Swami Ramanuja's Life History: Part 1
"Birth and first schooling of Swami Ramanuja.. " A lmost 1000 years ago, in a place called Sri Perumbhuthur , in Tamil Nadu, there lived a pious Bramhin couple- Kesavacharya and Smt.Kanthimathi . The couple were born Bramhins, and dedicated their life in the service of Lord and in rendering unconditional service to the devotees in that village. After many years of their marriage, Swami Kesavacharya, expressed his desire of having a child with Lord’s grace and sought blessings from Swami Periya Thirumalai Nambi - brother of Smt.Kanthimathi. The couple was blessed with a baby boy on Chithirai (Tamil month) month of Thiruvadhirai nakshathram (star) at Sri Perumbhuthur. fig: Birth of Swami Ramanuja Swami Periya Thirumalai Nambi was overwhelmed with joy when he heard the news of his dear sister giving birth to a baby boy and came to Sri Perumbhuthur. He was happy to know that his second sister- Smt. Mahadevi was also blessed with a baby boy. Looking at the two cu...