His holiness Shrimad Jagadguru Ramanuja Acharya Swami Sudarshan Acharya Maharaj was born in the state of Rajasthan, District Savai Madopur, Village Padla, in a affluent Brahmin family who worked as farmers. He was named as Shiv (shambu) Dayal Sharma. From childhood he was a devotee of Lord Narayan