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Srimathe Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikaya namaha:

Acharya parampara of Srimath Andavan Ashramam continues in this posting with 
Srimath Akkur Andavan - Srinivasa Mahadesikan

 

Sri Srinivasa Mahadesikan (Srimath Akkur Andavan) 
Thirunakshatram: PurattAsi-UtthirattAdi

Thanian

Srimath vEdhaantha Raamaanuja yathi nrupathEr labdha vEdhaantha yugmum

Srimath dEvaadhinEthu ChCharana sarasijE thEna daththaathma Baaram
Srimath Srivaasa yogeeshwara mahitha mahaa sampradaayaika nishtam
VandhE Srivaasa yogeeshwara gurumanagam vathsalam Bhavyasheelam

 



Akkur Andavan was  born in the year 1880  in the month of Purattasi with 
Uthirattadhi as his birth star.His poorvasrama name was Rangachariar. He was 
the immediate successor to Srimad Nammandavan and 7th Peetadhipathy of 
Srirangam Srimad Andavan Asramam. He had studied sampradhaya granthas at the 
holy feet of sri Nammandavan along with Sri U.Ve.Thembarai Venkata Raghavachar 
swami (who became Tembarai Andavan later) Dimmakudi sri U.Ve .Srinivasachar 
Thirukkudanthai Vairakya Nidhi Sri U.Ve. Rajagopalachar, Rayampettai GanapAdi 
Vidwan Seemachar  and many others

 

In 1931,When Nammandavan's health was very much affcted, HH wanted to appoint a 
successor for the Asramam. His Holiness NammAndavan wanted Sri Akkur Rangachar 
Swami to be his successor. But having influenced by gnanam, vairaghyam, 
anushtAnam, spiritual powers, and great capabilities of Srimath NamAndavan, Sri 
Rangachar swami thought that he may not be a fit person to be the successor of 
Srimath NamAndavan and adorn this great Acharya lineage of Srimath Andavan 
Ashramam. Sri Rangachar swami hesitated and respectfully declined to take up 
thureeyashramam at that time. Srimath Andavan was very upset that Sri Rangachar 
could not be appointed immediately as His Holiness realized His dehAvasanam 
(end) was nearing. His Holiness offered prayers to the PAdukAs of 
PoorvAchAryas, and with tears rolling in his eyes, reciting slokas like "Sriman 
Abeeshta Varadha Thvaam asmi charanam Gatha:" and with Goddess Thayaar as 
Purusha kAram, His Holiness offered pranams many times at the lotus feet of Lord
 Varadharaja of Kanchi, and appealed to HIM , 



"Hey Prabho! you have fulfilled the prayers, of Sri Alavandar by making Sri 
Ramanuja as the Sampradhaya pravarthakar. Now fulfil my prayer also by making 
Akkur Rangachar swami, as the sampradhya pravarthakar & my successor, in our 
Asramam. The responsibility is yours." 

Saying so, He surrendered his burden at the lotus feet of the Lord Varadhan of 
Kanchi. His holiness adorned thirunAdu. 

 

Like AlavandAr's prayer, Srimath NammAndavan's prayer too was granted by Lord 
Varadha later. Srimath Aakur Rangachar swamy consented to take up sanyasam 
immediately after Srimath Nammandavan adorned ThirunAdu. Exactly 3 weeks after 
NammAndavan adorning Thirunadu, Sri Narayana Yatheeswarar, a Disciple of 
NammAndavan, who had already received Sanyasam from NammAndavan, gave the ochre 
ascetic robes of sanyasam to Sri Rangachar swami.

 

 SriRangachar swami became the successor of NammAndavan in Andavan asramam as 
Srimath Akkur Andavan Sri Srinivasa Maha Desikan, the same name as PeriAndavan 
and very much like PeriAndavan in Gnaana, vairagya, anushtaanam etc.. His 
sancharam in the 15 year period from 1931 was all on foot (paadha yathrA). His 
holiness Srimad Akkur Andavan covered Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Thirupathi 
through His paadha yatra and spread Munithraya ashrama sampradyaa.



Srimad thembarai Andavan and  Srimath Thirukkudanthai Andavan attended  the 
Kalakshebam of  various  granthams in their poorvasramam at the holy feet of 
Srimath Aakkur Andavan. Srimath Akkur Andavan had the blessings of Srimath  
Nammandavan in Completing the Vyakyanam for the remaining 208 slokas of Padhuka 
sahasram (Srimath Nammandavan had already completed vYAkyanam for about 800 
slokas of paduka sahasram, but before completing the balance, he adorned 
ThirunAdu)



Once Akkur Andavan had to undergo a surgery to remove a cyst from his chest. He 
never took any pain killing medicine or anesthesia for the procedure. Instead, 
he was deeply immersed, in reciting ramayana slokas mentally for getting 
himself relieved from the pain. He was one of the greatest exponents of 
Ramayana discourses at his time. People had a very high regard for him for his 
simplicity, lucid and profound knowledge in sampradhaya and sastras, humourous 
discourses, etc, and called him as ""ENGAL ANDAVAN"

 

Thembarai Venkata Raghavachar Swamy was doing kainkaryam to Srimath Akkur 
Andavan, continuing to undertake kAlakshEpams under His Holiness. Srimath  
Akkur  Andavan. His Holiness  was immensely pleased with Thembarai  swAmi?s 
GnAna, vairAghyA and AnushtAnams and felt that Thembarai Swamy  was the right 
person to be adorned as ?sampradAya pravarthakA? of periAsramam after His time. 
 His Holiness  Srimad Akkur Andavan informed Thembarai Swamy about his 
decision. Thembarai Swamy after long thoughts, decided to take up sanyAsam and  
gave his consent to his Holiness. Srimath Andavan was extremely pleased 
byThembarai  swAmi?s decision and ordained His sishyAs to make arrangements for 
the Holy ceremony.

 

On 06.10.1946,   Srimath Akkur Andavan gave the holy sanyAsam to Sri. U.Ve. 
Brahmaniddhi Thembarai VenkatarAghavAchAriar swami  in presence of several 
Andavan thiruvadis and named him  as ?Sri RanganAtha mahA dEsikan? and  asrama 
disciples  fondly called  him  as Thembarai Andavan. Both Acharyas, namely 
Akkur Andavan and his successor Srimath  Thembarai Andavan were together in the 
Asramam for a period of 5-1/2months till  Srimath Akkur Andavan  adorned 
ThirunAdu on 19-3-1947 on a krishna paksha dwAdasi day (in the month of 
Panguni, viya year).



In the next posting adiyen will continue with the history of acharyas beginning 
with Srimath Thembarai Andavan.

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi

Perungadambanur Parthasarathy Sreenivasan 

(of  Besant Nagar)

 

Adiyen is attaching a rare photo taken in 1930's at Tanjai Mamani Koil( I 
think) where Srimath Akkur Andavan is in the center along with Srimath 
Thembarai Andavan in His purvasramam(fourth from right) and Vaikuntavasi Vidwan 
U.Ve. Sri Ammoor Narasimhachariar (first from left)who had given this photo a 
few years ago)



 



                
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