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Dear Swamins,

During the period of his stay in Satyakalam, to my knowledge on authority, Swami Desika has given us Abheetistavam, a stotra that prays to God to remove the fear, not only the fear caused by the wanton destruction and death caused by infedels in Srirangam but also the fear of man in seeking liberation. 'Abheetistavam' is a beautiful Samskrit poem which with its meaning was published in the early issues of "Sri Nrisimha Priya" of North America edited by Sri Dileepan of Tennesse. Swami Desika, it may be recalled, chose Satyakaalam by chance. When he fled  from the attacks of infedels, he entered the forest  area and upon coming to Satyakalam, when he sighted a temple of Varadaraja right on the banks of the river Kaveri, he was reminded of Kanchipuram on the banks of the river Vegavathi and that instantly decided his stay in Satyakalam. That he spent the time there in meditation and in earnest prayer for the liberation of Srirangam from marauders, can be seen even today, where there is a quite and peaceful platform under a huge tree right on the steps of Kaveri where Desika is said to have meditated  and in the adjacent Varadaraja temple, there is the idol of Swami Desika in an unique standing posture, Nowhere else, I think, Desika is found standing. It is said this indicates  Desika's anxiety to return to Srirangam and anxiously awaiting good tidings; ready to depart towards Srirangam at a moment's notice.- Dasan Devanathan.

>From: "Sudarshan M.K."
>To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [SriRangaSri] Fwd: A question on Swami Desikan's biography
>Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 07:23:29 -0000
>
>--- In tiruvengadam@xxxx, "Sudarshan M.K."
>wrote:
>
>Dear friends,
>
>I have a question on the biography of Swami Desikan which perhaps
>someone knowledgeable amongst you all may help clarify.
>
>We know that a number of SwamiDesikan's 'grantha-s', 'kAvyA-s',
>'stOtrA-s' and 'prabhandAm' were authored while he lived in
>Kanchipuram, Tiruvaheendarapuram and SriRangam.
>
>What are the works he authored while he lived in Satyakaalam?
>According to standard biography, he lived there for more than a
>decade. A decade is a pretty long time and a creative artist like
>Swami Desikan could not have remained barren for that long. But I have
>not heard of any work of his that was composed while he lived in
>Satyakaalam.
>
>Could the period he spent in Satyakaalam be regarded as a relatively
>infertile phase in his life when his otherwise prodigious capacity to
>turn out creative output shifted to a lower gear?
>
>I will be grateful if some scholar in this group can throw light.
>Thanks and regards,
>dAsan,
>Sudarshan
>--- End forwarded message ---
>
>
>


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