Acharya Kidambiachan
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| Swami Ramanuja |
ACHARYA Ramanujar
SISHYA Kidaambhi YengaL AzhwAn, Nadaadoor AmmAL, AppuLLAr
YEAR OF BIRTH 1057
TAMIL MONTH Chithrai
BIRTH STAR / NAKSHATRAM Hastham
PARENTS Brother of Thirumalai nambi's wife
NAME AT BIRTH PRANATHA AARTHI HARA / Madapalli aachaan
WORKS Established Ramanuja's idol at Melkote
LINKS http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/apr2003/0097.html
Short Notes
He is the son of Thirumalai Nambi’s wife’s brother. His parents named him Pranatarthiharan. He was born in the Hevilambi varsham in the year 1057 AD, in the month of Chithra and star of Hastham.
Attracted by Ramanuja’s brilliance (tejas), (gyanam) and qualities (Gunas), he became his disciple. Later he took over the service of preparing food for Ramanujar. Lets know how that happened. Once since some peopleput poison in Udayavar’s alms, he went on a fast. Hearing of this, Acharya Goshtipuranar desired to see him and came to Srirangam. Udayavar too came out to receive him and prostrated in fron of the acharys on the hotsands of the Cauvery river bed. Unable to bear this, Kidambi achan immediately lay down on the very hot sand and asked Ramanujar to prostrate on him. Praising this act of Kidambi achan, Goshtipurnar, ordered him
“Since you are so concerned for Udayavar, hereafter you will prepare the food for him”. Since then, Kidambi achan took over the holy kitchen (thirumadapalli) of Ramanujar and began preparing food for him.
He was one of the four Sri Bhashya simhasanadipatis established by Udayavar. (like Mudaliandan). At the time when Udayavar was about to ascend to SriVaikuntam, he taught him and Sri Kurugaipiran Pillan some secret granthas, (commentaries) and ordered him to teach it other good disciples.
He consecrated the idol of Sri Ramanujar at Melkote and lived there to propogate the Vishishtadwaita
Siddhantam.
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