Srimathe Sri Ramanujaya Namaha|
SRI RAMANUJA MISSION, INC.
OF SRIRANGAM SRIMATH ANDAVAN ASHRAMAM (SRI)
Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi Celebrations 2007
Annual Award Announcement "Kaimkarya Thilakam"
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Dear Bhagavathas:
On the most joyous occasion of Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi celebrations
during the month of Chithirai (22 April 2007), we are happy to
recognize a well-known personality in the electronic medium - a
prolific writer, a simple down-to-earth bhagavatha, who hails from a
very traditional family (Navalpakkam lineage), who is deeply immersed
in the bhagavath anubhavams of Azhwars, and who has devoted his life
to the translation of the commentaries on Nalayira Divya Prabhandham.
In the recent past, there has not been a single day in which we could
have missed his postings. A mechanical engineer from BITS, Pilani, he
has worked in the Middle East and is currently stationed in
Singapore ? as you all must have guessed by now, this young,
accomplished bhagavatha is none other than Sri V. Madhavakkannan
Swami.
The younger generation can draw inspiration from this well-qualified,
well-accomplished, yet humble person and ardent follower of Ramanuja
Siddhantham. He is blessed with the ability to transcend the
anubhavams of Azhwars into his writings that can also be experienced
by the readers themselves. This is evident from the numerous
compliments he receives on his postings. To recognize his tremendous
contribution in sustaining the rich Vedic tradition, Sri Ramanuja
Mission, Inc. of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam (SRI) is pleased
to confer on him the title of "Kainkarya Thilakam."
This title carries with it an honorary plaque and blessings from HH
Sri Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan and will be presented during Sri
Ramanuja Jayanthi celebrations at SSVT, MD, on Sunday, April 29th in
the presence of Udayavar, Sri Venugopala Perumal, Sri Nrusimha
Sudharshana Chakrath Alwar, Purvacharya Padukas and fellow
bhagavathas with full honor. SRI president Sri Poondi Vijayaraghavan
will be presenting the award.
We request fellow bhagavathas to join us in honoring Sri V.
Madhavakkannan Swami and in praying to Sri Ranganatha Divya Dampathi
and Purvacharya Padukas to bestow upon him and his family a long life
and continued service in the years to come.
Nadadur Mathavan
Secretary, Sri Ramanuja Mission
Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam
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As we know how much Sri V. Madhavakkannan Swami loves to write, we
persuaded him to present a biography in his own style, which is as
follows:
Dearest all,
adiyEn's past (though not worth- still as per the request of Sri
Ramanuja Mission, adiyEn attempts to write something for the sake of
getting to know my other life:-)
I was born in 1960, at Madras. My grandfather (paternal) was
appointed as an archakA in Srinivasar temple (small one) at Thozhur
(where we stayed) near ThiruvaLLur (not a big sthalam, at all). He
was a sanskrit sironmaNi and used to teach me sanskrit desika slokams
and kALidAsan works like Raghu vamsam, Megha sandesam, etc in
addition to Bhagavad Vishayam during my teens. When I was 10 we moved
to Ambattur in Madras to be closer to my father's office
(ICF,Perambur). My father Sri VS Vasudevachariar (now staying at
Srirangam) was just a typical obedient son and a lowkika (He knew
dEsika sthotrams, upanishads, some pAsurams, vishNu sahasranAmam
Gadhya trayam etc.,).
During my secondary school, despite my disinterest, my grandfather
taught me pancha sukthams, vishNu sahasranamam, usual conventional
ones (pallAndu, thiruppaLLIyezhcchi, thiruppAvai, AmalanAdhipirAn,
first 10 NammAzhwAr pAsurams, sArrumurai, desikar mangaLam, taitriya
upanishshads siksha valli, bruhuvalli, Anandha valli etc.).
We belong to Oratthi Thaiyaar Acchi Vangheepuram family and we belong
to swamAchAryALs and hence, my thAtthA performed samAsrayaNam to me
before I went to BITS, Pilani. I graduated in Mechanical Engineering
from BITS. My thatha's place is few kilometers from Navalpakkam
village and he learnt from Navalpakkam Swami. My maternal grand
mother hailed from Navalpakkam and even today we have our roots
there.
With that back ground, and due to the infinite grace of PerumAL and
Samasraya acharyan (Thatha's) kataaksham it was my Mathematic
professor Dr.V.KrishNamurthy, who gave a small talk on Hinduism
(mainly advaithic philosophy-being an iyer) which IMPRESSED me
greatly and almost left my studies to read only books on Philosophy.
Later, I began to read about Sri Ramanuja, AzhwAs' Biographies which
were nothing BUT a development and matured understanding of AdvaitA.
I was proud of being a SrivaishNavA and was simply flabbergasted at
the sweetness of Tamizh works of AzhwArs.
By this time, my grandparents attained acharyan thiruvaDi; I
completed my degree; joined BHEL, Trichy (where my father was deputed
from ICF to BHEL, trichy) and stayed at SRIRANGAM. (See how our lives
are being dragged; Both my grand parents died in SriRangam). At Sri
Rangam, seeing me totally involved in Philospophy, my parents trapped
me with the married life (my wife, Brindha hails from Tirukkoviloor
and is a medico). Alas, samsAgara sAgaram- I am now a father of 18
year old boy, Vijai Srinivas and 12 year old girl, HariNi. I came to
Singapore and joined BECHTEL, Singapore (in search of more MONEY! and
more material pursuits!_What a pity!) in 95. (before that from 90 to
95 I was deputed from BHEL to middle east - Saudi). In the meanwhile
after my grand father's death, my dearest father slowly transformed
himself into a parama vaidheeka and has been doing thiruvArAdhanam at
my residence at srirangam; He slowly learnt more desikar sthothrams;
divyaprapandhams; Rahaya traya saram, yajur vEdAs (7 kAndams), etc,
etc. He is now retired and is full fledged 12 thirumaN, pancha
kaccham, kudumi, does not eat outside any where; very devoted and
very understanding always other person's view. He is still attending
lots of kAlakshEpams at Ahobila Mutt, Andavan Ashram, and other
Navalpakkam swamigals (we belong to Navalpakkam). He and amma
performed bharanyAsam at the lotus feet of Navalpakkam Sri Ubhaya
Vedantha Sri Valayapettai Ramanuja thathachar. He inspired me to
read more and more of our scriptures and more of prapandhams (I even
argue with my father that one enjoys the pAsurams, (since it is in
Tamizh) than Sanskrit verses, which are also good but not
understandable and relished immediately, unless mahAns like Sri VS or
Sri AR or Sri SR help. Sri Mani Varadarajan was sent by Sriman
NarayaNa to thadutthAtkoLLify me and came to my rescue through
internet (which I browsed and caught him) and Archives from which I
learnt REALLY a LOT- thanks to Sri V Satakopan Swami, Sri Anbil
Ramaswamy swami and others.
I was working as Project Engineering Manager in a company called
BECHTEL first and later in Halliburton before I joined this company
Jacobs.
It has always been my habit to read loud and share with others
whatever I have read, be it a joke, story or a poem. So, when I
started to begin posting and reading articles, it was simply
thrilling and that made me buy a PC immediately at home.
Incidentally I used to talk to my son for hours together (rather he
talks) on VishishtAdvaitA. I am always a bit emotional and melt
easily at any moving AzhwArs or adiyArgaLs' stories. That's the
reason I wished to share.
With the great encouragements and inspiring pats through emails from
so many persons for my rambling for the last ten years, I am
motivated again and again to post (and torture you all). Sorry for
boring you a lot. It is only to tell you that I am lower than the
lowest adiyAr and have absolutely no pure, sincere, love and bhakti
for the Lord. I belong to hypocrite category. As long as I run amuck
for all these material pursuits and run after satisfying the sense
organs, I am useless and of no worth for me to be considered for any
salvation. It is He who has decided to capture me and has entered
into my heart without my knowledge and refuses to get out.
It is He who has arranged for such a Most Merciful Acharya saarva
bhouman His Holiness Srimad ParavakkOttai Andavan Swami Sri
Gopaladesika Mahadesikan who performed Prapatti for me.
It is He who speaks through me to let the esteemed members of the
discussion forum to like adiyEn posts and take up AzhwArs' works and
recite them.
It is my desire to continue to share and learn in the process all
AzhwArs works, and all acharyas¡ works.
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
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