Today Nov 21 2008 - 76th Thirunakshatram of our revered acharya- Let us all join to sing mangalasasanams to swamy

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Srimathe ramanujaya NamahaDear Bhagavatas,Today is a great day for all of us. To rejoice the same and sing mangalasasanams to our revered swamy adiyen is forwarding a small writeup about swamy to you all taken from www.vanamamalai.com

Our

Srimat Paramahamsetyadi Jeer Swami (His Holiness- HH) says very

proudly, with great love and regard that he is the son of the soil-

viz- Sri Vanamamalai.HH

Swamiji's poorvashrama parents belonged to respected vaidika families.

His holiness' father (in poorvaashramam – prior to accepting sanyaasam)

Mahavidvan Sri U.VE. Vadhyar Srinivasayyangar Swami was a renowned and

extremely knowledgeable scholar in all the four shastras – particularly

in Nyaya Shastra and Vedanta. Also, he was a famous Vidvaan in Dharma

shastras and Astrology. Had HH's father (poorvashrama) still been on

this earth now, he would be 117- years old. Srinivasanayyangar swami

was thickest of friends with Mahavidvan, Mahamahimopadhya Sri U.VE. P.B

Annagaracharya swami. Both of them were around the same age. HH

Swamiji's mother (Poorvashrama) belonged to a famous Vidvat-Kutumba,

her revered father Sri Sundaram ayyangar was holding the post of

Rayasam for three generations of the pious dynasty of Sri Vanamamalai

Mutt. Our swami's grand father (poorvashrama) was a great scholar in

Music, Shastras, and fluent in the following languages – Tamil,

Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Kanada. Gujarati & Rajasthani. He was

born in the year 1867 A.D. He was on this earth till our Swamiji's

upanayanam.Our Swamiji was

born on 22-11-1932 – Corresponding time – Angeerasa Varsha, Karthikai

Month 7th day with the Star Pooram (Poorvaphalguni) and Tuesday.

Notable point here is that our Swamiji's birth star and birth day of

the week are the same as that of Sri Andal / Goda devi.HH

Swami's initial studies up to oriental Entrance Examination of T.N.

Govt. were at Sri Ramanuja Vidyalaya of Nanguneri. Then he completed

the Vyaakarana Siromani course for four years in R.D.S. College,

Madurai (from 1948 to 1952). Swamiji received First Rank and Gold

Medal. This ranking and Medal were given taking into account All

Siromani Branches – viz- Sahitya, Vyakarana, Mimamsa, Vedanta and

Jyotisha.HH Swami entered

his holy profession of Teaching in the year 1952 and retired in 1992,

after performing service of a little more than four decades.HH

equipped himself gradually, as a post Graduate in four languages – viz-

Sanskrit, Tamil, English and Hindi. He is also a Ph.D. in Sanskrit.HH

Swamiji took his Samashrayanam at the lotus Feet of the 27th

Peetadhipati Jeer of Sri Vanamamalai Mutt in the year 1941. He became

the 30th (Jeeyar, Peetadhipati) of this famous Sri Vanamamalai Mutt on

November 10th 1994. This day was a very auspicious day – viz- Shravana

Thirunakshatra Day of Poigai Azhwar, Sri Pillai Lokacharya, Lord

Balaji, Sri Swami Desikan, the second Pontiff of Sri Vanamamalai Mutt

and also the 17th Jeeyar swami.Swami

started his discourse / oration service in the year 1951 itself. HH

has given hundreds of discourses in all the various languages listed

above.In the year 1953, HH

gave written Vyaakarana Pareeksha in Veda Vedanta Vardhini sabha,

Tiruvallikeni and got First Rank and Prizes. Also HH participated in a

Sanskrit Elocution contest, with 16 participants from different

Universities. He received first rank and prizes from

Sri.U.Ve.Mahavidvan P.B.A.Swami, who was the chief Judge for the

contest.Our Swami HH is an

excellent writer of short stories, poems etc. in all four languages;

several of his writings have been published in different magazines.Our

swami's Kalakshepam of Sri Bhashyam and Bhagavad vishaya was from his

most revered (poorvashramam) father and special study of Nyaya shastra,

Vedanta shastra and our Sampradaya Rahasya Granthas.The

pinnacle of his writing was the complete metrical translation of

Thirukkural. Its merit was published with the financial assistance of

Govt. of India in the year 1978. It was published by Sri U.Ve. Puthur

Krishna Swami Iyangar of 'SriVaishnava Sudarshanam'. It has

received appreciation from Sri U.VE. Mahavidvan PBA Swami,

Padmavibhushan Dr. V. Raghavan, and subsequently HOD (Head of Dept.) of

the Sanskrit Department of Madras University and other scholars.Our

Swami HH has dedicated an Ivory Palanquin for Nammazhwar in Azhwar

Thirunagari. He performed a great and creditable Kainkarya by coating

in gold the Thirumana Thune (Aalamba Aamoda Sthambha) in Srirangam

right in front of periya perumal. HH harbors a great desire to perform

many such kainkaryas at Vanamamalai and other Divyadeshas.At

present HH is very keen in constructing a branch of our Vanamamalai

Mutt at Tirumala and Jeeyar has all hope that this Nirmala Kainkarya

will begin at the earliest and will be successfully accomplished by the

grace of Tirumalai Appan.HH

has made several Divyadesha yatras and has to his credit five

Chaturmasya Vratams out-of-station viz. at Hyderabad in 1996 &

2005, at New Delhi in 1997, 2000 and 2006.HH has earned very valuable Shishya Sampati – thousands of disciples within our Mother land India, Nepal and also abroad. The opinion of all people about our Swamiji is that he is very approachable, accessible and thus extremely Sulabha.

Our

Swamiji's 75th Thirunakshatram (birth anniversary) was celebrated at

Chennai (Thiruvallikeni) for three days on December 1, 2, & 3,

2007. Thousands of devotees from all over India very enthusiastically

participated, enjoyed and greatly benefited. In connection with this

great occasion, Mangalashasanas were performed at Tiruchanur, Tirupati

and Tirumala, with all excellent Temple Maryadas on 4th & 5th

December. On 7th December, Mangalashasana Vaibhava was held in a

similar manner at SriRangam.At

last but not least, an additional piece of news: Our Swamiji flew to

and from Chennai to participate in the 107th Annual Music Festival of

Sri Parthasarathy Sangeeth sabha. He accorded the Sangeeta Kala

Sarathy award to Mumbai Jayashree, a much renowned Musician and

delivered his fitting Anugraha Bhasana.With

the divine grace of Sirivaramanga sametha Sri deivanayaka perumal and

the esteemed acharya parampara of the vanamamalai mutt, these are some

of the legendary highlights of our Swamiji's ongoing kainkarayas to

sampradayam and society.

 

 

 

 

Asmad gurubhyO namahaAdiyen ramanuja dAsan/dAseeVaradarajan/Sumithra