Thirunakshatram of Acharya Kidambiachan on May 1, 2015

Acharya Kidambiachan

ACHARYA Ramanujar

SISHYAS Kidaambhi YengaL AzhwAn, Nadaadoor AmmAL, AppuLLAr

YEAR OF BIRTH 1057

TAMIL MONTH Chithrai

NAKSHATRAM Hastham

PARENTS Brother of Thirumalai nambi's wife

PLACE OF BIRTH Kanchipuram

NAME AT BIRTH/OTHER NAMES Pranathaarthihara / Madapalli aachaan

GOTHRAM Atreya

TANIYAN

rAmAnuja padhAmbhOjayugaLI yasya dhImatha:

prApyam cha prApakam vaNdhE pranNathArththiharam gurum

ராமானுஜ பதாம்போஜயுகளீ யஸ்ய தீமத:

ப்ராப்யம் ச ப்ராபகம் வந்தே ப்ரணதார்த்திஹரம் குரும்"

Aatreya Gotra Sambhootham Aasraye Aasritha Vatsalam | 
Yateendra Mahaa Desikam Pranathaarthi Haram Gurum ||

LINKS

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/apr2003/0097.html

https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121202061605AAoVThq

https://guruparamparai.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/kidambi-achan/

http://www.parakalamatham.org/Sri-Matham/Acharya-Lineage/Kidambi-Achan

http://vanamamalai.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199:srivaishnava-guru-paramparai-kidambi-achan&catid=37:articles-contributed&Itemid=111

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 at Kanchipuram 

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 people put 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 hot sands 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.