>Sri: >SrImathE vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdEshikAya namaha >SrImathE rAmAnujAya namaha >SrImathE nigamAntha mahAdEshikAya namaha >SrImathE varadarAmAnuja mahAdESikAya namaha >SrImathE srInivAsatAtArya mahAdESikAya namaha >SrImathE srIkrShNatAtArya mahAdESikAya namaha > > >Dear all, > >nyastAtmIyabharam varapradagurau vairAgya bhAgyOdadhou >vEdAntAmrta sAravantamanaghAt srIsrInivAsAdgurO: >SrIshailAnvaya kaustubhasya tanayan srEyOnidhE: >srInidhE: >VandE sAdhu katAkSakELinilayam srIkrShNa saddESikam > >This is the taniyan of .kOTikanyAdAnam Sri >U.Ve.K.S.Krishna Tatachar swamy. > >The year 2003, carries along with it a great >significance, by marking the (SatamAnOtsava:), 100th >thirunakshattiram of the great Acharyar, >kOTikanyAdAnam U.Ve Sri Krishna Tatachar swamy, >popularly known as "SWAMY". The avataram day of this >acharyar was in >mAsi masam, anUrAdhA nakshattiram, in the year 1903. >He attained paramapadam in the year 1993, Adi masam, >krShNa paksham, trayOdaSi tithi, this day, 10 years >before and this being the reason for posting the >article today. > >This great acharyar was a true blend of jnAnam, >anushTAnam, vairAgyam etc etc.His gAmbhIryam was like >that of an ocean enshrined with the rarest of jewels >that were qualities of his like kAruNyam, saushIlyam, >paratvam, saulabhyam, audAryam etc. etc etc The list >never ends. Have to stop here owing to the limited >intellect and limited space and not because there is a > limitation to his qualities. We can remember the >saying,"matikshayAt nivartantE na gOvinda guNakshyAt". >Same way.These qualities were best enjoyed by his >SishyAs who droned at his feet like bees. He was very >much known for his kindness and affection towards his >disciples. Any small question by anybody on any topic >would open up his treasure house of knowledge, giving >the questioner an insightful panorama of his deep >knowledge in shastra and Vedantha. Whoever be his >disciple, a scholar or a beginner, he(this krishna >megha) would bless them with all his knowledge >equally, like the rain that pours impartially and >equally on all places. The doors of his house were >ALWAYS open to his disciples. > >He was the very embodiment of vairagyam, comparable to >the likes of the monastic order which made people >refer to him as "sanyAsI in white" and hence the >name "SWAMY". > >Some of his disciples include U.Ve >Dr.N.S.Anantharangacharya Swamy, the great Tamil >scholar U. Ve Sri P.G.Srinivasan Swamy (popularly >known as PG mama), Prof. Ramaswamy Iyeanger, Sri U.Ve >P.Ramanujan swamy - AsthAna vidvAn of Srimath Ahobila >Matham, Sri U. VeAnanthanarasimhachar swamy - >Srikaryam of Srimath Poundarikapuram Ashramam, his >father Sri U. Ve Ananthachar swamy ,Sri .Narasimha >Tatachar(popularly known as post master mama), etc etc >etc. > >It is indeed my paramabhAgyam to have been associated >with this acharyar both as his disciple and also his >grand daughter(he was my father's periappa). > >This year, which marks his birth centenary, is very >significant. Let me share with you all, the words of >a few scholars on this mahAn. > > >This is the brief biography of the Acharyar, written >by his disciple and my grand father U. Ve Dr. N.S >Anantharangacharya, who studied various Sampradayic >texts under him for about 8 to 9 years. >Dr.NSA was his most favourite student.The affection of >the acharyar towards Dr.NSA continued to flow towards >his family members too and for this reason, we did >enjoy a special privelege, being very close to this >acharyar. > >ACHARYAR'S BIOGRAPHY BY DR N.S.ANANTHARANGACHAR SWAMY. > >"sAntA mahAntO nivasanti santa: vasantavat lOkahitam >charanta:" > >This sUkti can be richly attributed to Sri U.Ve K.S >Krishna Tatacharya Swamy. He took birth in the great >family of Kotikanyadanam Sri Srinivasa >Tatacharya Swamy, a scholar of highest order who >studied vedantic texts extensively under HH >PoundarIkapuram Andavan Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan, in >Subhakrt samvatsaram, kumbha mAsam, krishna paksham, >aShTami day. His mother's name was Thirumathi >Krishnamma. > >Sri U.Ve Krishna Tatachar swamy got his basic >education from his father.After completing his primary >education at his birthplace 'Talkad ', he got his >secondary education at Mysore and obtained B.A degree >from the Mysore Maharaja college. Right from his >childhood, acharyar was greatly drawn towards vEdAntic >studies which enabled him to to pursue the adhyayanam >of >veda and vedanta extensively. His jeevanasutra was >based on the imperial maxim "tapascha svAdhyAya >pravachanEcha". > >At the age of 24, the acharyar entered >grihasthashramam. His wife was the grand daughter of >the then JODIdAr of sOsalai.. Just like our swamy Sri >Vedanta Deshika, he too continued in his >grhasthasramam, like a dew drop on the lotusleaf, >and performed it as a yOga. As the saying "asakta: >sukham anvabhUt" goes, he had given up atyAsakti. This >vairagyam of his, naturally got him the name >"sanyasi" and people started calling him as "SWAMY". > >He started his career as a teacher at "The National >High School" and served for over 34 years. He was a >model teacher who was very much known for his >affection and patience. He was adored by one and all >for his qualities Arjavam, sausheelyam, saulabhyam >etc. He was a living example of the saying, > >"kshamayA dayayA prEmNA sUnrtEnArjamEna cha >vaSIkuryAt kagatsarvam vinayEna cha sEvayA" > >After settling down in Bangalore, he devoted his life >to the further study of Vedanta, under the great >scholars of the day. He studies at the feet of >HH Srimath PoundarIkapuram Srimath Andavan Sri >Srinivasa Mahadesikan, staying in the aashramam at >Srirangam for over 6 years and also at the feet >of Sri U.Ve Hemmige Srinivasa Iyengar Swamy. He also >passed with flying colours, the Vidvaduttama parIkSA >in Vedanta and was honoured by NalvaDi >KrishnarAjEndra wodeyar. Thus this acharyar continued >his journey of life through continuous study of >vedantic texts. > >As per the saying, > >"adyAtma grantha nirmANam, anEkEsham cha bOdhanamm >archAvatAra sEvAm cha", he devoted his whole life to >these. He has authored many works in Sanskrit, >Kannada and English. > >His works in Sanskrit are, "AndavAbhyudayam", >written on the great acharyar HH Srimath >Thriukkudanthai Andavan and "mahAvIravaibhavam". > >His works in Kannada are thiruppavai rasAsvAdinI, >gOpAlavimSati bhAvapradIpikA, which is a beautiful >explanation of vEtAnt dESikar's "gOpAlavimSati:', with >beautiful meanings,translations of daSavatArastOtra, >dayASataka, garuDadanDaka,SaTHamarshaNa gOtradavara >AjAnasiddha mahimE, etc. thiruppAvai rasAsvAdinI, is a >vast work, which is highly informative with very rare >meanings. > >His work "srIbhASyAmrtasAra" in Kannada, is a master >piece which narrates the meanings of all adhikaraNams >along with pUrvapakSam and siddhAntam. > >His work "rahasyatrayasArArtha sangraha" on the text >rahasyatrayasAram is highly useful. > >He has translated "yAdavAbhyudayam" of Swamy Desikan, >with word to word meaning and translation in English. > >He work on "bhagavadgItA" called "gItArthadIpikA" is >an asset. > >There are still many of his works that are >unpublished. > >This way, the acharyar devoted his life to >jnAnaprachAram. He has spent more than 50 years of his >lifetime in giving kAlakshEpams and has performed an >"akhanDa jnAna yaJnam". He has poured the nectar of >vEdAntam on all his disciples, through his discourses >which included SrImad RamAyaNam, BhAgavatam, >MahAbharatam, divyaprabandhams of Alwars, Desika >stotrams etc. His lectures were highly informative >which included "apUrva SastrArthangals" and >"svApadESams". > >He continuously rendered kALakshEpams on >prasthAnatraya bhAsya, bhagavadvishayam, Srimad >RahasyatrayasAram, Geetha Bhashyam, esoteric works of >Swamy Deshika and others. He had a mastery in >explaining the SastrArthams in a superb manner and saw >that the tatvArthams remained in the hearts of his >disciples permanantly, for which all his disciples are >very much indebted to. > >As the saying goes, > >"apuna: prAthanIyasya prAthitAdhikadAyina: >arthina: prathamE tasya charamAn paryapUrayan > >His kAlkshEpams were of such a high order that the >person who heard him, did not feel the need to hear >from anyone else, rather they would themselves be in a >position to teach others. They were so much in detail >covering each and everything. > >He was a swayam acarya purushar, and has performed >"bharasamarpanam" and "pancha samskaram" to many. > >His knowledge and popularity won him many titles such >as "vEdAnta vidvanmaNi", "vEdAnta sAraJna", >"viSishTAdvaitapravINa" etc. He was highly >appreciated and honoured by HH Andavan swamigal, HH >Azhagiyasingar swamigal, HH Poundarikapuram Swamigal, >HH Parakala Matam Swamigal,HH Rangapriya Swamigal and >many others. We have seen the closeness, prakrutam >Azhagiyashingar(in his pUrvASramam) shared with the >acharyar. > >His other rare quality was that he never allowed any >publicity about him. "pAnDityam nirvidya bAlyEna >tishThAsEt" > >But as the statement, > >"yathA sampushpitasya vrkshaya dUrAt gandhO vAti", the >fragrance of this bramhanishTa's fame spread all over, >very naturally. > >He had his bharasamarpaNam under "Sri Varadaramanuja >Mahadesikan swamy", whose taniyan goes as "vairAgya >bhAva niravadyaguNaprakarsham". ( We have heard that >HH Sri Abhinava RanganAtha swamigal of ParakAlamaTHam, >HH Sri PoundarIkapuram Sri Srinivavsa MahadEsikan >swamigal, Sri Srinavasa Tatachar swamy etc etc also >had their bharasamarpaNams under this acharyar). > >Our beloved achryar, after having spent his life as a >"yOgam", left for the heavenly abode just as a nisprha >leaves everything and goes, on 15-08-93, Adi >masam, Krishnapaksham, trayOdaSi thithi and as per the >saying "nArAyaNA sAyujyam abApnOti nArAyaNA sAyujyam >abApnOti, attained paramapadam decorating the goshti >of nitya sUris. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- > > >I would like to place before the devotees, a few words >shared by a couple of his other disciples, shortly. > >I earnestly request everyone, who has known him >personally, heard and associated with this acharyar as >a disciple, relative, admirer etc, directly or thro' >family members, to share their thoughts and let us >celebrate this SatamAnOtsavam of this acharyar by >singing his glory thro'out the year. > > >NOTE: HIS WORK ON("YADAVABHYUDAYAM") IS TOTALLY OUT >OF PRINT, BUT MAY BE SOME ARE AVAILABLE IN >CHENNAI(WHERE IT WAS PUBLISHED). I REQUEST THAT >ANYBODY COMES ACROSS THIS BOOK, KINDLY CONTACT ME. > > >Pranamams >Ramanuja dasi >Padmini > > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >Send free SMS using the Yahoo! Messenger. Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/new/pc/ > >
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