-----Original Message----- From: Venkat Sreenivasan <vsreeniv@xxxx> To: ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; sv-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <sv-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 06 September, 2002 4:52 AM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Srimath Thembarai Andavan Vaibhavam - Part III >This is the third posting on the vaibhavam of Srimath >Thembarai Andavan - Ranganatha Maha Desikan. More >postings to follow after this. > >Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi >dAsan >Venkat Sreenivasan > >===================================================== > > > >Guna seelA > >>>From his younger days, swAmi was a puritan filled with >all satva gunAs without a tinge of rajas and tamO >gunAs. People used to wonder if they could find such a >nice person with all the nicest qualities one could >only imagine. Simplicity, honesty, purity, veracity, >courage, equality, renunciation, lucid and profound >sampradayic knowledge were hallmarks of swAmi?s gunAs. >One could see simplicity all the way in the clothes he >wore, the food he ate or the lifestyle he led. SwAmi >was such a down-to-earth person who won the respect of >many of his admirers. SwAmi was a very soft-spoken >person. He would never say harsh words that would hurt >others? feelings. Even when there was a difference of >opinion, he would speak to others in a soft tone and >would finally convince them into his side. He would >never indulge in unnecessary company just to while >away time, rather spending his time on fruitful >sathvishayavichAram, kAlakshEpams. > >SwAmi had no desire to save money for his family. The >amazing virakthi swAmi possessed is attributed to his >deep rooted profound knowledge of our siddhAnta and >total belief in it.Even during the sadas when >sambhavana was offered to vidwAns, swAmi would do his >best to avoid taking up sanmAnam. > >SanyAsa sweekAram > >Swami was doing kainkaryam to Srimath Akkur Andavan, >continuing to undertake kAlakshEpams under His >Holiness. Srimath Andavan was immensely pleased with >our swAmi?s GnAna, vairAghyA and AnushtAnams and felt >that our swami was the right person to be adorned as >?sampradAya pravarthakA? of periAsramam after His >time. > > >But swami felt that he is not a fit person to take up >the AchArya peetam and hence told the same to His >Holiness. Some also felt our swAmi?s extreme and >rigorous vairAghyA would impede the growth of Asramam >as they thought that the one who has the right balance >of ?Lowkika sAmarthyam? also, would be able to run >the day-to-day administration of Asramam efficiently. > >But Srimath Andavan thought otherwise and felt that >swami was the right person to take up the sanyAsam >after him and was very confident our swami would carry >Asramam?s growth to heights of glory. Accordingly HH >did upadEsam on prapatti proyOgA and prEsha manthram >to our swami. > >In the meantime, swAmi?s dharma patni attained >AchAryan thiruvadi in the year 1946. Srimath Akkur >Andavan was also becoming weak because of age. HH was >more than convinced that our swami would come to Him >one day to take up sanyAsam. Swami after long thoughts >decided to take up sanyAsam and hence went to Srimath >Andavan and prayed to HH and sought his blessings for >the sanyAsam. Srimath Andavan was extremely pleased by >swAmi?s decision and ordained His sishyAs to make >arrangements for the Holy ceremony. > >In the year viya in the month of Aippasi on the 21st >day i.e. on 6-10-1946 in the presence of several >Andavan Thiruvadis, Srimath Akkur Andavan gave the >holy sanyAsam to Sri. U.Ve. Brahmaniddhi Thembarai >VenkatarAghavAchAriar swami. He was given the title as >?Sri RanganAtha mahA dEsikan? and was fondly called as >Thembarai Andavan. Srimath Akkur Andavan lived for 5 >more months after that and adorned ThirunAdu on >19-3-1947 on a krishna paksha dwAdasi day ( in the >month of Panguni, viya year). > >======================================================= > >(To be Continued....) > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes >http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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