Thirunakshatram of Swami Mudaliandan on April 25, 2015

Swami Mudaliandan

AMSAM                               Lord Rama

ACHARYA                           Ramanuja

SISHYAS                             Embar, Kandadaiandan

YEAR OF BIRTH                1027

LIFE SPAN                         105

BIRTH MONTH                 Chithrai

BIRTH STAR                      Punarvasu

YEAR OF DEATH              1132

PARENTS                          Ananta Dikshitar & Nachiyar ammal (Sri Ramanujar’s sister)

PLACE OF BIRTH            Varadarajapuram, Purushamangalam, 

NAMES                             Dasarathi (given by parents), Yathiraja's paduka, Nam Vadhoola Desikan                                               (given by Sri Ranganthar), Vaishnav Siro Bushaa, Aandan (given by                                                     Swami Ramanujar), Tridandam (given by Swami Ramanujar), Sri                                                          Vaishnava dasar (given by Sishya's)

GOTHRAM                      Vadoola kulam

WORKS                          The taniyan for Mudal Tiruvantati,   & Dhaati Panchakam

TANIYAN
1) paadhuke yathiraajasya kathayanthi yadhakhyayaa |
thasya dhaasharatheh paadhau shirasaa dhaarayaamyaham ||

2) ajahadh bhaagineyathvam paadhukaathvam thridhandathaam |
sampraaptham yathiraajasya vandhe dhaasharathim gurum ||

3) shrE vaishnavAnAm dhAsathvam svAmithvam prabuthAm svayam |
vaadhoola kuladhaureyam vandhe dhaasharathim gurum ||

4) shree vaishnava siro bushaa sree ramanuja paduka |
shree vadhoola kulothamsaha sri dasarathim gurum ||

Desikan's words on Mudaliandan(in manipravalam)
oru malaiyil ninru, oru malaiyil thaavum simha shareeraththil janthukkaL pole bhaashyakaarar samsaaralanganam paNNa avarOdundaana kudalthudakkaale naam udhdheerdaraavuthomenru muthaliyaandaruLi-ch-cheytha paasuram".

Meaning
When a lion leaps from a mountain to another, all the creatures that live on his body go with him. Even so, when Udayavar transcended this world, all of us who are associated with him benefit from this as well.

LINKS
http://www.mudaliandan.com/thanian.php

http://anudinam.org/2012/04/28/tirunakshatram-of-swami-mudaliandan/

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ramanuja/archives/may04/msg00033.html

http://www.mudaliandan.com/vaazhithirunamam.php

http://www.mudaliandan.com/dhaatipanchakam.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandadai

http://www.srivaishnava.org/sva/mudali.htm