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SrI:
SrImathE Gopalaarya Mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all

Today- Purattaasi Thiruvadhirai is the
Thirunakshathram of Sri Veliyanalloor Andavan Swami.
Let us mediate on the lotus feet of this great acharya
[who comes in Munithraya sampradayam]. He is the
Acharya of Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan Sri
Srinivasa Mahadesikan. He is the sishya of Srimad
PeriyANdavcan Sri Vatthal Swami Sri Srinivasa
Mahadesikan Swami. 

Reproduced below is his brief life history: [written
by SRi U Ve Anbil Ramaswamy Swami] 

SRI VELIYANALLUR ANDAVAN
(Purattasi / Tiruvaadirai)(1825 - 1900 CE) 

Among the distinguished disciples of Periya Andavan
was one Vedaanta Tatachariar of Sankarapuram. The
Tatachariars who belong to Shadamarshana Gotram are
descendants of Sri Nathamuni. Down their lineage we
find such celebrated Savants as Periya Tirumalai
Nambi, grandson of Sri Yaamunaachaarya. The
Tatachariars distinguished themselves by devoted
service to the temple notably the Tirumalai temple.
They settled in five different places viz.,
Sankarapuram, Bukkapattinam, Satyamangalam and
Surapuram. It was from the Sankarapuram branch that
Sri Vedaanta Tatachariar Swami came and sought the
feet of Periya Andavan and studied the Vedanta Sastras
under him. Sri Krishna Tatachar Swami alias Tirup
Putkuzhi Swami expressed his inability to assume
Sannyasa Asrama on account of his hereditary
trusteeship of Lord Varadaraja temple at Kanchi.
Vedaantachariar Swami was considered. He was a
Naishtika Brahmachari (Confirmed bachelor), who knew
no other God than his Acharya. 

He prayed for admission to the ascetic order, so that
the remaining part of his life could be fully placed
at the service of his Acharya. Periya Andavan acceded
to his prayer and took him into the holy order. He was
named _Sri Narayana Maha Desikan_. Soon afterwards,
Sri Narayana Maha Desikan left on a tour of Divyadesas
and reached Attiyur where he remained discoursing on
Ubhaya Vedanta Sastras and administering Pancha
Samskara, Bharanyasa to those who sought his feet. 

On hearing that Periya Andavan had attained the lotus
feet of his Acharya, he returned to Srirangam and
prayed in his Brindavanam. He learnt that his cousin
and co-disciple under Periya Andavan succeeded him as
Acharya as _Chinna Andavan_ in Periyasramam but had
also passed away. He was greatly upset at the passing
away of two yathis and desired to stay at Periyasramam
to continue the work of Periya Andavan. 

But, as he faced many obstacles, he moved to Singar
Koil where he stayed for a few days. Then, he
proceeded to Vennar bank, Thanjavur where he stayed
till the end of his life. Here he organized the annual
festivals to Swami Desika whose image had been
installed in Thanjai Neelameghap Perumal Koil by
Nainar Acharya. He passed away in his Asrama on the
bank of Vennar and lies interred there. Since
Velianallur Andavan was a cousin of Chinna Andavan
(1825-1895 CE) and slightly his elder and outlived him
by a few years, we may place him between 1825- 1900
CE. 

His Tanian reads as follows: 
Sri Vaasa Yogeendra Kripaathabotham Sri Saila Ramanuja
Labda Sinham / 
Vairaaghya Bhaktyaadhi Gunaikadhaanaam
Naaraayanaakhyam Munim Aasrayaamah // 

Meaning: _Let us take refuge in Narayana Muni who was
a great Yogi full of mercy, a hall mark acquired at
the feet of Sri Srisaila Ramanuja and who was full of
auspicious qualities like detachment and dedication_

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan


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