SRIRANGAM

Sacred scriptures like the Ramayana, and many Puranas like Padma Purana and Bhagavatha embody several reference to the glory of this thirthakshetra. There is no book on Vaishnavism without mentioning its glorious role played in the past.  Devotional literature is replete with the Alwars, among whom Yammunacharya, Ramanuja and Nadamuni are a few to mention, the authors of authoritative works on Vaishnavism.  

The illustrious Chera king, Kulasekhara in his master piece Mukundamala eulogised the greatness of this Lord.  Ramanuja's principal works like Sribhashya, Vedanta sara, Vedenta Deepa, Gadyatraya, Vedantha Sangraha enshrine many sports of this august deity for worshipping whom he settled down in Srirangam. Venkatanatha another celebrated Vaishnavate wrote Padya Sahasram in praise of Ranganatha and they bring out vividly his glory.

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