SrI:
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 1 : Guru Paramparaa
Vandhanam
AchAryam prathamam
samastajagatAm NaarAyaNam Padhmineem
sEnESam
SaThakOpa Naathamuni satpadhmAksha RaamAbhidhAn
Srimad Yaamuna
PoorNamiSra-
Aadhyam
vaNN-SaThakOpa soorimatha tatpAramparreem bhAvayE
(Meaning) : Sriman NarayaNan is the First
among AchAryAns and His paramparai is followed by SrI Devi , VishvaksEnar,
NammAzhwAr , Naatha MunikaL, UyyakkoNDAr , MaNakkAl NambigaL , AaLavantAr ,
Periya Nambi, Bhagavad RaamAnujar , Vedanta Desikan , Srimad Aadhi VaNN
SaThakOpa Yatheendhra MahA Desikan . adiyEn reflects on this sacred Guru
Paramparai at the start of creating this kAvyam .
SlOkam 2: Tribute to the
Immediate Guru Paramparaa
LakshmInrisimha Sriranga
VeeraraghveeSakArij
laBdhasatvO Yogivaryai:
Bhudha-kavyamihArab
AdiyEn who has been the beneficiary of the
divine anugraham of Sri Lakshmi-nrisimha SaThakOpa Jeeear ( HH the 41st
Pattam ) , Sri Sriranga
SaThkOpa ( HH the 42nd Pattam) , Sri Veeraraghava SathakOpa yatheendhra MahA
DEsikan( HH the 43rd Pattam) reflect upon their dayaa laden
kaDAkshams at the start of this kaavyam .
3. Periya Swamy
becoming eligible for the anugraham of Swamy SrI
Desikan
paramata
bhanga-vyAkhyAm khyAtEr-hEtum vitanya
viBhudhEndhra:
SrI NaarAyaNa Soori:
SrutyantAchArya veekshitOvyalasat
(Meaning): Sri U.Ve. VidhvAn Villivalam
NaarAyaNAchArya Swamy created a bhAshyam for Swamy Desikan's Paramata bhangam
and became thus the fit object of the anugraham of SrI MukkUr Azhagiya
Singar ( SrI VedAnta Desika Yatheendhra MahA Desikan)
.
4. The Matchless
generosity of Mukkur Azhagiya Singar , the Patron of Periya
Swami
KarNa: karNapatham
gata: suratarur-yAtO amarANAm puram
saa dOgdhreecha
payasvinee surapatE: lajjAvilAntardadhE
yadh-vEdAnta
gurUdhagakArija munE: oudhAryatO nissamAt
riktougAn
dhraviNaamBhu-
(meaning): That Azhagiya Singar ,
the benefactor of Villivalam Periya Swami is known for His matchless generosity
( oudhAryam) . His inimitable genrosity made poor folks rich very quickly . As a
result of His vaibhavam , KarNan the geat benefactor could not be seen any more
; he became an object for the cognition by the ear alone( KarNa patha gata:) .
The boon granting KaRpaka Vruksham became shy and hid in the Svarga lOkam .
The wish-granting divine Cow , KaamadhEnu also took off for Svarga lOkam
and hid there as well .
5. Vandhanam for Sri
Matam Guru paramparA at the commencement of the
KAvyam
AadhivaNN
SaThakOpaadhyAn-
praNamya prArabhE
kaavyam Bhudha-nArAyaNASray
(Meaning): adiyEn commenes the Kaavyam on
the great scholar , Sri Villivalam NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy after prostrating before all the simhAsanAdhipatis
of SrI AhOBila maTham starting from the Founding Jeeyar , SrI Aadhi VaNN
SaThakOpa Jeeyar to prakrutham Azhagiya Singar .
6. The wide spread
glory of Periya Swamy among His
contemproaries
dheerOdAttam
Sama-dhamadhyananta
SrIman-NaarAyaNAchA
(Meaning) : Which of the scholars among His
contemproaries did not know about
SrIman NaarAyaNaacchAr Swamy , the
abode of multitude of Aatma guNams like control
over His senses ( indhriya
nigraham) , resolute state of the mind (VairAgyam) , courage, forbearance ,
and equanimity ?
( This is a rhetorical quetsion , the
answer to which is that every one of his contemproaries was respectfully aware
of this MahAtmA's vaibhavam .)
7. Consecration of the World
by Mahaans with superior Atma GuNams
Jn~AnushtAna vairAgya
Saanti-dAntyAdhi-
punanti bhuvnam krutsnam
smaraNEnaiva sAdhava:
(Meaning): The mere thought about the
Mahaans , who adorn Jn~Anam ,
tranquility VairAgyam and humility as their
ornaments , makes this universe purified (cleansed) .
8. Power of Sriman NaarAyaNan
NaarAyaNam namskrutya
nAnAgranthaanareera
BhadharAyaNa-
(Meaning): Sages like BhadarAyaNa , who are
great servants of Sriman NaarAyaNa
composed many grantams only after
prostrating before their Lord , Sriman NaarAyaNa .
9. Superiority of worshipping
BhAgavatAs over BhagavAn Himself
HarEs-suvarivasyAta
nissamAbhyadhikam tOsham
dattE bhagavatO HarE:
(Meaning): BhagavAn is immensely pleased ,
when His bhAgavatAs (tadheeyAs) are worshipped over any worship offered to Him
.
10. Ease of Worshipping
BhagavatAs over BhagavAn
daveeyasO Bhagavata:
parOkshasya samarchanAt
syAt-pratyakshA
bhAgavata-varivasyA maheeyasee
(Meaning) : The worship of BhAgaatAs
of the Lord directly visible to one is superior to the ArAdhanam of the faraway Lord , who is not visible
to the worshipper .
11. KarthA and Kaaryam : The
Disconnect
pankAjjAtam kusumam ,
janair-nahEyam , nadarata: kriyatE
agnEr-jAtA Aapa: nahyUshmANam
samudhigarantheeha
(Meaning): People do not dislike lotus and
throw it away because it arose from the lowly mud . Similarly , VedAs state
that the water vapor arising from Agni does not reveal its
heat .
12. The noble
ones do not look at the blemishes
in KarthA or KaaraNam
tadhvadh ViBhudhO guNadhruk
naveekshatE kartrunishTha-
kAraNa-kartru-
(Meaning) : Those knowledgabale about Aatma
GuNams do not find fault with the deficencies in the kaimkaryams of the doers or
the reason behind such kaimakryams. Is it n't so that the small jantu ( silk worm) produces the pure silk
thread relished by our Lord ?
13. Honey assembled by
the Honey bees is enjoyed by rasikAs
srujatE laghurapi
jantu: Kshoumam pootam priyam Sriya: patyu:
madhukarasanjitamad
(Meaning): BhagavAn as " PootAtmA " is
the inner soul of all and is devoid of all sins
( SarvabhUtAntarAtmA
apahatapApmA) . He accepts all kaimkaryams without looking into the
qualifications of the adhikAri performing that Kaimakryam . Even a small
jantu produces easily the silken linen ( Kshoumam) that is enjoyed by Sriya:
Pati , Sriman NarAyanan . Is it n't so that the honey assembled by the little insect ( the honey bee) is
enjoyed by the rasikAs?
14. MahAn's
Forbearance in accepting even the imperfect samarpaNams
.
yEvam
laghumati-SiSu-
guNyaBhudhasamSrita
(Meaning): The noble ones with forbearance
should accept this daasan's incoherent prattlings just as they would
accept the words of immature children and those of the parrot of feeble intellect . They should accept
adiyEn's imperfect effort also because the subject matter is about a great
scholar and MahAtmaa , Villivalam Periya
Swamy.
15. Lord
VaradarAjan'
KaanchimaNDana PuNyakODi
SikharErAjannabhees
SuddhAn-vaidheeka-
nityam LakshmaNa
yOgirAja NigamAntAchArya peeyUshavAk-
dhOraNyAmananAt
viSuddha-hrudhayAn-
(Meaning): Lord VaradarAjan shines inside
the bejewelled PuNyakOti vimAnam in the middle of Kaanchipuram . There He
recieves devout AarAdhanam from SrI VaishNavAs whose hearts are pure from the reflections on the nectarine
upadEsams of AchAryans like RaamAnuja and Swamy Desikan and blesses them
for their AchArya Bhakti and nishtai.
( Comments): Lord of Kaanchi taking His
abode inside the radiant PuNyakOti VimAnam is Abheeshta Varadhan and grants all
the boons that chEtanams seek from Him . He looks with great affection at
the anushtAtAs engaged in Vaidhika karmAs like Yaagams
and Yaj~nams and perform
nityArAdhanam for Him without let . He celebrates the mellow mind
set of these BhagavathAs with hearts purified by their repeated
reflections on the parama paavana upadEsams of AchArya RaamAnujA and
Swamy
Desikan
.
16. ParamaikAnti Brahmavidhs
and Satyavrata KshEtram
tat-prAntE-SatayOja
Brahmajn~ai:
HarimantarEtarasura
SreegrAmEshu SubhaSruti
krama-ganaadhyadhyE
preetyA
HastigireeSvarO vitanutE Satyavratatvam Subham
(Meaning and comments ): In and around
Kaanchipuram for hundreds of yojAnAs ( units of mile) live
the ParamaikAnti
Brahmavidhs in many sacred SrI GrAmams ( agrahArams) who recite
Veda SaakhAs in the kramam and
Ganam modes like the parrots reciting effortlessly on command . Their
Vedic adhyayanams focus on the Satyam - Jn~Anam and Anantam aspects of the
Parabrahmam at Kaanchi . The Lord of Kaanchi is immensely pleased with these
ParamaikAntis and makes His kshEtram shine even more with the meaningful name of
Satyavrata KshEtram .
17. PazhavEri Sri
GrAmam near Kaanchi
astyagrahAra:
viBhudhAbhinandhya: PurANagandhAkara nAmadhEya:
yannAma lOkE prathitam
BhudhEndhrai: sacchOttriyai:
sAtvikakarmaThaScch
(Meaning): Near Kaanchi , the Satyavrata
KshEtram , is the SrI GrAmam with the name of PazhavEri ( one with
ancient fragrance) , which is saluted by the scholars. Its vaibhavam arises from
the residents , who are sAtvikAs and experts in reciting Veda SaakhAs in
many modes as well as practioners of nitya karmAs and Yaaga-Yajn~ams
.
18. The SrI Gramam of
Villivalam ( BhilvAraNyam) near PazhavEri
tadhantikE Suddha
suvrutta-SeetaLa-
RamAsakhArchA-
(Meaning): Near PazhavEri agrahAram
is another agrahAram populated by great Vedic scholars known for their sattva
guNams . They are pure like jaathi pearls and are celebrated by
bhakthAs and BhAgavathAs .
19. The ParamaikAnthis
of Villivalam and their greatness
sadhAchAraSeelA:
SrutiprOktakarmasva
vinA tamm na
chAnyAnsurAdheen smaranta: mumukshApradhAnA:
ParaikAntinastE
(Meaning): The residents of Villivalam are
known for their SadAchAram and nitya-
anushtAnam of VedOkta KarmAs . They worship
only Sriman NaarAyaNan and will not go anywhere near other dhaivams for any thing . They are exemplary
ParamaikAntis , who seek only Moksham as their Parama PurushArtham .
20. ParamaikAntis and PuNya
KshEtrams
vasanti svayam yatra
chaikAntinastE tadhEvOchitam dhAma mAnyasvabhaktam
yathaa-rangadhAmAdh
(Meaning): Wherever ParamaikAnthi Swamis
reside , that is the puNya kshEtram having revered bhakthAs . Our PoorvAchAryAs
have explained that dhivya dEsams like Srirangam are such puNya kshEtrams known
for the residence of ParamaikAntis .
21. The Sacredness of ThoNdai
ManDalam
yatra trayOavateerNA:
prathamE dhivyAsccha soorayO dESE
SrILakshmaNArya dESikavibhavaavishk
(Meaning): This dEsam in and around Kaanchi
is sacred and famous because of the avatArams of the three Mudhal AzhwArs ,
AchArya RaamAnujA ( SrI PerumbhUthUr) and Swamy Desikan ( Thuppul) .
22. The Parents
of Villivalam Periya Swamy
TuNDeeramanDalamaNi
yath
prEma-dharma-
(Meaning) : In the ancient and beautiful
agrahAram of PazhavEri was born a MahAn with the name of NarasimhAcchAr . His dharma patnee was
SriranganAyaki known for sharing equally her affection , dharmam , sukham and
dukkham with her husband .
23. The birth of a son
with divine attributes for the NarasimhAchAri
Dampatis
anyOnyamachyuta-
satpurushassamajani
(Meaning): To this ideal dampatis engaged
in dharmAchAram with unified mind , a nityasoori ( eternally liberated jeevan) commanded by SrimAn
NaarAyaNan descended to earth and was born as their male
progeny at a subha muhoortham .
24. The Joy of the Parents of
this special Child born out of dhivyAnugraham
KumAramuttamAkrutim
payOdharAbhamunnisa
sulakshaNam vilakshaNam sapuNyarASi
sambhavam
nireekshyasaaprasU: pitA cha
Bhandhubhir-
svabhAgyavaibhavam bhruSam vichintya
harshamApatu:
(Meaning): The parents along with their relatives were
extremely happy about their bhAgyam (good
fortune) of the birth of this male child in
their family with shyAmaLa mEni like a dark cloud of the rainy season, beautiful
nose and other subha lakshaNams. They
thought that this sulakshaNa kumAran was born in their family beause
of poorva janma puNyams ( PuNyarASi sambhavam)
.
25. Naming of the child as
NaarAyaNan
PaaramaikAntya-
chakrAtEarham SiSornAma
Subham NaarAyaNEti vai
(Meaning) The parents who were practising
ParamaikAnthis thought of the name of the Supreme Purushan
( Parama Purusham smarantou) and
named the new born child with the auspicious name of NaarAyaNan , the first
AchAryan of the entire world ( AchAryam Prathamam samasta JagatAm , NaarAyaNam).
( To Be Continued )
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE
SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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