>From: "Venkatavarahan" <srinisrinivasan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxx>,<SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: <ramanbil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Regretfull Announcement !!
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:42:03 +0530
>
>
>Dear swamin
>
>A great vedic scholar, nyaya vedantha siromani vidwan,Garudapuram
>Thirumalai
>Eachambadi Raghunandanachariyar, informally known as Orathi Swamy, aged 80,
>resided at Dhasavathara Temple attained Lotus feet of his Acharya on 09 /
>02/2004, cremated at Srirangam with reverance by shisyas strictly adhering
>to Vedic Brahma Medha samskaram ( A Rarity now a days) We sorrowfully
>request u to inform this to sister groups also.
>
> He has lived an austerelife truly enshrined in the works of Nigamantha
>mahadesika
>and lived as a special breed visishtadwaithin of ramanuja sampradaya.(
>Deeply beleiving in the great philosophy of Ramanuja).He as a descendent of
>Illustrious Garudapuram Swami of Kanchipuram, has brought up his sons as
>veda vedanthic scholars. He gave his daughters to scholars, one of them is
>the Asthana vidwan of Ahobila mutt while other is illustrious son from
>Navalpakkam..
>
> He has participated in many vidwat sadas around the country and was
>rewarded and regarded by all the three mutts and CINNA JEER of andara and
>won many titles. Some of them are "JAN JAH MARUDAUM" ,"PAVAI KADAL
>AMUDAM",
>"NYAYA VEDANTA KESARI" and "MAL UGANDA VASIRIYAN".. As a true vedanta
>desika
>follower he shyed away from using these titles. The pontiff of
>poundareekapuram asharamam has special regards for this great acharya. He
>enjoyed a special place in the hearts of 44th pointiff of sri Ahobila mutt
>(mukkur azagiya singar).
>
> He studied nyaya siromani at Maduranthakam Patasala of Ahobilamutt
>and
>vedantha siromani from Madras University. By profession he was a
>sanskrit/tamil pandit in National College Hr. Sec. School, Trichy and duly
>revered by hundreds of students throughout the country even today. As a
>true
>swayamacharya in the lineage of Garudapuram swami he has performed
>samasrayanam and grandha chatushtaya kalakshepams to few but sath patrams
>who were still propagating his style of philosopy rendering. He has a
>mastery in Nyaya. But he shyed from giving lectures/upanyasams of late, as
>he felt that, now a days Upanyasams are not giving effective benefits to
>the mass. This shows how he is different from present day upanyasakas.This
>is not to wound others but to highlight his gunam.
>
> He had special niche for anushtanams and swaroopams which reflected in
>the way he led his sons' and his life as well. He had his samashrayanam
>under garuda puram swami and saranagati under garudapurm cinna swami of
>madurantakam. He received his grandha chatustaya kalashepam form maha
>mahoupadyaya Maduranthakam swami and served him as true sishya for more
>than
>40 years.
>
> His nigamanam was one of the rarity as it follow the sri bhasyas
>sutram
>, "THADOKOGRA JWALANAM ........ ........ SATADHIKAYA" in true sprit, which
>we witnessed. The OORDWAGAMANAM happend after the great swami did his
>morning anushtamnams and it followed the requirements laid down by Swami
>Desikan in "NADAIPERAVANGI PAHALOLINAAL ....." in his tamil prabhandam
>"ADIKARA SANGRAHAM" for mumukshu. It was on an auspicious star uttram and
>auspicious abhijit hour in the day time laying down in the lap of his
>eldest
>son amidst chanting of vedic karna mantra. His thirumeni had not lost its
>lusture even after ten hours, the time when the brahmameda samskara ended
>at
>the famous THIRUMANGAIMANNAN's Paduvanthurai.
>
> Please give this message a wide publicity among all sister
>srivaishnava
>groups as this swamins nigamana proved many philosophical points of our
>sampradaya.Also many of his abhimanis are in foreign countries The dasamaha
>(tenth day) kainkaryam is slated for 18th feb 2004 at Booloka Vaikundam
>,srirangam.
>
>By shishyas and abhimanis
>
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