Anantāzhvān was one of the intimate and devoted disciples of Śrī Rāmānujācārya, known across the sampradāya for the single-minded devotion with which he served his Āchārya. The guru-kainkaryam — loving service at the feet of the Āchārya — that Anantāzhvān embodied is held up as a model for all Śrī Vaiṣṇava disciples. Hagiographic accounts record several episodes that illustrate his unflinching readiness to act on the Āchārya's word, prioritising it above all else.
Anantāzhvān is counted among the 74 simhāsanādhipatis — the disciples whom Rāmānuja installed on thrones of teaching authority (simhāsana) across the Śrī Vaiṣṇava world so that the tradition would continue after his departure. Each of these 74 was entrusted with a particular region or temple community, ensuring the living transmission of Rāmānuja's vision of ubhaya-vedānta (the Vedic and Dravidian streams of scripture). The simhāsanādhipatis are collectively venerated in Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition, and their installation is commemorated liturgically.
Anantāzhvān is particularly associated with devoted garden and flower service at Tirumalai (Tirupati), where tradition recalls him cultivating a flower garden personally to supply garlands for the Lord. This spirit of personal, hands-on, joyful service to both Āchārya and Bhagavān is the hallmark of his memory in the sampradāya. He represents the ideal that Āchārya-niṣṭhā (firm rootedness in the Āchārya) is not merely intellectual faith but manifests as continuous, embodied, self-effacing service.