Today -Sep 15th is the thirunakshatram of Srimath Mysore Andavan

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Today (Sept 15th ), Avani Uthiram is the 95rd Thirunakshatram of

Srimath Mysore Andavan Sri SrinivAsa RAmAnuja MahA dEsikan who

adorned Acharya peetam as the 10th Andavan in the Andavan

Periashramam Munithraya Sampradayam AchArya Lineage.adiyEn is

transmitting the source material provided by Sri. Sunder KidAmbi ( of

Boston, USA) as a life history of Kaviratna, Vedanta Vibhushana,

Vedantasara, Pravachana Kalanidhi, Sri U Ve Vidwan Hariharapuram

Gopalacharya (in his purvAsramA) and as Srimath Mysore Andavan., Sri

Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikan ( in ThuriyAsramA).An elderly scholar

of vidwat scholarship in Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi, Sri

Hariharapuram Gopalacharya was born on 19.08.1909 to Sri

Krishnamaachaarya and Smt. Ranganaayakamma (Avani Uthiram, Gowri

festival day, Sosale village, T. Narasipura Taluk on the banks of

Cauvery near Sangamam of Cauvery and Kapila rivers, Mysore district)

who belonged to an orthodox

Srivaishnava family which had a scholastic background. Other members

of the family included two brothers and two sisters. During his

childhood, due to epidemic plague that spread widely, swAmi's father

passed away, following which, the family's financial position was not

sound. He lived in Sosale village and studied in a higher primary

school there. Knowing the budding scholar in swAmi, the scholars

persuaded him to join Mysore Maharaja Samskruta Paathashaala and to

continue his studies. Accordingly, swAmi came to Mysore, joined the

Sanskrit college, completed his further studies in Saahitya and

Vyaakarana and became Vidwan. During the student days, he had to

depend for his daily food in Sri Parakaala mutt, where the then

Aacharya Sri Abhinava Ranganaatha parakAla mahA dEsikan who adorned

the peetam, noticed the brilliant boy and provided him necessary

facilities. By the grace of lord Hayagreva, he also brought his

brothers and used to help them by giving good

education and food (padi) that received in the Parakaala mutt and

there by facilitated their studies also. Having completed

matriculation, Sanskrit (vidwat degree), Kannada Pandit and Hindi

Pandit exams, he attained proficiency in 'Naalaayira Divyaprabhandam'

(Tiruvaymozhi), chanting of vedas, literature and grammar. He passed

all higher examinations of philosophy (Vedanta Shastra) and obtained

Vidwat Prashasti. In his 14th year, he had the blessings of Srimath

NammAndavan and with Pancha Samskaaras and Bharanyasa. At that

juncture, he composed a beautiful collection of 134 poems (Srimad

Aandavan Vaibhavam) and visualizing the scholar in him, Srimad

Aandavan blessed the boy immensely and he came to be known as Mysore

Vidwan Gopu. Regarding discharging duties and responsibilities, Sri

Gopaalaachar married Smt Jayalakshmi from Talkad who belonged to a

respectable family. The couple were blessed with six daughters and

two sons. Srimath Mysore Andavan was

famous amongst the other scholars from Sosale. He worked hard towards

the improvement of the Venugopalaswamy temple at Sosale. He was an

ardent devotee of Srimad Aandavan, all through. He was a beloved

disciple of many great scholars and he successfully completed the

studies of Bhaashya and Upanishads. swAmi underwent grantha

chathushtya kAlakshEpams under Srimath Akkur Andavan. He was the

Aasthaana Vidwan and Srikaaryam of the Srimad Andavan Ashramam for

more than three decades. With the then pontiff Thirukkudanthai

Aandavan, he undertook paadayatra all over India and specially

Badari. He was respected for his devotion, dedication, commitment to

Srivaishnavism (Sri Ramanuja Darshanam) and his wide scholarship in

all shastras. He was a good swimmer too. In his efforts to invite

Srimad Aakoor Andavan to Karnataka, his journey on cycle to

Chamarajanagar, Sathymangalam, Erode and Srirangam to arrange for the

stay of Andavan was commendable. With all these devotional services to

Sri Aacharya, he obtained the blessings of Srimad Aakoor Aandavan. Sri

Aacharya served in a high school at Sakaleeshpuar (Karnataka) and

thereafter he came to Mysore and served as Sanskrit teacher in

Mahajana high school (1945 to 1975). Scholarly works : Srimath

Andavan has contributed many works of scholarly nature. They include;

1. Ramanuja Noothandadi (1959) a translatory work (with commentary in

Kannada) from Tamil to Kannada. 2. Sri Ramanuja Panchashat in

Sanskrit His master pieces : 1. A complete translation of 'Sri

Paadukaasahasram' with scholarly commentary in Kannada (1969). This

work of 465 pages, was published at Sri Parakaala mutt Mysore. 2. A

translation of 'Deshika prabandham' from Tamil to Sanskrit and

commentry in Kannada. 3. Srimad Aacharya Parampara Prabhavam in

Sanskrit. 4. Shaattumurai Kramam and Aachrya Taniya 5. A beautiful

work about Vishnusahasranama

6. Sragdharaa Shatakam in Sanskrit 7. Sri Rahasyatraya Saara Sangraha

of Vedanta Deshika in poetry (sanskrit version) 8. Sri Mahaalakshmi

Stuti, a fine stotram about Goddess Lakshmi of 108 Divyadeesha (at

the time when Sri Tirukkudanthai Andavan was ill and bedridden) 9.A

commentary to 'Tiruvaimozhi', following the lines of Poorvaachaarya's

commentary. 10. Translated works of Sri Vedanta Deeshika to Kannada.

swAmi was an Aashu Kavi of a very high caliber, and used to compose

Padabandhams spontaneously. SwAmi has also written numerous articles

about Sri Ramanuja philosophy. Following his contribution to Sanskrit

literature, SwAmi was recognized as an outstanding scholar both by

state and center, and was given an honorarium (President's Gold

Medal). Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan gave Sanyaasam 11-04-1988 and

since then he was popularly called Mysore Andavan. Having lead a

meaningful life, Srimath Andavan attained Paramapadam at Srirangam

Ashramam

on 22 -05-1989 ( @ 3:10 AM on a Monday), thus becoming an illustrious

ardent devotee of Sri Ramanuja. Words cannot explain the saintly

nature of Srimath Mysore Andavan but it could only be felt by the

disciples who loved and adored him with devotion.With Obeisances to

Srimath Andavan, Sri SrinivAsa rAmAnuja mahA dEsikan.

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,dAsan,Venkat SreenivasanSome of the rare

pictures taken during the thureesyasramam of Srimath Mysore Andavan

are attached below:

 

 

 

 

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