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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]
Kaamaasikaashtaka

        Kaamaasikaashtaka is a Stotra on Sri Narasimha Bhagavan in eight
verses with the ninth as a colophon.. He is described as being in a sitting
posture at His will gaily on the sands in southern part of Vegavati River
near Kaanchi even setting aside his usual place of honour and preference to
Sri Vaikuntha. The Upanishad (the later part of the Veda) reveals Him as the
Supreme Deity having the Sun, the Moon and Fire as His three eyes and having
the body of a man and the head of the lion with overhanging manes-
(Nara-simha = Man-lion). The unique feature of the face of Narasimha is that
at the same time it manifests two mutually opposite sentiments-to
Hiranya-kasipu. Narasimha appears with frightening blazing eyes and terrific
peals of laughter; to his son Prahlada with cool and affectionate eyes and a
captivating lovely smile. Sri Desika declares that so long as Sri Narasimha
is for us on the sands of Vegavati, we will not think of any other Deity as
our saviour. He concludes with a prayer that Sri Narasimha (the man-lion)
should fulfil all our righteous desires.

  Kaamaasikaa is the translation in Sanskrit by Sri Vedanta Desika of the
Tamil word Velukkai (Vel-irukkai). Two meanings are given for this word-
Vel=Kama, Irukkai=sitting posture; and Vel=as He likes, Irukkai=being
seated. The Alwars refer to this Shrine by this name.

Swamy mentions wonderfully:

bhagavAn is the only one who can protect us.  If He does not protect us
no one else can protect us, and if He decides to protect us, we don't need
anyone else's protection.  This concept is conveyed in Slokam 8 - tvayi
rakshati rakshakaih kim ananyaih, tvayi ca arakshati rakshakaih kim
ananyaih.  The same idea was conveyed in SrI ashTabhujAshTakam Sloka-s 5 and
6:  bhayam kutah syAt tvayi sAnukampe, rakshA kutah syAt tvayi jAtaroshe
(Slokam 5), and tvayi pravrtte mama kim prayAsaih, tvayyapravr tte mama kim
prayAsaih (Slokam 6).  This is the basis of goptrtva varaNam (the
deliberate choice of bhagavAn as the Sole Protector) which is one of the
a~nga-s of prapatti.



[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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