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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,
Please accept adiyEn?s dhaNdavath praNAmams at your
feet.

After Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan Sri Srinivasa
desika Mahadesikan, Sri Ranganthadesika Mahadesikan
(RAJAMANNAR KOIL ANDAVAN) took over.
In 1934, in the month of Vaikasi on Pornami day, the
AchArya?s look finally fell kindly on the great
scholar disciple from Mannaargudi as hed had 
decided that he should succeed him and carry forward
the intellectual and spiritual service that he had so
deftly given a new dimension to. Thus Sri Mannargudi
Anadavan, (followed then by sri ViNNaaRRankarai
Andavan) succeeded Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan
(Poundarikapuram Anadavan). And Prakritham Andavan is
Srimad Andavan ParavaakkOttai Gopaladesika 
Mahadesikan, whose 81st Thirunakshathram is being
celebrated.

Today, let us be blessed to enjoy reading the life
history of Sri Mannargudi Andavan. (This is from Sri
Anbil mama?s article- thanks to Sri Anbil mama 
for his permission))

Sri Mannargudi Andavan
(Vikrama- Vaikasi- Mrigaseersham)
(8-6-1880 - 17-11-1954)

There  was  in  Mannargudi  one  Ramanujacharya 
Swami,  one  of  the descendants  in the lineage of
Nadadur Ammaal, one of the immediate disciples of Sri 
Bhashyakara.  He  belonged  to  Srivatsa  Gotram and
was a well known Vedic scholar.  His  forefathers 
were famed for their proficiency in Vedic recitation
which  would  charm  the ears of the 
listeners. Sri Ramanujachar Swami organized and  led 
the Veda Parayana Goshti during the festivals of Sri
Rajagopala Swami. He  was  married to one 
Senkamalathammaal. To them was born on 28th
mrigasirsha, Vikrama,  Vaikasi (8th  June  1880)  a 
male  child  who  was given the name of
Srinivasagopalan.

After Upanayana Samskara, he started his early studies
at the feet of his father who  also  administered  the
Pancha Samskara. Later, he learnt 
Vyakarana Sastras under  the  famous Vyakarana Pandit
Uruppattur Sri Rangachariar Swami (who later became
the 39th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt).

In the beginning he served as Adhyaapaka in the Sastra
Patasala at Orattanad. Sri  Srinivasa Gopalan married
at the early age of 10 to one Nachiyar Ammaal who
belonged  to  a very orthodox Sri Vaishnava family. He
arrived at Srirangam with his  wife and fell at the
feet of Srimad PoundarikaPuram Andavan and was given a
room  in  the  rear  of  the  
Asramam.  He studied under the Acharya the Grantha
Chatushtayam.  At  the  end  of  his  studies,  he 
received Bharanyasa from his Acharya.  On hearing
about his proficiency in Vyakarana Sastras, the 
authorities in  Kerala  Sanskrit College invited him
to serve as Professor of Vyakarana. Sri Srinivasa
Gopalan served in the Sanskrit College at Pattambi for
20 years.

Then, when he completed his assignment at Pattambi, he
visited Srirangam. Srimad Poundarika  Puram  Andavan, 
considering  the  Vairaghya  and 
scholarship of Sri Srinivasa Gopala Swami desired that
he should succeed him and accordingly he was given 
Preksha  Mantropadesa and admitted into the 
holy order of ascetics and was given  the  new name of
Sri Ranganatha Maha Desikan. He was just 54. When
Srimad Poundarika  Puram Andavan attained the lotus
feet of his Acharya on 20th October 1934  (*Bhava- 
Vaikasi-  Pournami  day* ), Sri Ranganatha Maha 
Desikan took charge of the Ashramam with all sincerity
and seriousness.

Many  scholars  who  had  intimately  known  and 
moved  with  the  Swami in his Purvasrama  came  to 
study  at his feet, notable among them are Sri 
Tatachariar Swami of Cuddalore, and Sri Ramaswamy
Iyengar of Thanjavur. Srimad Andavan spent his leisure
hours in meditation and Ashtakshara Japa. 
At the conclusion of every 10  million  japam,  a 
_Thadeeya  Aaraadhana_ used  to be held. He advised
the disciples  to celebrate the Tirunakshatra 
day of Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan
in  their  own  homes  so that more and more
Srivaishnavas could come to know of Swami's greatness.
Srimad Andavan was averse to receiving gifts in cash
or kind. Once, when he was presented an amount of
Rs.4,000, he handed over the amount to Sri  V.R. 
Ramaswamy  Iyengar, Advocate, Thanjavur with a 
request that the money should  be  utilized  to  bring
 out  a  new  edition of Rahasya Traya Sara in
Devanagari  script.  The instruction  was  
complied with and today we have this beautiful edition
in our hands with the superb commentary of Vangeepuram
 Navaneetham  Sri  Rama  Desikachariar  
Swami. It remains a monument to Swami?s vision and
generosity and devotion to Swami Desikan.

Srimad Andavan Ranganatha Maha Desikan attained the
lotus feet of his Acharya on 17th November 1954 (
Jaya/ Kartigai/ Krishna Saptami) when he was 
75.

His Tanian reads as follows:-

Aadhya Srinidhi Yogi Labda Manuraat Sri Vaatsya
Raamaanujaath
Sampraaptanguna Mantra Jaatham /
Apara Sri Vaasa Yogi Swaraat  Gnaanaabdim Suguna Karam
Munivaram Sri Ranganatham Bhaje //

(meaning)
I take refuge at the sacred feet of Sri Ranganatha
MahA  Desikan, the  ocean of Jn~Anam and the treasure
house of all auspicious attributes,  who received  his
 manthrOpadesam  from  the  first SrinivAsa MahA
Desikan, his samAsrayaNam from Sri RaamAnuja MahA
desikan of Srivathsa gOthram and  his  Bhara
SamarpaNam, thuriyAsramam and  Ubhaya VedAntha 
Isvaryam from the other Srinivasa MahA Desikan .

AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo Narayana
AdiyEn AchAryan thiruvadi Narayana dAsan 
madhavakkannan




       
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