The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c32.38

v1.c32.38

Things however were not going too well. Soon after the death of Ramanuja, there arose a schism in his sect. Were the Sanskrit or the vernacular works to be the chief object of study for the Sri Vaishnavas? This question naturally gave origin to two different schools. For some time the Sanskrit school prevailed, during which period Vaishnavism was almost restricted to erudite people. But finally the vernacular school came out victorious in the contest. Those were the palmy days of Sri Vaishnavism, when its doctrines were easily spread among all classes of people ¹.