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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,

Vedantha Desika was the brightest star in the firmament of VisishtAdvaita 
next only to Sri Ramanujacharya. Initial exposure to Vedas, Divya 
Prabandhams, and SaasthrAs provided him with an independent and 
individualistic insight into the secrets of the world of knowledge. Hence, 
his knowledge was encyclopedic. His knowledge offered him modesty, which is 
rare commodity among scholars. In him, there was a synthesis of moral 
fervour and spiritual insight. He was a saint to the core and detachment, 
the like of which is hard to notice among others

He was a poet, philosopher, scrupulous in the performance of his duties and 
upholder of the righteous cause. He was imbued with the sense of 
responsibility to uphold the concepts, which SrI Ramanujacharya preached. He 
adopted almost all possible ways of writing to achieve this purpose. No 
writer among the followers of Ramanuja fought for the right place for 
AhzwArs, as much as Swamy Desikan. His compositions in pure Tamil and in 
maNipravALam and their graded classifications from the simple to the complex 
bear ample testimony to this.

With all these achievements and attainments, which no single scholar could 
ever dream of possessing, he has an embodiment of humility, he shunned pelf, 
repute, gain and adoration and was ever a devout devotee of a Srivaishnava, 
not slighting anyone. His son SrI Kumara Varadachrya observes: yak khyAthi 
laabhapUjAsu vimukO vaishnavO janE krayaNIyadasaam praaptah:

His appeal to the Lord of Srirangam, that he should be allowed to live 
amidst those who are mutually well-disposed. ?paraspara hithashiNAm 
parisarEshu mAm varthaya:?. An indefatigable crusader for Vaishnavism like 
the AchArya Swamy Desikan is quite needed in the present day. Let us pray to 
the Lord for fulfillment of this prayer of ours.

Let us conclude this series with a mangalam verses on Swamy Desikan (written 
by His illustrious son- Sri Kumara varadarya).

Sri Vedanta Desikan?s son Sri Nayinacharyar (or Kumara Varadacharyar) 
composed 13 verses singing mangaLam for Swamy. He reminisces the upakarams 
of Swamy Desikan in his eulogy.

Srima lakshmaNa yogeendra: ...aham bhajE..

I bow down to Varadacharyar, born in Viswamithra kulam (gOthram), who is 
like the victory flag of Emperumaanaar Sri Ramanuja Siddhaantham

Sarvathanthra swathanthraaya? venkatEsaaya mangaLam..

MangaLam to Sarwaswathanthrar, Lion among poets, Vedantacharya by name
VenktEsan.

Napasyamaasi srOnaayaam?? mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan born in VisawamithragOthram on Purattaasi 
ThiruvONam.

PithaayasyaananthasUri?thasya mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, son of AnanthasUri and ThOtharambai, and grand 
son of undareekaaksha sOmayaaji.

VEnkatEsaavatharOyam? vidharkyaayaasthu mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, who is praised by elders and scholars; who is the 
amsam of YathirAjan; who is the amsam of the Divine Bell of Sri Venkatesa; 
who is also considered as an avtaar of Sri Venkatesa Himself.

Sri Bhashyakaara? mangaLam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan who is called as the very Sri Bhashyakaarar
Himself in order to expound the Sri VisishtAdvaitha philosophy (propounded 
by Sri Bhshyakaarar earlier)

YO baalyE.. mangaLam AND prathishtabidhvEdantha poori kalyANa bhAjanam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan -who was brought to that highest level by Sri 
AppuLLaar;   - who had been blessed by Sri Nadadhur AmmAL, (Vaatsya 
Varadhacharyar) his praacharyar,  ?All mangaLam to you to propagate the 
Vedic religion (Sri Ramanuja siddhaantham) and conquer the non vedic other 
religions, uproot them, and be praised by Vedic scholars?, when Swamy 
Desikan was a young Boy.

Raamanujaayaath AthrEyaath maathulaath sakalata kala: ? mangaLam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan the greatest scholar, who had learnt all saasthras 
before he attained 20 years of age, from his uncle Kidaambi appuLLaar.

sruthaprakaasikaabhUmOth.. srEshtAya mangaLam
When there was disturbance due to Thurushkars (Muslims) Swamy Desikan not 
only protected the Sruthaprakaasika ? the commentary on Sri Bhashyam, 
written by Sri Sudharsana bhattar, Swamy Desikan also propagated the same 
through learned scholars (by teaching them). MangaLam to Swamy.

Saamskrudheepi: sEvyaaya mangaLam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, fit to be worshipped, due to his parama upakaram 
of writing very many granthas (works) in Tamil and Sanskrit, thereby saving 
the humanity.

Yakyaadhi laabha.. mangaLam
Fame, benefit, name, - these were not sought after by Swamy Desikan, who 
serves Srivaishnava Bhagawathas saying ?these Bhagawathas (who call Kesavaa, 
PurushOtthamaa) can even sell my body? (in the words of PeriyAzhwAr). 
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan.

YasmaadhEva.. mama nAthAya mangaLam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, -VenkatanAthan- my Nathan (master), from whom 
adiyEn had learnt all saasthraas.

PithrE brahmO.. vEmkatEsaaya mangaLam
MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, whose name is VenktEsan, my father; one who 
initiated Gayatri (BrahmOpadEsar) to adiyEn; who is my spiritual teacher; 
who is My God; who is the means, my refuge as well as the Goal Himself.

Ya: krutham.. bhavEth mangaLa bhaajanam.

Those who recite this Swamy Vedanta Desika mangaLam composed by Kumara 
varadaachaaryar, daily, (or read these translations) will also attain all 
mangaLam.

[Dearest Srivaishnavas, Thanks to each one of you for your patience in 
bearing up with aDiyEn's posts on Thuppul PiLLai and encouraging adIyen's 
efforts through personal emails as well. Please forgive me for eroors and 
omissions. If at all there is any good, it is due to the Great book of Prof 
Srinivasa raghavan's and the glories of Acharya saarvabhouman Swamy 
Nigamantha Mahadesikan. ]

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
AchAryan 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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