181st Tirunakshatram Celebration of Tirupputkuzhi Swamy

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Dear Bhagavatas:

 

I am happy to forward an appeal for funds from the Celebration Committee of

181st Tirunakshatram Celebration of Tirupputkuzhi Swamy to be held on 16th

November 2003.

 

The Chief Patron of the Committee is His Holiness Sri ParavakkoTTai Srimad

Andavan Sri Gopala Desika Maha Desika YathisreshTa. His Srimukham is

reproduced below.

 

The President of the Committee is Sri U.Ve. N.S. Ramanuja Thathachariar

Swamy, Retired Vice Chancellor, Sanskrit Deemed University, Tirupathi and

now Editor of “Sri Kanchi PeraruLaalan” a monthly religious magazine that

simultaneously celebrates its 21st Anniversary under the auspices of

“Sri Hayagriva Vidya Peetam, Taramani, Chennai – 600113.

 

The Committee consists of reputed personalities of Bhagavad Ramanuja – Swami

Desika Satasampradyam as the other Patrons, Vice Presidents, Organizing

Secretaries, Secretaries, Joint Secretaries etc.

 

W believe that no further credentials are needed as to the genuineness of

the cause or as to the guarantee for proper utilization of funds collected

for the purpose.

 

Quite a few of them already adorn the Board of Advisory Consultants (BAC) of

“Sri Ranga Sri”.

 

You may send your contributions by Check / DD drawn in favor of

“HAYAGRIVA VIDYAPEETAM, TARAMANI, CHENNAI -600113.

All donations are Tax exempted under 80G of IT Act.

 

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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COPY OF HIS HOLINESS SRIMAD ANDAVAN OF

SRIMAD POUNDARIKAPURAM SRIMAD ANDAVAN ASHRAMAM

Poundarikapuram Swamy Ashramam

43 –A/13 Ashramam Road, Srirangam, 620 006 (Phone: 2436 100)

Dated 25th September 2003

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Benedictory Mangalasasanams to all.

 

MahamahOpadhyaya, Veda Vedanga paarangatha, Desika Darsana Durandhara

Vidvanmani, Sampradaya Rakshaka, late Ubhaya Vedanta Krishna Thathayarya

Maha Desikan popularly known as Shri Tirupputkuzhi Swamy was a direct

disciple of His Holiness Sri Periyandavan Srinivasa Maha Desikan of

Srirangam who had the rare distinction of completing sixty Chaturmasyams and

who was known for Gnana, Anushtana and Vairaghya.

 

By virtue of his outstanding and erudite scholarship Shri Tirupputkuzhi

Swamy proved to be the most precious disciple of Srirangam Srimad Andavan

Ashramam in the 19th century.

 

Shri Tirupputkuzhi Swamy revolutionized the rituals and customs of Sri Swami

Desikan Sannidi in Thuppul at Kanchipuram and but for his epoch making

contribution, the Mangalasasanam of Sri Swamy Desikan at Varadaraja Swamy

temple Purattasi Tiruvonam day (the Tirunakshatram day of Sri Swamy Desikan)

which is a pride festival of Kanchipuram every year, would not have been

possible.

 

His several masterly works on Sri Visishtadvaita philosophy, on Mimamsa and

Tarka Sastras and commentaries of Sri Swamy Desika’s works have enriched the

importance and context of these Sastras and they have proved to be

monumental works that will be useful for generations to come.

 

The entire Srivaishnava community is, therefore, deeply beholden to this

great Acharya forever. The 181st Thirunakshatram of this great Acharya comes

on 16th November 2003. The great grand disciples and other admirers of this

Acharya are planning to celebrate this event in a fitting manner. A

Celebration committee has been set up and an appeal has been printed for

this purpose.

 

It is the sacred duty of every Sri Vaishnava to come forward and contribute

liberally for this celebration and make it a grand success.

 

We pray the Divine couple of Srirangam and all Purvacharyas especially

Srimad Periyandavan for the grand success of the celebration which will

certainly provide an impetus for further propagation of our Sampradaya.

 

Narayana Smriti

Narayana, Narayana

 

(Sd) His Holiness Sri Paravakkottai Srimath Andavan Yathi Sreshta)

Poundarikapuram Swamy Ashramam

43 –A/13 Ashramam Road, Srirangam, 620 006 (Phone: 2436 100)

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COPY OF THE OFFICIAL APPEAL FROM THE CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

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A SINCERE APPEAL TO ALL ASTHIKAS

 

Right from the days of Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja in the 11th and 12th Century AD

and Sri Thuppul Nigamantha Maha Desika in 13th and 14th Century AD, hundreds

of outstanding scholars upholding the traditions of Sri VisishTadvaita

philosophy and Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya have appeared in this world and done

yeoman service for the consolidation, further stabilization and propagation

of our philosophy and religion through their monumental works and teachings.

 

The VisishTadvaita philosophy is as old as Sriman Narayana Himself and His

Consort, Mahalakshmi and Vedas. This philosophy gives correct

interpretations to Vedas and Upanishads as propounded by Sri Ramanuja and

Sri Vedanta Desika in their works. The basic tenet is Sarira and Atma bhava

(Body and Soul theory) as enshrined in the Antharyami Brahmanam of Sri

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad according to which the Supreme being (Paramatma)

and Individual Soul (Jivatma) are two distinct entities but at the same time

they are inseparable. Paramatma, being the soul and Jivatma, being His body.

The divine couple Lord Sriman Narayana and His consort, Mahalakshmi who are

always together is the Supreme entity that is PARATATVAM, Saranagathi or

Prapatti done at their lotus feet is the supreme means which is called

PARAMA HITAM and eternal service to be done to them after reaching their

supreme abode, Sri Vaikuntam is the supreme goal or PARAMA PURUSHARTHAM.

 

In the context of the above, one giant and great scholar, Maha mahO padhyaya

Sri KrishNa Thathayarya Maha Desikan appeared 180 years ago. He was

popularly and reverentially known as Tirupputkuzhi Swamy, whose remarkable

contribution to Sri Swami Desika Sampradaya is something without a parallel.

He belonged to Thathacharya family of Satamarshana gotram and was “Mudal

Theerthaskarar” at Sri Devaraja Swamy temple in Kanchipuram.

 

Some of his masterly works are -

1. Commentary of Nyaya Parisuddhi of Sri Vedanta Desika

2. A very scholarly and elaborate commentary on Sri Nyaya Siddhanjana of Sri

Vedanta Desika.

3. He has authored several works on Nyaya Sastra, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sangeeta

Saastra and Ahnika.

 

He was a disciple of Late His Holiness Srimad Periyandavan of Srirangam and

was admired by late His Holiness Sri Ketahnadipatti Swamy, who both were

giant Srivaishnavite Acharyas of the 19th Century.

 

The above great Acharya took lot of pains to improve Sri Vedanta Desika’s

shrine at Thooppul in Kanchipuram. The entire procedure of Mangalasasanam by

Sri Vedanta Desika of Lord Devaraja Swamy on Purattasi Tiruvonam day

(Tirunakshatram of Sri Vedanta Desika) and the other connected rituals was

visualized and arranged by this Acharya and this is being followed even

today.

 

Late Sri U.Ve Vidwan Sri Nrisimha Thathayarya Maha Desikan, the

Founder-Editor of “Sri Kanchi Perarulalan”, a monthly religious journal with

very informative articles on our philosophy and Sampradayam, was the great

grand disciple of the above great Acharya and belonged to his lineage

(Thiruvamsam).

 

In fact, in memory of this great Acharya only the above founder editor

started the above monthly journal that is paying rich tributes to the above

renowned Acharya through this journal every month by publishing his photo

and expressing words about the greatness of this Acharya. Putting in a

nutshell, this journal is dedicated to this Acharya only.

 

As everybody knows, this journal is published through “Hayagriva Vidya

Peetam, Taramani, Chennai – 600 113” and it is in the fitness of things that

this great event of 181st Tirunakshatram celebration of this revered Acharya

should be celebrated through this Hayagriva Vidya Peetam.

 

Incidentally, this year happens to be the bi-centennial year of Sri Kanchi

Perarulalan after completing 20 years of useful service in the spiritual

world. So, it is proposed to celebrate this landmark event along with the

above celebration. So, the entire celebration has assumed very great

significance calling for co-operation of every Srivaishnava. It is

appropriate that every Srivaishnava should remember this great Acharya on

the occasion of his 181st birthday falling on Sunday, the 16th November 2003

(Aippasi- Ayilyam).

 

The Celebration of this great event is proposed for three days from

14th November 2003 at Hayagriva Vidya Peetam, Tiruvalluvar Street,

Taranmani, Chennai and the office of “Sri Kanchi Perarulalan”.

 

The Celebrations include the following:

1. Veda Parayanam

2. Recitation of 4000 Divya Prabandham of Azhwars and Sri Desika Prabandham

3. Grantha Chatushtaya Parayanam

4. Sri Baashya Vidwat Sadas

5. Release of Souvenir containing informative articles about this Acharya,

our Sampradaya and small works authored by this Acharya.

6. Release of Postal cancellation containing the photograph of this Acharya

on the envelopes.

7. Honoring of the Kainkarua paras of Sri Devaraja Swamy temple that would

be a most fitting tribute to the revered Acharya.

8. Renovation of the Kalakshepa koodam of this great Acharya at Kanchipuram.

The details of the Celebration committee constituted for the above purpose

are given in the Annexure.

 

The total estimated expenditure for the above celebration is Rs.8 lakhs.

 

So, a sincere appeal is made through this write up to all asthikas to

spontaneously come forward and extend whole hearted co-opeartion for the

crowning success of the above celebration, contribute liberally for this

noble cause and demonstrate their solidarity for upholding the traditions of

our Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya on important and memorable occasions like the

above.

 

Gracious contribution may kindly be sent by Cheque / DD drawn in favor of

“HAYAGRIVA VIDYA PEETAM,

TARAMANI, CHENNAI – 600 113”

Donations made to this Vidya Peetam enjoy IT Exemption under 80-G of the

Act.

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