It is said that Atmakur Rangacharya’s (later to become the 33rd pattam Acharya) most
fervent desire was to study at the feet of Sriman Kasturi Rangacharya. The latter accepted
him as his disciple only after testing the former’s determination thoroughly. Sriman Kasturi
Rangacharya was much pleased with the intellect of Sriman Atmakur Rangacharya and
imparted to him kalakshepams of several shastra granthas. His discourses were often terse
and his disciples would often vouch that Atmakur Rangacharya was perhaps the most
chosen one in grasping his teachings to the maximum extent. Sriman Atmakur Rangacharya
was one of the last disciples of Sriman Kasturi Rangacharya and even while one or two
important granthas of tarka shastram remained still to be imbibed, Sriman Kasturi
Rangacharya Swamy attained paramapadam. In one of his works, Sriman Tirumalai
Krishnamacharya points out a rahasyam and a little known fact that Sriman Atmakur
Rangacharya completed the kalakshepams of the remaining works as well in yogasakshatkaram.
One of the biggest services of Sri Ranganatha Brahmatantra Parakala Swamy to the
sampradayam has been to accept Sriman Kasturi Rangacharya to his fold, train him on all
shastras and to have made him as one of the finest scholars in real superlative terms. This
brought laurels not only to the Srivaishnava sampradayam at large but distinctively to Sri
Parakala Swamy Matham as well. It was seen by one and all that the superlative brilliance of
scholarship and merit that was seen in Sri Ranganatha Brahmatantra Parakala Swamy was
seen in equal measure in his disciple Sriman Kasturi Rangacharya as well. It was an
exemplary pair celebrated by one and all.
Sriman Kasturi Rangacharya has around a hundred works to his credit. We pray unto the
bhagavathas to bless us to be able to secure all the works and to bring them out in
publications.
Sriman Kasturi Srinivasarangacharya – Swamy in purvashramam
Swamy was born in Jaya samvatsara, Karthika shukla in the asterism of Bharani on a Monday
at Mysore as the eldest son of Sriman Kasturi rangacharya. His initial studies were under the
guidance of his noble father. After brahmopadesham, Swamy proceeded to perform his
basic studies at Sriman Maharaja Samskrta Pathashala and excelled with distinction in the
branches of Tarka and Vedanta. He later received initiation into the sacraments of pancha
samskaram from Sri Krishna Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Swamy. Swamy also had the
fortune of studying a few works under the guidance of Sri Krishna Brahmatantra Swamy and
also from Samsthana-dharmadhikari Sriman Karur Sheshacharya.
He later sought tutelage from Mahamahopadhyaya Sri Lakshmipuram Srinivasacharya who
was a disciple of his noble father Sri Kasturi Rangacharya. He studied the texts of
Pancharatra Agama and proceeded to hold the post of Pradhana-upadhyaya at the
pathashala and taught several hundred disciples.
Both Sri Lakshmipuram Srinivasacharya and Sri Atmakur Rangacharya were disciples of Sri
Kasturi Rangacharya. While the former was the pradhyapaka of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta at
the pathashala, the latter was the pradhyapaka of Nyayashastra. During their tenure at the
pathashala, they kept a close interest in the academic development of Sri Kasturi
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