Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 >"Venkatavarahan" <srinisrinivasan ><oppiliappan,<> >CC: <ramanbil >Regretfull Announcement !! >Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:42:03 +0530 > > >Dear swamin > >A great vedic scholar, nyaya vedantha siromani vidwan,Garudapuram >Thirumalai >Eachambadi Raghunandanachariyar, informally known as Orathi Swamy, aged 80, >resided at Dhasavathara Temple attained Lotus feet of his Acharya on 09 / >02/2004, cremated at Srirangam with reverance by shisyas strictly adhering >to Vedic Brahma Medha samskaram ( A Rarity now a days) We sorrowfully >request u to inform this to sister groups also. > > He has lived an austerelife truly enshrined in the works of Nigamantha >mahadesika >and lived as a special breed visishtadwaithin of ramanuja sampradaya.( >Deeply beleiving in the great philosophy of Ramanuja).He as a descendent of >Illustrious Garudapuram Swami of Kanchipuram, has brought up his sons as >veda vedanthic scholars. He gave his daughters to scholars, one of them is >the Asthana vidwan of Ahobila mutt while other is illustrious son from >Navalpakkam.. > > He has participated in many vidwat sadas around the country and was >rewarded and regarded by all the three mutts and CINNA JEER of andara and >won many titles. Some of them are "JAN JAH MARUDAUM" ,"PAVAI KADAL >AMUDAM", >"NYAYA VEDANTA KESARI" and "MAL UGANDA VASIRIYAN".. As a true vedanta >desika >follower he shyed away from using these titles. The pontiff of >poundareekapuram asharamam has special regards for this great acharya. He >enjoyed a special place in the hearts of 44th pointiff of sri Ahobila mutt >(mukkur azagiya singar). > > He studied nyaya siromani at Maduranthakam Patasala of Ahobilamutt >and >vedantha siromani from Madras University. By profession he was a >sanskrit/tamil pandit in National College Hr. Sec. School, Trichy and duly >revered by hundreds of students throughout the country even today. As a >true >swayamacharya in the lineage of Garudapuram swami he has performed >samasrayanam and grandha chatushtaya kalakshepams to few but sath patrams >who were still propagating his style of philosopy rendering. He has a >mastery in Nyaya. But he shyed from giving lectures/upanyasams of late, as >he felt that, now a days Upanyasams are not giving effective benefits to >the mass. This shows how he is different from present day upanyasakas.This >is not to wound others but to highlight his gunam. > > He had special niche for anushtanams and swaroopams which reflected in >the way he led his sons' and his life as well. He had his samashrayanam >under garuda puram swami and saranagati under garudapurm cinna swami of >madurantakam. He received his grandha chatustaya kalashepam form maha >mahoupadyaya Maduranthakam swami and served him as true sishya for more >than >40 years. > > His nigamanam was one of the rarity as it follow the sri bhasyas >sutram >, "THADOKOGRA JWALANAM ........ ........ SATADHIKAYA" in true sprit, which >we witnessed. The OORDWAGAMANAM happend after the great swami did his >morning anushtamnams and it followed the requirements laid down by Swami >Desikan in "NADAIPERAVANGI PAHALOLINAAL ....." in his tamil prabhandam >"ADIKARA SANGRAHAM" for mumukshu. It was on an auspicious star uttram and >auspicious abhijit hour in the day time laying down in the lap of his >eldest >son amidst chanting of vedic karna mantra. His thirumeni had not lost its >lusture even after ten hours, the time when the brahmameda samskara ended >at >the famous THIRUMANGAIMANNAN's Paduvanthurai. > > Please give this message a wide publicity among all sister >srivaishnava >groups as this swamins nigamana proved many philosophical points of our >sampradaya.Also many of his abhimanis are in foreign countries The dasamaha >(tenth day) kainkaryam is slated for 18th feb 2004 at Booloka Vaikundam >,srirangam. > >By shishyas and abhimanis > _______________ Choose now from 4 levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage - no more account overload! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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