Sri Venkatramana Desikar, popularly known as Sri Maruthanallur Sadguru Swamigal, was born in the year 1777 at Thiruvisanallur. He lived in Maruthanallur Village, near Kumbakonam of Tamil Nadu. Sri. Sadguru swamigal is to be remembered ever as he was the one who took pains to formulate the ‘Sampradhaya Bhajan’ and popularise the same in the interest of human society.
He traveled the length and breadth of our country in order to collect the compilations of many saints and devotees and made existing sampradaaya bhajan.
Shlokam
Yasyangam kanakaba kama sadhrusham palam tripundrangitham, vani sree raghunatha nama sudhayaabhi ardhra asakhruthu dharaya, chethasi ambuja lochano yadhupathihikelathy alam radhaya tham vai venkatarama desika varam sarvathmana aham bhaje…
- Aaj sakhi mere satguru gar aaye
- Athade Prabrahmam – Dhanyasi
- Nimmadhi Adainden Ulagam Adainden
- Bhaje Sadgurum Anisham
- Guru Maatha Guru Pitha
- Satgurunem mAza – Priyadarshini Ragam
Namavali
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