Sri Nathamuni Tirunakshatram (Aani Anusham)
Sri Nathamuni (Sri Ranganatha Muni) — the first acharya of the Sri Vaishnava parampara, recoverer of the Divya Prabandham
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Sri Nathamuni Tirunakshatram (Aani Anusham) — the appearance day of Sri Nathamuni at Veeranarayanapuram (Kattumannarkoil), 824 CE. Tamil month Aani + Anuradha (Anusham) nakshatra. Celebrated at Kattumannarkoil (his janma-sthala) and at every Sri Vaishnava home and mutt — for he is the first acharya of the Guru-Parampara.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
नमो नाथमुनिनैकं श्रीनाथमुनिमाश्रये · यद्योग-कन्दली-यन्त्रगूढं वैष्णव-सम्प्रदम्
Namo Nathamuni Naikam Sri-Nathamunim Ashraye · Yad-Yoga-Kandali-Yantra-Gudham Vaishnava-Sampradam
Salutations to Sri Nathamuni — I take refuge in him whose Yoga-Rahasya (Yoga-Kandali) preserved the entire Sri Vaishnava sampradaya hidden until Sri Yamunacharya recovered it.
How to recite
At Veeranarayanapuram (Kattumannarkoil — Sri Nathamuni's birthplace and the place where he recovered the lost Divya Prabandham from Sri Nammazhwar in deep yogic samadhi), full sahasrabhishekam is performed at Sri Sundara-bahu Perumal Temple. Recite the Yoga-Rahasya (Sri Nathamuni's recovered work on Vaishnava yoga), the entire Divya Prabandham (4,000 pasurams of the 12 Azhwars — at least the Tiruvaymozhi 1,102 if full parayanam not possible), and the Nyaya-Tattva (his foundational Vishishtadvaita work).
Benefits
Sri Nathamuni (824-924 CE) is the first acharya of the human Sri Vaishnava Guru-Parampara — the founder of the lineage that descended through Yamunacharya → Ramanuja. Most critically, he recovered the entire 4,000-pasuram Nalayira Divya Prabandham (the Tamil Veda) from Sri Nammazhwar in direct yogic samadhi at Alwar Tirunagari, reciting only one of Madhurakavi Azhwar's 11 pasurams 12,000 times — without him, the Azhwar bhakti corpus would be lost forever. Worship on his tirunakshatram (Aani + Anuradha) confers his direct grace and the merit of full Divya Prabandham parayanam.
✦ Special Note
) varies year to year. Sri Sundara-bahu Perumal Temple at Kattumannarkoil sets the authoritative date. Dates follow the SriVaishnava Calendar of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam (andavan.org/srivaishnavacalendar/), Tenkalai convention; Vadakalai households may observe Ahobila Mutt Panchangam dates, which can differ by a day on some Ekadashi/Utsav observances.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Akkaravadisal for morning naivedya; sakkarai pongal and sundal for noon bhog; thayir sadam and ripe Aani-month mango with milk for the evening; charanamrita after the Yoga-Rahasya parayanam.
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