Alavandar : Questions and Answers

Question : IN which place did SWami Alavandar attain acharyan's thiruvadi (Paramapadam)

(1) Thiruvellarai
(2) Ka:ttu Manna:r Kovil
(3) Ka:nchipuram
(4) Srirangam


Posted On : 07-08-2023



ANSWER : Ans (4)




Question : Unjumble (Related to Alavandar)

amah urpna
rsi aslia arunp
higsot aupnr
laaaaamahrd
amrarnaea aibnm


Posted On : 06-08-2023



ANSWER : Disciples of Swami Alavandar

Maha Purna
Sri Saila Purna
Goshti Purna
Maaladhaara (Thirumaalaia:nda:n)
Maaranera Nambi




Question : In which temple does Swami ALavandar see Swami Ramanuja and understands he will be a great acharya in the future (Though they dont actually meet each other)

(1) Kanchi Varadarajar temple
(2) Srirangam Lord Ranagantha temple
(3) Sri Perumbudur (Adi Kesava temple)
(4) Madhurantakam (Sri Rama temple)


Posted On : 05-08-2023



ANSWER : Ans (1)




Question : What commentary does Swami Ramanuja write on Brahma Sutras to fulfill the desire of Swami Alavandar


Posted On : 04-08-2023



ANSWER : Sri Bha:Shyam




Question : _______________ work of Swami Yamunacharya highlights the importance and validity of Sri Pa:chara:tra A:gama


Posted On : 02-08-2023



ANSWER : A:gama Prama:Nyam




Question : Sri ALavandar Thiruvadigale Saranam

_________ work of Swami Yamunacharya, gives the essence of tha:yar's vaibhavam (Thayar's greatness) in 4 slokas


Posted On : 01-08-2023



ANSWER : Chathuslo:ki




Question : Identify the Acharya in this image.



your image

Posted On : 31-07-2023



ANSWER : Yamunacharya/Swami Alavandar




Question : WHo is the acharyan of Swami Alavandar (Or who does he come after in the Guruparampara lineage)
(1) Manakkal Nambi (Rama Misra)
(2) Uyyakonda:r (Pundarika:ksha)
(3) Na:thamuni


Posted On : 30-07-2023



ANSWER : Ans (1)




Question : Swami Alavandar/Yamunacharya was the grandson of

(1) Manakkal Nambi
(2) Uyyakondar
(3) Madhurakavi Azhvar
(4) Nathamuni


Posted On : 29-07-2023



ANSWER : Ans (4)




Question : Unjumble (Hint: related to Alavandar/ Yamunacharya)

ithchokauls
htsarot ahrantm
iisdh ytarahm
gmaaa yamnmaaapr
heagehttara gsaarnah


Posted On : 28-07-2023



ANSWER : Works of Alavandar

Chathusloki
Sthotra Rathnam
Sidhi Thrayam
Agama PraamaNyam
Geethaartha Sangraha




Question : What is the birth place (avatha:ra sthalam ) of Swami Alavandar/Yamunacharya

(1) A:zhva:r Thirunagari
(2) Va:nama:malai
(3) Ka:ttu manna:r kovil (Vi:ra Na:rayana Puram)
(4) Thiruvellarai


Posted On : 27-07-2023



ANSWER : Ans (3)




Question : WHose salutation verse is this?
yath padha:mbho:ruhadhya:na vidhvastha:se:sha kalmasha-ha
vasthuthamupaya dho:ham ****** nama:mitham


Posted On : 26-07-2023



ANSWER : Swami A:lavanda:r / Ya:muna:cha:rya

yath padha:mbho:ruhadhya:na vidhvastha:se:sha kalmasha-ha
vasthuthamupaya dho:ham ya:mune:yam nama:mitham




Question : WHich acha:rya identifies and fulfills the desires of Swami Yamunacharya/Alavandar after his death (This acharya himself explains why the three fingers of Swami Alavandar are folded on his death and as he says one by one the fingers get released)


Posted On : 03-07-2023



ANSWER : Swami Ramanuja (Emperumanar)




Question : Unjumble (Related to Alavandar)

1. yam aagranaamp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. uis ahara aamunhnrpy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. yhtd aairdis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. tggsrhtaaarnihraa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. otsscliakuh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. aasaotnrtrmt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Posted On : 27-07-2018



ANSWER : Works of Swami Alavandaar
1. Agamapramanya
2. Mahapurusha Nirnaya
3. Siddhitraya
4. Gitarthasanrgraha
5. Chatussloki
6. StotraRatnam




Question : Identify the aharya in the image an placewherthevigraha isinstalled
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1954utjIcPl9zItP2xa6jdBdc-gqpVAav


Posted On : 26-07-2018



ANSWER : This is the image of the great acharya Swami A:lavanda:r at Kaattumannaar temple in Tamilnadu, his birthplace. It’s his birthday today - Aadi (Aashaada) month Uthharada Nakshattiram/ Kataka masam Uttarashada nakshattiram) . Check more information in the notes section.



Note : A:lavanda:r, i.e. Sri Ya:muna:cha:rya is the grand acharya (Pra:cha:rya: ) of Ramanujacharya and is the grandson of Swami Na:thamuni who recovered the 4000 divine verses of the Azhvars. Swami Alavandar is amongst the most important acharyas of Sri Vaishnava tradition. He was the foremost to identify that Sri Ramanuja was the future of Sri Vaishnavam and ordered all his disciples to give due respect to Sri Ramanuja.
He established the principles of Visishta:dhvaita as an expansion of the doctrines housed in his grandfather's treatises and elaborated on those doctrines with authoritative scriptures such as Sruthi’s, Bhagavadh Gita , azhvar pa:surams and selected satvika puranas.