Srimath ChinnAndavan Life History - Part III

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Tomorrow, Dec. 7, 2001(KArthigai - Magam) is the Thirunakshatram day of Srimath

ChinnAndavan - Sri PAdukA sEvaka rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan.

 

Let us all recite this mahan's thaniyan on His thirunakshatram day.

 

Sriman naatha muneendra yaamuna muni Srisamya mindraathmanaha

Sri Srivasa muneendra dEsika maNE: praapthaaga maanthath dvayam

Sri rangEsha padhE thadharpithaBHaram Sri paadukasevaka

Sri raamaanuja yoginam guruvaram vandhe dayaasaagaram

 

This is the Continuation of Posting on Life History of

Srimath ChinnAndavan. This is the Third Volume in the

series.

 

dAsan,

vEnkatanAthan SreenivAsan

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

 

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Taking up sanyAsa

 

When swami was in vELianallur observing his panca kala anushtAnams and

leading a very regimented life of a true srivaishnava paramAIkAnthi, Srimath

PeriAndavan due to His severe penance and austere life became very

emaciated. For the sampradaya to continue to flourish and grow, Srimath

pEriAndavan wanted to choose His successor and hence decided to conduct

a test for the same. He decided that whoever successfully qualified in his

“pareekshA” would succeed him as the next AchAryA of pEriAsramam. So He

decided to do this to three of His most qualified sishyAs who underwent

kAlakshEpams under Him and were explempary scholars in their own right.

 

SrinivAsarAghavan swami was one of those sishyAs, Srimath pEriAndavan wanted

to test. So He commanded one of his disciples to prepare 3 individual sets of

“ThirumaNN katti” wrapped in a banana leaf and asked him to hand it over to

his 3 sishyAs. He also commanded his disciple to know their reaction and

feedback upon receiving the same and asked him to duly report back the

proceedings.

Except SrinivAsarAghavan swami, the other two sishyAs received the material and

said to him that it was Srimath pEriAndavan’s blessings that they received it

and

kept it as their treasure.

 

( To be Continued .......)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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