Sri.U.Ve Karapankadu Swami - English translation. - Part 1

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha:

Srimath Varavara Munaye Namaha:

 

Avatharikai

 

 

Sri.U.Ve Karapankadu Swami is a gnana, bhakthi, vairaghya bhooshanam who

lived amongst us in the last century. This noble hearted sole rode like a

‘simham’, to spread our Ramanuja Sidhantham based solely on our

poorvacharya granthams. Those who lived during his days and had the

bhagyam of listening to his kalakshepams are indeed blessed souls. Adiyen

is not one of those bhagyasalis.

 

Adiyen is undoubtedly not qualified to write anything about this great

soul. However, adiyen is blessed to surrender unto an acharya lineage

(K.K.A Thirumani Swamikal) who had Sri Bhashyam and Bhagavath Vishayam

kalakshepam from Kaparankadu Swami. Adiyen’s mandha buddhi considers this

fact as an incentive enough to be associated with Karapankadu Swami and

pay my gratitude.

 

This small work on the life and works of Karapankadu Swami was based on a

Tamil booklet written by one of the notable sishyas of Swami, namely

Sri.U.Ve. Vangipuram Pattangi Kumaravadi Ramanujacharyar. This work was

also initiated by “VEDICS” in an ongoing effort to create

awareness to this generation about our sampradhaya giants who lived in

the recent past.

 

It is simply unnecessary to say adiyen is only responsible for all the

mistakes and errors in this attempt. If there is any merit or use from

this work, it should only be to the credit of Sri. Ramanujacharyar swami

and ashmath Acharyan.

 

As

Thondapadipodi Azhwar said in Thirumaalai, adiyen is nothing but

'salamila anilam polen' and wish all the bhagavathas will accept my

mandha budhi's words even though they are nothing but 'ilaiya pun

kavithai'.

 

Adiyen

 

Ramanuja Dasan

Sampath Kumar Padmanaban

 

Atlanta

September, 2005

 

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