ChithrabhAnu AvaNi 11 , Revathi Nakshathram shrIH shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya namaH shrImate rAmAnujAya namaH shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya namaH shrImadgopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLiH(25-32) *********************************************************** (25)(PraNavam) YathirAja-PadhAmbhOja-dhvandhva- maadhvimadhuvrathAya nama: Salutations to the AchAryan , who is like the bee that enjoys the honey from the lotus feet of the ParamAchAryan RaamAnujA! The honey bee enjoys the delectable madhu(honey) from the lotus.That honey is the parama bhOgyam for the honey bee. and It will not seek anything else to nourish it.Similarly , Swamy Desikan selected the SrI Sookthis (the honey) flowing from AchArya RaamAnujA's lotus feet as His Taaraka-pOshaka BhOgyam and was blissfully happy. Therefore , Swamy Desikan did not pay any attention to other darsanams as potential objects of interest. Through the many moving slOkams of SrI YathirAja Sapthathi, Swamy Desikan poured out His deep reverence for AchArya RaamAnuja (1017-1137 C.E) and his indebtedness to Him : "praNAmam LakshmaNa muni: prathigruNAthu maamakam prasAdhayathi yathsookthi: svAdhInapathikAm sruthim " (May AchArya RaamAnujA accept my praNAmams . His SrI Sookthis beautify the upanishads , which have gotten the Lord under their control). (26)(PraNavam) YaamunArya-prEmamoorthayE nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who is the embodiment of the Bhakthi for Swamy AaLavanthAr! Swamy Desikan's extraordinary bhakthi for Swamy AaLavanthar (916-1041 C.E)is captured in his own words: " AaLavanthAr adiyOm; padiyOm ini alvazhakkE "( We are the daasans of Yaamuna Muni; we will not ever be overcome by inauspicious activities). Swamy Desikan mastered the divine works of Swamy ALavanthAr (Sidhdi Thrayam , GIthArTa sangraha and Aagama PrAmANya , SthOthraratnA and ChathusslOki) and based his own SrI Sookthis on those master pieces distilling the essence of SrI VaishNavite tatthvams. (27)(PraNavam) NaaTayOgIsa-nATavathE nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who has chosen the Yogi SrEshtar, NaaTamuni as His Master ! In his own words, Swamy Desikan has testified that he is the indentured dAsan of Swamy NaaTamuni and that he is nothing without Him : "NaaTEna MuninA tEna bhavEyam nATavAnaham " and "NaaTa-sahAyEna nATavAnasmi".( adiyEn has become nATavAn because of the influence of Swamy NaaTamuni; otherwise , adiyEn will be worthless and destitute.adiyEn has become the possessor of great spiritual wealth because of the munificence of adiyEn's Master, Swamy (Ranga)NaaTamuni! Swamy Desikan pointed out that the quintessence of the true messages of Vedas became as clear to Swamy Naatamuni (824-924 C.E) as the goose berry (nellikkani) sitting on the hand of one's palm ( Yasya naigamikam tatthvam hasthAmalakathAm gatham). (28)(PraNavam) ParAnkusa-PadhAsakthayE nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who is deeply devoted to the sacred feet of Swamy NammAzhwAr! NigamAntha MahA Deikan has revealed to us that Bhagavath PrApthi and Moksham is possible only through the grace of Swamy NammAzhwAr (ParAnkusan). Through his own words, Swamy Desikan has told us: " ThirumAl thALil talai vaitthOm SaThakOpan aruLinAlE" ( We placed our head at the Thiruvadi of the Lord through the grace of Swamy NammAzhwAr). In SrI YathirAja Sapthathi , Swamy desikan salutes Swamy NammAzhwAr this way: "Yasya Saarasvatham srOthO vakuLAmOdhavAsitham surhtInAm visramAyAlam SaThArim tamupAsmahE " (We worship Swamy NammAzhwAr , whose vaak filled with the fragrance of Mahizhampoo flower is the sufficent resting place for the VedAs). (29)(PraNavam) ParakAlAngri- bhakthimathaE nama: Salutations to that AchAryan ,who has immense devotional attachment to the sacred feet of Thirumangai AzhwAr! One of Swamy Desikan's Vaazhi ThirnAmam celebrates his unique bhakthi to Thirumangai mannan: " Kaliyan urai kudikoNDa karutthudayOn vAzhiyE " ( The AchAryan , whose mind serves as the abode for the aruL vaakku of Kaliyan ). (30)(PraNavam) SrI ParAsarabhattArya-mEgasookthyamBhu- ChAthakAya nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who is like a ChAthaka bird drinking the rainwaters of SrIsookthi pouring from the mercy-laden cloud known as SrI ParAsara Bhattar! Swamy Desikan was inspired by the magnificent SrI Sookthis of ParAsara Bhattar such as Lakshmi KalyANam , GuNa Rathna Kosam , SahasranAma BhAshyam , AshtaslOki, SrIrangarAja Sthavam and Tatthva RathnakarA et al. Swamy Desikan based his sathsamprahAya nirdhAraNam (rigorous establishment of Sath sampradhAyam principles) from Swamy ParAsara Bhattar's SrI sookthis . Swamy Desikan developed his poetic style (saili) on the way shown by Bhattar in His divine works ( "yassamskrutha kavithAyAm prouDimnAnvEdhi KooranATa Sootham " according to P.B.ANNan).In elaborating on the meanings of Moola Manthram , Swamy desikan followed the way shown by Bhattar in his AshtaslOki . (31)(PraNavam) SrIvathsachihnamisrEndhu-sUkthijyOthsnA- ChakOrakAya nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who is like a ChakOra bird nourishing itself on the moon rays (SrI Sookthis) of KooratthAzhwAn ! KooratthAzhwAn (1010-1116 C.E)is the father of ParAsara Bhattar. He is the senior disciple of AchArya RaamAnujA. He helped his master, AchArya RaamAnujA write SrI BhAshyam . His Pancha sthavams and other wqorks like abhigamana saarA were inspirations for Swamy Desikan's own SrI Sookthis. (32)(PraNavam) yEkAnthavaasarasikAya nama: Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who preferred solitude (yEkAntha vaasam) compared to the association with avaishNavAs (those who do not have VaishNava SrI). Swamy Desikan spent his time at quiet places filled with VaishNavA samooham like ThiruvahIndhrapuram . In times , where VaishNava ghOshti was stressed through internal quarrels , Swamy preferred to live in isolated places like SathyAkAlam in KarnAtakA for observing His PanchakAla prakriyA . He preferred solitude to the company of those , who were dispespectful to SrI VaishNavAs. vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!! VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!! SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama: Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan
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