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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 

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Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

Following are the nAmAvaLis from 16 to 19
of the Sri Deshika Sahasranamam.

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shrIH
shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya namaH
shrImate rAmAnujAya namaH
shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya namaH

shrImadgopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam 
shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram

shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLiH
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(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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