Sri Vaishnavam can be best understood from what it teaches.

1. Sri Visishtadvaitham - (Thaththva Thrayam, Sarira- sariri sambandam) the innate relationship between every being to every other

2. Artha Panchakam - The five essential answers (Rahasya Thrayam)
Who am I?
Who is the Lord?
What are the means to attain the Lord?
What are the obstacles?
What happens to a muktha?

3. Bhagavan's Nirhetuka Krupa - The only means to attain the Supreme Lord

4. Guru parampara, and sadacharya


There are two unquestionable authorities accepted, the Sanskrit Vedas along with its ancillaries and the Dravida Vedam. The whole doctrine is thoroughly established using the two authorities.