॥ श्रीः॥
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॥ श्रलक्ष्मरहयवदन लक्ष्मरनारायण वेणगोपाल परब्रह्मणे नमीः॥
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॥ श्र शठकोप रामानज देशशके भ्यो नमीः॥
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॥ श्र ब्रह्मतन्त्र स्वतन्त्र परकाल गरुपरम्परायै नमीः॥
Srimath Abhinava Vageesha Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala
Yatindra Maha Deshika
A succinct celebration of a glorious and sacred life
The illustrious line of our Paramavaidika Srivaishnava Srisampradayam has preserved
innumerable written and un-written accounts of the noble lives of our preceptors from time
immemorial. No work on the surface of this earth would be ever able to fully comprehend,
celebrate and delineate their glories. All these Acharyas of our unsullied sampradayam have
been siddha-purushas and have been able to elevate themselves to superlative levels by
virtue of their knowledge and anushtanam, all owing to the grace of their Purvacharyas. Our
Swamy, Srimadabhinava Vageesha Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Mahadeshika is one
such exemplary Acharya beaming resplendently as a bejeweled gem worn by the
Sarvasheshi.
Swamy (from purvashramam) hails from a family of great scholars who had long since
migrated from the southern lands of Kumbhakonam to the northern plains of Mysore
kingdom. They had come to settle on the banks of Kaveri-Thirumakudalu rivers at
Nrsimhapuram. Hailing from the Kaushika gothra, their lineage was bestowed with the
sobriquet of “Swachchandam” from ancient times. Sri Aparyaptamrta deekshita is regarded
as the pradhana kutashar of this scholarly lineage. Theirs was a family dedicated to
vedadhyayanam, yajna-yaajanam, sampradaya pravartanam and pourohityam.
Swamy’s mother was Sriranganayakamma and his respected father, Sri
Venkatanarasimhacharya, was a pious shrotriya and adhyayana sampanna leading an
austere life with strict adherence to panchakala-patha. He lived in the village of Hittuvalli
along with his family, engaged in bhagavadbhaagavata aradhanam, leading a pure and
disciplined life in strict conformity to Sri Vaishnava tradition and having won the awe and
regard of the learned Srivaishnavas of the region. Swamy was born in Bhaavanama
samvatsara, month of Mesha and in the asterism of Revati, on the same day as that of
Vamana jayanti and Deepaprakasha avatara thirunal. In addition, the star Revati is also the
avatara nakshatram of Periya Perumal – Sriranganatha.
Swamy was named by elders as Srinivasa. Even as a boy, he showed keen interest in
sampradayam and at an early age, learnt the samanya shastras, vedadhyayana,
divyaprabandha, nityaradhana, pourohityaprayoga and others from his father. His fortitude
for excellence in anushtanam was commendable even at a tender age. During a visit to
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