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Sri: 
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 31st 2004) 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 alone are going to 
guard, rule and spread our sampradhaayam". From that day he was known to be 
called as Vazhuthur Andavan and sampradhaayam was called as Srimath Aandavan 
Asramam Sampradhaayam. 
  
Vazhuthur swamy was living in Srirangam in a small hut teaching kaalakshepa 
granthams to devoted and deserving sishyas. From Him sampradhaayam spreaded 
into many branches. Prominent among them are as follows: 
   Srinivasa Ramanuja Maha  Desikan - Thiruthuraipoondi Andavan also known  as 
Vilakkudi andavan (Andavan asramam)
   Annarya Maha Desikan  - also known as  Navalpakkam  Swamy who was in 
gruhasthasramam spreading sampradhayam at Thirukkudanthai, Thiruvaheendapuram 
and Navalpakkam.
   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. 


The history of Vazhuthur Andavan is based on earlier publications of Srirangam 
Srimath Andavan PeriAsramam and Asram Devotees and as well as from the 
publication of Srimad Poundarikapuram Aashram . 

Vazhuthur swamy after taking Sanyasam from Paduka Sevaka Ramanuja Maha Desikan, 
approached Thirukkudanthai Desikan as ordained by the Almighty in dream . At 
the time of prostrating before Thirukudanthai Desikan swamy, Vazhuthur swamy 
recited Pasurams from Nammazhvars Thiruvoimozhi 5-8-10 . ie 

Vara Varuvaay varumen maayaa maayaa moorthyaai

Aravamudhaai adiyen Aavi agamey thithippaai 

Theera vinaigal theera ennai Aandaai thirukudanthai Oora! 

Unakkaatpattum adiyen innam uzhalveno? 

( Free translation: Aandaai refers to the yeenai aala vandha andavare) 
("Thirukkudanthai oora- here , refers to Thirukkudanthai Desikan Unakkaatpattum 
Adiyen innam uzhalveno?- Will I ever suffer , even after becoming your 
disciple?) 

Hearing this ,Thirukkudanthai Andavan blessed him " neeray pradhana pravachakar 
, num sampradhyathai bhashyakarar pol pravachanathinal Vishesha Abhiviruthy 
pannum " It is to be noted that srimad vazhuthur swamy was a sanyasin at that 
time and sri gopalarya Mahadesikan was a grahastha. With this conferment on 
vazhuthur swamy by Thirukudanthai Desikan, this sampradhyam is known to be 
called as Aandavan Sampradhaayam and yatheeswarars of this sampradayams are 
known as Andavan.

In this connection the following references enunciate the events. 

Ref No 1. Page No 33- Munithraya Sidhanthamum Adhan Sthaapanaachaarya 
Charithramum by V. Srinivasa Dasan published in 1952- 

Ref No 2. Page No 20. Srimad Andavan Asrama Varalaru - published in 1967 

Ref No 3 Page No 50-Munithraya Sampradhayaa Guru Parambaraa Praabhavaha- in - 
300th birth anniversary of Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan Souvenir- Published by 
Srirangam Srimad Aandavan Ashram -Nov.2000 

Ref no 4 Page No 85 -300th birth anniversary of Sri Gopalarya Mahadesikan 
Souvenir- Published by Srimad Aandavan Poundarikapuram Ashram- Oct 2000 dasan, 


dasan

Venkat Sreenivasan

Srimath Andavan Thiruvadi 

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