Periyavar U.Ve.Sriman N. Srinivasacahariar

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My Guru Sri Sri N.Srinivasachariar, son of Maharishi Sri Sri Vasudevachariar attained the lotus feet of Lord Narayana yesterday in Chennai. He was 104 (One hundred and four). First from Ramakrishna Mission and then from Sri Ahobila Math Oriental School, West Mambalam, Chennai, this Mahatma provided a great spiritual and academic education to tens of thousands of ever grateful students over the last eight decades. A NIRAI KUDAM. During my visits to India, everytime I had the Bhagyam of prostrating at his noble feet before doing other things in India. The last time I was with him was in Mar 2008. Even after completing 100 years of life, he used to do THARPANAMs regularly until he lost his physical ability to do so a couple of years ago. Will that inspire some people to start doing Tharpanams that they might have stopped for different

reasons? He was very fond of doing archana with Shanbaga flowers to his Ishta devata Sri Rajagopalaswami and Shanbagavalli Thayar of Mannargudi which is referred to as Shanbaga Vanam. My other Guru Late Sri ANNA N. Subramania Iyer and he, served the Ramakrishna Mission very admirably until into their late nineties in various capacities. These two towering giants of Acharyas were perhaps among the greatest of Aasthikas and Bhagwath Avatarams of the 20th century. Sri Anna authored many dozens of religious books on a variety of topics and Sri Srinivasachary focused on School education, particularly imparting knowledge of Vedas and Naalayiram. Sri Srinivasachariar's passing away is an irreparable loss for all the Aasthikas. His grateful students owe a great deal of debt to Lord Narayana for having given the bhagyam to be under his tutelage during our

school days. May Rajagopalaswasmi and Shanbagavalli thayar bless Sriman Vasudevacharar, the son the deceased, with the mental strength to bear this loss and continue to guide the students of the Ahobila Math Oriental High school with good health and peace of mind. May the Almighty keep him with HIM, at HIS FEET, for ever in future. Sri Srinivasachary Dasan, S.P. Krishna Murthy Dallas, Texas.