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Sri Ramanuja - Swami Sivananda |
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In the year 1017 AD, Ramanuja was born in the village of Perumbudur, about twenty-five miles west of Madras. His father was Kesava Somayaji and his mother was Kantimathi, a very pious and virtuous lady. Ramanuja's Tamil name was Illaya Perumal. Quite early in life Ramanuja lost his father. Then he came to Kancheepuram and prosecute his study of the Vedas under one Yadavaprakasha, a teacher of Advaita philosophy. |
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| Ramanuja was a very brilliant student. Yadavaprakasha's interpretations of Vedic texts were not quite up to his satisfaction. Ramanuja pointed out many mistakes in the exposition of his master. Sometimes he gave his own interpretations which were much liked by all the co-students. This made Yadavaprakasha very jealous of Ramanjua. |
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© 'Lives of Saints' published by The Divine Life Society (edition 1999) Shivanandanagar 249 192, Dist. Tehri-Garhwal, UP. Reprinted with permission |
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