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 Dear Swamin/Mathusri
 
        Adiyen likes to bring to your kind perusal the following:--
     Our Vaishnavism traces the heirarchy of Acharyas ( preceptors) from Sriman Narayanan and Sri Mahalakshmi
     Then Sri Vishwaksenar,   then Sri Nammazhvar, then Sriman Nathamunikal, then Sri Alavandhar( Sri Yamunamuni),  and the Sri Ramanujar. Then descending  down to Swami Desikan( 1268--1369). Swami Desikan did uncomparable service through  expositions,as well as numerous literary works. This famous tradition is praised as " munithraya--sampradaya" because of the contributions by  Sriman Nathamunigal, Sri Yamuna muni and Sri Ramanuja muni
 
  In this line of Acharyas, a bright acharya came. He was called Sri Thirukkudanthai Desikan
 Sri Thirukkudanthai Desikan ( Sri Gopalarya  Mahadesikan) was a very bright star  in Acharya genealogy. He  lived in this world  from 1700 to 1782 A.D. He was ,in many respects, similar to Swami Sri Vedantha Desika and called as " apara desika"
He enjoyed the distinction of teaching  three sishyas, that too Sanyasis,  He commanded such preeminence in qualities characteristic of a preceptor that the three sanyasi-sishyas came to Him, showed the reverence and learnt all vecantha works
 Then they carried  on the propagation  of Sri Desika philosophy in their own way. This tradition came to be known as " Munithraya" which acquired rapid siginificance
 
   In this line of Acharyas, Sri Poundarikapuram Andavan ( 1847--1934) came and in His times , He was the most exponent  on scripyures and Sri Vaishnavism, that too Sri Desika Sampradayam. He established an Asramam  near Coleroon river( Vada thirukkavei) just on the northern side of Srirangam
 
 Further, in this line, came the great savant Sri Paravakkottai Andavan( Sri Gopala Desika Maha Desikan). Strictly abiding by the highest level of austerity that characterises this line of Acharyas, He confines  himself to the Headquarters Asramam, guiding the sishyas, abhimanis, in sastraic knowledge and spiritual works ( grantha-chatushtaya). He administers  Pancha-Samskara( Samasrayanam) and Bharanyasa to persons who go to Him  and seek them, after ascertaining  whether he  performs nithya karma such as " Sandhya" etc . 
 With the anugraha of  this great Acharya , the sishyas, abimanis and other asthikas  have started the construction of  branches of Sri Poundarikapuram Asramam , one at "Bangaluru " and another one at Chennai ( Thiruneermalai)
 
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In Thiruneermalai , this asramam will have ground floor and first floor
Ground floor:--temple for Sri Srinivasan with His Consorts, Goddess Mahalakshmi, SrI Lakshmi Hayagreeva, Sri Sudarsana, besides Azhvars and Acharyas---rest room for Srimath Andavan  and visitors with "madappalli". Lecture hall for upanyasam etc
 
First floor:-- Mini kalyana Mandapam    
 
It is estimated that it will cost Rs 100 lakhs. The appeal says that asthikas can tell their commitment to support this kaimkaryam  sothat they get the facility of contribution in instalments sothat they complete their contribution , say, in three years  before the end of the year 2010
 
 Contributions are exempted from the Income-tax Act
 
 The contributions may be sent by way of D.D. drawn in favour of" Srimad Andavan Poundarikapuram Swamy Asramam Trust Srirangam", addressed to
 Srikaryam
 Sri Poundarikapuram Asramam
43--A/13, Asramam Road, SRIRANGAM
 Trichy-620006
PH;--0431/ 2436100 
 
 


Sarvam Sree Hayagreeva preeyathaam

Dasan
Uruppattur Soundararajan
Srikainkarya


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