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Sri
Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha
Srimathe Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha


Sri Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikan (Srimath Kadanthethi Andavan)
Thirunakshatram: Aavani-Moolam

Thanian
Srimath srivAsa yOgi pravarasa karuNa pAnghasanghAdha BHangAth
vEdaanta dvandva vidhya maDHu rasa lahari sanchari kAyamAnaha
tEnAchAryENa ranga praBHu charaNa yugE dhaththa rakshA BHaraSri:
Srimath SrivAsa rAmAvaraja muNimaNis santhatham srEyasEsyAth

Srimath KAdandhEthi Andavan's Life history and PrabhAvam - Part -3

(contd. from Part 2)

Sri Varada Vedanthachariar and Andavan Ashramam
Sri Varada Vedanthachariar received his Bharanyasam from the great mahan
acharya Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan also called fondly as Srimath
Periandavan. Srimath Periandavan was in Sanyasashramam for 55
Chaturmasyams (years) and attained thirunadu in early 1884. Just 4
months before attaining Thirunadu, Srimath Periandavan gave Sanyasam to
Sri Veliyanallur Srinivasaghavachariar to become the succeeding Andavan
in Nov 1883. He was given the name 'Paduka Sevaka Ramanuja Mahadesikan'
and was also called as Srimath Chinnandavan. Srimath Chinnandavan
undertook sancharam to Kanchipuram and returned back to Srirangam and
was perfroming sampradaya pravachanam. When Srimath Chinnandavan's
health was affected in early 1890s, he longed for a successor for this
sampradhayam. Sri Therezhundur Varadachar Swami at a very young age,
readily offered himself for the ascetic order. But sishyas in the close
circle conveyed to Srimath Chinnandavan that if sanyasam is given to
Varadachar swami, there will be nobody to take care of his family
consisting of his aged parents and his very young wife. Sri Varadachar
swami also did not beget any issues at the time. Having heard these,
ChinnAndavan was upset and did not proceed further with that thought
though he was convinced that Therezhundur Varadachar swami will one day
become an Acharya for this Ashramam. Srimath Chinnandavan's health
suddenly detiorated and He attained Thirunadu in January 1894 at the age
of 65 after decorating the Aacharya peetam for 10 Chaturmasyams. Since
the end came so sudden, Chinnandavan could not appoint any successor for
the sampradayam.

For 11 long years due to many difficulties faced by the Ashramam, no
acharya was in the Acharya sthaanam of Srimath Andavan Ashramam. But
after the kainkaryam was performed for Srimath Chinnandavan, Sri
Therezhundur Varadachariar sold his family property at Therezhundur and
settled down in Srirangam with his family and performed Paduka
Aradhanam, Thirumanjanam for Archa moorthys of acharyas and other
ashrama kainkaryam at the Ashramam everyday during this long period. In
1905 after 11 years without acharya, Andavan sishyas identified one.
Having known the greatness and gnana, anushtana and vairagyam of Sri
Varada Vedanthachariar, Andavan Ashramam sishyas went to Thirukkudanthai
and requested him to accept sanyasam and become their Acharya and
continue the Andavan Ashramam sampradayam. Sri Varada Vedanthachariar
was already 76 years old then. But he knew Theruzundur swamy was an able
swami to become an Andavan and that he could not take up sanyasam at
that time due to other reasons. 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. 38th
pattam Srimath Azagiyasingar was similarly given sanyasam by Srimath
Poundarikapuram Andavan just a month earlier (July 1905) after a gap of
5 1/2 years in Ahobila Mutt Acharya succession. He was immediately
delighted in doing the same upahaaram done to Ahobila Matam by
Poundarikapuram Andavan, to another great acharya vamsam of Periandavan
and agreed to give sanyasa ashramam to Sri Varada Vedanthachariar. Sri
Varada 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 in the village of Adanur.

Next day, Srimath Kadandethi Andavan prostrated Srimath Azhagiyasingar
and took leave of him and surrounded by the delighted Andavan Ashramam
sishyas, left on sanchaaram to divya kshetrams Kapisthalam, Aduthurai
Perumal Koil, Rayampettai, Thirukkandiyur, Koneri Rajapuram,
Appakudathaan and Uthamarkovil and reached the ashramam in Srirangam.
Srimath Andavan being a great upasaka of Hayagreeva manthra used to keep
hot kollu sundal on his head and medidate on Hayagriiva mantharam. On
each occasion, Lord Hayagriiva came in the form of a horse and put His
front legs on Andavan's shoulders and eat the sundal (depicted in the
picture above). At the ashramam Srimath Andavan perfromed samasrayanam,
bharanyasam and sath sampradaya pravachanam to the sishyas for over 3
years. 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 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.

Srimathe Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,
Shyamsundar Sreenivasan


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