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Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya namaha:

Acharya parampara of Srimath Andavan Ashramam continues in this posting with 
Srimath Chinnandavan - Sri Paduka Sevaka Ramanuja Mahadesikan

Srimath Chinnandavan

Thirunakshatram: Karthigai - Magam Thaniyan: 

Sriman naatha muneendra yaamuna muni Srisamya mindraathmanaha 
Sri Srivasa muneendra desika mane: praapthaaga maanthath dvayam 

Sri rangesha padhe thadharpithabharam Sri paadukasevaka 
Sri ramanuja yoginam guruvaram vandhe dayasagaram 



Karthigai - Magam is the thirunakshtram day of one of the foremost and 
illustrious acharyas of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Periasramam, Srimath 
Chinnandavan - Sri Paduka Sevaka ramanuja maha desikan. 

This mahan was born in the year sarvadhari (1828), in the month of Karthigai in 
a hamlet called velliyanallur. His janma nakshatram is Magam. He belonged to 
satamarshana gothra. His father, Sri Krishna Thathacharya. named his son as 
Srinivasaraghavan. It is a great coincidence that two other Acharyas in this 
illustrious lineage who adorned the peetam were also named as Srinivasaraghavan 
in their poorvasramam namely Srimath Periandavan who was Srimath Chinnandavan?s 
direct predecessor and the other Acharya was none other than the famous Srimath 
Thirukkudanthai Andavan who was instrumental in spreading the Periasrama 
parampara to length and breadth of the country and made it reach dizzy heights 
of glory in our sampradaya. 

Younger days of Srimath Chinnandavan

Sri Krishna Thathacharya performed upayanam and other vaithika samskarams to 
his son at the right age. SrinivasarAghavan swami also underwent veda 
adhyayanam and learnt kavya alankara grantham. He went to Mysore. And There He 
met SriRama Sastri who was the Asthana vidwan of the Mysore raja samsthanam. He 
learnt nyaya sastras and advaita philosophy under his tutelage and thus became 
an exponent With his radiant brilliance. he even cleared the doubts Sri sastri 
encountered on sastraic research and earned his awe and accolades. In 
particular, swami was extremely proficient in tharka sastras. He went to 
Srirangam in pursuit of the studying ampradhaya granthas and reached the holy 
hermitage of Srimath Periandavan who was the paragon of Gnana and vairaghya and 
prayed at His holy feet for the same. Observing Srinivasaraghavan Swami, 
Srimath Periandavan was very much pleased with His modesty and His sastraic 
knowledge and accepted Him as His sishya. He rendered Grantha chathustayam ( 
namely
 Srimath Rahasya thraya saram, Geetha Bhashyam, Sri Bhashyam and bhagavath 
vishayam) and satha dhooshani to Srinivasaraghavan. Srinivasaraghavan swami 
went back to vellianallur after completing the kalakshepam. i 

Taking up sanyasa 

When swami was in vellianallur observing his panca kala anushtanams and leading 
a very regimented life of a true srivaishnava paramAikanthi, Srimath 
Periandavan due to His severe penance and austere life, became very weak.. For 
the sampradaya to continue to flourish and grow, Srimath Periandavan wanted to 
choose His successor .After makingseveral tests,Peria Andavan decided that 
Srinivasaraghavan swami was the right person to succeed Him as the acharya of 
the periasramam. In the meantime, Periandavan?s health deteriorated. 

Srinivasaraghavan swami went back to Srirangam from vellianallur and prostated 
before srimath periandavan and prayed to him that he be granted sanyasa. With 
great modesty, he went through the explanation of qualification of oneself to 
take up sanyasa thereby indicating his readiness for the same. swAmi told 
srimath periandavan that he did "Sarvasanga parithyagam", completely renouncing 
samsara bhandham and prayed to Srimath periandavan to grant Him sanyasa. 
Srimath periandavan was filled with extreme happiness to have chosen the right 
successor and granted Srinivasaraghavan swami, sanyasa on an auspicious day. He 
was given the title "Sri Paduka sevaka ramanuja maha desikan". 

Since both were Acharyas together at the same time, they were fondly called as 
periandavan and chinnandavan by the sishyas and admirers alike. This period 
lasted for a very short duration though with Srimath periandavan reaching 
parama padam within 4 months of Srimath chinnandavan taking up sanyasa. 

Srimath chinnandavan was serving as guiding light of the sampradaya and 
authored rarest of several granthas when he was the Acharya of the periasramam- 
They are as follows: 

1. Ahnikartha prakasikai 2.Sri Jayanthi nirnayam 3.ukthyacharya nishta vicharam 
4.sathpadha rakshai 5. Janmashtami nirnayam ..6.thathkrathu nyaya 
vicharam.7.Acharya sambavanai kramam...8.Aasowcha sangam

Sishya parampara:- Several erudite scholars became the disciples of srimath 
chinnandavan, foremost being:- 1.Eyunni SriVaradhachar swamy(who later became 
Terazhundur Andavan) 2 Sri Villiputhur Ammalachar swami 3.Vidvan ukkur 
Srinivasaraghavachar.4.Akkur Srinivasaraghavachar. 5..Vidvan Tembarai 
Ramabadrachar



Yathra 

Srimath chinnandavan traveled to Sri kanchi from Srirangam and gave several 
sampradayic pravachanams(discourses) during His yathra and came back to 
Srirangam. 

Srimath Chinnandavan attained Thirunadu at the age of 68 leaving behind 
grieving disciples in the year Vijaya (1895), on the sukla sapthami thithi in 
the tamil month of Thai. Swami was in thureeyasramam was 10 years observing 
that many chaturmasyams.

 

Srimath Kadanthethi Andavan

Thirunakshatram: Aavani-Moolam 

Thanian 

Srimath Srivasa yogi pravarasa kaaruNa paanghasanghaadha BHangaath 
VEdhaantha dvandva vidhya madhu rasa lahari chchanchari kaayamaaNaha 
THEnaachaaryENa ranga prabhu charaNa yugE daththa rakshaa BharaSri: 
Srimath Srivasa raamaavaraja muNimaNis santhatham srEyasE syaath 


Srimath KAdandhEthi Andavan was born in the Avani month of Virodhi varusham 
(1829 A.D) in Moolam nakshatram in a village just south of river KAveri called 
KAdandhEthi to Srimathi Janaki Ammal and Sri RaghunAthAchar. Sri RaghunAthAchar 
was performing kainkaryam to Srimath Thiruthuraipoondi Andavan, the second 
Andavan of Srimath Andavan Ashramam. The child was named Sri Varada 
VedAnthAchAriAr. He was initiated into Brahmacharyam with upanayanam at the 
prescribed age and was taught vEdAs and upanishads. He learnt Tharka ShAstras 
in ,RajamannAr Koil under the tutelage of Sri U.Ve. SamiyAchchAr swAmi. 

In his young days itself Sri Varada VedAnthAchAriar, with sincere devotion and 
strong vairAgyam meditated on the sacred Moola manthram, AshtAkshara manthram 
and gAyathri manthram vigrorously and attained manthra sidhdhi and power. Later 
he visited Mysore Asthanam and further mastered in tharka shAstrAs from Mysore 
samasthAna vidwan named Aakki Azhwan. During this period he also received Sri 
Hayagreeva ManthrOpadEsam from Sri Parakala Jeeyar Swami and Sri Nrusimha 
ManthrOpaDesam from Sri Ahobila Matam Azhagiyasingar. Thus he attained various 
manthra sidhdhi and SathAvadAna shakthi at a very young age as a bramhachAri. 
He mastered the four shAstras and also had poetic prowess as an "Aasu Kavi". 

Sri Varada VedAnthAchAriar was married at the age of 35. Immediately after his 
marriage, he started on a yathra and visited various samasthAnams. 

At Nagapattinam ,a request from the town?s Tashildar Sri Rangaswami Nayakkar, 
Sri Varada Vedanthachariar swami displayed his Satavadhana skills in 
Vellipalayam Krishna Sannidhi. (Sathavadanam is a skill where the person 
performing this skill will tackle 100 questions or acts at the same time). The 
people were awed by this display. At the end, he asked a palanquin to be 
brought and he got into the palanquin. He asked it to be lifted only in the 
back of the palanquin. With his manthra sidhdhi he went on a procession in the 
palanquin, with no one lifting the front side of the palanquin. 

At Thirumala, he was gifted an ivory Planquin as a sanmAnam on one occasion. He 
later donated this palanquin to Swami Desikan Sannidhi at Thirucherai. He 
stayed in Thirupati till he completed 60 years. 

At Thirukkudanthai 

After celebrating his sasthiabdapoorthy at Tirumala, he desired to come and 
live in Thirukkudanthai. He sold his properties at Tirupathi and came to 
Thirukkudanthai. He purchased a house in Sri Aravamdhan Sannidhi Street and 
stayed there. He did many kainkaryams and ubhayams at the sannidhi of Sri 
Aravamudhan. He was very much devoted to Sri Komalavalli Thaayar and donated a 
Simha Vahanam for Komalavalli ThAyAr. 

Swami?s Compositions 

Adbudha vAmanam". Aaraat Prabhandham Swapna Sathakam" When his eyesight had 
weakened considerably due to his old age, he composed a grantham called "Sri 
Komala Dandakam" on Thirukkudanthai Komalavalli Thayaar. . By reciting this 
wonderful grantham he regained his vision completely. HH Kadenthethi Andavan 
had a special attachment to Komalavalli Thayar.He has given a Gold Karai ( 
Jewel ) and a Silver Simha vahana to Thayar 

Srimath Chinnandavan attained Thirunadu at the age of 68 leaving behind 
grieving disciples in the year Vijaya (1895), on the sukla sapthami thithi in 
the tamil month of Thai.. In 1905 after 11 years without acharya, Andavan 
sishyas went to Thirukkudanthai. Having known the greatness and gnana, 
anushtana and vairagyam of Sri Varada Vedanthachariar, Andavan Ashramam sishyas 
went to Thirukkudanthai and requested him to become their Acharya , to continue 
the Andavan Sampradhayam.

Sri Varada Vedanthachariar was already 76 years old then. He decided to accept 
the sanyasa ashramam with the intent of satisying the longing of Andavan 
sishyas for an Acharya and also with the intent of appointing Therezundur 
Varadachariar as the next Andavan at an appropriate time. 

38th pattam Thirukkudanthai Azagiyasingar 

He approached 38th pattam Azhagiyasingar Srimath Srinivasa Sadagopa yatheendra 
Mahadesikan (Thirukkudanthai Azagiyasingar) with other Andavan sishyas and 
requested him to give sanyasa ashramam to him. Sri Varadha Vedanthachariar 
accepted the Preksha manthram and sanyasa ashramam from Srimath Azhagiyasingar 
and became the 6th Andavan of Andavan Ashramam in Avani month of 1905 (Tamil 
year Visvavasu) at Nrusimhapuram in front of hundreds of sishyas of Andavan 
Ashramam, Ahobila Matam and srivaishnavas of Tirukkudanthai. He was given the 
name "Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikan" and was called as Thirukkudanthai Andavan 
and also as Kadandethi Andavan. An Andavan thiruvadi, Tiruvaheendrapuram 
Ashtavadani Sri Anathachariar composed and offered the tanian "Srimath SrivAsa 
yOgi.." for Kadandethi Andavan at the sannidhi of Sri Ranganatha Perumal. But 
due to his old age, Srimath Andavan used to faint and lose conciousness during 
pravachanam. 

Srimath Nammandavan 

In 1908, as Srimath Andavan was getting older and weaker day by day, he decided 
it was time to hand over the Acharya peetam to Therezhundur swami and 
communicated this to him through his sishyas. On hearing this, Therezhundur 
swami rushed to Srirangam leaving his family and properties. He gave all the 
manthra powers of saptha koti (7 crores) Thiruvastaakshara manthram he had 
earned to Therezhundur swami and said it will help in his winning over everyone 
to our sath-sampradayam. He gave preksha manthram and sanyasa ashramam to 
Theruzhundur swami in Aug 1908 (tamil year Keelakam) and made him the 7th 
Andavan with title Srimath Vedantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan who was also called as 
Nammandavan and Therezundur Andavan. After having restored the Andavan Ashramam 
sampradayam to its glory and after appointing a great avathara pursha like 
Nammandavan as the succeeding Acharya, Srimath Kadandethi Andavan graced His 
sishyas in leela vibuti for 6 more months and in early 1909 attained Thirunadu
 (Tamil year Keelaka, Masi month, Krishna paksham, Dwadasi thithi) after 3 
chaturmasyams at the age of 79 years. 

In the next posting adiyen will continue with the history of acharyas beginning 
with Srimath NammAndavan.

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan 

(of  Besant Nagar)




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