He is a very famous acharya in our lineage after Sri
Adivan Satakopa Jeer. He initiated
PanchamathaPanchanam Sri ThathaChariar Swami into Sri
Sannithi Sri Karyam Kainkaryam. He did Sancharam from
Sri Rangam to Sri Ahobilam and had many disciples.
One of the VijayaNagar Kings, Sri SadaSivaRayan had very
great regard for this Jeer and gave "Sri BhasyaPuram"
village to Sri Ahobila Mutt. One day, his daughter
became possessed by a very powerful evil spirit and the
magicians who were asked to help, could not do
anything. The evil spirit said that if our Jeer will
come and ask it to leave, it will do the same. This
Jeer went to the king's palace and gave Sri Sannithi holy
water to the king's daughter. The evil spirit left the
king's daughter, as promised and this Jeer became very
famous.
Sri Ahobila Nrishimhar at Upper Ahobilam, came in his
dreams and asked him to come to his Sanctum Sanctorum and
spend the rest of the Jeer's life deep in a cave just below
the Sanctum Sanctorum. So, this Jeer gave the Sri
Sannithi duties to one of his disciple and left for Ahobilam.
After some years, one of the Jeer's disciples, Sri
Thatachariar swami went to Upper Ahobilam, unable to bear
his Guru's separation. It is said that this Jeer came
in person and after comforting the disciple, went back to
his penance.
It is believed that even now, he is in a deep yogic
penance just under the Sanctum Sanctorum.
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