SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest all,
Please accept adiyEn?s dhaNdavath praNAmams at your
feet.
After Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan Sri Srinivasa
desika Mahadesikan, Sri Ranganthadesika Mahadesikan
(RAJAMANNAR KOIL ANDAVAN) took over.
In 1934, in the month of Vaikasi on Pornami day, the
AchArya?s look finally fell kindly on the great
scholar disciple from Mannaargudi as hed had
decided that he should succeed him and carry forward
the intellectual and spiritual service that he had so
deftly given a new dimension to. Thus Sri Mannargudi
Anadavan, (followed then by sri ViNNaaRRankarai
Andavan) succeeded Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan
(Poundarikapuram Anadavan). And Prakritham Andavan is
Srimad Andavan ParavaakkOttai Gopaladesika
Mahadesikan, whose 81st Thirunakshathram is being
celebrated.
Today, let us be blessed to enjoy reading the life
history of Sri Mannargudi Andavan. (This is from Sri
Anbil mama?s article- thanks to Sri Anbil mama
for his permission))
Sri Mannargudi Andavan
(Vikrama- Vaikasi- Mrigaseersham)
(8-6-1880 - 17-11-1954)
There was in Mannargudi one Ramanujacharya
Swami, one of the descendants in the lineage of
Nadadur Ammaal, one of the immediate disciples of Sri
Bhashyakara. He belonged to Srivatsa Gotram and
was a well known Vedic scholar. His forefathers
were famed for their proficiency in Vedic recitation
which would charm the ears of the
listeners. Sri Ramanujachar Swami organized and led
the Veda Parayana Goshti during the festivals of Sri
Rajagopala Swami. He was married to one
Senkamalathammaal. To them was born on 28th
mrigasirsha, Vikrama, Vaikasi (8th June 1880) a
male child who was given the name of
Srinivasagopalan.
After Upanayana Samskara, he started his early studies
at the feet of his father who also administered the
Pancha Samskara. Later, he learnt
Vyakarana Sastras under the famous Vyakarana Pandit
Uruppattur Sri Rangachariar Swami (who later became
the 39th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt).
In the beginning he served as Adhyaapaka in the Sastra
Patasala at Orattanad. Sri Srinivasa Gopalan married
at the early age of 10 to one Nachiyar Ammaal who
belonged to a very orthodox Sri Vaishnava family. He
arrived at Srirangam with his wife and fell at the
feet of Srimad PoundarikaPuram Andavan and was given a
room in the rear of the
Asramam. He studied under the Acharya the Grantha
Chatushtayam. At the end of his studies, he
received Bharanyasa from his Acharya. On hearing
about his proficiency in Vyakarana Sastras, the
authorities in Kerala Sanskrit College invited him
to serve as Professor of Vyakarana. Sri Srinivasa
Gopalan served in the Sanskrit College at Pattambi for
20 years.
Then, when he completed his assignment at Pattambi, he
visited Srirangam. Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan,
considering the Vairaghya and
scholarship of Sri Srinivasa Gopala Swami desired that
he should succeed him and accordingly he was given
Preksha Mantropadesa and admitted into the
holy order of ascetics and was given the new name of
Sri Ranganatha Maha Desikan. He was just 54. When
Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan attained the lotus
feet of his Acharya on 20th October 1934 (*Bhava-
Vaikasi- Pournami day* ), Sri Ranganatha Maha
Desikan took charge of the Ashramam with all sincerity
and seriousness.
Many scholars who had intimately known and
moved with the Swami in his Purvasrama came to
study at his feet, notable among them are Sri
Tatachariar Swami of Cuddalore, and Sri Ramaswamy
Iyengar of Thanjavur. Srimad Andavan spent his leisure
hours in meditation and Ashtakshara Japa.
At the conclusion of every 10 million japam, a
_Thadeeya Aaraadhana_ used to be held. He advised
the disciples to celebrate the Tirunakshatra
day of Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan
in their own homes so that more and more
Srivaishnavas could come to know of Swami's greatness.
Srimad Andavan was averse to receiving gifts in cash
or kind. Once, when he was presented an amount of
Rs.4,000, he handed over the amount to Sri V.R.
Ramaswamy Iyengar, Advocate, Thanjavur with a
request that the money should be utilized to bring
out a new edition of Rahasya Traya Sara in
Devanagari script. The instruction was
complied with and today we have this beautiful edition
in our hands with the superb commentary of Vangeepuram
Navaneetham Sri Rama Desikachariar
Swami. It remains a monument to Swami?s vision and
generosity and devotion to Swami Desikan.
Srimad Andavan Ranganatha Maha Desikan attained the
lotus feet of his Acharya on 17th November 1954 (
Jaya/ Kartigai/ Krishna Saptami) when he was
75.
His Tanian reads as follows:-
Aadhya Srinidhi Yogi Labda Manuraat Sri Vaatsya
Raamaanujaath
Sampraaptanguna Mantra Jaatham /
Apara Sri Vaasa Yogi Swaraat Gnaanaabdim Suguna Karam
Munivaram Sri Ranganatham Bhaje //
(meaning)
I take refuge at the sacred feet of Sri Ranganatha
MahA Desikan, the ocean of Jn~Anam and the treasure
house of all auspicious attributes, who received his
manthrOpadesam from the first SrinivAsa MahA
Desikan, his samAsrayaNam from Sri RaamAnuja MahA
desikan of Srivathsa gOthram and his Bhara
SamarpaNam, thuriyAsramam and Ubhaya VedAntha
Isvaryam from the other Srinivasa MahA Desikan .
AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo Narayana
AdiyEn AchAryan thiruvadi Narayana dAsan
madhavakkannan
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