asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm- 10

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Please accept adiyEn’s dhaNdavath praNAmams at your feet.

 

Last week, we were blessed to read end enjoy the AchArya paramparai of Sri

Ahobila Mutt and Sri Parakala mutt. Let us proceed further.

 

From Swamy Desikan (on Rahasyagrantha paramparai -which is also SamAsrayaNa

paramparai) the tree upto Tirukkudanthai Desikan is as given below:

 

SRI VEDANTA DESIKAN

Sri Brahmathanthra swathanthrar

GatikAsatham ammAL

VaradavishNvAchAryar

MahAdayAdheesar

Vaathsya AhobilAchAryar

Vaathsya VaradAchAryar

Shashta parAnkusa SwAmy

Sri Panchamatha bhanchanam thAtha Desikan

Vaathsya AnathAchAryar

RamanujAchAryar

VenkatAchAryar

VeerarAghavAchAryar

Sri Rangapathi Desikar

Ranganatha Swamy

Sri Saakshaath Swamy (reported to be an avtaar of Sri Ramanuja,- as Swamy

Desikan had longed to have direct AchArya sambandham with Emperumaanaar Sri

Ramanujacharya. (as Swamy Desikan lived from 1268 A.D to 1369 A.D, he

naturally could not have the bhAgyam of enjoying the darshan of studying

directly under Sri Ramanuja (1017 A.D to 1137 A.D)

 

TIRUKKUDANTHAI DESIKAN (1700 A.D to 1782 A.D) (an avtaar of Swamy Desikan,

fulfilling his desire to study at the feet of Ramanujacharya)- Sri

Munithraya sampradAya Pravartthakar.

 

This Swamy, who was also Sri Gopaalaarya Mahadesikan, completed the whoel

course of his studies at the feet of Sri Saakshaath Swamy. Sri Saakshaath

Swamy blessed the disciple to settle down at Kumbakonam (Tirukkudanthai) and

spread the sampradayam. Sri Gopaladesika mahadesikan was in his 30 years of

age when many disciples flocked to him. There were three sanyaasis (namely

Sri Srinivasamuni, VazhutthUr Sri Vedantharamanujamuni and Sri Ranganatha

muni, who were considered to be amsam – avtaar of Sri Yamunamuni- sri

Alavandhar, Sri Ramanujamuni and Sri Nathamuni respectively..) in their

saffron attire, were attending on Sri Tirukkudanthai Desikan (a gruhastha

AchAryan). Thus, since there were three munis (sanyaasis) at the feet of Sri

Tirukkudnathai desikan, He is called Munithraya sampradaya pravartthakar.

 

Vazhutthoor Sri Vedantha ramanuja muni had more followers than the other

two. His propagation brought the Acharya vamsa vruksham to a very prominent

status. One thing needs to be mentioned here. When this Swamy approached Sri

Tirukkudanthai Desikan, he prostrated at his feet saying..”theera vinaigaL

theera ennai Andaay! Thirukkudanthai ooraa! “ (from sri NammAzhwAr’s

ThiruvAymozhi 5.8- Oh Resident of Tirukkudanthai! You have ruled me,

dispelling all my karmic diseases”. Sri Tirukkudanthai desikan said to

him..”Since you mentioned this line.. hereafter you will be the one who will

rule and propagate – blessed the Acharyan. . (Andaan- and hence he was

called as Andavan- THUS came Sri Andavan Ashramam)

 

Sri VazhutthUr Andavan- Sri Vedantha Ramanujamuni became the real

torchbearer of Sri Tirukkudanthai Desikan- Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan.

 

Sri Vedantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan (Sri VazhutthUr Andavan) had the following

main disciples

 

1. Sri Annayarya Mahadesikan and thus came in Sri Valayapettai Swamy

Paramparai.

2. Sri Vedantha Ramanuja mahadesikan (Sri Andikkaadu Swamy- Sri Vangheepuram

Swamy) – Sri Rangaramanuja mahadesikan- Sri Kedhaandipatti Swamy Paramparai

(from which we were blessed with Sri KozhiyAlam Swamy- Sri Utthamoor Swamy

paramparai; Sri Ramadesikacharyar; Sri Madhuranthakam Swamy et al)

3. SRI SRINIVASA RAMANUJA MAHADESIKAN- Sri TirutthuRaippooNdi Andavan

 

Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan- Sri Thirutthurai Poondi Andavan, had the disciple

Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan (PERIYANDAVAN) also called Sri Vatthal Swamy

 

Let us continue with the GREAT AchArya paramparai in the next post..

 

In the meanwhile, read and enjoy this article on Sri Tirukkudanthai Desikan

http://www.the-hindu.com/2000/09/29/stories/13291364.htm

 

from The Hindu written by Sri U Ve Dr VN Vedantha Desikan, an ardent sishya

of Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan His Holiness Sri ParavakkOTtai Andavan Sri

Gopaladesika Mahadesikan.

 

asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm…

 

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AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

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