pEriAndavan Life History - Part II & pEriAndavan Thirunakshatram Celebrations in New Jersey on 02/24/2002 - DETAILS INSIDE !!

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

This is the Continuation of Posting on Life History of

Srimath pEriAndavan. This is the second Volume in the

series. Before adiyEn continues with swAmi's life

history, adiyEn would like to announce the following:

 

**************************************************

Sri. Ramanuja Mission is delighted to announce that

pAdukA ArAdhanA and Srimath pEriAndavan's

thirunakshatram will be celebrated on Sunday,Feb. 24,

2002 at Sri. Raman Kannan's gruham between 09:30 AM

and 12:30 PM at the following address:

 

Sri. Raman Kannan

22 Maria Ct

Holmdel

NJ 07733

Ph: 732-787-0779

 

For directions and other details, pls. visit the web

site @ http://www..org. All the

bhagavathas are requested to attend this special event

as this coincides with srimath pEriAndavan's

thirunakshtram. It should be noted that Srimath

pEriAndavan was the foremost among the illustrous

AchAryAs of both Srirangam Srimath Andavan

pEriAsramam and Srimath Poundarikapuram Andavan

Asramam paramaparA.

*******************************************************

Continuation of Srimath pEriAndavan's Life History ...

 

Saranagathi and Grantha Kalakshepam

 

Sri Krishnamachariar was extremely pleased with his

son’s progress and took the young boy back to Kanchi

after taking leave from Navalpakkam Swami. There,

SrinivasaRaghavan learnt NyAya – MeemAmsa- VyAkarana

SAstras under the tutelage of great scholars.

Thereafter he went to Srirangam to see Srirangam Swami

( Srimath Vazhutoor Andavan) and prayed for getting

upAyAnushtAnam(Saranagathi). Srimath Andavan was

surprised to see the desire SrinivasaRaghavan had at

such an young age of 14 and immediately performed Atma

samarpanam ( saranagathi) to him in front of Lord Sri

Ranganatha’s sannidhi.

 

The young man went back to Kanchi to serve his parents

and also learnt more on SAstras under the guidance

of erudite scholars. The burning desire he had within

himself to acquire more and more knowledge on

AdhyAthmika made him to go back to Srirangam. He went

to Srirangam Swami and prayed to him that Swami

perform kAlakshEpams to him on sampradayic granthams.

Due to old age and fragile health, Swami felt very bad

that he would not be able to fulfill his desire but

decided to assign this holy task to His dear disciple,

Thirutthuraipoondi Andavan.

 

As Viswamitra maharishi was to Lord SriRama and

Santheepini was to Lord SriKrishna, Thirutthuraipoondi

Andavan felt that he probably would not be able to

fulfill this task and expressed his fear to his

Acharya, Srirangam Swami. Swami promised his disciple

that he would personally help him in fulfilling the

objective and cleared His doubt and blessed that the

young man would become the jagadAchArya.

 

Thirutthuraipoondi Andavan took AgnYa from Swami in

carrying out this holy task and performed kAlakshEpams

to Srinivasaraghavan on Grantha chatushtayam,

Rahasyams and RahasyArthAs.

 

SrinivasaRaghavan gained exemplary knowledge in all

that learnt from his AchArya. After some time, with

the blessings of his AcharyAs, he went back to Kanchi

to serve his parents and lived like a parama

EkAnthi,carrying out his day to day activities as per

sAstraic traditions. He started to feel that he should

take up sanyAsAsrama and prayed to Srimath

Thirutthuraipoondi Andavan for the same. As his near

and dear objected to this, Srimath Andavan also felt

that SrinivasaRaghavan be a Grahasta for some more

time before taking up sanyAs and blessed him to go

back to Kanchi..

=======================================================

 

(To be Continued ....)

 

dAsan,

vEnkatanAthan SreenivAsan

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games

http://sports.