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Srimathe Rangaramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:
Srimathe Vedhantha Ramanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha:

Thirunakshatram: Aavani PoorattAdhi

Thanian:
GOpaala dEsika pathaabhja madhuvrathasya
Pragnyaa virakhthi karuNaa muKHa sath guNaabhDHe:
VEdaantha lakshmana munE sritha BHaagha DHEyam
Paadhaara vindha yugaLam sharanam prapadhyE

Today (Aug 25) is the thirunakshatram of Srimath Vazhuthur Andavan Sri
Vedhantha Ramanuja Mahadesikan who adorned Acharya peetam as the first
Andavan in the Munithraya Sampradayam Aacharya Lineage.

Sri Vazhuthur Swamy was born in the year Rudrokkari (1743-1744) Avani
madham Poorattadhi nakshathram in Naithruva Kasyapa Gothram to Srimathi
and Sri Srinivasa Raghavachariar at Vazhuthur, a small hamlet near
Tanjavoor in Tamilnadu.

Vazhuthur swamy was initiated into thureeyasramam (Sanyasam) by Sri
Paduka Sevaka Ramanuja Swami who was a satheerthar and a sishya to the
famous Sakshadh swamy. Sri Saakshath Swamu was also the acharya for
Thirukkduanthai Desikan Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan. Vazhuthur swamy,
after taking sanyasam, was known to be called by the name Sri Vedhantha
Ramanuja Maha Desikan. Sri Vazhuthur Swamy had a dream in which Lord
Aravamudhan appeared and told him that after entering into sanyasa
ashramam, he must join as a sishya to Sri Gopalara Mahadesikan, also
known as Thirukkudanthai Desikan.

Two other yatheeswaras namely Vathirayiruppu Srinivasa MahaDEsikan (An
amsam of Nathamuni) and Cheeyalam Ranganatha Maha Desikan (An amsam of
Yamuna muni) who were contemporaries of Vazhuthur swamy (an amsam of
Ramanuja Muni) had also similar dreams in which they were ordered by
Lord Aravamudhan that they should become sihsyas of Gopalarya
mahadesikan to spread Sri Vaishnava sathsampradhayam.

Accordingly all 3 Yatheeswaras after doing mangalasasanam to the
Thirukkudanthai Amudhan, expressing their dreams to each other,
approached the holy feet of Gopalarya Mahadesikan and became sishyas of
Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan and learnt Grantha chathushtyam and other sath
sampradhaya granthas. They had their Bharasamarpanam performed by Sri
Gopalarya maha Desikan through acharya nishtai at the holy feet of Lord
Amudhan at Thirukkudanthai.

Later they were instructed by the Acharya to do sampradhaya Pravachanams
to their disciples from their respective places. Many bhagavathas
becames sishyas of Srimath Vazhuthur Vedhantha Ramanuja Maha Desikan
during these pravachanams. It is told that Sri Gopalarya Maha Desikan
blessed Vazhuthur swamy that "Neeray num sampradhaayathai Aala vandha
Andavan" meaning " you are alone going to guard, rule and spread our
sampradhadhaayam". From that day he was known to be called as Vazhuthur
Andavan and sampradhadhaayam was called as Srimath Aandavan Asramam
Sampradhaayam.

Vazhuthur swamy was living in Srirangam in a small hut teaching
kaalakshepa grandhas to devoted and deserving sishyas. From him
sampradhaayam spreaded into many branches. Prominent among them are as
follows:

1. Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha Desikan - Thiruthuraipoondi Andavan also
known as Vilakkudi andavan (Andavan asramam)
2. Annarya Maha Desikan - also known as Navalpakkam Swamy who was
in gruhasthasramam spreading sampradhayam at Thirukkudanthai,
Thiruvaheendapuram and Navalpakkam.
3. Vangipuram Vedhantha Ramanuja Maha desikan (Aandikadu Swamy in
Srirangam)


Through these 3 acharyas who were sishyas of Srimath Vazhuthur Andavan,
the sampradhaayam has spread to a very great extent like a big banyan
tree.

dasan,
Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi


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