SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
SrImathE Srinivasa Mahadesikaya namah:
SrImathE Ranganatha mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Today (VaikAsi mruiaseersham) is The Thirunakshathram
of Sri Mannaargudi Andavan Sri Ranganatha Mahadesikan
Swami - who adorned Srimad Poundarikapuram Andavan
Asramam before Sri VennaaRRankarai Andavan [who is the
Acharya of Present (Prakritham Andavan) Sri
ParavaakkOTTai Andavan Sri Gopaladesika Mahadesikan
Swami]
Let us dwell upon the glorious life history of this
Acharya on his TN, and place our heads at the feet of
this Acharyan.
let us be blessed to enjoy reading the life history of
Sri Mannargudi Andavan. (This is from Sri Anbil
mama’s article- thanks to Sri Anbil mama for his
permission)
Sri Mannargudi Andavan- Sri Ranganatha Mahadesikan
(Vikrama- Vaikasi- Mrigaseersham)
(8-6-1880 - 17-11-1954)
His Tanian reads as follows:-
Aadhya Srinidhi Yogi Labda Manuraat Sri Vaatsya
Raamaanujaath
Sampraaptanguna Mantra Jaatham /
Apara Sri Vaasa Yogi Swaraat Gnaanaabdim Suguna Karam
Munivaram Sri Ranganatham Bhaje //
(meaning)
I take refuge at the sacred feet of Sri Ranganatha
MahA Desikan, the ocean of Jn~Anam and the treasure
house of all auspicious attributes, who received
his manthrOpadesam from the first SrinivAsa MahA
Desikan, his samAsrayaNam from Sri RaamAnuja MahA
desikan of Srivathsa gOthram and his Bhara
SamarpaNam, thuriyAsramam and Ubhaya VedAntha
Isvaryam from the other Srinivasa MahA Desikan .
Life history:
There was in Mannargudi one Ramanujacharya
Swami, one of the descendants in the lineage of
Nadadur Ammaal, one of the immediate disciples of Sri
Bhashyakara. He belonged to Srivatsa Gotram and
was a well known Vedic scholar. His forefathers
were famed for their proficiency in Vedic recitation
which would charm the ears of the
listeners. Sri Ramanujachar Swami organized and led
the Veda Parayana Goshti during the festivals of Sri
Rajagopala Swami. He was married to one
Senkamalathammaal. To them was born on 28th
Mrigasirsha, Vikrama, Vaikasi (8th June 1880) a
male child who was given the name of
Srinivasagopalan.
After Upanayana Samskara, he started his early studies
at the feet of his father who also administered the
Pancha Samskara. Later, he learnt
Vyakarana Sastras under the famous Vyakarana Pandit
Uruppattur Sri Rangachariar Swami (who later became
the 39th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt).
In the beginning he served as Adhyaapaka in the Sastra
Patasala at Orattanad. Sri Srinivasa Gopalan married
at the early age of 10 to one Nachiyar Ammaal who
belonged to a very orthodox Sri Vaishnava family. He
arrived at Srirangam with his wife and fell at the
feet of Srimad PoundarikaPuram Andavan and was given a
room in the rear of the asramam. He studied
under the Acharya the Grantha
Chatushtayam. At the end of his studies, he
received Bharanyasa from his Acharya. On hearing
about his proficiency in Vyakarana Sastras, the
authorities in Kerala Sanskrit College invited him
to serve as Professor of Vyakarana. Sri Srinivasa
Gopalan served in the Sanskrit College at Pattambi for
20 years.
Then, when he completed his assignment at Pattambi, he
visited Srirangam. Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan,
considering the Vairaghya and
scholarship of Sri Srinivasa Gopala Swami desired that
he should succeed him and accordingly he was given
Preksha Mantropadesa and admitted into the
holy order of ascetics and was given the new name of
Sri Ranganatha Maha Desikan. He was just 54. Both
adorned the Asramam for almost five years. When Srimad
Poundarika Puram Andavan attained the lotus feet of
his Acharya on 20th October 1934 (*Bhava- Vaikasi-
Pournami day* ), Sri Ranganatha Maha Desikan took
charge of the Ashramam with all sincerity and
seriousness.
Many scholars who had intimately known and
moved with the Swami in his Purvasrama came to
study at his feet, notable among them are Sri
Tatachariar Swami of Cuddalore, and Sri Ramaswamy
Iyengar of Thanjavur. Srimad Andavan spent his leisure
hours in meditation and Ashtakshara Japa.
At the conclusion of every 10 million japam, a
_Thadeeya Aaraadhana_ used to be held. He advised
the disciples to celebrate the Tirunakshatra day of
Srimad Poundarika Puram Andavan in their own homes
so that more and more Srivaishnavas could come to know
of Swami's greatness. Srimad Andavan was averse to
receiving gifts in cash or kind. Once, when he was
presented an amount of Rs.4,000, he handed
over the amount to Sri V.R. Ramaswamy Iyengar,
Advocate, Thanjavur with a request that the money
should be utilized to bring out a new edition
of Rahasya Traya Sara in Devanagari script. The
instruction was complied with and today we have this
beautiful edition in our hands with the
superb commentary of Vangeepuram Navaneetham Sri
Rama Desikachariar Swami. It remains a monument to
Swami’s vision and generosity and devotion
to Swami Desikan. what a paramOpAkAram (greatest help)
to our sampradayam!
Srimad Andavan Ranganatha Maha Desikan attained the
lotus feet of his Acharya on 17th November 1954 (
Jaya/ Kartigai/ Krishna Saptami) when he was
75.
AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo narayana
dAsAnu dAsan
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