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This is the fourth posting on the vaibhavam of Srimath
Thembarai Andavan - Ranganatha Maha Desikan. 

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi
dAsan
Venkat Sreenivasan

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Because of the sanyAsa sweekAram, swami's lifestyle
did not change a bit at all as he practiced a life of
sanyAsi even before that with rigorous anushtAnams and
extreme vairAghyam having completely renounced worldly
comforts. 

After Srimath Akkur Andavan adorned ThirunAdu, all of
His Apa kAryams were well done. Besides that, special
vasthrA dAnam and Anna dAnam were performed. A
BrindAvanA was constructed in chinnAsramam and a
vigraha prathistApanA was consecrated for Srimath
Akkur Andavan. 

The daily chores of Asramam was maintained the same
way as it was done from Srimath PeriAndavan's period.
Srimath Thembarai Andavan would wake up before 4 AM in
the morning and would perform avagAha snAnam
immediately thereafter. SandhyAvandhanam, japams 
would be done after that followed by bhagavath
ArAdhanam and purvAchAryAs' pAdukA ArAdhanam. This was
followed by distribution of perumAl and pAdukA
theertham. A special sambhAvanA would be performed on
the thirunakshatrams of purvAchAryAs. Later, Sri
bhAshya, geethA bhAshya, bhagavath vishaya
kAlakshEpams would by rendered by His Holiness after
which vaidheeka karmas such as samAsrayanams and
bharanyAsams would be performed for the bhAgavathAs
for the day. 

In the afternoon, His Holiness would immerse Himself
into grantha patanam or dhyAna japams. Several people
have seen swami profoundly immersed in yoga nishtai.
In the evenings, kAlakshEpams on divya sookthis such
as Srimath RamAyanam, nyAya siddhAnjanam. AdhikaraNa
sArAvaLi would happen besides other anushtAnams. 

Srimath Andavan would consume very little food once a
day in the mornings. Later when swami had breathing
related problems, little quantity of 'ThuthuvalAI' and
'ManatthakALikkAi' were included in the food. During
few nights, swami would consume porridge. After 10 PM,
swami would go to sleep. 

SwAmi's AchArya bhakthi knew no bounds. SwAmi would
always attribute the 'Apoorva vishayams', he mentioned
during kAlakshepams to what he heard from his
AchAryAs and that they would say that in even more
nicer way. 

The Bhakti and viswAsam that swami had towards pAdukAs
is immeasurable. He would always say that pAdukAs had
divine knowledge, power and 'dayA' and whoever seeked
them wholeheartedly would be blessed with 'shrEyas'. 

Srimath Andavan never undertook yAthra during his time
as AchAryA. This is attributed to swami becoming very
weak and for health reasons stayed in Srirangam
throughout. But this did not prevent Srimath Andavan
from reaching out to His SishyAs and admirers
throughout the country as bhAgavAthAs from all over
India hearing Srimath Andavan's greatness, rigorous
anushtAnams, extreme vairAghyam, soulabhyam and
sowseelyam thronged Srirangam to seek the blessings of
Srimath Andavan and became Srimath Andavan thiruvadis.
Srimath Andavan sparkled as a 'Srivaishnava pradeepam'
staying in Srirangam but attracting people from all
over, far and wide. 

Asramam Administration 

Under the supervision of Srimath Andavan, the
administration of Asramam was carried out in an able
and efficient manner. Bhagavath and PadukA ArAdhanam,
kAlakshEpams, thadheeyArAdhanam were performed daily.
PurvAchAryAs' Thirunakshatrams were celebrated in a
grand manner. Asramam temples and pushkarinis were
well maintained. Srimath Andavan would be very
particular that the revenues coming to the asramam had
to be legitimate. With this in mind, the sambhAvanA
given by Srimath periAndavan thiruvadi Sri. U.Ve
kodiyAlam sEshadri Iyengar's son Sri. U.Ve.K.S.
Narayana Iyengar, Svachnnam Sri. U.Ve.
VeerarAghavAchAriAr, Sri. U.Ve. RajagOpalAchAriAr,
pudukOttai diwan Sri. U.Ve. Krishnaswamy Iyengar's
sons, Thirukkudanthai Sri. U.Ve. T.S.R.'s family, Sri.
U.Ve. T.V.S. and family and other devout Andavan
sishyAs were accepted for taking care of Asramam
thadheeyAradhana kainkaryam and other expenses. 

During swAmi's time as AchAryA, Sri. U.Ve.
Chakravarthi KrishnamAchAriar swAmi, Sri. U.Ve. V.K.
SrinivAsAchAriAr swami and later Sri. U.Ve. SrinivAsa
rAghavAchariAr swami ( Kannan swami ? later Srimath
Thirukkudanthai Andavan) served as Sri Karyams of
Asramam at different periods. 

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(To be continued....)


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