Dear all, The rare photos said to have been attached are not attached. This may kindly be looked into. Daasan S S Raghavan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shyam Sreenivasan" <shyam.sreenivasan@xxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Re: [Oppiliappan] Today September 8th,2002 - Srimath Mysore Andavan Thirunakshatram - Vaibhavam - Part I > Some rare photos are attached here as Part of 2 of Srimath Mysore > Andavan's Vaibhavam > > 1. Thirukkudanthai Andavan with H.H. 44th Jeeyar. Standing in the > ghosti are the 2 future Acharyas of Srimath Andavan Ashramam and Sri > Ahobila Matam (Mysore Andavan (4) and Prakrutham Jeeyar (2)). In the > Photo below, Prakrutham Jeeyar in His Poorvashramam is accompanying > Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan. > [Image] > > 2. Mysore Gopalachar is taking up Sanyasashramam as the 10th Andavan > of Srimath Andavan Ashramam "Srimath Srinivasa Ramanuja Mahadesikan" > after receiving Manthropadesam from Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan > [Image] > > 3. Parasparam Bhavayanthaha: H.H. 44th Pattam Ahobila Mutt Jeeyar > gracing the 82nd Thirunakshatram celebrations of Srimath Andavan > [Image] > > 3.Former Presidents of India paying respects to both Acharyas > Thirukkudanthai Andavan and Mysore Andavan. Both Acharyas can be seen > in this rare photo. > [Image] > > > > Srimath Andavan thiruvadi, > Shyamsundar Sreenivasan > > Venkat Sreenivasan wrote: > > > > > > > [Srimath Mysore Andavan] > > > > > > Sri: > > > > > > Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha: > > > > > > > > Srimathe SrinivAsa rAmAnuja Mahadesikaya Namaha: > > > > > > > > Thirunakshatram: Avani - Uthiram > > > > > > > > Thanian: > > > > Srimath Srivasa yOgeeswara munikarunAlabdha vEdhantha yugmam > > Srimath vEdhantha rAmAnuja gurupadhayorarpitha swAthma bhAram > > Srimath srudhyantha rAmAnuja yathi nrupathE:prAptha mOkshasramam tham > > Srimath SrivAsa rAmanuja munimaparam samsrayE gnanavArthim > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Today (Sept 8th ), Avani Uthiram is the 93rd Thirunakshatram of > > Srimath Mysore Andavan Sri SrinivAsa RAmAnuja MahA dEsikan who adorned > > Acharya peetam as the 10th Andavan in the Andavan Periashramam > > Munithraya Sampradayam AchArya Lineage.adiyEn is transmitting the > > source material provided by Sri. Sunder KidAmbi ( of Boston, USA) as > > a life history of Kaviratna, Vedanta Vibhushana, Vedantasara, > > Pravachana Kalanidhi, Sri U Ve Vidwan Hariharapuram Gopalacharya (in > > his purvAsramA) and as Srimath Mysore Andavan., Sri Srinivasa > > Ramanuja Mahadesikan ( in ThuriyAsramA). > > > > An elderly scholar of vidwat scholarship in Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada > > and Hindi, Sri Hariharapuram Gopalacharya was born on 21.09.1909 to > > Sri Krishnamaachaarya and Smt. Ranganaayakamma (Avani Uthiram, Gowri > > festival day, Sosale village, T. Narasipura Taluk on the banks of > > Cauvery near Sangamam of Cauvery and Kapila rivers, Mysore district) > > who belonged to an orthodox Srivaishnava family which had a scholastic > > background. Other members of the family included two brothers and two > > sisters. > > > > During his childhood, due to epidemic plague that spread widely, > > swAmi's father passed away, following which, the family's financial > > position was not sound. He lived in Sosale village and studied in a > > higher primary school there. Knowing the budding scholar in swAmi, the > > scholars persuaded him to join Mysore Maharaja Samskruta Paathashaala > > and to continue his studies. Accordingly, swAmi came to Mysore, joined > > the Sanskrit college, completed his further studies in Saahitya and > > Vyaakarana and became Vidwan. > > > > During the student days, he had to depend for his daily food in Sri > > Parakaala mutt, where the then Aacharya Sri Abhinava Ranganaatha > > parakAla mahA dEsikan who adorned the peetam, noticed the brilliant > > boy and provided him necessary facilities. By the grace of lord > > Hayagreva, he also brought his brothers and used to help them by > > giving good education and food (padi) that received in the Parakaala > > mutt and there by facilitated their studies also. > > > > Having completed matriculation, Sanskrit (vidwat degree), Kannada > > Pandit and Hindi Pandit exams, he attained proficiency in 'Naalaayira > > Divyaprabhandam' (Tiruvaymozhi), chanting of vedas, literature and > > grammar. He passed all higher examinations of philosophy (Vedanta > > Shastra) and obtained Vidwat Prashasti. > > > > In his 14th year, he had the blessings of Srimath NammAndavan and with > > Pancha Samskaaras and Bharanyasa. At that juncture, he composed a > > beautiful collection of 134 poems (Srimad Aandavan Vaibhavam) and > > visualizing the scholar in him, Srimad Aandavan blessed the boy > > immensely and he came to be known as Mysore Vidwan Gopu. > > > > Regarding discharging duties and responsibilities, Sri Gopaalaachar > > married Smt Jayalakshmi from Talkad who belonged to a respectable > > family. The couple were blessed with six daughters and two sons. > > > > Srimath Mysore Andavan was famous amongst the other scholars from > > Sosale. He worked hard towards the improvement of the Venugopalaswamy > > temple at Sosale. He was an ardent devotee of Srimad Aandavan, all > > through. He was a beloved disciple of many great scholars and he > > successfully completed the studies of Bhaashya and Upanishads. swAmi > > underwent grantha chathushtya kAlakshEpams under Srimath Akkur > > Andavan. He was the Aasthaana Vidwan and Srikaaryam of the Srimad > > Andavan Ashramam for more than three decades. With the then pontiff > > Thirukkudanthai Aandavan, he undertook paadayatra all over India and > > specially Badari. He was respected for his devotion, dedication, > > commitment to Srivaishnavism (Sri Ramanuja Darshanam) and his wide > > scholarship in all shastras. He was a good swimmer too. > > > > In his efforts to invite Srimad Aakoor Andavan to Karnataka, his > > journey on cycle to Chamarajanagar, Sathymangalam, Erode and Srirangam > > to arrange for the stay of Andavan was commendable. With all these > > devotional services to Sri Aacharya, he obtained the blessings of > > Srimad Aakoor Aandavan. Sri Aacharya served in a high school at > > Sakaleeshpuar (Karnataka) and thereafter he came to Mysore and served > > as Sanskrit teacher in Mahajana high school (1945 to 1975). > > > > Scholarly works : > > > > > > Srimath Andavan has contributed many works of scholarly nature. They > > include; > > > > 1. Ramanuja Noothandadi (1959) a translatory work (with commentary in > > Kannada) from Tamil to Kannada. > > 2. Sri Ramanuja Panchashat in Sanskrit > > > > His master pieces : > > > > 1. A complete translation of 'Sri Paadukaasahasram' with scholarly > > commentary in Kannada (1969). This work of 465 pages, was published at > > Sri Parakaala mutt Mysore. > > 2. A translation of 'Deshika prabandham' from Tamil to Sanskrit and > > commentry in Kannada. > > 3. Srimad Aacharya Parampara Prabhavam in Sanskrit. > > 4. Shaattumurai Kramam and Aachrya Taniya > > 5. A beautiful work about Vishnusahasranama > > 6. Sragdharaa Shatakam in Sanskrit > > 7. Sri Rahasyatraya Saara Sangraha of Vedanta Deshika in poetry > > (sanskrit version) > > 8. Sri Mahaalakshmi Stuti, a fine stotram about Goddess Lakshmi of 108 > > Divyadeesha (at the time when Sri Tirukkudanthai Andavan was ill and > > bedridden) > > 9.A commentary to 'Tiruvaimozhi', following the lines of > > Poorvaachaarya's commentary. > > 10. Translated works of Sri Vedanta Deeshika to Kannada. > > > > swAmi was an Aashu Kavi of a very high caliber, and used to compose > > Padabandhams spontaneously. SwAmi has also written numerous articles > > about Sri Ramanuja philosophy. Following his contribution to Sanskrit > > literature, SwAmi was recognized as an outstanding scholar both by > > state and center, and was given an honorarium (President's Gold > > Medal). > > > > Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan gave Sanyaasam 11-04-1988 and since > > then he was popularly called Mysore Andavan. Having lead a meangful > > life, Srmath Andavan attained Paramapadam at Srirangam Ashramam on 22 > > -05-1989 ( @ 3:10 AM on a Monday), thus becoming an illustrious ardent > > devotee of Sri Ramanuja. Words cannot explain the saintly nature of > > Srimath Mysore Andavan but it could only be felt by the disciples who > > loved and adored him with devotion. > > > > With Obeisances to Srimath Andavan, Sri SrinivAsa rAmAnuja mahA > > dEsikan. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi, > > dAsan, > > Venkat Sreenivasan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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