si:r
va:zhi kalikanri ma:munivan vankazhalgal
va:zhi varaippuyamum mukko:lum – va:zhiye:
endhai pattar pira:n pa:ngkarula:l ma:ran than
senthamizh the:rndhuraikkum si:r

Blessed Parents  : HH Swamiji’s poorvashrama parents belonged to respected vaidika families.  His holiness’ father (in poorvaashramam – prior to accepting sanyaasam) Mahavidvan Sri U.VE. Vadhyar Srinivasayyangar Swami was a renowned and extremely knowledgeable scholar in all the four shastras – particularly in Nya:ya Sha:stra and Vedanta.  Also, he was a famous Vidvaan in Dharma shastras and Astrology.  Had HH’s father (poorvashrama)  still been on this earth now, he would be 117- years old.  Srinivasanayyangar swami was thickest of friends with Mahavidvan, Mahamahimopadhya Sri U.VE. P.B Annangara:cha:rya swami.  Both of them were around the same age.  HH Swamiji’s mother (Poorvashrama) belonged to a famous Vidvat-Kutumba(family), her revered father Sri Sundaram ayyangar was holding the post of Rayasam for three generations of the pious dynasty of Sri Vanamamalai Mutt.   Our swami’s grand father (poorvashrama)  was a great scholar in Music, Shastras, and fluent in the following languages – Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Kanada. Gujarati & Rajasthani.  He was born in the year 1867 A.D.  He was on this earth till our Swamiji’s upanayanam.

A:cha:rya : Va:nama:malai Chinna Ramanuja Jeeyar Swa:mi
HH Swamiji took his Samashrayanam at the lotus Feet of the 27th Peetadhipati Jeer of Sri: Va:nama:malai Mutt in the year 1941.

Scriptural Learning:

Dra:vida Ve:dam	Mahavidvan Sri: U.VE. Vadhyar Srinivasayyangar Swami
Sanskrit Ve:dantham along with Sri: Bhashyam	Mahavidvan Sri: U.VE. Vadhyar Srinivasayyangar Swami

Sva:mi’s scholarly prowess :

HH Swami’s initial studies up to oriental Entrance Examination of T.N. Govt. were at Sri Ramanuja Vidyalaya of Nanguneri.  Then he completed the Vyaakarana Siromani course for four years in R.D.S. College, Madurai (from 1948 to 1952).  Swamiji received First Rank and Gold Medal.  This ranking and Medal were given taking into account all Siromani Branches – viz- Sa:hitya, Vya:karana, Mima:msa, Veda:nta and Jyo:tisha.

HH Swami entered his holy profession of Teaching in the year 1952 and retired in 1992, after performing service of a little more than four decades. HH equipped himself gradually, as a post Graduate in four languages – viz- Sanskrit, Tamil, English and Hindi.  He is also a Ph.D. in Sanskrit.

In the year 1953, HH gave written Vyaakarana Pareeksha in Veda Vedanta Vardhini sabha, Tiruvallikeni and got First Rank and Prizes.  Also HH participated in a Sanskrit Elocution contest, with 16 participants from different Universities.  He received first rank and prizes from Sri.U.Ve.Mahavidvan P.B.A.Swami, who was the chief Judge for the contest.

HH Swamiji is an excellent writer of short stories, poems etc. in all four languages; several of his writings have been published in different magazines.The pinnacle of his writing was the complete metrical translation of Thirukkural.  Its merit was published with the financial assistance of Govt. of India in the year 1978.  It was published by Sri U.Ve. Puthur Krishna Swami Iyangar of ‘Sri:Vaishnava Sudarsanam’.  It has received appreciation from Sri U.VE. Mahavidvan PBA Swami, Padmavibhushan Dr. V. Raghavan, and subsequently HOD (Head of Dept.) of the Sanskrit Department of Madras University and other scholars.

Kainkaryams:

Our Swami HH has dedicated an Ivory Palanquin for Nammazhwar in Azhwar Thirunagari. He performed a great and creditable Kainkarya by coating in gold the Thirumana Thune (Aalamba Aamoda Sthambha) in Srirangam right in front of periya perumal.  HH harbors a great desire to perform many such kainkaryas at Vanamamalai and other Divyade:sams.

HH has earned very valuable Shishya Sampati – thousands of disciples within our Mother land India, Nepal and also abroad. The opinion of all people about our Swamiji is that he is very approachable, accessible and thus extremely Sulabha.

At present HH is very keen in constructing a branch of our Vanamamalai Mutt at Tirumala and Jeeyar has all hope that this Nirmala Kainkarya will begin at the earliest and will be successfully accomplished by the grace of Tirumalai Appan.

 

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