PM pays tributes to Sri Ramanujacharya on his Jayanti

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Last Updated28/04/2023

He was a reformer and vaishnavite saint
He was born in Sriperumbudur near modern Chennai.
He preached Vishishta Advaita Vada (qualified monism).
His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.
According to him, God is Saguna Brahman (with attributes) and the creative process including all the objects in creation are real and not illusory as was held by Shankaracharya.
He advocated prabattimarga or the path of self-surrender to God.
He invited downtrodden people to Vaishnavism and advocated salvation by Bhakti.

Vedarthasangraha (literally, “Summary of the Vedas meaning”),
Sri Bhashya (a review and commentary on the Brahma Sutras),
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (a review and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita), and
The minor works titled Vedantapida, Vedantasara, Gadya Trayam (which is a compilation of three texts called the Saranagati Gadyam, Sriranga Gadyam and the Srivaikunta Gadyam), and Nitya Grantham.