adiyen is very grateful for sharing this essay with all of us. Thank you so much. adiyen constantly thinks of doing this and that... and then when the test arrives adiyen invariably yields to the ephemerals. as though greatest of the greatest Sriman Venkatanathan Vedanta Desikan has forsaken adiyen as though Swami Nammazwar has fosaken me Reading this material that there have been athmas who have done it.. it now becomes doable and there is a renewal of hope that can be done. adiyen with much gratitude and many thanks invite other members to write such recollections of local srivaishnavites of our Sri Sampradayam. thayar thiruvadigale charanam acharyan thiruvadigale charanam -- incorrigible anandavalli dasan --- Padmini Ranganathan <prangan3333@xxxx> wrote: > Sri: > SrImathE vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdEshikAya namaha > SrImathE rAmAnujAya namaha > SrImathE nigamAntha mahAdEshikAya namaha > SrImathE varadarAmAnuja mahAdESikAya namaha > SrImathE srInivAsatAtArya mahAdESikAya namaha > SrImathE srIkrShNatAtArya mahAdESikAya namaha > > > Dear all, > > nyastAtmIyabharam varapradagurau vairAgya > bhAgyOdadhou > vEdAntAmrta sAravantamanaghAt srIsrInivAsAdgurO: > SrIshailAnvaya kaustubhasya tanayan srEyOnidhE: > srInidhE: > VandE sAdhu katAkSakELinilayam srIkrShNa saddESikam > > This is the taniyan of .kOTikanyAdAnam Sri > U.Ve.K.S.Krishna Tatachar swamy. > > The year 2003, carries along with it a great > significance, by marking the (SatamAnOtsava:), 100th > thirunakshattiram of the great Acharyar, > kOTikanyAdAnam U.Ve Sri Krishna Tatachar swamy, > popularly known as "SWAMY". The avataram day of this > acharyar was in > mAsi masam, anUrAdhA nakshattiram, in the year 1903. > He attained paramapadam in the year 1993, Adi masam, > krShNa paksham, trayOdaSi tithi, this day, 10 years > before and this being the reason for posting the > article today. > > This great acharyar was a true blend of jnAnam, > anushTAnam, vairAgyam etc etc.His gAmbhIryam was > like > that of an ocean enshrined with the rarest of jewels > that were qualities of his like kAruNyam, > saushIlyam, > paratvam, saulabhyam, audAryam etc. etc etc The list > never ends. Have to stop here owing to the limited > intellect and limited space and not because there is > a > limitation to his qualities. We can remember the > saying,"matikshayAt nivartantE na gOvinda > guNakshyAt". > Same way.These qualities were best enjoyed by his > SishyAs who droned at his feet like bees. He was > very > much known for his kindness and affection towards > his > disciples. Any small question by anybody on any > topic > would open up his treasure house of knowledge, > giving > the questioner an insightful panorama of his deep > knowledge in shastra and Vedantha. Whoever be his > disciple, a scholar or a beginner, he(this krishna > megha) would bless them with all his knowledge > equally, like the rain that pours impartially and > equally on all places. The doors of his house were > ALWAYS open to his disciples. > > He was the very embodiment of vairagyam, comparable > to > the likes of the monastic order which made people > refer to him as "sanyAsI in white" and hence the > name "SWAMY". > > Some of his disciples include U.Ve > Dr.N.S.Anantharangacharya Swamy, the great Tamil > scholar U. Ve Sri P.G.Srinivasan Swamy (popularly > known as PG mama), Prof. Ramaswamy Iyeanger, Sri > U.Ve > P.Ramanujan swamy - AsthAna vidvAn of Srimath > Ahobila > Matham, Sri U. VeAnanthanarasimhachar swamy - > Srikaryam of Srimath Poundarikapuram Ashramam, his > father Sri U. Ve Ananthachar swamy ,Sri .Narasimha > Tatachar(popularly known as post master mama), etc > etc > etc. > > It is indeed my paramabhAgyam to have been > associated > with this acharyar both as his disciple and also his > grand daughter(he was my father's periappa). > > This year, which marks his birth centenary, is very > significant. Let me share with you all, the words > of > a few scholars on this mahAn. > > > This is the brief biography of the Acharyar, written > by his disciple and my grand father U. Ve Dr. N.S > Anantharangacharya, who studied various Sampradayic > texts under him for about 8 to 9 years. > Dr.NSA was his most favourite student.The affection > of > the acharyar towards Dr.NSA continued to flow > towards > his family members too and for this reason, we did > enjoy a special privelege, being very close to this > acharyar. > > ACHARYAR'S BIOGRAPHY BY DR N.S.ANANTHARANGACHAR > SWAMY. > > "sAntA mahAntO nivasanti santa: vasantavat lOkahitam > charanta:" > > This sUkti can be richly attributed to Sri U.Ve K.S > Krishna Tatacharya Swamy. He took birth in the > great > family of Kotikanyadanam Sri Srinivasa > Tatacharya Swamy, a scholar of highest order who > studied vedantic texts extensively under HH > PoundarIkapuram Andavan Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan, > in > Subhakrt samvatsaram, kumbha mAsam, krishna paksham, > aShTami day. His mother's name was Thirumathi > Krishnamma. > > Sri U.Ve Krishna Tatachar swamy got his basic > education from his father.After completing his > primary > education at his birthplace 'Talkad ', he got his > secondary education at Mysore and obtained B.A > degree > from the Mysore Maharaja college. Right from his > childhood, acharyar was greatly drawn towards > vEdAntic > studies which enabled him to to pursue the > adhyayanam > of > veda and vedanta extensively. His jeevanasutra was > based on the imperial maxim "tapascha svAdhyAya > pravachanEcha". > > At the age of 24, the acharyar entered > grihasthashramam. His wife was the grand daughter of > the then JODIdAr of sOsalai.. Just like our swamy > Sri > Vedanta Deshika, he too continued in his > grhasthasramam, like a dew drop on the lotusleaf, > and performed it as a yOga. As the saying "asakta: > sukham anvabhUt" goes, he had given up atyAsakti. > This > vairagyam of his, naturally got him the name > "sanyasi" and people started calling him as "SWAMY". > > He started his career as a teacher at "The National > High School" and served for over 34 years. He was a > model teacher who was very much known for his > affection and patience. He was adored by one and all > for his qualities Arjavam, sausheelyam, saulabhyam > etc. He was a living example of the saying, > > "kshamayA dayayA prEmNA sUnrtEnArjamEna cha > vaSIkuryAt kagatsarvam vinayEna cha sEvayA" > > After settling down in Bangalore, he devoted his > life > to the further study of Vedanta, under the great > scholars of the day. He studies at the feet of > HH Srimath PoundarIkapuram Srimath Andavan Sri > Srinivasa Mahadesikan, staying in the aashramam at > Srirangam for over 6 years and also at the feet > of Sri U.Ve Hemmige Srinivasa Iyengar Swamy. He also > passed with flying colours, the Vidvaduttama parIkSA > in Vedanta and was honoured by NalvaDi > KrishnarAjEndra wodeyar. Thus this acharyar > continued > his journey of life through continuous study of > vedantic texts. > > As per the saying, > > "adyAtma grantha nirmANam, anEkEsham cha bOdhanamm > archAvatAra sEvAm cha", he devoted his whole life to > these. He has authored many works in Sanskrit, > Kannada and English. > > His works in Sanskrit are, "AndavAbhyudayam", > written on the great acharyar HH Srimath > Thriukkudanthai Andavan and "mahAvIravaibhavam". > > His works in Kannada are thiruppavai rasAsvAdinI, > gOpAlavimSati bhAvapradIpikA, which is a beautiful > explanation of vEtAnt dESikar's "gOpAlavimSati:', > with > beautiful meanings,translations of daSavatArastOtra, > dayASataka, garuDadanDaka,SaTHamarshaNa gOtradavara > AjAnasiddha mahimE, etc. thiruppAvai rasAsvAdinI, is > a > vast work, which is highly informative with very > rare > meanings. > > His work "srIbhASyAmrtasAra" in Kannada, is a master > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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