🌷🌷 *thirunakshathram today – vaikAsi anusham -- vEdha vyAsa bhattar* 🌷🌷 vEdha vyAsa bhattar is the illustrious son of kUrathAzhwAn and the younger brother of parAsara bhattar. Both bhattars were born to AzhwAn and ANdAL out of the prasAdham from periya perumAL. vEdha vyAsa bhattar is also known as srI rAma piLLai, srI rAma sUri, etc. sudharsana sUri (srutha prakAsikA bhattar), the one who wrote the commentary for srI bhAshyam, is a descendant of vEdha vyAsa bhattar. parAsara bhattar lived for a short period and left to paramapadham out of great desire to leave samsAram. ANdAL (bhattar’s mother) was magnanimous during the last moments of bhattar and oversees bhattar’s final rites blissfully. On completion of the final rites, vEdha vyAsa bhattar returns home and starts crying out loud out of separation from parAsara bhattar. ANdAL at once chastises vEdha vyAsa bhattar and asks if he is jealous of parAsara bhattar ascending to paramapadham. vEdha vyAsa bhattar realizes his mistake at once, consoles himself, begs his mother for pardon and continues the great celebrations for parAsara bhattar. periya perumAL invites vEdha vyAsa bhattar over to his sannidhi and tells him “Dont think that parAsara bhattar has left you. I am here for you like your father.”. vEdha vyAsa bhattar then leads the sampradhAyam with other stalwarts such as nanjIyar, et al. http://acharyas.koyil.org/index.php/vedha-vyasa-bhattar/ *avathAra sthalam:* srIrangam *AchAryan:* embAr *Works*: Arthi etc. *vEdha vyAsa bhattar’s thanian* pauthram srIrAmamisrasya srIvathsAngasya nandhanam rAmasUrim bhajE bhattaparAsAravarAnujam பௌத்ரம் ஸ்ரீராமமிச்ரஸ்ய ஸ்ரீவத்ஸாங்கஸ்ய நந்தநம் ராமஸூரிம் பஜே பட்டபராஸாரவராநுஜம் पौत्रं श्री राममिश्रस्य श्रीवत्सांगस्य नन्दनं । रामसूरीं भजे भट्टपराशरवरानुजम ।। Life and Glories: English – https://guruparamparai.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/vedha-vyasa-bhattar/ Hindi – https://guruparamparaihindi.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/vedha-vyasa-bhattar/ Telugu – https://guruparamparaitelugu.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/vedha-vyasa-bhattar/ Thamizh – https://guruparamparaitamil.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/vedha-vyasa-bhattar/