Avani: A Special month for sishyas of Srimath Andavan PeriAshramam

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Sri: Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

This tamil month Aavani is a very special month for the sishyas of

Srimath Andavan PeriyAshramam. We have the thirunakshatram of 5 of

the 11 Andavans who adorned the Aacharya Peetam of the Ashramam

happening in this single month. Let us take a pledge to recite these

Acharya mahapurushas thanians on their thirunakshatram days and

everyday going forward. Aavani month has become even more significant

for sishyas living in US. This month a beautiful vigraham that was

blessed to us all by Srimath Andavan, Sri Venugopala Perumal Vigraham

beautifully adorning a Silver dolai with Thaayar Sri Rukimini and

Sathyabhama and our great Acharyas Sri Ramanuja and Swami Desikan at

his feet, will be consecrated with Praana Pratishtapana on September

11, 2004 at Edison, NJ. We will also celebrate Sri Krishna Jayanthi

on this day marked with both religious and cultural events. Please

visit http://www..org/ for further details.

DATE

EVENT

Aavani - Moolam: Aug 25, 2004

Kadanthethi Andavan Sri Srinivasa ramanuja Mahadesikan's 176th

Thirunakshatram. Click to see an image Srimath Srivasa yogi pravarasa

kaaruNa paanghasanghaadha BHangaath VEdhaantha dvandva vidhya madhu

rasa lahari chchanchari kaayamaaNaha THEnaachaaryENa ranga prabhu

charaNa yugE daththa rakshaa BharaSri: Srimath Srivasa raamaavaraja

muNimaNis santhatham srEyasE syaath He was the 5th Andavan in the

lineage and was born in the year 1829. He was also called

Thirukkudanthai Andavan. He entered thureeyasramam in the year 1905

Aug. and lived till 1909.

Aavani - Poorattadhi Aug 31, 2004

Vazhuthoor Andavan Sri Vedhantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan's 262th

Thirunakshatram. Click to see an image GOpaala dEsika pathaabhja

madhuvrathasya Pragnyaa virakhthi karuNaa muKHa sath guNaabhDHe:

VEdaantha lakshmana munE sritha BHaagha DHEyam Paadhaara vindha

yugaLam sharanam prapadhyE He was the 1st Andavan in the acharya

lineage and was born in Rudhrothkari year 1743. He received sanyasam

from Paduka sevaka Ramanujamuni before becoming a sishya of Srimath

Gopalarya Mahadesikan (Thirukkudanthai Desikan) as a sishya.

Aavani - Poorattadhi Aug 31, 2004

Therazhundur Andavan Sri Vedhantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan's 134th

Thirunakshatram. Click to see an image Srimath Srivasa yogeeshwara

padhavinatham labdha vEdhaantha yugmam Sri paadooSEvi raamaanuja

munithilakaath thathpadha nyastha Baaram Srimath Srivasa raamaanuja

munimaNEr labda mokshaasramam tham Srimath vEdhaantha raamaanuja

yathi nrupathim sumsrayE gnyana vaardhim This Andavan is fondly

called as "Namm" Andavan and he was the 6th Andavan in the acharya

lineage. He was born in Prajothpathy year- 1871 and he lived till

Prajothpathy year-1931 Adi madham. He lived for 59 years and 11

months. He attained moksham shorlty before shasti-abdha-porthy.

Srimath Nammandavan and Srimath Vazhuthoor Andavan share the same

thirunakshatram day every year.

Aavani - Revathy Sep 2, 2004

Thenbirai Andavan Sri Ranganatha Mahadesikan's 119th Thirunakshatram.

Click to see an image Srimath VEdha vathamsa lakshmana munehe

praapthaaga maantha dvayam ThEna Sri raghu punga vangri yugaLe

nyasthaathma Rakshaambharam Srimath Srinidhi yogivarya karuna

labdaabhja chakraangkanam Vande shaanthi virakhthi poornamanagham Sri

ranga naatham Gurum He was the 8th Andavan in the acharya lineage. He

was born in the year 1886 Avani. He entered Thureeyasramam in the

year 1946. He attained moksham in his 67th year-1963 April.

Aavani Uthiram - Sep 15, 2004

Mysore Andavan Sri Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikan's 96th

Thirunakshatram. Click to see an image Srimath Srivasa yOgeeswara

munikarunAlabdha vEdhantha yugmam Srimath vEdhantha rAmAnuja

gurupadhayorarpitha swAthma bhAram Srimath srudhyantha rAmAnuja yathi

nrupathE:prAptha mOkshasramam tham Srimath SrivAsa rAmanuja

munimaparam samsrayE gnanavArthim He was the 10th Andavan in the

acharya lineage. He was born in the year 1909 Avani. He entered

Thureeyasram in april 1988 and attained Thirunadu in may 1989.

Srimath Mysore Andavan was a Aasu Kavi in Sanskrit (extempore poet)

and has composed many sthothrams on divya desa perumals.

dasan, Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi Shyamsundar

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