Thirunakshatram of Swami Mudaliandan - May 5, 2014

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