> >Varadhan can clarify, but it is actually the other way around. >maNavALa mAmuni took sannyAsa dIksha from Adi vaN SaThakOpa jIyar >at the command of Lord Ranganatha. Sri Mani is correct . Sri MaNavALa Maamuni (1370-1444 AD ) was given SanyAsa Aasramam by Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar , ( 1379-1458 AD ) ,the founder of Ahobila Matam . H.H. the Jeeyar was 9 years younger than MaNavALa Maamuni in age and outlived latter by 14 years . Sri maNavALa Maamuni had a lot of reverence for Swami Desikan(1268-1369 AD ) and used to refer to him as "Abhiyukthar " ( the revered One ). Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar received SanyAsam from Sri lakshmi Nrusimha BhagavAn of Ahobilam in person , when he was 20 years old .He was never married prior to sanyAsam . >Even though Sri SaThakOpa jIyar was much younger than mAmuni, >he had taken sannyAsa dIksha very early in life, since he never >married. At the time that mAmunigaL desired to take this stage >of life, SaThakOpa jIyar was undoubtedly one of the most eminent >sannyAsis around, which is why mAmunigaL took dIksha from him. The other AchArya for whom Sri Adhi VaNN SatakOpa Jeeyar gave SanyAsam was his successor , the 2nd Jeeyar , SrivaNN SatakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa Yathindhra MahA Desikan who reigned from 1458-1473 AD . Sri AnnamAchArya received BaranyAsam from the First Jeeyar at the command of Sri VenakatEsA of Thirumalai.Both the first and Second as well as the 10th and the 12 th Jeeyars of Ahobuila Mutt have their final resting places ( BrundhAvanams ) at Melkote. The other puNya Bhumis wiht multiple BrundhAvanamas are ThiruveLLUr( 32, 33, 34 , 35 and 42nd Jeeyars) and Nrusimhapuram ( 25,26,30, 37 and 38th Jeeyars). With Sri malOlan's grace , I hope to visit these as many of these scred sites that he will give me strenght to visit in a jounrney of 7 days to India . Sri MalOlan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , V.Sadagopan V.Sadagopan
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