. Kanni-nun-chiruttambhu 11 947

II Second Thousand

1. Peria Thiru-mozhi 1084

2. Thiruk-kurun-thandagam 20

3. Thiru-nedun-thandagam 30 1134

III. Third Thousand

1. Mudal Thiruvandadi 100

2. Erandam Thiruvandadi 100

3. Moonram Thiruvandadi 100

4. Nanmukan Thiruvandadi 96

5. Thiru-viruttam 100

6. Thiru-vaciryam 7

7. Peria-thiruvandadi 87

8. Thiru-vezhu-kootru-erukkai 1 These three are

9. Chriya Thirumadal 1 counted as 227

10. Peria Thirumadal 1 poems also.

—— 593

IV. Fourth Thousand

1. Thiru-vai-mozhi 1102

2. Ramanuja-nootrandadi 108 1210

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3884

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Although the exact count does not come to 4000, the Sri-Vaishnava Tradition holds that the

Azhwars Poems sum up to Nalayiram (4000). Hence it is called Nalayira Divya Pirabandam

 

 

 

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