Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan Life History - Part Two

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SrImathE ranga rAmAnuja mahA dEsikAya namaha

SrI ranganAtha Divya maNi pAdhukAbhyAm namaha

 

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

This is the Continuation of Posting on Life History of

Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan. This is the second

Volume in the series.

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Tomorrow Mar. 24,2002 (Panguni-Pushyam) in the

Thirunakshtra dinam of Srimath Thirukkudanthai

Andavan. Let's all recite this mahA purushA's dhanian

on this auspicious day..

 

Srimath vEdhAntha rAmAnuja munikarunAlabdha vEdhAntha

yugmam

Srimath SrivAsa yogeeswara gurupadhayOrarpithaswAthma

bhAram

Srimath Sri ranganAthAhvaya munikrupayA prAptha

mOkshasramam tham

Srimath VEdhAntha rAmAnuja munimaparam samsrayE

dEsikEndram

 

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Continuation of Life History....

 

Younger days of Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan

 

SwAmi was born after a long gap of 5 years after the

passing away of His sister. Because of this, His

parents grew him up with excessive care and attention.

He was fondly called by everybody as ‘Kannan”. He was

also named as “SrinivAsarAghavan”.

 

Kannan swAmi was taken to Srirangam periAsramam many a

times by his father during His childhood days. He used

to observe the pAdukA ArAdhanam being performed there

and when he came back to kudanthai, he will play with

friends of his age posing himself as an AchAryA,

wearing a cloth up to knee height and will have a

dhandam in his hand and proclaim himself as Andavan.

He will carry the water in “kottankacchi” – a dried

coconut shell ( Srirangam periAsramam is also called

kottAnkacchi Asramam) and distribute the “theertham”

in the same way Srimath thErezhundur Andavan used to

do ( focusing both His eyes in one direction). He will

do all this with out the knowledge of his father.

 

When His father was around, his friends would never

dare to visit him. Kannan swAmi would never even stand

in front of his father leave alone talking to him one

on one. He had so much of respect towards him. Since

He was very young, he had limitless devotion towards

ArAvamudhan. His father would never allow him to have

bath in the kAvEri river unlike other kids. Also, he

would never take his son out during the festival

seasons. Even if Kannan swAmi himself set out for

festivals like “Theppa mahOtsavams”, his father would

send his mother to bring him back home. This is all

because of losing his infant younger brother who was

hardly 10 months old when he himself was only 10 years

old. So his parents became extremely protective about

him. Kannan SwAmi himself used to say at that time

that he would have had more freedom had his brother

stayed alive.

 

Sri padmanabhAchAr swAmi taught him the

aruLicheyalgaLs of Alwars – NalAyira divya prabhandham

at a tender age and swAmi mastered

“tamil maRai” before he completed 14 years. He also

learnt sAstras under the tutelage of Sri. SeshasAyee

in kottaiyur.

 

Sri padmanabhAchAr swAmi sent his son to Raja pAtasAla

in KamAkshi jOsyar street for some time to learn more

on sAstrAs. Later swAmi learnt tharka meemAmsA

vyAkarana sAstrAs under dEvanAgar viLagam swAmi along

with Navaneetham swAmi’ son , Sri. SEshAdriyAchAr. He

stood as a paragon, gaining extensive knowledge in all

the sAstrAs he learnt and was likened by one and all

for his amiable demeanor. He also qualified for

Sanskrit Sironmani fromThiruvaiyAru Sanskrit college.

Whenever NammAndavan and EngaLAndavan visited

Thirukkudanthai in their respective times, Sri Kannan

swAmi performed kAlakshEpams on adhyAtma sAstrAs under

their lotus feet. One of those times, Srimath

EngaLAndavan performed “Athma samarpaNam” to Sri

Kannan swAmi in Amudhan sannidhi.

 

SwAmi had been performing kainkaryam to divya dEsam

perumALs even much before becoming Andavan. During

His younger days, there was an old woman living in the

sannidhi street where swAmi was also living. She was a

very pious woman who was performing kainkaryams to

many divya dEsam perumALs that were very dear to her.

For Amudham, she made “sArngam” and “ThirumaNN kAppu”

in gold, garland in ThuLasi and sALagrAmam for

ThiruviNNagarappan and also made “kavacham” in silver

for Amudham’s garuda vAhanam ( which presumably took

about 56 kilograms of silver in those days).Sri Kannan

swAmi used to help her in performing the above said

kainkaryams looking after the accounts. It seems she

became to be popularly called as “Garuda vAhana

Paatti” after this kainkaryam she performed for

Amudhan.

 

(To be continued....)

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,

dAsan,

venkat Sreenivasan

 

 

 

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"Venkat Sreenivasan" vsreeniv

Re: Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan Life History - Part Two

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:11:29 -0800

Dear Sriman Venkat,

 

I am Sridhar. Ellu Peran of HH Kadenthethe Andavan. I wanted to contribute some

article on HH Thirukudanthai Andavan.

 

I sent it but came bounced back.

 

The article is as Under. Can you circulate it.

 

Srimath Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha Desikaya Namaha.

 

Respected Bhagawathas,

 

My Humble namaskaram to you all

 

I am Sridhar Ellu Peran of HH Srimath Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha Desikan Popularly

know as Kadenthethe Andavan of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Asharam. I happen to

read the Srimath ThiruKudanthai Andavan's life history posted by Sriman Venkat

Srinivasan. If I correct It was my Great grand father who predicted that HH

Thirukudanthai Andvan will be born on Pushya Nakshatara. With Everybody's

permission I want to narrate the story. If it has already been covered by

Mr.Venkat Pl ignore .

 

The story is as under:

 

In the year 1907 (Prabhava Year in Tamil) In the Masi month HH Periya Andavans

Thirunakshatram was celebrated under the then Andvana HH Kadenthe the Andavan.

For this Thirunakshatra Mahotsavam Sriman Padmanabha Charya & Sriman

VaradhaCharya Swami ( Later on Thezandhur Andavan ) attended. Both of them were

known to Kadenthethe Andavan very well and they all served HH kadenthethe Andvan

( He stayed in Chinna Asharam) and then slept in Chinna Ashram.

 

HH Kadenthethe Andvan who was a Hyagreva Upasaka got up next day early morning

around 4.00 Am , woke up Sriman Padmanabhacharya and told that he will be

blessed a boy who will be born in Panguni Pushaya nakshatra & He turned to

Thezandhur Andavan ( In his poorvasharam ) that he will be blessed with son who

will be born in Hastha Nakshatra. HH told that Lord Hyagreeva had told him in

his dream. Then HH told let us not sleep other wise the dream will not come

true. Then he took them to Cauvery for morning rituals. Then both swamis were

blessed the sons on the same Nakshtra as HH has predicted.

 

This part is taken from Srimath Andvan Ashrams History.

 

If any mistake in posting Pray excuse.

 

Dasan

 

Sridhar.