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: Sri Kotikanyakadhanam Laksmikumara Thathadesikan
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: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 05:00:09 -0000
SRI BHOOMI NEELA DEVI SAMETHA SRI LAKSHMINRUSIMHAPARABRAHMANE NAMA:
SRI LAKSHMINRUSIMHA DIVYA PADUKA SEVAKA SRIVANSATAKOPA SRINARAYANA YATHEENDRA MAHADESIKAYA NAMA:
Dear Sri Bhaghavthothamas,
Adien anantha dhandavath pranamas to all.
It is really wonderful to read the articles in the electronic journal Viz.SRIRANGASRI.we are really indebted to Sri U.VE. Anbil Ramaswamy Swamy for his kainkaryam to our great Sathsampradhayam in propagating the tenets of SriVishistadhvaitha philosophy as espoused by the Great Acharyas from Sri Natahamunigal onwards and upto present Acharyapurushas.
It will be quite appropriate to mention that in addition to the the Great Azhvars and Acharyas who did avtharams in the holy month of Karthikai as mentioned in the postings in the Acharya Vamsa Vriksha section,to include the name of the Great Acharyapurusha Sri Kotikanyakadhanam
Sri Laksmikumara Thathadesikan whose thirunakshathram falls on Karthikai Anusham(26-11-2000),i.e. today.The Thirunakshathram is being celebrated at Kanchi with great pomp and fervour.It will be befitting to give our learned readers some excerpts from an interesting article to commemmerate the above event,published in The Hindu dated 24-11-2000, by Sri R.Varadarajan.
One of the luminaries in the lineage of Nathamuni was Panchamata BAnjanam Tathadesikan who lived in the fifteenth century A.D.He was initiated into Sri Bhashyam by his maternal uncle Shashta Parankusa Swamy of the Ahobhila Math.His adopted son was Sri Lakshmi Kumara Thathadesikan.He was born at Kumbakonam in the Tamil year Prajotpathi,in the month of Karthikai,Anusha nakshathram in 1575 A.D.
At the time of his birth he was presumed to be a still born baby as he did not cry and show any signs of body movements.A matronly woman of resplendent portliness appeared in a flash,took over the baby,embraced it on her bosom and left the child on a piece of cloth torn from her saree assuring the perplexed parents that the child henceforth would live a full life of fame and fortune.In the Komalavalli Thayar shrine,the saree adorned by the deity was found torn to match the piece of cloth wrapped around the baby.Realisation dawned on the parents that the lady of Divine beauty who gave life to their child was none other than Komalavalli Thayar.Likewise Perundevi Thayar at the Kanchipuram temple cured the child of his fever and delirium on the first birthday ceremony.
Tirumalai Srinivasacharya in the fifth generation of Tatacharyas was installed by Sri Vedanta Desika as Sri Karyam of the Sri Devaraja Swamy Kovil.Sri Lakshmi Kumara Thathadesikan inherited this mantle from his ancestors and made epoch making contributions to the temple annals.He was the Sri Karya Durandhara - a phrase connoting absolute dedication and authority-of temple affairs.He composed a hymn"Hanumath Vimsathi",authored "Lakshmi Niyudam","Panchagranthi Nipaharam",Desika prabhanda Yeedu","Nigama Parimala Arumpadam" in a devotional fervour.He also brought out a philosophical work called Satvika Brahmana Vidya Vilasa Parijata Apaharana, a sanskrit play in five acts,is attributed to him in the temple archives.
He is deified with his consort Ammangar in Vedhantha Desika's Sannadhi with in the precincts of the Perumal Kovil. Thathadesikan's life in its entierety symbolised the noble qualities of a Srivaishnava as pronounced by Ramanuja.
Adien seek the pardon of the Bhagahavathas for sending this long posting which was only due to the urge to share the joy of being in one among the great lineage of such Great Acharya purushas like Sri Lakshmikumara Thathadesikan Swamy.
Koti Kanyakadana Sri Laksmi Kumara Thathayarya Mahadesikaya Namaha
If there is any discrepancy in the above posting it is purely due to adien's,the seelamilla siriyon.
Adien Ramnuja Dasan
Kannan Damal Pathangi
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