Srimath Thembarai Andavan Vaibhavam - Part 5 - CONCLUSION

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SrImathE ranga rAmAnuja mahA dEsikAya namaha

SrImathE ranganAtha mahA dEsikAya namaha

SrI ranganAtha Divya maNi pAdhukAbhyAm namaha

 

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

This is the Continuation of Posting on Life History of

Srimath Thembarai Andavan. This is the fifth and the

last Volume in the series.

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Sri Kannan swami at that time was very popular through

out the country for his outstanding upanyasams. Kannan

swami known for his lowkika and administrative skills

took care of Asramam administration in an able manner

as Srikaryam and made a lot of improvements in

carrying out its administrative day-to-day activities.

Srimath Andavan was very pleased with the developments

and witnessed the enormous strides, the asramam was

making in its growth.

 

As per the holy order of His Holiness, a monthly

magazine called 'Sri Ranganatha Paduka' was started in

the year 1955 in the month of October ( Manmatha

Varusham in the month of Ippasi) to bring a connection

between the asramam and the andavan sishyas. A

condensed version of Sri bhashyam titled 'Adhikarana

tharpanam' was published in the year 1959. Srimath

PeriAndavan's 160th thirunakshatra mahotsavam was

celebrated in a grand manner in the year 1961 that

included ubhaya veda patanam and sadas. A grantham

titled 'Bhagavath Aradhana kramAnu bhandham' was also

published on the occasion. In order to remove the

obstacles that were to be caused by the union of eight

planets at that time, a grand shanthi homam was

conducted as per vedic rites.

 

It was Srimath Andavan's wish that the bhagavathas

belonging to our sampradaya indulge in anushtanams

from their younger days, learning divya sukthis and

our siddhanta to a large extent and hence would

encourage His sishyas to bring up their children that

way. Srimath Andavan would bless sishyas to recite the

appropriate slokams in paduka sahasram to ward off

their sufferings.

 

Adorning of Thirunadu

 

Srimath Thembarai Andavan became weaker as the days

passed by due to rigorous anushtanams, meagre intake

of food and also due to breathing related health

issues. Srimath Andavan was eager to appoint the right

person to succeed him as AchArya of the Asramam.

Srimath Andavan found Sri U.Ve. Kannan swAmi( who was

serving as Srikaryam of the Asramam at that time)to be

to be right person he was looking for and hence

informed Sri U.Ve.Kannan swami of the same and prayed

Sri padukas for Sri kannan swami to give the consent.

Sri Kannan swami did not accept to take up sanyasam

but at the same time did not say no to it. In the

meantime Srimath Andavan became more weaker as the

days passed by. So His Holiness gave upadEsam on

“PrEsha manthram” and “MOkshAsrama Ahnika AnushtAnam”

to three vidwAns of the Asramam - U.Ve. Sri. Kannan

swAmi, U.Ve. Sri. Mysore GopAlAchAr swAmi( who later

on became Srimath Mysore Andavan in the late 80s) and

Mannargudi GanapAdi vidwAn U.Ve. Sri. NarasimhAchArya

swAmi for them to be ready and take up sanyAsam any

time when called.

 

In April 1963, Srimath Andavan’s health was extremely

affected and with great difficulty His Holiness was

performing his nithya karma anushtAnam. One day, His

Holiness it seems told the sishyAs around Him that

“Yesterday I almost went to virajA Nadi but had to

come back to bhoolOkam upon emperumAn’s orders only to

nominate the successor for the AchArya peetam of this

Asramam. This Kannan hasn’t come yet”.

 

A couple of days earlier, Sri. Kannan swAmi’s son,

Sri. GOpAlan told his father that he had dreamt about

Srimath Thembarai Andavan telling him that He had gone

to virajA nadi and come back and asked him to send his

father immediately and take up sanyAsam. GopAlan also

told his father that he would take care of his mother

(swAmi's dharma pathni) and asked him to proceed to

Srirangam.

 

On April 4th 1963, Srimath Andavan's condition became

worse and most of the sishyAs were informed. Sree

kAryam Sri. U.Ve. kannan swAmi was also informed of

Srimath Andavan’s health and immediately thereafter

rushed up to Srirangam. On His arrival, arrangements

were speeded up for Sri kannan swAmi's thureeyAsrama

sweekAram.

 

Early morning the next day i.e. on 5th april, 1963

(Friday, sukla dwAdasi, makam star), in the presence

of sishyAs, His Holiness Srimath Thembarai Andavan

ordained the ascetic order to Sri U.Ve. Kannan SwAmi

who was named as Srimath vEdAnta rAmAnuja mahA

dEsikan. His holiness appointed Him as “Ubhaya VEdanta

grantha updEsAthi sampradAya samrakshana doorvahar”.

Srimath Thembarai Andavan felt extremely glad that he

was able to fulfill his avadhAra kAryam and within few

hours on the same day (April 5th 1963) he left for

Thirunadu leaving behind grieving sishyAs.

 

Brindavana prathishta was done for Srimath Thembarai

Andavan in ChinnAsramam to the left of brindavanam of

Srimath Akkur Andavan. In the year 1967 ( Parabhava

varusham in the month of Masi on the 10th instant on

an auspicious wednesday, pushya nakshatram and

thrayodasi thithi between 9 AM and 10:30 AM) divya

mangala vigraha prathishta and maha samprokshanam was

celebrated in a grand manner. Srimath

Paramahamsethyathi Vinnarrangarai Andavan of Srimath

Poundareekapuram Andavan Asramam graced the occasion

where hundreds of bhagavathas participated and got the

blessings of Srimath Thembarai Andavan.

 

let us pray to the divya mangala vigraha of Srimath

Andavan and His Holiness's pAdukAs to bless us all and

guide us to lead the life in the most righteous way.

 

AdiyEn would conclude this posting with Srimath

Thembarai Andavan’s thanian and pray to Srimath

Andavan's pAdukAs to get His FULL BLESSINGS.

 

Srimath VEdha vathamsa lakshmana munehe praapthaaga

maantha dvayam

ThEna Sri raghu punga vangri yugaLe nyasthaathma

Rakshaambharam

Srimath Srinidhi yogivarya karuna labdaabhja

chakraangkanam

Vande shaanthi virakhthi poornamanagham Sri ranga

naatham Gurum

 

 

 

Srimath Thembarai Andavan divya charitham samAptham ||

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Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,

dAsan,

Venkat Sreenivasan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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