Dear BhakthAs: adiyEn is blessed to recieve the permission and the aasIrvAdhams of HH SrImath PoundarIkapuram Andavan to engage in this dhivya Kaimkaryam of providing English translations and gloss to the most brilliant monograph of Dr.V. VasudEvaacchAr Swamy in Tamil . HH SrI Gopala MahA Desikan of SrI PounbdarIkapuram Aasrmam has been instrumental in commisisoning and releasing this important dhivya Sahasra Naamam celebrating the Life and SrI Sookthis of Swamy Desikan. Therefore adiyEn feels specially blessed to recieve SrImath Andavan's permission and anugraham . Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan ***************************************** Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!! Following are the nAmAvaLis from 16 to 19 of the Sri Deshika Sahasranamam. ============================================================================ shrIH shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya namaH shrImate rAmAnujAya namaH shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya namaH shrImadgopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLiH ****************************************************** (16)(PraNavam) VaadhihamsAmbhuvAhArya-krutha-taapadhi- samskruthayE nama: Salutations to the AchAryan , who recieved Pancha samskArams from Swamy AppuLLAr! One recieves during the time of SamAsrayaNam the following five samskArams: (1)Taapa SamskAram:being imprinted with the divine disc and conch of SrIman NaarAyaNa on the shoulders (2)PuNDra SamskAram: Iniitation into the adorning of the twelve Urdhva PuNDrams (ThirumaNN and SrI ChoorNam) on the designated sections of the upper torso with mantrams to wear them (3)Recieving dAsa nAmam from the AchAryan (RaamAnuja Daasan)(4)UpadEsams on Manthra Thrayams(AshtAksharam , Dhvyam and Charama slOkam )and (5)Yaagam/IjyA :instrcutions on how to perform Bhagavadh AarAdhanam daily .It is pancha samskAram that marks the beginning of one's life as a SrI VaishNavan. The beginning of one's true life is linked to Pancha SamskAram. SrImaan KaraLaapAkkam Anantha PadhmanAbhaan (SrI Anand )of Chennai has written a comprehensive and scholarly article on Pancha SamskArams that is archived at : http://www.ahobilamutt.org/samas.html This is a very important posting that every SrI VaishNava or an aspirant to lead the SrI VaishNavA way of life can benefit from. (17)(PraNavam) adhItha-saanga-sasiraskAkruthrima- SarasvathayE nama: Salutations to the AchAryan , who studied (performed adhyayanam) of the Vedaas with its six limbs and siras (Upanishads)! "akruthrimA Sarasvathi" means apourushEya Vedam , one which has not been created (krutham) by anyone. It is eternal and timeless .It is the Lord's breath. The authority of the VedAs is hence supreme and final. The VedAs celebrate the Supreme Self (Brahman) as the First cause of creation , sustenance and the dissolution of the Universe as well as the source of dhivya Jn~Anam ( JanmAdhyasaya yatha: and Saasthra yOnithvAth: Brahma SoothrAs I.1.2-3).The VedAs are Sruthis and not SaasthrAs.Sruthi has the flexibility to and of potentiality becoming moulded into a SaasthrA ; VedAs are not SaasthrAs by themselves as we understand SaasthrAs to be " a set of systematized knowledge with a set of scientific terminology". Thus the Sruthi has the capability of becoming the source of a SaasthrA , but by itself is not a SaasthrA. The acceptance of the authority of Vedams makes a darsanam ( system of philosophy) Vaidhikam/Aasthikam. Others are Naasthikam (ChArvakam , Buddhism and Jainism). The vedic doctrines are further elaborated by the text of Upanishads (Veda Siras) and in the six systems of philosophy that Bhagavad RaamAnujA and Swamy Desikan mastered: (1) the VaisEshikA of KaNAda (2)NyAya of Gouthama (3)SaamkhyA of Kapilaa (4)YogA of Pathanjali(5)Poorva- MemAmsA of Jaimini and (6)Uttara MeemAmsa of BaadarAyaNa VyAsa. A clear comprehension of the VedAs is gained by the study of the Six VedAngAs (limbs of VedAs) or UpavEdAs(sub-vEdAs):(1)SeekshA/orthography/phonetics) (2)VyAkaraNA /The grammar)(3)Chandas/prosody (4) JyOthisham /astronomy (5) Kalpam ( the system of rituals and ceremonies ) and (6) niruktha/nighantu: lexicon and unique meaning of Vedic words. The content of the VedAs come under the three categories: Jn~Ana /Knowledge portion , KarmA/the code of action , UpAsanA or spiritual realization through the proximity of the Supreme Self. Yajus SamhithA deals with karma KaaNdam ;Rg SamhithA covers spiritual knowledge; Saama samhithA deals with prayers abnd chants. Our Swamy Desikan mastered all the Veda SamhithAs with angams and hence is known as Thrayyantha Guru , VedAnthAchAryan and NigamAntha MahA Desikan . This 17th Naama celebrates Swamy Desikan's mastery of the VedAs with its six ancillaries and Upanishads. (18)(PraNavam) VaadhihamsAmbhuvAhArya- samprApthaakhila-sAsthradhiyE nama: Salutations to the AchAryan , who recieved Sakala-Saasthra Jn~Anam from His AachAryan , AthrEya RaamAnuja (Swamy AppuLLAr)! Swamy Desikan salutes His Aacharyan for His MahOpakAram this way: " Vishvak-bhEdha vidhyA-sthithi padha-vishaya sTEya Bhootham" ( One who established clearly the correct positions/siddhAntham in many areas of divine Knowledge like an impartial judge). Swamy Desikan's own son, KumAra VaradAcchAr refers to his Father/AchAryan recieving all Veda-Saasthra Jn~Anam fully from his Uncle , Swamy AppuLLAr ( MaathulAth Saklaa: kalaa: ). (19)(PraNavam) KaNAta-tanthra PaarINaaya nama: Salutations to that AchAryan , who is a Master of the VaisEshikA philosophy associated with KaNAdha Maharishi! Swamy Desikan himself has said: " paryAptham paryasaisham KaNacharanagathAm" ( I have acquainted myself with VaisEshikam to the extent that was required ).Swamy Desikan was modest here. He was an authority on VaisEshika-NyAya system of phiolosophy and criticized its deficencies soundly in his master piece, SarvArTa Siddhi .The NyAya- VaisEshika systems are close to one another and are generally treated as one . VisishtAdhvaithins object to them as asat-kaarya vaadam . The NyAya-VaisEshikAs accept the authority of the VedAs but place their emphasis on inference (anumAna) over verbal comprehension (sabdha). For instance , they attempt to prove the existence of the Supreme Being as the creator of the world by inference. For VisishtAdhvathins following Bhagavadh Raamunaja SiddhAntham ,the Supreme (inviolable)authority of VedAs is fundamental ( SruthEshu sabdha moolathvAth-Brahma SoothrA:2.1.27).We depend entirely on the VedAs. If there are any confusions in the intrepretations of Vedic Texts, we seek the help of Smruthis, IthihAsAs and Saathvika PurANAs , which help us obtain the true meaning of Vedic statements. Swamy Desikan has criticized extensively the VaisEshikA-NyAyA doctrines and established the soundness of VisishtAdhvathin's views.The details on the points of difference can be obtained from the monumental Ph.D dissertation of SrImaan V.N.SeshAdhryAcharya Swamy of Oppiliappan Koil entitled "SarvArTa Siddhi of SrI VedAntha DesikA" ( a commentary of Swamy Desikan on the verse-work , Tatthva Muktha KalApa). vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!! vedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!! SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan
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