Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya
| Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan | |
|---|---|
|
Sri Prathivadhi Bayankaram Anna Vendanthacharya | |
| Born |
Hasthigirinath Kanchipuram |
| Children | Annanappa, Ananthacharyar |
| Titles/honours | "Prativadibhayankar" |
| Denomination | Sri Vaishnavism |
| Guru | Varada Nayanacharya , Manavala Mamunigal |
| Philosophy | Vishishtadvaita |
| Literary works | short vyakhyas(commentaries) for sri bhashya, sri bhagavatam, subalopanishad, vyakhya for bhattar’s ashtasloki , sri venkatesa suprabhatam, stotram, prapatti, mangalasasanam as per the divine orders of mamunigal , varavaramuni sathakam (100 slOkas in samskritham in glorification of mamunigal), varavaramuni mangalam , varavaramuni suprabhatam , “cheyya thamarai thalinai vazhiye…” – vazhi thirunamam of mamunigaL(recited at the end of aruLicheyal goshti),Other sloka/stotra granthams |
| Notable disciple(s) | annanappa, anantacharyar, azhagiya manavaLa perumal nayanar |
Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annan was a Sri Vaishnava Acharya, Sanskrit scholar and the composer of the popular Venkateswara Suprabhatam was born in the year AD 1430. He was one of the prominent disciples of Manavala Mamunigal, belonged to a distinguished line of "Acharya Purushas" and had a large number of followers. Acharya composed many poems, of which the popular Venkateswara Suprabhatham has been recited daily at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and is played each day at millions of households in India.[1][2][3]
The twelve divya Salagrama silas and the Sri-Bhu Sametha Ranganadha Swamy idol that were once worshiped by him are now being worshiped by Sri Prativadhi Bhayankaram Raghavacharyulu, a fifteenth generation descendant in his lineage in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Popular Indian Playback Singer P. B. Sreenivas was one of his descendants in his lineage in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
He was born in Kanchipuram, and became a disciple of Swami Vedanta Desikan's son Varadanarayan-acharya. Varadanarayan gave him the name "Prathivathi Bhayangaram Annangaracharya". Prathivadhi was acknowledged as an authority on Sanskrit literature and spiritual discourses in those times. He is said to be the most prominent scholar in South India of his time, and was widely respected throughout India. One of the prominent disciples of Manavala Mamuni, he belonged to a distinguished line of "Acharya Purushas" and had a large number of followers. He composed many poems, of which the Suprabhatham (1430 CE) is the most famous, recited daily at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple as well as several households in India. Sri Prativaadi Bhayankara Annangaracharya is done who translated almost all Vishishtadvaita-Dravida works.