asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamaparAm- 11

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Please accept adiyEn’s dhaNdavath praNAmams at your feet.

 

We have been enjoying the unparalleled, avicchinna (uninterrupted) AchArya

vamsa vruksham of Srivaishnava Sampradayam.

 

Late tuners, please go through the previous posting under the same title for

continuity.

 

Sri Tirukkudanthai Desikan- Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan

Sri Vedantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan (Sri VazhutthUr Andavan)

Sri Srinivasaramanuja Mahadesikan (TirutthuRaippUNdi Andavan)

Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan (PeriyANdavan)

 

We are blessed to read upto this AchAryan last week. Sri PeriyANdavan had

Sri PadhukAsEvaka Ramanuja muni (also called Sri Chinna Andavan), from whom

Srirangam SrImad Andavan lineage. (Prakrutham Andavan is H.H Sri SrimushNam

Andavan)

 

Let us continue with asmadhAchAryan vamsa vruksham’s branch: (these are

branches of the same tree- We are just proceeding on one branch.. – I

request other sishyas of other branches /mutts to continue later with their

respective branch and the glories of Acharyas.

 

SRI VELIYANALLOOR ANDAVAN (Sri Narayana Mahadesikan):

(Courtesy: Sri Anbil Ramaswamy mama)

 

Among the distinguished disciples of Periya Andavan was one Vedaanta

Tatachariar of Sankarapuram. The Tatachariars who belong to hadamarshana

Gotram are descendants of Sri Nathamuni. Down their lineage we find such

celebrated Savants as Periya Tirumalai Nambi, grandson of Sri

Yaamunaachaarya. The Tatachariars distinguished themselves by devoted

service to the temple notably the Tirumalai temple. They settled in five

different places viz., Sankarapuram, Bukkapattinam, Satyamangalam and

Surapuram. It was from the Sankarapuram branch

that Sri Vedaanta Tatachariar Swami came and sought the feet of Periya

Andavan and studied the Vedanta Sastras under him.

 

Sri Krishna Tatachar Swami alias Tirup Putkuzhi Swami expressed his

inability to assume Sannyasa Asrama on account of his hereditary

trusteeship of Lord Varadaraja temple at Kanchi. Vedaantachariar Swami

was considered. He was a Naishtika Brahmachari (Confirmed bachelor), who

knew no other God than his Acharya. He prayed for admission to the

ascetic order, so that the remaining part of his life could be fully

placed at the service of his Acharya. Periya Andavan acceded to his

prayer and took him into the holy order. He was named Sri Narayana Maha

Desikan_. Soon afterwards, Sri Narayana Maha Desikan left on a tour of

Divyadesas and reached Attiyur where he remained discoursing on Ubhaya

Vedanta Sastras and administering Pancha Samskara, Bharanyasa to those

who sought his feet.

 

On hearing that Periya Andavan had attained the lotus feet of his

Acharya, he returned to Srirangam and prayed in his Brindavanam. He learnt

that his cousin and co-disciple under Periya Andavan succeeded him as

Acharya as _Chinna Andavan_ in Periyasramam but had also passed away. He

was greatly upset at the passing away of two yathis and desired to stay at

Periyasramam to continue the work of Periya Andavan. But, as he faced many

obstacles, he moved to Singar Koil

where he stayed for a few days. Then, he proceeded to Vennar bank,

Thanjavur where he stayed till the end of his life. Here he organized the

annual festivals to Swami Desika whose image had been installed in

Thanjai Neelameghap Perumal Koil by Nainar Acharya. He passed away in his

Asrama on the bank of Vennar and lies interred there. Since Velianallur

Andavan was a cousin of Chinna Andavan (1825-1895 AD) and slightly his

elder and outlived him by a few years, we may place him between 1825- 1900

AD.

 

asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm…

 

adiyEn humbly requests with folded hands to each Bhagawatha of this list, to

contribute your mite for the 81st Jayanthi celebration. Please pay your

obeisance by contributing your mite and donate generously to the cause of

the 81st Tirunakshatram celebrations planned for March 24-31, 2001.

Contributions from the USA are tax exempt. Please mail your checks to:

 

SMSA Inc,

c/o Smt. Nagu Satyan,

7821 W Alder Drive

Littleton, CO 80128

 

Please indicate on the memo of your check that your contribution is for

Srimad Poundarikapuram Ashramam.

 

For those in India, please send the cheque or drafts in favour of " S.P.A.V

Trust a/c- 81st Jayanthi and send to Srikaryam, Srimad Poundarikapuram

Andavan Ashramam, 43- A/13, Asramam Road, Srirangam, TRICHY. PIN 620006,

India.

 

PLEASE PLEDGE BEFORE this month end so that we can arrange to send by Mar

3rd to organizers. Thank you.

 

AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn Acharyan Thiruvadi Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan

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