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Satyan, Nagu on Wed, Jan 8, 1997 10:48 AM

Kandaadai Family

bhakti digest

 

Mohan Sagar covered most of the facts. Last April on Sri

Dasarathy's (Sri Ramanujacharya's nephew) Thirunakshatthiram, I had

posted an article on Dasarathy and his son Kandaadai Aandan. I am

providing additional info extracted from that posting on the origin of

this name.

 

Dasarathy (AKA Mudaleeaandan) was deeply engrossed in the temple

activities at SriRangam. One day he approached his Acharya (and

maternal uncle) Sri Ramanujacharya and expressed his sorrow that he

was getting old and did not have a son to continue with the service

(kainkaryam) to God. Unexpectedly at that time, Sri Ramanujacharya

recd the koil prasaadam. When he noticed the cloth used to cover the

sacred prasadam, he became very happy. He removed the cloth which had

been earlier used to drape over Perumaal during Thirumanjanam. The

cloth had the inherant sacred fragrance. Sri Ramanujacharya informed

Sri Dasarathy that Sriman Narayana had heard Dasarathy's wish. Sri

Ramanujacharya gave the cloth to Dasarathy's wife who accepted it with

great devotion and placed the cloth on her head with reverence. Sri

Ramanujacharya took some prasadam and gave the left over to her. Soon

after that she gave birth to a son. Dasarathy named him Ramanujam

since he was born with the blessings of Sri Ramanujacharya. However,

Sri Ramanujacharya named the child "Kandaadai Aandan" (one who wore

kandaadai) since the child was born with the blessings recd from

Perumaal's fragrant (kandham) cloth (aadai). The second meaning is

torn (kanda) cloth (aadai). The followers of Kandaadai Aandaan have

to be known as Kandaadai Aandaan. As Mohan indicated, Kandaadai

Aandan is one of the 74 Simhasanadhipathis. I believe these families

belong to Vaadhulasa Gothram.

 

Over a period of time name Kandaadai has taken different spellings,

influenced by regional languages and scripts. Regarding the ancestral

place, I believe the old Madras state was much bigger than the current

Tamil Naadu and many towns part of AP and Karnataka were under the old

domain. In fact many Sri Vaishnava families have roots to Chittoor,

Kuppam (Lakshmipuram), Guntur etc.

 

Nagu Satyan

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