Srimath Thembarai Andavan Vaibhavam - Part III

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06 September, 2002 4:52 AM

Srimath Thembarai Andavan Vaibhavam - Part III

 

 

>This is the third posting on the vaibhavam of Srimath

>Thembarai Andavan - Ranganatha Maha Desikan. More

>postings to follow after this.

>

>Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

>dAsan

>Venkat Sreenivasan

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>Guna seelA

>

>>From his younger days, swAmi was a puritan filled with

>all satva gunAs without a tinge of rajas and tamO

>gunAs. People used to wonder if they could find such a

>nice person with all the nicest qualities one could

>only imagine. Simplicity, honesty, purity, veracity,

>courage, equality, renunciation, lucid and profound

>sampradayic knowledge were hallmarks of swAmi’s gunAs.

>One could see simplicity all the way in the clothes he

>wore, the food he ate or the lifestyle he led. SwAmi

>was such a down-to-earth person who won the respect of

>many of his admirers. SwAmi was a very soft-spoken

>person. He would never say harsh words that would hurt

>others’ feelings. Even when there was a difference of

>opinion, he would speak to others in a soft tone and

>would finally convince them into his side. He would

>never indulge in unnecessary company just to while

>away time, rather spending his time on fruitful

>sathvishayavichAram, kAlakshEpams.

>

>SwAmi had no desire to save money for his family. The

>amazing virakthi swAmi possessed is attributed to his

>deep rooted profound knowledge of our siddhAnta and

>total belief in it.Even during the sadas when

>sambhavana was offered to vidwAns, swAmi would do his

>best to avoid taking up sanmAnam.

>

>SanyAsa sweekAram

>

>Swami was doing kainkaryam to Srimath Akkur Andavan,

>continuing to undertake kAlakshEpams under His

>Holiness. Srimath Andavan was immensely pleased with

>our swAmi’s GnAna, vairAghyA and AnushtAnams and felt

>that our swami was the right person to be adorned as

>‘sampradAya pravarthakA’ of periAsramam after His

>time.

>

>

>But swami felt that he is not a fit person to take up

>the AchArya peetam and hence told the same to His

>Holiness. Some also felt our swAmi’s extreme and

>rigorous vairAghyA would impede the growth of Asramam

>as they thought that the one who has the right balance

>of ‘Lowkika sAmarthyam’ also, would be able to run

>the day-to-day administration of Asramam efficiently.

>

>But Srimath Andavan thought otherwise and felt that

>swami was the right person to take up the sanyAsam

>after him and was very confident our swami would carry

>Asramam’s growth to heights of glory. Accordingly HH

>did upadEsam on prapatti proyOgA and prEsha manthram

>to our swami.

>

>In the meantime, swAmi’s dharma patni attained

>AchAryan thiruvadi in the year 1946. Srimath Akkur

>Andavan was also becoming weak because of age. HH was

>more than convinced that our swami would come to Him

>one day to take up sanyAsam. Swami after long thoughts

>decided to take up sanyAsam and hence went to Srimath

>Andavan and prayed to HH and sought his blessings for

>the sanyAsam. Srimath Andavan was extremely pleased by

>swAmi’s decision and ordained His sishyAs to make

>arrangements for the Holy ceremony.

>

>In the year viya in the month of Aippasi on the 21st

>day i.e. on 6-10-1946 in the presence of several

>Andavan Thiruvadis, Srimath Akkur Andavan gave the

>holy sanyAsam to Sri. U.Ve. Brahmaniddhi Thembarai

>VenkatarAghavAchAriar swami. He was given the title as

>‘Sri RanganAtha mahA dEsikan’ and was fondly called as

>Thembarai Andavan. Srimath Akkur Andavan lived for 5

>more months after that and adorned ThirunAdu on

>19-3-1947 on a krishna paksha dwAdasi day ( in the

>month of Panguni, viya year).

>

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This is the third posting on the vaibhavam of Srimath

Thembarai Andavan - Ranganatha Maha Desikan. More

postings to follow after this.

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

dAsan

Venkat Sreenivasan

 

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Guna seelA

 

>From his younger days, swAmi was a puritan filled with

all satva gunAs without a tinge of rajas and tamO

gunAs. People used to wonder if they could find such a

nice person with all the nicest qualities one could

only imagine. Simplicity, honesty, purity, veracity,

courage, equality, renunciation, lucid and profound

sampradayic knowledge were hallmarks of swAmi’s gunAs.

One could see simplicity all the way in the clothes he

wore, the food he ate or the lifestyle he led. SwAmi

was such a down-to-earth person who won the respect of

many of his admirers. SwAmi was a very soft-spoken

person. He would never say harsh words that would hurt

others’ feelings. Even when there was a difference of

opinion, he would speak to others in a soft tone and

would finally convince them into his side. He would

never indulge in unnecessary company just to while

away time, rather spending his time on fruitful

sathvishayavichAram, kAlakshEpams.

 

SwAmi had no desire to save money for his family. The

amazing virakthi swAmi possessed is attributed to his

deep rooted profound knowledge of our siddhAnta and

total belief in it.Even during the sadas when

sambhavana was offered to vidwAns, swAmi would do his

best to avoid taking up sanmAnam.

 

SanyAsa sweekAram

 

Swami was doing kainkaryam to Srimath Akkur Andavan,

continuing to undertake kAlakshEpams under His

Holiness. Srimath Andavan was immensely pleased with

our swAmi’s GnAna, vairAghyA and AnushtAnams and felt

that our swami was the right person to be adorned as

‘sampradAya pravarthakA’ of periAsramam after His

time.

 

 

But swami felt that he is not a fit person to take up

the AchArya peetam and hence told the same to His

Holiness. Some also felt our swAmi’s extreme and

rigorous vairAghyA would impede the growth of Asramam

as they thought that the one who has the right balance

of ‘Lowkika sAmarthyam’ also, would be able to run

the day-to-day administration of Asramam efficiently.

 

But Srimath Andavan thought otherwise and felt that

swami was the right person to take up the sanyAsam

after him and was very confident our swami would carry

Asramam’s growth to heights of glory. Accordingly HH

did upadEsam on prapatti proyOgA and prEsha manthram

to our swami.

 

In the meantime, swAmi’s dharma patni attained

AchAryan thiruvadi in the year 1946. Srimath Akkur

Andavan was also becoming weak because of age. HH was

more than convinced that our swami would come to Him

one day to take up sanyAsam. Swami after long thoughts

decided to take up sanyAsam and hence went to Srimath

Andavan and prayed to HH and sought his blessings for

the sanyAsam. Srimath Andavan was extremely pleased by

swAmi’s decision and ordained His sishyAs to make

arrangements for the Holy ceremony.

 

In the year viya in the month of Aippasi on the 21st

day i.e. on 6-10-1946 in the presence of several

Andavan Thiruvadis, Srimath Akkur Andavan gave the

holy sanyAsam to Sri. U.Ve. Brahmaniddhi Thembarai

VenkatarAghavAchAriar swami. He was given the title as

‘Sri RanganAtha mahA dEsikan’ and was fondly called as

Thembarai Andavan. Srimath Akkur Andavan lived for 5

more months after that and adorned ThirunAdu on

19-3-1947 on a krishna paksha dwAdasi day ( in the

month of Panguni, viya year).

 

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(To be Continued....)

 

 

 

 

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