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Slokam 52
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Today , adiyEn will cover the Fifty second slOkam 
of Sri SaraNAgathi DhIpikai , where Swamy Desikan

SwAmI Dhayaa-jalanidhir-Madhura: KshamAvAn
SeelAdhika: Srithavasa: SuchiradhyudhAra:
yEthAni hAthumanagO na kilArhasi Thvam 
vikhyAthimanthi BhirudhAni mayA sahaiva

SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai: SlOkam 52

Meaning: 
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Oh ViLakkoLi EmpermAnE! Oh Sarva Swami ! The world praises 
You through the recitation of Your many titles (Bhirudhus). 
Some of these Bhirudhus are: The One who has ChEthanams and
achEthanams as His property , Ocean of Mercy , Delectable 
aparyApthAmrutham to enjoy, One who tolerates all apachArams 
committed by the chEthanams , ability to mix with even lowly 
ones , One who is under the control of His BhakthAs, One who is
the most generous and who is not satisfied with all that
He has given to His devotees ,One who is free of any
blemish what so ever. If You carrying so many well-earned
Bhirudhus abandon me now , You wil not only lose me but
You will also run the risk of losing Your titles . Hence ,
Please protect me as Your saraNAgathan and protect Your
Titles as well ! 

Additional Comments 
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Ancient sages like VyAsa , the blessed AzhwArs 
and Great AchAryAs of adiyEn have enjoyed Your 
anantha kalyANa guNams and have conferred on You with 
affection many Briudhus enshrined in SrI VishNu Sahasra 
Naamam and other SrI sookthis . AchArya RaamAnujA reminded 
You of Your many Birudhus in his SaraNAgathi Gadhyam 
as he performed SaraNAgathi before You at SrIrangam:

" apAra KaaruNya souseelya vaathsalya oudhArya 
Isvarya , Soundharya MahOdadhE ! anAlOchitha-visEsha 
asEsha-lOka-SaraNya ! PraNathArthihara! aasritha-vaathsalyaika
jaladhE ! anavaratha-vidhitha nikhilabhUtha jAthayATAthmya! 
asEsha charaa-chara-bhUtha nikhila-niyama-niyatha!
asEsha chidh-achidh-vasthu sEshIbhUtha! nikhila-JagadhAdhAra ! 
akhila Jagath-SwAmin! asmath SwAmin ! SathyakAma ! 
Sathyasankalpa! SakalEthara-vilakshaNa! arTikalpaga! 
Aapathsakha! SrIman ! NaarAyaNa! asaraNyasaraNya!"

Oh Lord saluted through Your many Bhirudhus! 
Please grace me with Your protection and by so
doing protect Your many titles as well ! 
Swamy Desikan's negotiating skills are at a par
here wiht his logic skills.