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ChithrabhAnu Samvathsara SrI HayagrIva Jayanthi

SrI:

Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:

In the Tamil year Vikrama (1700 C.E) , a boy was born
to the great VaishNavite scholar SrI KrishNa Soori 
at Royampettai , who will be revered later as Apara Desikan 
( the other incarnation of Swamy Desikan)becuase of his 
extraordinary erudition in SaasthrAs and VedAnthA.His family 
is linked to Matapalli AacchAn (Direct disciple of AchArya
RaamAnujA), ApuLLAr (maternal Uncle of Swamy Desikan and 
the Master poet , SrI VenkatAdhwari (Author of the famous Lakshmi 
Sahasram and ViswaguNadarsa Champu). This child was born on
a PurattAsi PoorAdam day and will become one of the greatest 
SrI VaishNavite AchAryAs. He was named Gopaladesika by his
parents.

Even in his teen years , this precocious child 
mastered Grantha Chathushtayam (SrI BhAshyam, 
GitA BhAshyam , Bhagavath Vishayam and Rahasya 
Thraya Saaram) from the illustrious SaakshAth Swamy 
( VedAntha RaamAnuja Muni, who is considered as
SaakshAth RaamAnuja avathAram)).After completing his 
studies , the young Gopala Desikan was instructed by
his AchAryan to settle down in Thirukkudanthai. 

By the time Gopala Desika turned thirty , flocks of 
sishyAs were attracted to him . Three sanyAsis were
his key disciples , who are considered incarnations of
Naatha Muni (VazutthUr Swamy), AaLavandhAr ( VazutthUr
Andavan) and SaakshAth Swamy ( SrIrangam Swamy). Because
of his scholarship in oral and written intrepretaions of 
SampradhAya Granthams , Gopala Desika came to be revered as
Thirukkudanthai Desikan ( a name given by Lord AarAvamudhan)
and became the Munithraya SampradhAya Pravarthakar(Patriarch
of this SampradhAyam) . His lineage led on to the growth of 
many AchArya Paramparais including SrIrangam SrImath Andavan 
and PoundarIkapuram Andavan .Like Swamy Desikan , Thirukkudanthai
Desikan performed Unjavruthti and settled in a hut opposite 
Swamy Desikan Sannidhi at Lord AravAmudhan's temple.

Among his many SrI Sookthis are: NikshEpa ChithAmaNi ,
an original work on SaraNAgathy, a commentary on 
the magnum opus of Swamy Desikan (Rahasya Thraya Saaram),
bhAshyam on Tatthvatika of Swamy Desikan,Commentaries on
ThiruppallANDu of PeriyAzhwAr and KaNNinuNN SirutthAmpu of
Madhura Kavi, an Ahnika work dealing with the daily rituals
for a SrI VaishNavan , AparyApthaamrutha DhyAna SOpAnam
modeled after SrI Bhagavath DhyAna SopAnam of Swamy Desikan
and Sri JayanthyAdhi NirNayam ( the criteria for selecting
the days to observe Sri Jayanthi et al). Two days before 
his ascent to Parama padham in 1782 C.E , Thirukkudanthai Desikan 
entered into SanyAsAsramam and was given the name of 
AparyApthAmrutha Swamy by Lord AarAvamudhan Himself.

One of the most important works of Thirukkudanthai Andavan 
is his divine SrI Sookthi known as " SrI Desika dhivya sahasra
Naama SthOthram ". This sthothram has "rasa ganam " and
arTa Pushti" and covers systematically the life , Vaibhavam
and the SrI Sookthis of Swamy Desikan.Thirukkudanthai Andavan
himself describes the power of reciting this Sahasra Naamam 
about Swamy Desikan as " akhyaathi niraasi sarva sampath pradham"
( a sthOthram which banishes nescience and confers on one 
the wealth of true Jn~Anam ).

It is this extraordinary Sahasra Naamam on Swamy Desikan
created by Thirukkudanthai Andavan and commented in Tamil 
by NavalpAkkam Dr. V.VasudEvAcchAr under the command of 
HH ParavakOttai PoundarIkapuram Andavan Swamy that adiyEn 
in collaboration with SrI C.G.Balaji of Bangalore would
focus on over the next few months. SrI Balaji will provide
the text and adiyEn would provide the meaning and the gloss
on individual naamAs following the insightful commentary by
Dr.V.VaasudEvAcchAr Swamy of NaavalpAkkam.

adiyEn seeks the anugraham of asmath AchAryan ,
SrI MaalOla Padhuka Sevaka Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra
MahA Desikan to engage in this Kaimkaryam. adiyEn also
seeks the aasIrvAdhams and blessings of HH PoundarIkapuram
Prakrutham Andavan to complete this task to grow adiyEn's
Bhakthi for the AchArya Saarvabhouman , Swamy Desikan.

SrI KrishNa Desika padhAmbhuja brungarAjam
VedAntha LakshmaNa MunIndhra krupAtthabhOdham
Thrayyantha Desika YathIndhra SatAri Moorthim
Gopala Desika SikhAmaNim Aasrayaama:
NamO NaarAyaNAya,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan 







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