Cadambi | Kidambi

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Often I have come across these names : Cadambi /

Kidambi . Is their orgin same?

Are they related to " Kidambi Achan" ...one of the 74

simhasanathipathis and also Ramnujar's personal cook?

I hope someone will answer this question.

rgds

Cadambi Srinivasan Sampath

 

 

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Dear BhakthAs: This information might be of

interest to you.Sri Cadambi Sampath wanted to

know more about Sri Cadambi Aacchaan .

V.Sadagopan

 

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:38:39

cadambi srinivasan sampath <css_sampath

Sadagopan <sgopan

Re: Cadambi | Kidambi

 

Dear Sri Sampath:

 

Yes, the name arises from

KidAmbi AacchAn . Over the years ,

it has been spelt as either KidAmpi or KidAmbi or

CadAmbi AacchAn .

 

He lived from 1057-1157 CE and is a descendant

of AtrEya Gothra. He was an ardent sishyar of

AchArya RaamAnujA and a great scholar in VisishtAdvaitha

VedAntham. AchArya RaamAnujA honored his scholarship by

conferring on him the title of VedAntodayana .He lived

20 years more after the ascent of AchArya RaamAnujA to

parama Padham.

 

Swamy Desikan refers to him in Srimath Rahasya Thraya

Saaram in Chapter 32 and KumAra VaradAcchAr refers to him

in his AdhikaraNa ChinthAmaNi , a commentary on

his father's AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLI(verse 24).

 

Kidambi AacchAn is the nephew of the wife of

Thirumalai Nampi . He was at Thirumalai at

his atthimbhEr's house , when PiLLAN was born

to Thirumalai Nampi dampathis. PiLLAn during his

childhood never laughed or cried like other children .

PiLLAn was listening steadfast , whenever the KaalakshEpam

on Dhivya Prabhandham took place . After PiLLan's

Upanayanam , Thirumalai Nampi entrusted his son

to KidAmpi AacchAn to become the disciple of

AchArya RaamAnuja , the nephew of Thirumalai nampi.

AchArya RaamAnujA accepted KidAmpi Aacchan as His

sishyan as well and instructed him on all SaasthrArthams.

Kidampi AachhAn took great interest in serving his AchAryan.

 

There was a time , when jealous Koil kaimkaryaparALs

at Srirangam tried to poison AchArya RaamAnujA . That

attempt failed due to the intervention of Sri RanganAthan.

Periya Nampi and ThirukkOttiyUr nampi were alarmed,

when they heard about this incident and rushed to

Srirangam . AchArya RaamAnujA rushed to meet His Gurus

as they crossed the sands of Cauvery river in mid day's

heat.AchArya RaamAnujA fell down at the feet of his AchAryAs

and kept on offering his prostrations. Kidaampi AacchAn

was standing next to prostrating AchArya RaamAnujA and

could not stand the weakening of the body of his AchAryan.

He criticized Periya Nampi and ThirukkOshtiUr Nampi

for not stopping AchArya RaamAnujan from repeated

prostrations and embraced AchArya RaamAnujan to protrect

him from the mid-day heat. ThirukkOshtiUr Nampi said then to

AacchAn: " My dear KidAmpi AacchAn! we were testing to see

if there is anyone , who is dear to RaamAnujan . You are

the One . We want you to protect RaamAnujan from any

further danger . We appoint you to prepare Bikshai from

now on for RaamAnujan and he should not go out to get

Bhikshai from here on". KidAmpi AaacchAn accepted

the niyamanam (Command) of the AchAryans of RaamAnujA

with pleasure and came to be known as MadapaLLi AacchAn

because of his unique MadapaLLI Kaimkaryam for AchArya RaamAnjuA .

Our SamprahdAyam is therefore known as MadapaLLI

Vazhi Vantha SampradhAyam .

 

KidAmpi AacchAn's works are no longer available to us.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

At 08:18 PM 6/12/01 +0100, you wrote:

>>Often I have come across these names : Cadambi /

>>Kidambi . Is their orgin same?

>>Are they related to " Kidambi Achan" ...one of the 74

>>simhasanathipathis and also Ramnujar's personal cook?

>> I hope someone will answer this question.

>>rgds

>>Cadambi Srinivasan Sampath