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Dear Sriman Sadagopan Iyengar mama,
 
This was one of your most beautiful postings which I have ever read. Swami Desikan's catholicity was appreciated every where.  Sri Appayya Dikshita of the Advaita Parampara and a Sankaracharya of the Shringeri Matham held Swami Desikan in a high regard. He composed a magnificient commentary on Swami Desikan's YadavAbhyudayam. That Sri Sookthi of Thoopul Kulamani is accepted as an authoritative grantham even in the Advaita paramparam!
 
Swami Desikan was held in high regard even among Shaivas and ShivAcharyas. Sometime back, I had the bhagyam of meeting a ShivAcharyar who studied in Madurantakam College and was a great votary of Swami Desikan despite being a staunch shivAcharyar.
 
There is a famous maxim that goes "vidwAnAm sarvathra pUjyatE" which translates to "the scholar is praised universally". Swami Desikan was admired by many scholars of all other sampradAyams.
 
The previous Shankaracharyar of Kanchi Peetham, Swami Chandrashekara Saraswathi was a big votary of the Garuda Sevai at Thoopul.
 
It shows how a Universal scholar Swami Desikan is. Definitely the holy sound of the Ghantam (Bell) of Srinivaasar knows no bounds and that it seeks the good being of all. The 'sound' of the big bang is said to be still 'heard' in the universe. The sound of the Ghantam will ever be heard, even if this universe ceases to exsist!!!
 
Swami Desikan Thiruvadigale sharanam!
 
I am so blessed to be born in the kulam of Kidambi Acchan and Kidambi AppullAr. This technically makes Swami Desikan a great great great great ancestor of mine. I am hardly anything before those great galaxies of wisdom, but an insignificant space rock merely reflecting their self luminary star.
 
prAnathArthi hara prabhO namO namaha
venkatanatha vishwa gurum namO namaha
 
Regards,
 
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
 
Malolan Cadambi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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