Guruparamparai Dhaniyan
Each generation expresses its devotion and gratitude to its acharya in a
unique composition called a dhaniyan,
declaring his grace and surrendering to him. The dhaniyans listed here
are for both the guru-sishya and the direct familial linearge of Sri
Muthaliyandan Ashramam.
Note: The Sanskrit transliteration scheme used here is indicated by
the roamized letter equivalent list at the bottom of the page.
·
Dhaniyans
common to all SriVaishanavas:
lakshmeenaathasamaarambhaam naaTHayaamunamaDHyamaam
asmadhaachaaryaparyanthaam vandhe guruparamparaam
This Dhaniyan salutes the wondrous
lineage of preceptors, that starts with Sriman
Narayana, and down to one’s own Acharya. This lineage is given below in a
detail level again common to all:
asmadh gurubhyo namaha
asmath parama gurubhyo namaha
asmath sarva gurubhyo namaha
shreemathe raamaanujaaya namaha
shree paraaangkushadhaasaaya namaha
shreemaDH yaamunamunaye namaha
shree raamamishraaya namaha
shree puNdareekaakshaaya namaha
shreeman naaTHamunaye namaha
shreemathe shaTakoopaaya namaha
shreemathe viSHvaksenaaya namaha
shriyai namaha
shreedharaaya namaha
·
Dhaniyans for
Sri Muthaliyandan Ashramam:
In this section, we give the Dhaniyans unique to Sri Muthaliyaandaan
Ashramam in reverse chronological order, starting with our Acharya, and leading
back through the generations and on to Divinities.
·
Our Acharya (Kumaara Raamaanujaacharyaar Swaami)
shreemadh vaDHoola kulavaariDHi poorNa chandhram
vaaDHoola vengkata gorooththama puthra rathnam
shreeshaila dheshika krpaaptha samastha bodham
raamaanuja guruvarya maham prapaDHye
shree vengkataarya thanayam thath paadha
kamalaashrayam
vaaDHoolaanvaya poorNendhum raamaanuja gurum bhaje
·
Kumaara Vengkataachaarya
dhaasharaTHyaarya thanayam shreeshailaarya padhaashrayam
shreevengkata gurum vandhe sheelaadhi guNa saagaram
·
Kumaara Shreeshailaachaarya
shreemadh vaDHoola kulavaariDHi poorNa chandhram
vaaDHoola dheshika gurooththama puthra rathnam
thath paadha yugma sharaNam thadhupaasithaaram
shreeshaila dheshikam aham sharaNam prapDHye
dhaasharaTHyaarya thanayam thathpaadha kamalaashrayam
shreeshailaarya gurum vandhe dhayaadhi guNa saagaram
·
Their Father Mudhaliyaandaan Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula vaariDHI poorNa chandhram
shreeshaila dheshika gurooththama puthra rathnam
shreeman nrsimha guruvarya padhaabja bhrnggam
vaaDHoola dheshikam aham sharaNam prapaDHye
·
His Father Singaraachaaryaar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula vaariDHI poorNa chandhram
shreeshaila dheshika
sutham shrita thathpadhaabjam
thasmaathvaaptha nigamaantha rahasya thathvam
shreeman nrsimha gurushikharam aashryaamaha
·
His Brother Shreerangaachaaryaar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula vaariDHI poorNa chandhram
shreemadh varapradha gurooththama puthra rathnam
shreeshaila dheshika krpaptha samastha boDHam
shree ranga dheshikam aham sharaNam prapaDHye
·
Their Father Shreeshailaachaaryaar Swami
shree vengkataarya thanayam sheeladhi guNa saagaram
vaaDHoolaarNava poorNendhum shreeshailaaryam aham bhaje
·
His Father Kumaara Vengkataachaaryaar Swami
vaaDHoola vengkata gurooththama puthra rathnam
shreeshaila lakshmaNa muneendhra dhayaikapaathram
vedhaantha yugma visheedhikaraNa praveeNam
shree vengkataarya gurushekharamaashrayaamaha
·
His Brother Kumaara Vengkataachaaryaar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula vaariDHI poorNa chandhram
shree shreenivaasayathi paadha sarojabhrnggam
shreevengkataarya thanayam vinayojjvalantham
shree vengkataarya gurushekharamaashrayaamaha
·
Their Father Shreenivaasavaradhaachaaryar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula pradheepa mahitha shree
vengkataaryaathmaja
shreesamvaasarapradhaarya thanaya shree vengkataaryaathmajam
thathpaadha pravaNam ramaaniDHi mune sampraaptha boDHodhayam
shree samvaasavarapradhaaryam anagham sevenisham
shreenidhim
·
His Father Kumaara Vengkataachaaryar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula dheshika vamshajaatham
shree shreenivaasavaradhaarya gurossuputhram
shreevaasaramyavarayogi krpaaththaboDHam
shree vengkataarya gurushekharamaashrayaamaha
·
His Father Pranathaarthiharaachaaryaar Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola vengkata soori pouthram
shree shreenivaasa varadhaarya gurosthanoojam
thathpaadha yugma sharaNam thadhupaasithaaram
shreeman nathaarthihara dheshikam aashrayaam
·
His Father Shreenivaasavaradhaacharyaar Swami
vaaDHoola vengkataachaarya thanayam thathpaadhaashrayam
thadhvaapthaDHiyam vandhe shreevaasa varadham gurum
·
His Father Onraana Kumaara Vengkataachaaryaar
Swami
shreemadh vaDHoola kula vaariDHI poorNa chandhram
shree vaasa soori thanayam thadhavaaptha boDHam
shre vengkataarya padha pangkaja raaja hamsam
shree vengkataaryam anavaDHya guNam bhajaami
·
His Father Shreenivaasaachaaryaar Swami
vaadhoola vengkataaryasoonum thathpaadha samaashrayam
shreenivaasa gurum vandhe vedhaantha dhvaya dheshikam
·
His Father Kumaara Annaavilappan -
Vengkataachaaryaar Swami
vaadhoola shreenivaasaarya thanayam vinayojjvalam
varadhaarya krpa paathram vandhe vengkata dheshikam
·
Vedalappai Anna, who was Acharya to Kumaara
Annavilappan
vaadhoola shreenivaasaarya padha pangkajaSHatpadham
varadhaaryamaham vandhe vengkataachaarya nandhanam
·
Shreenivaasaachaaryaar Swami, who was Father to
Kumaara Annavilappan and Acharya to Vedalappai Anna
vaathsalyaadhi guNaavaasam vaaDHoola kula bhooSHaNam
vengkataarya krpaa paathram shreenivaasa gurum bhaje
·
His Father Annaavilappan (Vengkataachaaryaar
Swami)
vaaDHoolavaradhaachaarya krpa poorNa manoraTHam
shree vengkata gurum vandhe sheelaadhi guNa saagaram
·
His Father Appaachiyaaranna (Varadhaachaaryaar)
Swami, Onraana Vaanamaamalai Raamaanuja Jeeyar Thiruvadi
shreemadh vaanamahaashaila raamaanuja munipriyam
vaaDHoola varadhaachaaryam vandhe vaathsalya saagaram
(From Here on, the Dhaniyans follow the Guru-Sishya Parampara. The
dhaniyans for the descent of lineage through Mudhaliyaandaan Swami are given
later).
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Onraana Vaanamaamalai Raamaanuja Jeeyar Swami,
Manavaala Maamunigal Thiruvadi
ramya jaamaathr yogeendhra paadha rekhaamayam sadhaa
thadaayath thathma saththaadim raamaanuja munim bhaje
·
Manavaala Maamunigal (by Namperumaal. The line of
poorvaachaaryas is held to end here.)
shree shailesha dhaya paathram DHeebhakthyaadhi
guNaarNavam
yatheendhra pravaNam vandhe ramya jaamaatharam munim
·
Thiruvaaymozhi-p-pillai (by Manavaala Maamunigal)
namah shreeshailanaaTHaaya kuntheenagara janmane
prasaadha labDHa paramapraapya kaingkarya shaaline
·
piLLai lokaachaaryaar
lokaachaarya gurave krSHNapaadhasya soonave
samsaarabhogi sandhaSHta jeeva jeevathave namaha
·
Vadakku-th-thiruveedhi Pillai
shree krSHNapaadha paadhaabje namaami shirasaa sadhaa
yathprasaadha prabhaavena sarva sidhDHirbhoonmama
·
Periyavaachaan Pillai
shreemadh krSHNa samaahvaaya namo yaamuna soonave
yath kataakshyaika lakshyaaNaam sulabhaha
shreeDHarassadhaa
·
Nampillai (Thirukkalikanri DaasAR)
veedhaanta veDHyaamrtha vaariraashehe
vedhaarTHa saaraamrtha pooramagrayam
aadhaaya varSHanthamaham prapaDHye
kaaruNyapoorNam kali vairi dhaasam
·
Nanjeeyar
namo vedhaantha veDHyaaya jaganmanggaLa hethave
yasya vaagamrthasaara pooreetham bhuvanathrayam
·
Paraashara Bhattar
shree paraashara bhattaaryah shreeranggesha purohithah
shreevthsaanggasuthah shreemaan shreyase me asthu bhooyase
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Embaar (by Paraashara Bhattar)
raamaanuja padhachCHaaya govindhaahvaanipaayanee
thadhaayaththa svaroopaa saa jeeyaanmadhvishramasTHalee
·
Mudhaliyaandaan
paadhuke yathiraajasya kaTHayanthi yadhakhyayaa
thasya dhaasharaTHeh paadhau shirasaa DHaarayaamyaham
·
Kooraththaazhvaan (by Paraashara Bhattar)
shreevathsa chihna mishrebhyo nama uktheemaDHeemahe
yadhukthasyas thrayeekaNTeyaanthi manggala soothrathaam
·
Emberumaanaar
(by Kooraththaazhvaan)
yo nithyam achyutha padhaambuja yugma rukma
vyaamohathas thadhitharaaNi thrNaayamene
asmadhguror bhagavathoasya
dhayaikasinDHoh
raamaanujasya charaNau
sharaNam prapaDHye
·
Periya Nambigal
kamalaapathi kalyaaNa guNaamrtha niSHevayaa
poorNakaamaaya sathatham poorNaaya mahathe namah
·
Aalavandhaar (by Emberumaanar)
yathpaadhaamboruha DHyaana vidhvasthaasheSHkalmaSHah
vasthuthaamupayaatho aham yaamuneeyam namaami tham
·
Manakkaal Nambigal
aythantho yaamunamaathmadhaasam
alakarpathraaparNa niSHkrayeNa
yah kreethavaanaasTHitha yauvaraajyam
namaamitham raamam ameyasthvam
·
Uyya-k-kondaar
namah pangkaja nethraaya naaTHa shree paadha pangkaje
nyastha sarva bharaayaa asmath kula naaTHaaya DHeemathe
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Naathamunigal (by Aalavandhaar)
namo achinthyaadhbhuthaakliSHta gnyaanavairaagya
raashaye
naaThaaya manyegaaDHa bhagavadh bhakthi sinDHave
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Nammaazhvaar (also by Aalavandhaar)
maathaa pithaa yuvathayasthanayaa vibhoothih
sarvam yadheva niyamena madhanvayaanaam
aaDHyaasya nah kulapathervakuLaabhiraamam
shreemaththadhangghriyugaLam praNamaami moorDHnaa
·
Vishvaksena (by Paraashara Bhattar)
shree rangga chandhramasamindhiraya viharthum
vinyasya vishvachidhachinnayanaaDHikaaram
yo nirvahathyanisham angguli mudhrayaiva
senaanyamanya vimukhaasthamashishriyaam
After Vishvaksena (Senai Mudhaliyaar), the dhaniyans given are for the
dieties of Thiruvarangam, Thiruvehgaa and Thiruvengkatam.
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Shree Ranga Naachiyaar (by Paraashara Bhattar)
namah shree rangganaayakyai yadhbroo vibhrama
bhedhatha
eesheshi thavya viSHamya nimnonnatham itham jagath
·
Srirangam Periya PerumaaL (by Paraashara Bhattar)
shree sthanaabharaNam theja shree ranggeshaayam
aashraye
chinthaamaNim ivodhvaantham uthsangge anantha bhoginah
·
Thiruvengkatamudayaan (Tirupati)
shree vengkatesha dhayithaam shriyam ghataka
bhaavathah
samaashrithya vrShaadhreesha charaNau sharaNam shraye
·
Perundheviyaar (Kanchipuram)
akaraathraya smpannaam aravindha nivaasineem
asheSHa jagadheeshithreem vandhe varadhavallabhaam
·
Perarulaalan (Varadaraja of Kanchipuram)
varadham dhviradhaadhreesham shreenidhim karuNaanidhim
sharaNyam sharaNam yaami praNathaarTiIharam harim
After this pinnacle of the Guruparamparaa, the dhaniyans for the
direct lineage between Appachiyaaranna and Mudhaliyaandaan are given.
·
Appaachiyaaranna's father Chiththannar
raamaanuja gurossoonum nigamaanthaika bhooSHaNam
varadhaaryamaham vandhe vaaDHoola kula bhooSHaNam
·
His father Devapperumaal Sannidhi Embaa
varadhaachaarya thanayam vaaDHoola kula bhooSHaNam
raamaanuja gurum vandhe vedhaantha dhvaya dheshikam
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His father Chithannar
shree gopureesha thanayam varadhaachaaryaptha boDHakam
vaaDHoola varadhaachaaryam vandhe vedhaantha dheshikam
·
His father Thiru-k-kopurathu Naayanaar
vandhe shree gopuraaDHeesham vaaDHoola kula bhooSHaNam
raamaanujaarya sathputhram gnyaana vairaagya sampadham
·
His father Eeyaan Raamaanujaachaaryaar
raamaanujasya thanayam kalyaaNa guNa bhooSHaNam
vaaaDHoola kula jeevaathum dhevaaDHipa gurum bhaje
·
His father Kanthaadai Thozhappar
raamaanujaarya sathputhram vaaraNaaDHeesha sheshikam
lokaachaarya krpaa paathram vandhe guNagaNaarrNavam
·
His father Kanthaadaiyaandaan
vaadhoolaanvaya vaarDHeendhum shreemad dhaasharaTHe sutham
vedhaantha dhvaya niSHNaantham vandhe raamaanuja gurum
Another dhaniyan is occasionally given for Kanthaadaiyaandaan as
follows:
svaavathaarasTHalorchchaabhooth shree ranggecha yatheeshvara
yathmudhe tham guNaavaasam raamaanuja gurum bhaje
·
His father Mudhaliyaandaan
paadhuke yathiraajasya kaTHayanthi yadhakhyayaa
thasya dhaasharaTHeh paadhau shirasaa DHaarayaamyaham
ajahadh bhaagineyathvam paadhukaathvam thridhaNdathaam
sampraaptham yathiraajasya vandhe dhaasharaTHim gurum
shree vaiSHNavaanaam dhaasathvam svaamithvam
prabhuthaam svayam
vaaDHoola kulaDHaureyam vandhe dhaasharaTHim gurum
**** Transliteration Scheme, in common order of Devanaagari lipi.
a aa i ee u oo
e ai o au m ha
ka kha ga gha nga
cha CHa ja jha nya
ta Ta da Da Na
tha THa dha DHa na
pa pha ba bha ma
ya ra la va
sa sha SHa ha
ksha thra gnya