Thirunakshatram of Kidambi Apullar on April 24th, 2015

Kidambi Apullar

Swami Desikan - Srirangam

ACHARYA Kidambi Rangarajacharya. 

SISHYA Nadadoor Ammal- Swami Desikan

YEAR OF BIRTH 1220

LIFE SPAN 75

TAMIL MONTH Chithrai 

NAKSHATRAM/STAR ThiruvAdhirai

YEAR OF DEATH 1295

PARENTS Kidambi Rangarajacharya.

PLACE OF BIRTH Kanchipuram

NAME AT BIRTH AthrEya Ramanuja, Vaadhihamsaambuvaahar

GOTHRAM Atreya

WORKS Nyaya kulisha

LINKS

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SriRangaSri/conversations/messages/2452

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/nov97/0138.html

A SMALL WRITE UP ON KIDAMBI APULLAR

One of Nadadoor Ammal’s disciples was Kidambi Apullar. He was a descendant of Kidambi Achan who did service to Ramanuja by taking care of his kitchen.  Kidambi Achan was one of the four SriBhashya simahasanadipatis established by Ramanuja to whom he had also given some Rahasya granthas. Achan’s son was Kidambi Ramanujar. His son was Kidambi Rangarajar. 

Kidambi Rangarajar's son Kidambi Appullar was born in Vikrama varsham year 1220 AD in the month of Chithra and star of Thiruvadirai. Being born on the birth day of Swami Ramanujar, his parents named him as Ramanujar too. Since even as a child he showed an ardent interest in all types of learning like Thirukurugai piran Pillan, everyone was astonished at his intellectual capacities and said ‘Appillano’ and this name stuck with him since then.  Over time this name morphed into ‘Appullar’. 

He did his initial learning under the guidance of his father Kidambi Rangarajar. Then he did kalakshepam under Nadadoor Ammal. By his education, sharp intellect, excellence in speech, he won many debates and earned the name “Vaadihamsambhuvaahar”. 

Of the two works he wrote, only Nyaya Kulisam is the only one available now. The other one is now not available. In the work Nyaya Kulisam, the four doctrines of Vishishtadwaita Siddhanttam have been discussed. Apullar passed away in 1295 AD.