This Azhagiyasingar was born in TaiyAr agrahAram in Kanchipuram region. He belonged to Vangeepuram BhAradwAja gotram. His tirunakshatram is Panguni Hastam. He entered in to sanayASramam during Prabhava year, Panguni month (March 1748), Krishna paksha sashTi tithi and ascended to SrI Ahobila maTha AsthAnam. He went on sancAram to Ahobilam for the MangalASAsanm of Nava Narasimhars and then proceeded to Tiruvenkadam. After MangaLASAsanam of Lord Srinivasan, he worshipped Lord Govindarajan at Tiruppati (Lower Tiruppati) and Alarmelmangai tAyAr at Thirucchanur. Then he went to Tiruvallur. He had his MangaLASAsanam of SrI Veeraragha Perumal and stayed there for some days. Later, he continued his sancAram to Sriperumbhudur, Perumal Koyil (Kanchipurm), Thiruvaheendrapuram [[247]] and Thirukkudantai and had his MangaLASAsanam of the EmperumAns in these divya deSams. He then went to Srirangam, worshipped SrI Ranganathan and Ranganayaki tAyAr. At Srirangam, he performed upadeSam on sampradAya granthams like SrI BhAshyam at SvAmi DeSikan sannidhi (which is under the administartion of SrI Ahoblia maTham) opposite to SrI Ranganayaki tAyAr sannidhi. He stayed at Srirangam for a few days.
He then went to Thirunarayanapuram for the MangaLASAsanam of Tirunarayanan and Yadugiri NacchiyAr. From there he went to the BrundAvanam of SrImad Adi vaN SaThakopa yatIndra mahAdeSikan and paid his obeisance. He wanted to create a prabandham on the first jIyar, Adi vaN mahAdesikan. At that moment, Azhagiyasingar heard the sound (dhvani) of Garudan circling above in the sky. He was very happy and composed the SrImad Adi vaN SaThakopa yatIndra mahaAdeSikan’s “aDaikkalappattu” with eleven pAsurams. At the command of LakshmInarasimhan, the SishyAs recite at SrI sannidhi and their homes this prabandham, starting with “AdimaRaiyuruvAna” and has been added to sevA kramam. This practice is continued from that day. This jIyar also created “sat samprAdAya sAram”, which celebrates succinctly the vaibhavam of AcAryAs. He blessed us with Mangalams on SrI Nrusimhan and Dolai Kannan. He created few krtis for Dolotsavam and conducted Dolais very well. He did upanyAsams on the meanings of the krtis in a grand manner. He stayed at Thirunarayanapuram for a while and wished to travel to Srirangam. During the travel, Azhagiyasingar fell ill on the way to Srirangam. On ISvara samvatsaram, Kartikai month (November 1757) at Palamedu village, he ascended to Paramapadam.
His AsthAna nirvAka kAlam - 9 years, 8 months
taniyan
वेदान्तोत्तरवीरराघवमुनेर्नारायणश्रीनिधि- श्रीमद्वीररघूद्वहाख्ययमिनां कारुण्यविक्षास्पदम् । विज्ञातोभयवेदमौलिहृदयं विद्वच्छिरोभूषणं वन्देयानुदिनं पराङ्कुशमुनिं वैराग्यभक्त्यान्वितम् ॥
vedAntottaravIrarAghavamunernArAyaNaSrInidhi- SImadvIraraghUdvahAkhyayaminAm kAruNyavikshAspadam | [[248]] vij~nAtobhayavedamauLihrdayam vidvat SirobhUshaNam vandeyAnudinam parAnkuSamunim vairAgyabhaktyAnvitam ||
MangalamAlai
मीने श्रीहस्तजाताय मानृसिंहदृशा भुवि। पराङ्कुशयतीन्द्राय ज्ञानवैराग्यशालिनम् ॥ प्रभवे श्रीमीनकृAष्णषष्ठ्यां श्रीमन्मठे शुभे। पूर्वाचार्यान्तरङ्गाय स्वभिषिक्ताय मङ्गलम् ॥
mIne SrIhastajAtAya mAnrisimhadrSA bhuvi | parAnkuSayatIndrAya j~nAnavairAgyaSAlinam || prabhave SrImInakrshNashashThyAm SrImanmaThe Subhe | pUrvAcAryAntarangAya svabhishiktAya mangalam ||