Srimath Thembarai Andavan Vaibhavam - Part 4

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This is the fourth posting on the vaibhavam of Srimath

Thembarai Andavan - Ranganatha Maha Desikan.

 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

dAsan

Venkat Sreenivasan

 

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Because of the sanyAsa sweekAram, swami's lifestyle

did not change a bit at all as he practiced a life of

sanyAsi even before that with rigorous anushtAnams and

extreme vairAghyam having completely renounced worldly

comforts.

 

After Srimath Akkur Andavan adorned ThirunAdu, all of

His Apa kAryams were well done. Besides that, special

vasthrA dAnam and Anna dAnam were performed. A

BrindAvanA was constructed in chinnAsramam and a

vigraha prathistApanA was consecrated for Srimath

Akkur Andavan.

 

The daily chores of Asramam was maintained the same

way as it was done from Srimath PeriAndavan's period.

Srimath Thembarai Andavan would wake up before 4 AM in

the morning and would perform avagAha snAnam

immediately thereafter. SandhyAvandhanam, japams

would be done after that followed by bhagavath

ArAdhanam and purvAchAryAs' pAdukA ArAdhanam. This was

followed by distribution of perumAl and pAdukA

theertham. A special sambhAvanA would be performed on

the thirunakshatrams of purvAchAryAs. Later, Sri

bhAshya, geethA bhAshya, bhagavath vishaya

kAlakshEpams would by rendered by His Holiness after

which vaidheeka karmas such as samAsrayanams and

bharanyAsams would be performed for the bhAgavathAs

for the day.

 

In the afternoon, His Holiness would immerse Himself

into grantha patanam or dhyAna japams. Several people

have seen swami profoundly immersed in yoga nishtai.

In the evenings, kAlakshEpams on divya sookthis such

as Srimath RamAyanam, nyAya siddhAnjanam. AdhikaraNa

sArAvaLi would happen besides other anushtAnams.

 

Srimath Andavan would consume very little food once a

day in the mornings. Later when swami had breathing

related problems, little quantity of 'ThuthuvalAI' and

'ManatthakALikkAi' were included in the food. During

few nights, swami would consume porridge. After 10 PM,

swami would go to sleep.

 

SwAmi's AchArya bhakthi knew no bounds. SwAmi would

always attribute the 'Apoorva vishayams', he mentioned

during kAlakshepams to what he heard from his

AchAryAs and that they would say that in even more

nicer way.

 

The Bhakti and viswAsam that swami had towards pAdukAs

is immeasurable. He would always say that pAdukAs had

divine knowledge, power and 'dayA' and whoever seeked

them wholeheartedly would be blessed with 'shrEyas'.

 

Srimath Andavan never undertook yAthra during his time

as AchAryA. This is attributed to swami becoming very

weak and for health reasons stayed in Srirangam

throughout. But this did not prevent Srimath Andavan

from reaching out to His SishyAs and admirers

throughout the country as bhAgavAthAs from all over

India hearing Srimath Andavan's greatness, rigorous

anushtAnams, extreme vairAghyam, soulabhyam and

sowseelyam thronged Srirangam to seek the blessings of

Srimath Andavan and became Srimath Andavan thiruvadis.

Srimath Andavan sparkled as a 'Srivaishnava pradeepam'

staying in Srirangam but attracting people from all

over, far and wide.

 

Asramam Administration

 

Under the supervision of Srimath Andavan, the

administration of Asramam was carried out in an able

and efficient manner. Bhagavath and PadukA ArAdhanam,

kAlakshEpams, thadheeyArAdhanam were performed daily.

PurvAchAryAs' Thirunakshatrams were celebrated in a

grand manner. Asramam temples and pushkarinis were

well maintained. Srimath Andavan would be very

particular that the revenues coming to the asramam had

to be legitimate. With this in mind, the sambhAvanA

given by Srimath periAndavan thiruvadi Sri. U.Ve

kodiyAlam sEshadri Iyengar's son Sri. U.Ve.K.S.

Narayana Iyengar, Svachnnam Sri. U.Ve.

VeerarAghavAchAriAr, Sri. U.Ve. RajagOpalAchAriAr,

pudukOttai diwan Sri. U.Ve. Krishnaswamy Iyengar's

sons, Thirukkudanthai Sri. U.Ve. T.S.R.'s family, Sri.

U.Ve. T.V.S. and family and other devout Andavan

sishyAs were accepted for taking care of Asramam

thadheeyAradhana kainkaryam and other expenses.

 

During swAmi's time as AchAryA, Sri. U.Ve.

Chakravarthi KrishnamAchAriar swAmi, Sri. U.Ve. V.K.

SrinivAsAchAriAr swami and later Sri. U.Ve. SrinivAsa

rAghavAchariAr swami ( Kannan swami – later Srimath

Thirukkudanthai Andavan) served as Sri Karyams of

Asramam at different periods.

 

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(To be continued....)

 

 

 

 

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