SrimatE Lakshmi
Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:
SrimatE RaamAnujAya
Nama:
SrimatE VedAnta
GuuravE Nama:
SrimadhbhyAm
Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa
DesikAbhyAm nama:
SrimatE VedAnta
VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:
SriamatE LakshmI
Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI
NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:
SlOkam
34
SrI-Jaanakee-nAyaka-dhivyadhrushtyA
SrIranagakAryAtmaja
yOgidhrushtyA
BudhAgragaNyam
samabhAvayattam chiram samEshAm upadESakam sa:
(Meaning): Sri Raaghavan's and
Srimad InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar's merciful glances honored this Swamy , who
taught so well and for so long at the MadhurAntakam PaatasAlaa .
SlOkam
35
Jn~Ena SeelEna
guNairananthaI:
rAchArata:
soumyasuRupata cha
hitOpadESEna
virAgabhAvAcchrI
SoumyanArAyaNa
sUriraindha
(Meaning): This was the time when
ThirukkOshtipuram Swamy was gloriously resplendent as the Principal of the
MadhurAntakam KalaasAlA with his many auspicious guNams such as Jn~Anam ,
Seelam , AchAram , VairAgyam , Saantam ,power of hithOpadEsam and many other soumya guNams .
SlOkam
36
GhOshtipuraswAmi-padhApadESyam
Sriswaminam vEda na
nAmatOanya:
kalAlayAdhykshapadham BabhAsE
yannamatO
nirvahaNArjavAccha
(Meaning): This Swamy was known only
as ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy without any other elaboration . He was that well
known and revered . The position of the Principal of the KalAsAlA got
elevated in reputation
through its links to Swamy's ThirunAmam and his strong administrative skills
.
SlOkam
37
dhugdharASi-nibhavrutamuttamam
sragdharAkhyamupayujya nirmamE
grantharatnam-atulam gururhina:
tattvamouktikakalApa-nAmakam
(Meaning): Did n't our ParamAchAryan
ThUppul PiLLai (Swamy SrI DEsikan) create the rare SrI Sookthi of
"Tattva
mukthA Kalaapam "
in the Sragdhara
metre similar in sacredness to the Milky Ocean ?
SlOkam
38
GhOshtipuraswAminamEtya
vijn~a: grantham tamEdhyEtumanA: sishEvE
sarvArthasiddhyA vivrutam
mahArtam-
adheetya dhanyOabhavadhEsha
nityam
(Meaning):
Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy was blessed
to learn this rare grantham with its commentary of " SarvArtha Siddhi"
directly from ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy.
SlOkam 39
GhOshtipuraswami-krupApta
naija
Jn~AbhivruddhirvyalasadhbruSam sa:
paSchAttadheeyairvachasAm
pravAhai:
sphuDOmaNi: SANanigrushDa
AabhAth
(Meaning):
SrI NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy
was blessed with growth in his
Jn~Anam
( Jn~Ana abhivruddhi) thru the
krupai of ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy and after that he shone like brilliantly cut(
facetted) diamond in his speech (
Pravachanams).
SlOkam
40
LakshmInrusimha:svapadham ninAya yadhA cha
GhOshtipurabhAskaram-tamm
tatsthAna
AdhikshadhananataSeelam
BudhEndhu-LakshmInrisimha Seelam
(Meaning): Sri Lakshmi Nrisimhan
united the Sun of GhOshtipuram Swamy to His sacred feet . After that ,
Sri DevanArviLAgam SrI Lakshmi-nrisimhAcchAr Swamy ( the future 43rd
Pattam Azhagiya Singar) was appointed
as the successor to SrI GhOshtipuram
Swami at the PaatasAlA. Sri DevanAr-ViLAgam Swamy marked by His Aathma
GuNam of Souseelyam shone like the cool Moon among the contemproary VidhvAns
.
SlOkam
41
SrIrangakAryAtmaja-yOgibhAnu:
svAstAvakASE
lasitAyamindhu:
ittham vichintyAtra
padEnyayouksheeth
Lakshminrisimhaakhyam anargaSeelam
(Meaning): Srimad InjimEDu Azhagiya
Singar ( 42nd Pattam) thought that this chandran should shine after His
attaining Parama Padham and hence appointed DevanArviLAgam Swamy as the
successor to GhOshtipuram Swamy
as the Principal of the
MadhurAntakam
KalAsAlA .
SlOkam
42
adhyakshatAm prApya
KalAlayEasou
yathee varO vaa
NigamAntasUri:
yEvam vichintyO
Bhudhachakravarthee
vaSeechakArAkhila-sishyalOkam
(Meaning): DEvanArviLAgam Swamy ,the
gem among VidvAns made people wonder whether He was another incarnation of
SrI BhAshyakArar or Sri VedAntha Desikar and became the object of endearment
of all His sishyAs.
Vaibhavam of
DEvanArviLAgam Swamy
SlOkam
43
adhyApakA
yasya mrUdupadESai:
AakrushtachittA:
guNadASabhUtA:
vidhyArthibhAvam
pratipEdhirE tE
SrIBhAshyamukhyArthajigrukshavO-asmAth
(Meaning): The students (
adhyApaakAs) of DevanArviLAgam Swamy were moved by His gentle upadEsams
and noble Aatma guNams and became His lieges. They became His students
to recieve the blessing of SrI BhAshyAdhi grantha KaalakshEpams
from Him .
SlOkam
44
NaarAyaNAryO yaSasA
prakASE
viSEshata:
vismayavAn-BhudEndhra:
prAmANya-vAdhAdhika
BhOdhanEna
prakASayAmAsa nijam
gurutvam
(Meaning): As the impressed
Prinicipal , DEvanArviLAgam Swamy revealed His loftiness as an AchAryan by
instructing the famous student Villivalam NaaRAyaNAcchAr Swamy
on the
sookshmArthams of the rare grantham of " PrAmANya Vaadham".
SlOkam 45
SouvarNakrishNam
RamayA Nrusimhamam-AradhayannAyatanE nijEasou
AatithyamanyAdhruSamAtatAna vittam
dadhou
DevanikEtanEbhya:
(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy
performed daily AarAdhanam for the golden Archaa of Lord KrishNan and SrI
Lakshminrisimhan at His home and
perfromed athithi sathkAram (
feeding guests after AarAdhanam) and donated funds to
the VishNu Aalayams for the continuation of the many Kaimakryams
there.
SlOkam 46
Panchanadhastha
KalAlaya gruheeta
sannyAya-SAstramaryAdha:
Ammasatram
ViBhudhAn-navaneetham
KrishNadESikAccha BahUn
(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy
became a Mahaa VidhvAn through study of many NyAya Granthams from famous
teachers at ThiruvayyARu Sanskrit College and from AmmAsatram Swamy
as well as from Oppiliappan Sannidhi
Navaneetham KrishNamAcchAr Swamy .
SlOkam
47
GranthAn-adheetya
vidhivat-kuSalO-vAgmee mrudhuSSuchir-daksha:
vairAgyakaardhikshaNa: gambheerAtmA
Babhou sa
souSeelyAth
(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy
learnt all Saastrams in the proper manner , developed distinguished
Pravachana power ( Vaagmi) and shone with the auspicious guNams of
Souseelyam ,VairAgyam , MaadhUryam ,
and SrEshta Jn~Anam
.
SlOkam
48
yannAma-samSravENa
pramudhita lOkO
hyachintayadhgurutAm
bhAvimaThAdhipatim
tamm manasA vavrE Nrusimha-padhapadhmE
(Meaning): As soon as the people
heard the name of DevanArviLAgam Swamy , they concluded that this MahAn
is going to be the next Azhagiya Singar .
SlOkam
49
LakshmInaraharisUrEradhyshDAsAvaSEsha
sadhgranthAn
NaarAyaNArya-BhudharAD jn~AtvA
sOmAyathA
gurOrvyalasath
(Meaning): Villivalam NaarAyaNAcchAr
Swamy learnt all sampradhAya granthams from DevanArviLAgam
Swamy
at MadhurAntakam and shined
like Chandran , who learnt all VidhyAs under His AchAryan , the Deva Guru ,
Bruhaspati .
SlOkam
50
SrirangakArija
yadheendhra vivasvata:SrI:
LakshmInrusimha
gururAjamavApa tEja:
NaarAyaNAryam-angam Suchinam prapdhya
svairam
prakASamabhajath
BudhabhOgyaroopam
(Meaning): The radiance of the Sun
,
Srimad InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar
united with DevanArviLAgam Swamy and from Him that lustre joined
with Villivalam Periya Swamy and this luminescence was enjoyed
immensely by all the Scholars of VedAntha Saastrams .
( To Be Continued
)
Srimad Azhagiya Singar
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan
Koil V.Sadagopan