RE:Politics in KeythanaHalli

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>Tatachar

>RE:Politics in KeythanaHalli

>Sat, 12 Dec 1998 12:23:12 EST

>Dear Bhagavathas :

 

Sriman TatachAr's note triggered me to write a small

not on who this "SomayAji Andan " is , since there is

another Andan as well . That AndAn is Mudali AnDaan .

KuratthAzhwAn and Mudali AnDan were described as

his thri daNDam and Pavithram by AchArya RaamAnuja .

 

Now , coming back to SomayAji AndAn , he was born in 1094 A.D.

andwas a direct disciple of AchArya RaamAnujA . He was an authority

on MImAmsaka Saasthram . He studied three times Sri BhAshyam under

ThirukkuruhaiippirAn PiLLaan.It is interesting to see how

PiLLAn , who created the unique style of writing in

MaNipravALam and used it for his Bhagavadh Vishayam

commentary was also an authority on Sri Bhaashyam in the truly

Ubhaya VedAnthA tradition . This is Uttara MimAmsam.He was also an

expert in pUrva mImAmsam as the name SomayAji ANDAn spells

out.He must have done number of Soma YagAs or must ocme from

a family of SomayAjis .The seven Soma Yaagams are :

AgnishtOmam ,AdhyagnishtOmam, Ukthyam , ShODasI ,

VaajabhEyam , AthirAthram , AbhdhOryAmam .They take

five days to complete .They involve the recitation

of Rg Veda manthrams and Saama ghAnam .The given name of

SomAyAji ANDAn was Srirama Misrar.

 

He wrote SadarthasankshEpA , which covers the six topics of

Jeevan, Isvaran , nescience , way to destroy nescience(avidyA ),

means to get Moksham and the nature of Moksham . This work is

also out of reach .We know about it more from the works of

Swami Desikan and maeghanAdri, where they quote him .

 

SomayAji AnDAn also elobarated on the Sri Sookthis of his

AchAryaa ( Sri RaamAnujA ) , but those Sri Sookthis

known as VivaraNams are nolonger available to us.

>The followers of Somayaji Andan are colloquially referred to

>as SomeshanDas in old Mysore. We are not SomeshanDas, -----

 

The other ANDAn: Mudali ANDAn

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This Vadama Vaathula Gothra sambhava AchAryan was born in

Sri Purushamangalam , a village near Kaanchi .His father's name

was Aananda Dikshithar and his mother's name was NaacchiyAr amman .

His given name was Daasarathy .His son is KanthADai ANDAn .

He is said to have lived 100 plus yers also.His ThiruvAradhana

Murthy was Azhagiya Singar ( MalOla Vigraham ).

 

Both KurEsan and MudaliyANDAn accompanied their

AchAryA to ThirukkottiyUr for the blessings of

manthrOpadEsam of Thirumanthiram . ThirukkOttiyUr

nambi asked Sri RaamAnujA to come alone . RaamAnujA

explained that MudalANDAn and KurEsan are like his

ThridaNDam and pavithram and hence he can not

leave them behind.ThirukkOttiyUr nambi appreciated the daya

of Acharya RaamAnujA towards his sishyans and performed

ManthrOpadEsam for them as well .

 

When Achaarya RaamAnuja received upadesam on

charama slOkam , ThirukkOttiyUr nambi again protested

to include the two sishyAs.AchAryA RaamAnuja responded

by saying that he could not but reveal the meaning

to KurEsar . Nambi agreed , but sent back Mudali ANDAn.

RaamAnujA later asked Mudali ANDAn to return to

ThirukkOshtiyUr to serve nambi and receive his

blessings.For six months ,ANDAn performed kaimkaryams

that pleased nambi . latter told that RaamAnujA will

perform upadEsam of the meaning of Chaarama Slokam .

 

At KarnAtakA , there is a village called SaaLigramam

inhabited by the worshippers of Sivan . When RaamAnujA

visited that village , the native were indifferent to

AchAryA because of their differnce in darsanam .

AchArya asked MudaliANDAn to go to the local PushkaraNi

and dip his feet into the water . Due to the glory

of the SripAdha Theertham of Mudali ANDAn connected

to his AchArya , the natives were transformed and blessed and

they became the sishyAs of AchArya RaamAnujA .

 

In the OOrAn Vazhi AchArya paramparai , Mudali ANDAn

comes after KurEsar.Mudali ANDAn is also considered the

Paadhukais of AchArya RaamAnujA .

>Daasan,

 

V.Sadagopan