Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya

Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan
Sri Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Anna Vendanthacharya
Religion Hinduism
Sect Sri Vaishnavism
Philosophy Vishishtadvaita
Personal
Born Hasthi giri natha
in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Children Annanappa, Ananthacharyar
Guru Varada Nayanacharya, Manavala Mamunigal
Disciple(s) annanappa, anantacharyar, azhagiya manavala perumal nayanar
Literary works
  • sri venkatesa suprabhatam, stotram, prapatti, mangala sasanam.
  • short vyakhyas (commentaries) for sri bhashya, sri bhagavatam, subalopanishad.
  • vyakhya for bhattar’s ashta sloki.
  • varavara muni sathakam, varavara muni mangalam, varavara muni suprabhatam.
Honors "Prathivadhi bhayankar"

Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan was a Sri Vaishnava Acharya, Sanskrit scholar and the composer of the popular Venkateswara Suprabhatam. He was born as Hasthigirinathar Annan in the year AD 1361. He was one of the prominent disciples of Manavala Mamunigal, belonged to a distinguished line of "Acharya Purushas" and had a large number of followers. Annan composed many hymns, of which the popular Venkatesha Suprabhatham, Venkatesha Stotram, Venkatesha Prapatti and Venkatesha Mangalashasanam are recited daily at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at the wee-hours of the day to wake up the Lord. The rendition of the hymns by Smt. M S Subbulakshmi is played everyday in millions of households in India and abroad.[1][2][3]

Sri Kanchi Prativadibhayankar Jagadguru Anantacharya Gaddi Swamiji

Annan was born in Kanchipuram, and initiated into the Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam by his father, who was the 10th generation descendant of Mudumbai Nambi one of the 74 simhasanadipathis appointed by Ramanuja.[4] He later became a disciple of Vedanta Desika's son Nayana-Varadacharya.[5] Nayana-Varadacharya him the name "Prathivathi Bhayangaram Annan".[6] Annan was acknowledged as an authority on Sanskrit literature and spiritual discourses in those times. He is said to be the most prominent scholar in South India of his time, and was widely respected throughout India. After studying Sribhashyam from Nayana-Varadacharya, Anna went to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and did devotional service to Lord Venkateshwara.

At the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Annan heard the glories of Manavala Mamuni and about his nectarine discourses on the works of the Azhwars and the doctorines of Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam. Following this, Annan became the disciple of Manavala Mamuni and learnt the entire commentaries of these works from him a Srirangam. At the time Annan surrendered at the feet of Manavala Mamuni, Manavala Mamuni gave him the dasya nama "Sri Vaishnava Dasan" seeing his humility towards the devotees of the Lord. Further, Manavala Mamuni, after seeing Annan's prowess in Sribhashyam, bestowed him the Sribhashya Simhasanam and the title 'Sribhashyacharya'. Annan also served as one of the ashta-dik-gajas of Manavala Mamuni.[7]

People often confuse Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan with a 20th-century scholar-Acharya Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya, who was one of the first acharyas to publish the entire works of Sri Vaishnava acharyas like Azhwars, Ramanuja, Vedanta Desika, Manavala Mamuni etc., in the first half of the 20th Century.

The twelve divya Saligrama silas and the Sri-Bhu Sametha Ranganatha Swamy idol that were once worshiped by him are now being worshiped by Sri Prativadhi Bhayankaram Raghavacharyulu, a fifteenth generation descendant in his lineage in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Popular Indian Playback Singer P. B. Sreenivas was one of his descendants in his lineage in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

Literary works

  • Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam,
  • Sri Venkatesa Stotram,
  • Sri Venkatesa Prapatti,
  • Sri Venkatesa Mangala Sasanam, authored as ordered by the divine mamunigal.
  • Short Commentary (Vyaakhya) for Sri Bhashya,
  • Short Commentary (Vyaakhya) for Sri Bhagavatam,
  • Short Commentary (Vyaakhya) for Subala Upanishada.
  • Commentary (Vyaakhya) for Bhattar’s Ashta Shloki.
  • Sapthathi Rathnamaalika (A 73-verse ode to Swami Vedanta Desikan, praising his amazing calibre in Sampradaya and literature)
  • Varavara Muni Sathakam (100 slokas in Sanskrit in glorification of Maamunigal),
  • Varavara Muni Mangalam,
  • Varavara Muni Suprabhatam, "Cheyya Thamarai Thalinai Vazhiye…"
  • Vazhi Thirunamam Of Mamunigal (recited at the end of Arulicheyal Goshti),
  • Other Sloka Granthams
  • Other Stotra Granthams

References

  1. ↑ http://guruparamparai.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/prathivadhi-bhayankaram-annan/
  2. ↑ http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/aug03/msg00100.html
  3. ↑ http://srirangapankajam.com/archives-mamunigal/
  4. ↑ http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/oct95/0188.html
  5. ↑ http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/oct95/0188.html
  6. ↑ http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/oct95/0188.html
  7. ↑ https://guruparamparai.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/prathivadhi-bhayankaram-annan
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