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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all

today Aippasi ThiruvAdhirai is the Thirunakshathram of
Srimad Veliyanalloor Andavan Swami Sri Narayana
Mahadesikan. Let us pay our humble obeisance to the
lotus feet of this mahaan

SRI VELIYANALLOOR ANDAVAN (Sri Narayana Mahadesikan):
(Courtesy: Sri Anbil Ramaswamy Swamin's write up on
Acharya vamsa vruksham)

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 Yamunaachaarya.  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_ 

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo narayana
aachaarya padhangri rENu: 

asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm?


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