Bihar connection of Ahobila mutt!

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SrI:

 

Note from SrI. U.vE PN.SridharAchAr svami.

 

dAsan

 

 

Sridharan Pillaipakkam N [pns]

Friday, August 12, 2005 5:40 PM

Mukund

Cc: sgopan

RE: Bihar connection of Ahobila mutt!

 

Dear Sri Mukund,

 

You must be aware of Sri U Ve. Goshtipuram Ramanujachariar (s/o Sri U Ve

Goshtipuram Sowamyanarayana Mahadesikan, Contemporary of Injimetu

Azhagiyasingar and the First Principal of Sri Ahobila Muth Sanskrit College,

Maduranthakam) about 15 years back narrated me his experience, he had

sometime in 1970s at Chitrakoot (UP). Let me narrate the same.

 

In 70s Sri U Ve. Goshtipuram Ramanujachariar swami during his return from

Kolkatta had been to Chitrakoot and stayed in a Muth. He noticed an

exclusive Peetha being worshiped by the Mahant of the Mutt. On enquiry the

Mahant told him that this is the seat of Sri Adivan Sathakopa and none else

in this Muth will sit there and they will sit only underneath. However, he

could not establish their contact with Sri Adhivan Sathakopa. It is still a

mystery how come our 1st HH had connection with the mUth and subsequently

lost our link?

 

During the Vijaya Yatra of the present HH, sri U Ve swami narrated the same

to HH. HH also made it a point to go to Chitrakoot and visit the Muth.

 

Like that many of our Sri Muth links in north some how got delinked.

However, there are many Vanamamali Muth there and they are referred as

Thothadri Muth....

 

Just I thought I should share this with you.

 

Dasan

 

 

 

 

 

Mukund [krupa]

Friday, August 12, 2005 2:24 PM

Malolan Net

Bihar connection of Ahobila mutt!

 

 

SrI:

 

An interesting Bihar connection to ahobila Mutt:

 

http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/08/09/stories/2005080900231500.htm

 

dAsan

 

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Social benefactor

 

J. Parthasarathi

 

SRI VAISHNAVA RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY - A Commemoration Volume of

" Maaca-Svami " Gadadharacharya (Hindi-Sanskrit-English): Ram-priya Sarma -

Editor; Quarters No. 7, T.N.B College, Bhagalpur, Bihar-812007. Pub. by

Sanjay Kumar, Jagdishpur, Nawbatpur, Patna. Rs. 251.

 

This volume commemorates the invaluable services to the community of a

unique Sannyasi still living with us at the age of 121 years in Bihar. This

great benefactor belonging to Sri Vaishnava Ahobila Math tradition deserves

to be better known. Swami Gadadharacharya, born in 1883 to ordinary

middle-class parents displayed his religious bent from an early age and was

initiated into Vaishnavism by Janardanacharya, a preceptor of the Ahobila

Math at Benares. At his Guru's behest he went on a tour of great Vaishnava

religious centres all over India. From 1942 he took to performing Yajnas

with the cooperation of people who were impressed by his asceticism, dynamic

personality and kind speech giving the healing touch to the diseased and the

distressed. He has performed about 150 sacrifices and with the excess

resources left he has founded many schools, colleges and Patasalas in Bihar.

 

 

He has also held Srivaishnava conferences. Most importantly he has built

three big temples in South Indian style in important places and continues

his missionary work. The wasteland-plain at Bihta in which he dwelt on a

" machan " (raised platform) gave him the popular name of " Maca-swami " and the

wasteland got converted into a populous settlement.

 

The first part of this volume details his life and services, the second and

third parts contain articles in Sanskrit, Hindi and English on Srivaishnava

religion and philosophy, all of which displaying expert knowledge and

expository lucidity.

 

One hopes a companion publication on the Swami's talks and convictions that

guided his long life of unparalleled benevolence will also be brought out