Ramanuja

(1017 A.D.)

Ramanuja was a great saint. He was born in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu in 1017 A.D. Quite early in life, Ramanuja lost his father.

Then he came to Kancheepuram to pursue his study of the Vedas under Yadavaprakasha, a teacher of Advaita philosophy. He was a very brilliant student. Yadavaprakasha became jealous of him and tried to kill him. But Ramanuja escaped. Then he proceeded to Thirukttiyur. Ramanuja travelled throughout the length and breadth of India to disseminate the path of devotion.

Later Ramanuja became the head of the Srirangam Math after the death of Yamunacharya. He then visited all the Vaishnavite shrines in South India and finally reached Srirangam. Here he settled himself permanently and continued preaching the Visishtadvaita philosophy and writing books. Thousands of people flocked to him every day to listen to his lectures. Ramanuja constructed a few temples in Mysore.