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CHAPTER TWO: RAMANUJA’S STUDENT LIFE

CHAPTER TWO: RAMANUJA’S STUDENT LIFE

By Admin34 min read

One of Yamunacarya’s chief sannyasi disciples was Sri Sailapurna. He had two sisters, the elder named Kantimati and the younger named Diptimati. Kantimati was married to a very pious brahmana known as Asuri Kesavacarya. Because of his expertise in the performance of all five kinds of fire sacrifices, he was also known as Sarvakratu. Years passed by, and the couple lived happily in the village of Bhutapuri, but because they still had no children, Kesavacarya…

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CHAPTER THREE: SANNYASA

CHAPTER THREE: SANNYASA

By Naimisaranya Dasa19 min read

About six months before Yamunacarya’s disappearance, Ramanuja’s mother, Kantimati, had left this world. Now, Raksakambal, the wife of Ramanuja, was the mistress of the house. She was as beautiful as an apsara, devoted to her husband, and very strict in her cleanliness and observance of ritual. Unfortunately, she had been unable to imbibe her husband’s pure love of God and was more attached to the external features of religious ritual. She was unhappy to see…

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