SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:
Dearest all
today Aippasi ThiruvAdhirai is the Thirunakshathram of
Srimad Veliyanalloor Andavan Swami Sri Narayana
Mahadesikan. Let us pay our humble obeisance to the
lotus feet of this mahaan
SRI VELIYANALLOOR ANDAVAN (Sri Narayana Mahadesikan):
(Courtesy: Sri Anbil Ramaswamy Swamin's write up on
Acharya vamsa vruksham)
Among the distinguished disciples of Periya Andavan
was one Vedaanta Tatachariar of Sankarapuram. The
Tatachariars who belong to shadamarshana Gotram are
descendants of Sri Nathamuni. Down their lineage we
find such celebrated Savants as Periya Tirumalai
Nambi, grandson of Sri Yamunaachaarya. The
Tatachariars distinguished themselves by devoted
service to the temple notably the Tirumalai temple.
They settled in five different places viz.,
Sankarapuram, Bukkapattinam, Satyamangalam and
Surapuram. It was from the Sankarapuram branch
that Sri Vedaanta Tatachariar Swami came and sought
the feet of Periya Andavan and studied the Vedanta
Sastras under him.
Sri Krishna Tatachar Swami alias Tirup Putkuzhi Swami
expressed his inability to assume Sannyasa Asrama
on account of his hereditary trusteeship of Lord
Varadaraja temple at Kanchi. vedaantachariar Swami
was considered. He was a Naishtika Brahmachari
(Confirmed bachelor), who knew no other God than
his Acharya. He prayed for admission to the
ascetic order, so that the remaining part of his
life could be fully placed at the service of his
Acharya. Periya Andavan acceded to his prayer and
took him into the holy order. He was named Sri
Narayana Maha Desikan_.
Soon afterwards, Sri Narayana Maha Desikan left on a
tour of Divyadesas and reached Attiyur where he
remained discoursing on Ubhaya Vedanta Sastras and
administering Pancha Samskara, Bharanyasa to those
who sought his feet.
On hearing that Periya Andavan had attained the
lotus feet of his Acharya, he returned to Srirangam
and prayed in his Brindavanam. He learnt that his
cousin and co-disciple under Periya Andavan
succeeded him as Acharya as _Chinna Andavan_ in
Periyasramam but had also passed away. He was greatly
upset at the passing away of two yathis and desired
to stay at Periyasramam to continue the work of Periya
Andavan. But, as he faced many obstacles, he moved to
Singar Koil where he stayed for a few days. Then,
he proceeded to Vennar bank,Thanjavur where he stayed
till the end of his life. Here he organized the annual
festivals to Swami Desika whose image had been
installed in Thanjai Neelameghap Perumal Koil by
Nainar Acharya. He passed away in his Asrama on the
bank of Vennar and lies interred there. Since
Velianallur Andavan was a cousin of Chinna Andavan
(1825-1895 CE) and slightly his
elder and outlived him by a few years, we may place
him between 1825- 1900 CE
His Tanian reads as follows:
Sri Vaasa Yogeendra Kripaathabotham Sri Saila Ramanuja
Labda Sinham /
Vairaaghya Bhaktyaadhi Gunaikadhaanaam
Naaraayanaakhyam Munim Aasrayaamah //
Meaning: _Let us take refuge in Narayana Muni who was
a great Yogi full of mercy, a hall mark acquired at
the feet of Sri Srisaila Ramanuja and who was full of
auspicious qualities like detachment and dedication_
Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo narayana
aachaarya padhangri rENu:
asmadhAchArya paryanthAm vandhE GuruparamparAm?
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