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
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Today (Sept 15th ), Avani Uthiram is the 95rd 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 19.08.1909 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 meaningful life, Srimath 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.
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Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi,
dAsan,
Venkat Sreenivasan
Some of the rare pictures taken during the thureesyasramam of Srimath Mysore
Andavan are attached below:
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