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Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya namaha:

Acharya parampara of Srimath Andavan Ashramam continues in this posting with 
Srimath Nammandavan - Vedantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan

Srimath Nammandavan

Thirunakshatram: Avani PoorattAdhi 



Thanian: 

Srimath Srivasa yogeeshwara padhavinatham labdha vEdhaantha yugmam 

Sri paadooSEvi raamaanuja munithilakaath thathpadha nyastha Baaram 

Srimath Srivasa raamaanuja munimaNEr labda mokshaasramam tham 

Srimath vEdhaantha raamaanuja yathi nrupathim sumsrayE gnyana vaardhim 



Avani poorattadhi is the thirunakshatram of Srimath ThErazhundur Andavan Sri 
Vedhantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan. His poorvashrama Name was Sri Varadhachar. Sri 
Varadhachar Swami was born in the year Prajothpathi (1871) in the month of 
AvaNi in ThErazhundur village in Tanjore district in Tamilnadu. He belonged to 
Eyunni vamsam and Bharadwaja Gothram. At very early age, he was trained at 
vedha adhyayanam, kavyam and nataka alankaram at his birth place. To learn 
TharkA, vyAkaranA, and meemAmsA he went to Srirangam, offered his obeisance at 
the feet of PeriAndavan who in turn blessed Sri VaradhAchar swami with pancha 
samskaram and manthra upadesam. Sri VaradAchAr swami learnt Tharka and nyAya 
sAsthrA from the great scholar Vilakkudi Vedhanthachar swAmi. He under went 
intensive training under the great pandit pudhu-agrahAram Brahmasri Kuppuswami 
sastrigal in meemAmsA and vyakaranA. He had performed Atma samarpanam at the 
holy feet of Nam Perumal by Srimath ChinnAndavan - Srimath Paduka Sevaka
 Ramanuja Maha Desikan. 



He was married at the age of 18 years to Sowbhagyavathi Sengamala Ammal, 
daughter of Sri Annasami Ayyangar of Thirukkudanthai Ayyangar street. Sri 
Varadhachar swami became a disciple at the holy feet of Srimath ChinnAndavan - 
Srimath PAdukA Sevaka Ramanuja Maha Desikan and learnt kalakshEpa grantha 
chathushtyams from His Holiness, His Holiness Srimath Chinnandavan who was very 
much impressed with Sri VaradhAchar Swami called him one day and told, "You are 
going to be the Sampradhaya Pravarthaka of this Asramam" . When Srimath 
Chinnandavan's health was affected, he longed for a successor for this 
sampradhaya. Sri VaradAchAr swami, at that young age readily offered himself 
for the ascetic order. But some concerns were raised from very close circle of 
Varadhachar swamy. HH adorned thirunadu in Vijaya varusham (1894) in the month 
of thai without appointing a successor to Asramam. Sri VaradAchAr swami, after 
completion of Chinnandavan's kainkaryams, purchased a house at Srirangam and
 lived there with his parents and wife. He visited the Brindavanam of asramam 
daily, performed ThiruvArAdhanam, and pAdukArAdhanam in morning and offered 
ThiruviLakku at evening and after all kainkaryams, he used to return home only 
at night. 

 

This was his daily activity for 11 long years from Vijaya varusham 1884 Thai 
month to Visuvavasu-Avani -1905, when 76 years old Kadanthethi SathavadhAnam 
Varadha vEdhanthAchAr swami, a disciple of PeriAndavan, was requested by all 
Andavan Ashramam sishyas and other bhagavathas to take up sanyasam from 
Thirukkudanthai Srimath Azhagiya singar. . Accordingly Srimath Srinivasa 
SatakOpa Yatheendra Maha Desikan (38th Jeer of Sri Ahoibila Mutt) who was 
camping at Nrusimhapuram gave thureeyAsramam to Kadanthethi swAmi in presence 
of a large Srivaishvaite gathering. Thus 76 year old KAdanthethi swami became 
the Asrama Head of Srimath Andavan periAsramam as Srinivasa RAmAnuja MahA 
DEsikan. 



The health of KAdanthEthi Andavan deteriorated during 1905 and all asramam 
sishyas immediately rushed to Sri VaradAchar swami and requested to take up 
sanyasam from KAdanthEthi Andavan.  Sri VaradAchAr swAmi readily acceded to 
their request by leaving the family to take up ascetic orders. He received 
thureeyAsramam from the holy hands of KadanthEthi Andavan Srinivasa Ramanuja 
Maha Desikan in the year KEELAKA VARUSHAM- AVANI MADHAM (sep-oct ,1908 ) and 
was named Sri VEdAntha RAmAnuja MahA dEsikan- also known as & ThErazhundur 
Andavan. And NammAndavan. Both AchAryAs were together for a period of 6 months. 
Srimath KadanthEthi Andavan attained thirunAdu in   Keelaka varusham-masi 
madham-krishnapaksham-dwadasi thithi (17.02.1909). 



Ever since Srimath NammAndavan took up sanyasam, His Holiness had assimilated 
in himself strict austerity, extreme rigid and rigorous routines of a sanyAsi, 
leading a highly puritan's life of his poorvacharyas, rejecting all luxuries 
and conveniences. He travelled by walk only like his predecessors observing " 
pAdhayAthra" to visit holy shrines. Good personality, majestic look, pleasing 
voice, convincing talk etc were his great traits. His discourses were full of 
humor , with penetrating perception of holy life of sages Alwars and 
ArchAvathAras. He attracted all sections of vaishnavite community, vedic 
scholars and VEdhAnthis, by his philosophic lectures. His deliverance of Sri 
BAshyA, Bhagavath vishyam and other granthAs, were with such ease and 
perfection, that they attracted a large gathering around him, wherever he 
lectured. People in those days used to say that, Peria perumal is namm Perumal, 
jewel among alwars - is nammAlwAr and jewel among acharyas- is NammAndavan . 

Some of the great scholars who studied, swaroopa granthas under His Holiness 
srimad NammAndavan were:- 

 

Sri U.Ve. Rangachar swami (who became Akkur Andavan-Srinivasa Maha Desikan 
later) 

Sri U.Ve.Tenpirai Venkata Raghavachar swami( who became  Thenbarai Andavan-Sri 
RanganAtha Maha Desikan later) 

Dimmakudi sri U.Ve .Srinivasachar (Sri Ramanja Yatheeswarar) 

Thirukkudanthai Vairakya Nidhi Sri U.Ve. Rajagopalachar ( Sri Narayana 
Yatheeswar) 

Rayampettai GanapAdi Vidwan Seemachar ( Sri Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha Desikan ) 
and many others. 

 

 His holiness adorned thirunAdu in PRAJOTHPATHI year (1931)-Aadi -Poorattadhi 
Krishna panchami day,that was on 03.08.1931 at the age 59 years and 11 months 
shortly before celebrations of His shashti-abtha-poorthi.

 

 

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

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan 

(of  Besant Nagar)




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