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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

SRI VELIYANALLUR ANDAVAN (Purattasi / Tiruvaadirai)(1825 - 1900 CE)
http://www.munitrayam.org/andavanashram/avv.html
[from Acharya vamsa vruksham written by Sri Anbil Ramaswamy, USA]

Among the distinguished disciples of Periya Andavan was one Vedaanta 
Tatachariar of Sankarapuram. The Tatachariars who belong to Shadamarshana 
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 CE) and 
slightly his elder and outlived him by a few years, we may place him between 
1825- 1900 CE.

His Tanian reads as follows:

Sri Vaasa Yogeendra Kripaathabotham Sri Saila Ramanuja Labda Sinham /
Vairaaghya Bhaktyaadhi Gunaikadhaanaam Naaraayanaakhyam Munim Aasrayaamah //

Meaning: _Let us take refuge in Narayana Muni who was a great Yogi full of 
mercy, a hall mark acquired at the feet of Sri Srisaila Ramanuja and who was 
full of auspicious qualities like detachment and dedication_

Let us pay our obeisance to this "virakthi nEthram" of Periya Andavan - Sri 
Veliyanalloor Andavan Swamy on His Thirunakshathram today.
Acharyan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
www.munitaraym.org

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