Today September 8th,2002 - Srimath Mysore Andavan Thirunakshatram - Vaibhavam - Part I

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Srimath Mysore Andavan Life History

 

 

Sri:

 

 

Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

 

 

Srimathe SrinivAsa rAmAnuja  Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

 

 

Thirunakshatram: Avani - Uthiram

 

 

 

Thanian:

 

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

 

 

 

Today (Sept 8th ), Avani Uthiram  is the 93rd Thirunakshatramof Srimath Mysore

Andavan Sri SrinivAsa RAmAnuja MahA dEsikan who adornedAcharya peetam as the

10th Andavan in the Andavan Periashramam MunithrayaSampradayam AchArya

Lineage.adiyEn is transmitting the source material providedby Sri. Sunder

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

Vedantasara, Pravachana Kalanidhi, Sri U Ve Vidwan HariharapuramGopalacharya (in

his purvAsramA)  and  as Srimath Mysore Andavan.,Sri Srinivasa Ramanuja

Mahadesikan ( in ThuriyAsramA).

 

An elderly scholar of vidwat scholarship in Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada andHindi,

Sri Hariharapuram Gopalacharya was born on 21.09.1909 to Sri

Krishnamaachaaryaand Smt. Ranganaayakamma (Avani Uthiram, Gowri festival day,

Sosale village,T. Narasipura Taluk on the banks of Cauvery near Sangamam of

Cauvery andKapila rivers, Mysore district) who belonged to an orthodox

Srivaishnavafamily which had a scholastic background. Other members of the

family includedtwo brothers and two sisters.

 

During his childhood, due to epidemic plague that spread widely, swAmi'sfather

passed away, following which, the family's financial position wasnot sound. He

lived in Sosale village and studied in a higher primary schoolthere. Knowing the

budding scholar in swAmi, the scholars persuaded him tojoin Mysore Maharaja

Samskruta Paathashaala and to continue his studies.Accordingly, swAmi came to

Mysore, joined the Sanskrit college, completedhis further studies in Saahitya

and Vyaakarana and became Vidwan. 

 

During the student days, he had to depend for his daily food in Sri

Parakaalamutt, where the then Aacharya Sri Abhinava Ranganaatha parakAla mahA

dEsikanwho adorned the peetam, noticed the brilliant boy and provided him

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

brothersand used to help them by giving good education and food (padi) that

receivedin the Parakaala mutt and there by facilitated their studies also.

 

Having completed matriculation, Sanskrit (vidwat degree), Kannada Panditand

Hindi Pandit exams, he attained proficiency in 'Naalaayira

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

passed allhigher examinations of philosophy (Vedanta Shastra) and obtained

Vidwat Prashasti.

 

In his 14th year, he had the blessings of Srimath NammAndavan and with

PanchaSamskaaras and Bharanyasa. At that juncture, he composed a beautiful

collectionof 134 poems (Srimad Aandavan Vaibhavam) and visualizing the scholar

in him,Srimad Aandavan blessed the boy immensely and he came to be known as

MysoreVidwan Gopu.

 

Regarding discharging duties and responsibilities, Sri Gopaalaachar marriedSmt

Jayalakshmi from Talkad who belonged to a respectable family. The couplewere

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 beloveddisciple

of many great scholars and he successfully completed the studiesof Bhaashya and

Upanishads. swAmi underwent grantha chathushtya kAlakshEpamsunder Srimath Akkur

Andavan. He was the Aasthaana Vidwan and Srikaaryam ofthe Srimad Andavan

Ashramam for more than three decades. With the then pontiffThirukkudanthai

Aandavan, he undertook paadayatra all over India and speciallyBadari. He was

respected for his devotion, dedication, commitment to Srivaishnavism(Sri

Ramanuja Darshanam) and his wide scholarship in all shastras. He wasa good

swimmer too.

 

In his efforts to invite Srimad Aakoor Andavan to Karnataka, his journeyon cycle

to Chamarajanagar, Sathymangalam, Erode and Srirangam to arrangefor the stay of

Andavan was commendable. With all these devotional servicesto Sri Aacharya, he

obtained the blessings of Srimad Aakoor Aandavan. SriAacharya served in a high

school at Sakaleeshpuar (Karnataka) and thereafterhe 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. Theyinclude; 

 

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 commentaryin

Kannada (1969). This work of 465 pages, was published at Sri Parakaalamutt

Mysore.

2. A translation of 'Deshika prabandham' from Tamil to Sanskrit and commentryin

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

(sanskritversion)

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'scommentary.

10. Translated works of Sri Vedanta Deeshika to Kannada.

 

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

Padabandhamsspontaneously. SwAmi has also written numerous articles about Sri

Ramanujaphilosophy. Following his contribution to Sanskrit literature, SwAmi was

recognized as an outstanding scholar both by state and center, and wasgiven an

honorarium (President's Gold Medal). 

 

Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan gave Sanyaasam 11-04-1988 and since thenhe was

popularly called Mysore Andavan. Having lead a meangful life, SrmathAndavan

attained Paramapadam at Srirangam Ashramam on 22 -05-1989 ( @ 3:10AM on a

Monday), thus becoming an illustrious ardent devotee of Sri Ramanuja.Words

cannot explain the saintly nature of Srimath Mysore Andavan but itcould 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 Sreenivasan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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