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SrirangamSrimadAndavanAshramam
SrirangamSrimadhAndavanAshramamhasbeenaninstitutionformorethanthreecenturiesinnurturingandfurthering
AcharyaRamanuja'sandSwamiVedantaDesika'sdoctrineofVishishtadvaita.TheinstitutiontracesitsrootstoSwami
VedanthaDesikathroughSaakshaathSwamiandtoAcharyaRamanujathroughKidambiAachaanandKurukeshaa.k.a.
ThirukkuruhaipiraanPillaan(directdisciplesandSimhasanaadhipathisofAcharyaRamanuja).Theheadoftheinstitutionis
knownas"Andavan"or"AndavanSwamigal",anamethatisbelievedtobegivenbyLordRanganathahimselftothefirst
Seer.SrirangamSrimadhAndavanAshramamisamongtheSrivaishnavaAcharyaLineagethatfollowSriVedantaDesikaas
thetorchbearerofSriRamanuja'steachings.SrirangamSrimathAndavanAshramhasahugefollowinginIndiaandhasan
unbrokenlineageofacharyassinceitsfoundingalmost300yearsago,whodedicatedthemselvestospreadtheteachingsof
VaishanaviteSaint,SriRamanuja(1017AD1139AD).SriRamanuja'steachingsstressesonabsolutesurrendertothe
supremebeingLordSrimanNarayanaforone'ssoultobreakthecycleofrepeatedbirthsanddeathsandtoattainMoksha
attheendofthisbirthtoeternallyserveLordSrimanNarayana.Themainactivitiesoftheinstitutionincludeconducting
sacramentsofSamashrayanamandBharanyasam,Kalakshepams(higherspirituallessons),VedicandWesterneducation
throughPatashalasandsecularcolleges,managingandfundingvarioustemplesandDivyaDesams,spreadingRamanuja
siddhanthamthroughitsvariouscenters.

SrimathSrimushnamAndavanSriRangaRamanujaMahaDesikan
TheCurrentPontiff:
ThecurrentpontiffisHisHolinessSriRangaramanujaMahadesikan(Srimushnam
Andavan),ascholar(withtraditionaldoctoralequivalents)inNyaya(roughly
translatestoAbsoluteRighteousness)andTarka(Logic),withadditional
specializationsandproventalentinAlankaraShaastra(worshipanddecorationof
deities),Ayurveda,Astrology,Music,Sculpting,Poetry,Dramaticsetc.Heisalsoan
expertinlanguageslikeSanskrit,TamilandTelugu.Theofficialwebsitesofthe
Ashramamarehttp://www.andavan.organdhttp://www.ramanujamission.org
Thanian:
VedhAnthalakshmanamuneendrakrupAtthabOdham
ThadpAdhayugmasaraseeruhabrungharAjam
Thraiyanthayugmakruthabooriparisramamtham
SrirangalakshmanamunimsaranamprapadhyE

Meaning:
WeprostrateattheholyfeetofSriRangaRamanaujaMahaDesikanwhohadhis
BharasamarpanamattheholyfeetofVedhanthaRamanujaMahaDesikan.
Havinggainedwithenormousinvolvement,thewealthofSrisampradayic
knowledge/UbhayaVedhanthamgranthasfromhisAcharya,hewhirrsasa
honeybeeatHislotusfeet.SalutationstoSrimathRangaRamanujamaha
Desikan.

SrimathMysoreAndavanSriSrinivasaRamanujaMahadesikan
Thanian:
SrimathSrivasayOgeeswaramunikarunAlabdhavEdhanthayugmam
SrimathvEdhantharAmAnujagurupadhayorarpithaswAthmabhAram
SrimathsrudhyantharAmAnujayathinrupathE:prApthamOkshasramamtham
SrimathSrivAsarAmanujamunimaparamsamsrayEgnanavArthim
Meaning:
IresorttosriSrinivasaRamanujaMahaDesikan(MysoreAndavan)whoisthe
oceanofsampradAyaikagnanam,andWhohadstudiedubayaVedhantha
granthasattheholyfeetofAkkurAndavanSrimathSrinivasaMahaDesikan,and
WhohadhisBharasamarpanamdonebyNammandavanSrimadVedhantha
RamanujaMahaDesikan)andWhowasordainedintosanyasaAsrambysrimad
VedhanthaRamanujaMahaDesikan(ThirukkudanthaiAndavan).

SrimathThirukkudanthaiAndavanSriVedhanthaRamanuja
Mahadesikan
Thanian:
Srimathvedhantharamanujamunikarunalabdhavedhanthayugmam
SrimathSrivasayogeeswaragurupadhayorarpithaswathmabharam
SrimathSriranganathahvayamunikrupayaprapthamokshasramamtham
SrimathVedhantharamanujamunimaparamsamsrayedesikendram
Meaning:
IresorttoAcharyasrimadhVedhanthaRamanujaMahaDesikan
(ThirukkudanthaiAndavan)whostudiedUbayaVedhanthagranthasunderthe
holyfeetofVedhanthaRamanujaMahaDesikan(Nammandavan)whohadhis
Bharasamarpanam(prapatti)donebyHHSrinivasaMahaDesikan(Akkur
Andavan)andwhowasordainedintoMokshasramambythegraceand
KatakshamofHHRanganathaMahaDesikan(ThembiraiAndavan).

ThenbiraiAndavanSriRanganathaMahadesikan
Thanian:
SrimathVEdhavathamsalakshmanamunehepraapthaagamaanthadvayam
ThEnaSriraghupungavangriyugaLenyasthaathmaRakshaambharam
SrimathSrinidhiyogivaryakarunalabdaabhjachakraangkanam
VandeshanthivirakhthipoornamanaghamSriranganaathamGurum
Meaning:
IProstrateattheholyfeetofguru,Ranganathawhodispelsthedarknessofmy
ignorance,whopossesseslimitlesssaintlyqualitieslikeGnanam,Santham,
Virakthi,Vairakyam,andAnagam(blemishless)WhostudiedubhayaVedhantha
KalekshepamsundertheholyfeetofSrimadhVedhanthaRamanujaMahaDesikan
(Nammandavan)&thruhisgrace,wassubmittedatdivinefeetofVaduvurLord
RaghunathaandWhowasinitiatedintoSanyaasaasramamandAcharyatvamby
theincessantgraceandsympathetickataakshaofSrimathSrinivasayogi(Aakkur
Andavan).

SrimathAakkurAndavanSriSrinivasaMahadesikan
Thanian:

SrimathvEdhaanthaRaamaanujayathinrupathErlabdhavEdhaanthayugmam
SrimathdEvaadhinEthuChCharanasarasijEthEnadaththaathmaBaaram
SrimathSrivaasayogeeshwaramahithamahaasampradaayaikanishtam
VandhESrivaasayogeeshwaragurumanagamvathsalamBhavyasheelam
Meaning:
IprostrateattheholyfeetofSrivaasamahadesikan,whoisblemishless,
possessingsaintlyqualitieslikevathsalyam,simplicityandWhohadstudied
vedhanthaKalakshepagranthasatthefeetofVedhanthaRamanujAMahadesikan
(Nammandavan)andWhowasordainedtoAtmasamarpanamatthedivinefeet
ofKanchiDevaadhiDevanbyHisHolinesssNammandavanandtheonewho
propagatedthegreatsathsampradhayanurturedbySriSrinivasaMahaDesikan
(PeriaAndavan).

SrimathTherazhundurAndavanSrimathVedathaRamanuja
Mahadesikan
Thanian:
SrimathSrivasayogeeshwarapadhavinathamlabdhavEdhaanthayugmam
SripaadooSEviraamaanujamunithilakaaththathpadhanyasthaBaaram
SrimathSrivasaraamaanujamunimaNErlabdamokshaasramamtham
SrimathvEdhaantharaamaanujayathinrupathimsumsrayEgnyanavaardhim
Meaning:
IresorttoSrimadVedhanthaRamanujamuni,(Nammandavan)whoisthe
chakravarthyamongyatheeswaras,possessingoceanofknowledge,Who
prostratedrepeatedlySrimadPeriaAndavaninyoungageandWhostudied
UbhayavedhanthasattheholyfeetofChinnandavanandwasalsoordainedto
BharasamarpanambythesameAcharya,srimadPadukasevvakaRamanujan
(chinnaAndavan)andwasinitiatedintoTureeysramambySrinivasaRamanuja
Muni(KadanthethyAndavan).

SrimathKadanthethiAndavanSrimathSrinivasaRamanuja
mahadesikan
Thanian:

SrimathSrivasayogipravarasakaaruNapaanghasanghaadhaBHangaath
VEdhaanthadvandvavidhyamadhurasalaharichchancharikaayamaaNaha
THEnaachaaryENarangaprabhucharaNayugEdaththarakshaaBharaSri:
SrimathSrivasaraamaavarajamuNimaNissanthathamsrEyasEsyaath
Meaning:
MaythatSrimathSrinivasaRamanujamahaDesikan,whoisajemamong
sanyasis,blesseverforourprosperity,whobytheincessantgraceofthe
sympatheticlookofSrimathSrinivasayogi(PeriaAndavan)emergedasa
hoveringbee,sippingthestreamofhoneyfromtheubhayavedantavidya,and
whowasordainedintobharanyasaminthedivinefeetofLordRanganathabythe
samePeriaAndavan.

SrimathChinnandavanSrimathPadukaSevkaRamanujaMahadesikan
Thanian:
SrimannathamuneendrayaamunamuniSrisamyamindraathmanaha
SriSrivasamuneendradEsikamaNE:praapthaagamaanthathdvaya
SrirangEshapadhEthadharpithaBHaramSripaadukasevaka
Sriraamaanujayoginamguruvaramvandhedayaasaagaram
Meaning:
IPaymyobeisancetoSriPAdukasEvakaSriRamAnujamuni,thegreatestof
Gurusandwhoisverilyanoceanofcompassion,theonewhoacquiredknowledge
ofUbhayavedhanthamfromthegreatteacher,SriSrinivasaMuni,(Peria
Andavan)theincarnationofNathamuni,Yamunamuni,Ramanujamuni,and
whohadBharasamarpaNamatthefeetofLordSriRanganAtha,donebyPeria
Andavan.

SrimathPeriandavanSrimathSrinivasaMahadesikan
Thanian:

SrirangesapadhesamarpithaBharamsruthyantharamanuja
Sriyogeendraguruththamenayaminashsruththyanthavidhyathmana:
PrApthasruthyavathamsayughmahrudhayamSrivasaramanujath
SriSrivasamuneendradesikamanimsreyonidhimsamsraye
Meaning:

IresorttoSrivasaMunindraDesikawhoisthestorehouseofSreyas,(prosperity)
whodidhisBharasamarpanamatthefeetofRanganatha,bythegraceof
VedhandhaRamanujA(vazhuthurAndavan)andwhohadlearntallaboutUbhaya
VedhanthafromhisGuruSrinivasaramaanujA(thiruthuripoondiAndavan)to
whoseheartresortalltheSrutis.

SrimathThiruthuraipoondiAndavanSrimathSrinivasaRamanuja
Mahadesikan
Thanian:
SrimathgOpAlasoorErniravadhikaruNAvApthasathsampradAyam
SrimathvEdhAntharAmAnujayathinrupathissarvatha:sTHApayithvA
YasminsathsampradAyamsakalamupadhishanamsathOnupravishTa:
SrimathsreevasaraamAnujamunimanaghamthamBHajEdEsikEndhram
Meaning:
Ipaymyprofoundrespects,totheblemishlessSrimadSrinivasaRamanujaMuni,
whowastherecipientofthelimitlessmercyofSrimadGopaalasuri(Gopalarya
mahaDesikan,ThirukkudanhaiDesikan)andwhowasnominatedbytheKing
amongYathis.SriVedhanthaRamanujamuniwhoestablishedthesat
sampradhaayaaallaroundandwhotaughthimallthatoneshouldknowabout
oursatsampradayam,andwhoappearedtohavereincarnatedinhim.

SrimathVazhuthurAndavanSrimathVedanthaRamanujaMahadesikan
Thanian:

GOpaaladEsikapathaabhjamadhuvrathasya
PragnyaavirakhthikaruNaamuKHasathguNaabhDHe:
VEdaanthalakshmanamunEsrithaBHaaghaDHEyam
PaadhaaravindhayugaLamsharanamprapadhyE

Meaning:
IsurrenderatthelotusfeetofVedantaLakshmanaMuniwhowaslikeabee
suckingthehoneyatthelotusfeetofGopalaDesikar,whowasendowedwitha
seaofauspiciousattributes,knowledge,detachmentandcompassionwho
showersbeneficialqualitiestothosewhotakerefugeathim.

SrimathThirukkudanthaiDesikanSrimathGopalaryaMahadesikan
Thanian:
SrikrishnadEsikapadhaamBHujabrungaraajam
VEdaanthalakshmanamuneendrakrupaaththabOdham
ThraiyanthadEsikayatheendrashaTaarimoorthim
GOpaaladEsikashikhaamaNimaasrayaamaha
Meaning:
Likeabeewhichgoesafterthelotusfornectar,HewentafterthefeetofSri
KrishnaDesikan(whowashisFather)andhadhisPanchaSamskaramandVeda
Adhyayanamunderhim.HeabsorbedVedhanthagnanamfromVedhantha
LakshmanaMuni(SakshathSwamy).Heisanembodimentofthreegreat
acharyasSwamiDesikan,SriRamanujaandSwamiNammazhwar.Weseek
refugeandprostratesuchagreatacharyaSrimathGopalaryaMahaDesikan.

SwamiDesikan
Thanian:

SrimAnvEnkatanAthArya:kavitharkikakEsari
vEdhAnthachAryavaryOmEsannidhathAmsadhAhrudhi
Meaning:
SridEsikawhoisblessedbygoddesssri,andwhohasaquiredthehigheststatus
inImpartingscripturesandsAsthrasandwhowasalionamongdialecticians,
shoulddwellinourheartsforeverandever(MaythegloriousVenkatanatha,the
greatestofteachersofVedanta,andtheLionamongpoetsanddebaters,reside
foreverinmyheartAnotheronewasbyhisdiscipleBrahmaTantraSwatantra
whichsays:

BhagavadhSriRamanuja(SriBhashyakarar)
Thanian:
yonithyamaccyutapadAmbujayugmarukma
vyAmohatastaditarANitruNAyamene
asmadgurorbhagavatosyadayaikasindho:
rAmAnujasyacaraNausharaNamprapadye

Meaning:
ThatRamanujawhoeverydayduetothegreatloveforthegoldencolorofthe
Lord'sdivinefeet,thinksofthethingsotherthanthosedivinefeetasnothingand
ignoresthemIseekthedivinefeetofthatRamanuja,whoisouracharya,whois
completeinalldivineandauspiciousqualities,andwhoistheoceanofmercy,as
themeans.

SriAlavandar(SriYamunacharya)
Thanian:

Vigaheyamunamtrthamsaadhubrundaavanesthitam
Nirastajihmagasparseyatrakrushnakrutadarah

Meaning:
WeshallbatheintheholywatersofSriYamunacharya(SriAlavandar),whohas
severedallconnectionswithmeanpassionsandattachment,whostoodsteadfast
insafeguardingtheSaadhus,andinwhomthethingsemphasizedbyKrishna
werepresentperfectly.

SrimanNathamunigal
Thanian:
Nathenamuninatenabhaveyamnathavanaham
yasyanaigamikamtattvam.hastamalakatamgatam

Meaning:
IholdasmyNatha(master)theseerNathamuni,inwhosehandstheessential
cruxoftheVedasacquiredaclarityofunderstandingtocallitHasthAmalaka,as
onewouldsaywiththisNathaavailableforme,Icannotbean"anaatha"
(forlorn).

SwamiNammazhwar
Thanian:

mAtApitAyuvatayastanayavibhUti:
sarvamyadevaniyamenamadanvayAnAm
Adyasyana:kulapathervakuLAbhirAmam
shrimattadanghriyugaLampraNamAmimUrdhnA
Meaning:
ThatAzhvar'sdivinefeetwhichisforevermother,father,wife,children,wealth
andeverythingelseforthosewithmethatAzhvarwhoistheleaderofour
communitywhoisbeautifullyadornedwiththevakuLaflowersIworshipwith
myheadhisdivinefeetthatshineforever.

SriRangaManiPaduka
Thanian:
lakshminAthasamArambhAmnAthayAmunamadhyamAm
asmadAcAryaparyantAmvandeguruparamparAm
Meaning:
IsalutethatacharyalineagethathasSrimanNarayanaatthebeginning,Sriman
NathamunigalandAlavandarinthemiddle,andmyacharyaSwamiRamanujaat
theend.

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