PRAKRITAM AZHAGIYA SINGHAR (PART 10)

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PRAKRITAM AZHAGIYA SINGHAR,

MY ACHARYA, FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE (PART 10)

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

Presented below is Part 10 on the above subject being excerpts from my talk

during the 600th Anniversary Celebrations of Ahobila Matam held at New York

during the first week of September 1998.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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NEXUS OF AHOBILA MUTT WITH

POUNDARIKAPURAM ANDAVAN ASRAMAM

 

· The nexus that exists between Ahobila Mutt and Poundarikapuram Andavan

Asramam is indeed very long standing. The heads of the two institutions have

always held each other in very high esteem despite overzealous Sishyas and

vested interests outside trying to engineer disaffection between them.

 

· The 42nd Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, Srivann Satakopa Sri Sriranga Satakopa

Yathindra Maha Desikan, otherwise known as Sri Injimettu Azhagiyasinghar whom

we celebrate today for founding the Malola Vidwat Sadas, Madurantakam College,

Nrisimhapriya monthly journal etc. was initiated into Sannyaasa Asramam by

Vennatrankarai Srimad Andavan Srinivasa Maha Desikan of Poundarikapuram Swami

Asramam in April 1929 as per the Niyamanam of 41st Jeeyar Sivann Satakopa

Lakshmi Narasimha Satakopa Yatindra Maha Desikan of Ahobila Mutt.

 

· The Prakritam Paravakkottai Swami had just then assumed charge as the

Pontiff of the PP Asramam when he had not even known personally the Sishyas

belonging to the Asramam. Yet, the 44th Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, Srivann

Satakopa Sri Vedanta Desika Yathindra Maha Desikan wanted him to bear the cost

of the 12th tier of the Rajagopuram, which was being built by him at

Srirangam. Undaunted, Paravakkottai Swami raised almost instantly the funds

needed for this and submitted it at the feet of Azhagiyasinghar. Thus, the

12th tier of the Rajagopuram was the Kainkaryam of Prakritam Andavan of

Poundarikapuram Asramam.

 

· When someone went to court to debar Poundarikapuram Andavan from using the

honorific " Andavan", the 44th Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt, Srivann Satakopa Sri

Vedanta Desika Yathindra Maha Desikan called the litigants and challenged them

to dare initiating proceedings first against those outside the pale of

Srivaishnavism using the term "Andavan" (like Nagoor Andavan, Meyvazhi Chalai

Andavan etc) before seeking PP Asramam Swami to drop the hereditary title

successively adorning the Acharyas of Poundarikapuram Asramam It was only when

the head of the opposite party was called to take the stand in the Court that

they withdrew the case !

 

· During the Sannayasa Sweekaranam and subsequent Pattabhishekam and Peeta

Aarohanam of our Prakritam Azhagiyasinghar, 45th Jeeyar of Ahobila mutt, they

were performed under the Adhyaksham and immediate presence of Prakritam

Andavan of PP Asramam, Paravakkottai Sri Gopala Desika Maha Desikan who

sprinkled holy waters uttering the holy Rama Pattabhisheka Slokam

"Abhishinchya Nara Vyaagram".

 

· When I went to offer my obeisance to PP Andavan soon after the Sannyasa

Sweekaranam, he remarked (albeit jocularly)

" Ungalavar Peeta Adhipathi Aagi Vittaar. Ungaluku Enna Kuraichal?"Meaning

"You have nothing to worry. Your friend has become the Pontiff of Ahobila

Matam"

I replied " Swami! Neengal Anuppithaane Antha Swamyidam Kalakshepam Ketkap

Ponen". Meaning

" Only as per your directions, I went to that Swami to listen to Kalakshepams"

 

He smiled and agreed. If my Acharya were to say thus, it only shows how much

Azhagiyasinghar should have spoken to him affectionately about me. Can there

be a greater bhagyam than this?

 

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