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SrI:
SrImathE Nigamantha Mahadesikaya namah:
SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |
vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the 
lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Let us begin to enjoy the sthOthra granthas of Swamy Desikan [in 
alphabetical order]

Bhoo-stuti is a hymn in thirty-three slokas on Bhoomidevi (Mother Earth).She 
is a divine consort of Bhagavan. There is a Puranic reference that a demon 
Hiranyaksha, by name, abducted Her and kept Her under sea. In order to 
rescue Her, Bhagawaan assumed the form of a Boar (an animal which is not 
frightened by water or slush) went to the nether world, killed the Asura and 
brought Her back and married Her. It is also narrated that he placed Her on 
His shoulder as on a throne and performed Her coronation as the Supreme 
Deity of the Earth. His love for Her is so great that He as the serpent, 
Adisesha, supports Her always with His head. Sri DEsika mentions several 
names of the Bhoomi-Devi which indicate Her qualities of mercy, compassion 
and forbearance. She is Saravamsahaa(All-enduring) Avani(the saviour), 
Vipulaa(All-pervading) Kshamaa(Forbearance). She is 
Visvambharaa(world-supporter) if the Lord is Visvambharaa. She is 
Vishnu-patnee if He is Bhoopati. Thus She is His equal in all respects in 
the possession of auspicious qualities and greatness.

The mutual love of Bhoomi-Devi and Varaha-Bhagavan, the Divine couple, is 
beautifully portrayed by Sri Desika in the penultimate sloka(32) as follows:

?With Her lotus-feet placed on the lotus-like right hand on Her Consort, 
Varaha, and gracefully reclining as on a couch on the left arm which is like 
the body of Adisesha. With Her cheeks shining with the pleasing touch of the 
face of Varaha  and eyes like full-blown lotus. May the All-forgiving 
Bhoomi-Devi   bless me with all auspiciousness. In conclusion Sri Desika 
declares that a devout study of the stotra will help a man realize all his 
desires.
[From the Life and works of Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikan- by  Prof Sri A 
Srinivasaraghavan]

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |
Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfections reside, who is the 
teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters

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