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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]
Gopala-Vimsati - The twenty on Gopala

Gopala-vimsati in twenty-one Slokas is in praise of Sri Krishna who often 
described as Poorna-avatara. He is not only the cow-herd boy of Brindavan 
and the darling of gopa damsels, but Paramatma also often manifesting His 
supreme qualities. Sri Desika revels in portraying Krishna as an infant, 
child, boy, lad and pre-adolescent youth. The second sloka contains the 
Gopala-mantra which is said to be highly efficacious.

The various pranks of Gopala are portrayed in the slokas-the infant suckling 
the milk of life of Pootana. The pseudo-mother, the dancing child for a 
handful of butter, the trembling boy before the angry mother for having 
stolen the butter, the crawling child dragging the mortar and passing 
through the two-fold trees, the water-sport in the waters of Yamuna with 
Gopa-girls, playing on the flute with the girls keeping rhythm with their 
hands the naughty boy stealing the clothes of the girls bathing in the 
Yamuna kept on the bank and begging them to join both their hands in anjali 
to get their garments instead of their beseeching him to return them.

The beauty of the dark blue cloud-like body and the auspicious nature of 
qualities of Sri Krishna (Gopala, the cow-herd boy) are captivating enough. 
The charm is enhanced by the lovely flute held by the lotus like-hands near 
the rosy lips and the multi coloured plumes of the peacock on his head. Even 
the immemorial Vedas with their infinite knowledge, fail in their attempt to 
describe Him fully since they are beyond the reach of the mind and words.

The poet Sri Desika is charmed by the beauty of this Gopala and with love 
and devotion prays that he must be in his heart always and bless him with 
His vision even at the time of his final departure from this mortal 
world.(sloka 12)

Sage Narada enters the stage in Act IX in the drama Sankalpasuryodaya, 
written by Sri Desika, singing this sloka. Four other slokas from 
Gopalavimsati have been incorporated in that drama. (Slokas 5 & 20 in Act VI 
and slokas 16 in Act VII).

The words of the last sloka (the colophon) are of great significance. Sri 
Desika himself pays a compliment to that composition that it is Stuti par 
excellence which defies the addition of an attribute. He says he composed it 
with a mind that was free from any other thought. He declares in conclusion 
that a mere reading of the Stotra will bless a person with the direct vision 
of the Flute-loving Lord who is the beloved of the young Gopa-girls in 
Brindavan. [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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