SrI :
Dear BhakthAs of Swamy
Desikan :
Before adiyEn writes in
detail about these 25 sthOthrams covered by
the Two CD ROMs in the
traditional Santhai Format for learning sthOthrams
,
let me comment on the value
of these two CD ROMs .
We have already audio
recordings of the Sthothrams of Swamy Desikan
for listening and enjoying .
These two CD ROMs are unique in that
it has adopted the format of
a Teacher splitting the different paadhams of
the individual verses of the
SthOthram and reciting them ; the student
repeats twice what the
teacher recited . This is called the Santhai
method , which has been used
in an unfailing manner for centuries
to help students learn
the SthOtra Paatams and dhivya Prabhandhams .
This way one acquires the
right pronunciation and the places to stop .
Then the student recites by
himself or herself to retain what he or she has
learnt . It is ideal for
children as well .
SrimAn SatakOpa TatachAr has
covered the Santhai style rendering of
the 690 slOkams of the 25
SthOtrams of Swamy Desikan . The three
sthOtrams not included with
the number of slOkams in paranthesis are:
Achyutha Sathakam (101 )
in PrAkrutham , NyAsa Vimsathy ( 22) and
Garuda PanchAsath (52 ) .
Barring these 175 SlOkams , the rest of
the 687 slOkams from 25
SthOtrams are covered in these two CD ROMs.
This is a monumental
achievement .
Sriman SatakOpa TatAchAr
Swamy is an expert in Yajur Vedam
and has a Doctorate in
Naveena NyAya Saasthram . He is " the Teacher ".
One who has taken
the role of "The Student " Is Dr.VijayaraghavAchArya
Swamy , the grandson
of Vaikunta Vaasi MadhurAnthakam VeerarAghavAcchAr
Swamy , a great
VaishNavite AchArya in his time . We could not ask for
a more ideal combination of
Teacher and Student to lerarn these 25 sthOthrams
of Swamy Desikan full of
Manthra Sakthi .
There are a total of 862
SlOkams in the 28 SthOtrams of Swamy Desikan .
Our
KavitArkika Saarvabhouma AchAryan has used 22 different Metres
to adorn these 862
slOkams . Some are short ( anushtup and Aaryaa metres
);
others are long
(SaardhUla VikreeDitham , Vasantha Tilakaa ) , Rare ones
( RaTOddhathA ,
Vamsastham ) et al .
It is not the easiest
exercise to learn to recite these great slOkams of
Swamy Desikan in so many
different metres and where to stop and
how to split the assembly
of words . This is where the invaluable help
of SrimAns SatakOpa
TatachArya and VijayaraghavAchArya comes .
You can learn comfortably
to recite Complicated SthOtrams like
Garuda DaNDakam , Raghu
Veera Gadhyam and other important
sthOthrams like Sri
Hayagreeva SthOthram , Sri Sthuthi , GodhA
Sthuthi , Bhagavath
DhyAna SopAnam , Abheethi sthavam ,
KaamAseekAshtakam ,
DasAvathAra Sthothram et al .
Please purchase these
Audio CD ROMs and the other two
VCD/DVD releases to get
immersed in the sacred history of
Kaanchipuram , ThUppul
and ThirutthaNkA dhivya Desams
and invite Swamy Desikan
in to your homes .
Swamy Desikan
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan
P.S : In the subsequent
postings , adiyEn will comment briefly on
the history of SthOthra
Granthams by our PoorvAchAryAs
( Swamy AlavanthAr ,
RaamAnuja , KurEsar , ParAsara Bhattar
and Swamy Desikan ) and
then go on to the coverage of the highlights
of the 25 sthothrams
recorded by these two MahAns .
Detailed
commentaries on most of the SthOtrams of Swamy Desikan
are
available for your study
at :
under the hyperlink of
Acharyan /Swamy Desikan .
Where you can purchase
these CD ROMs & Desikar Uthsavam VCD
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Sri Vilakkoli
Perumal Thuppul Vedanta Desikar Charitable Trust , together
with
Srisukti Pracharani
Sabha , humbly offers this small effort at the Divine
lotus feet
of our Thuppul Kula
Mani , Swamy Desikan .
Recommended
donation of US $ 20 ( or Rs.300 in India) for the stotra Paatams CD ROM .
Recommended donation of
US $ 20 ( or Rs/300 in India ) for the Uthsavam VCD .
There is a seperate DVD
that has captivating coverage of the Purattasi
SravaNam
day MangaLAsAsanam of
Swamy Desikan at the top of the Atthi Giri ) ( Hasthi
Giri
or Elephant Hill ) ,
where Lord VaradarAjA's Sannidhi is . This is an extraordinary
DVD with close ups of
Swamy Desikan , GhOshti , Lord VaradarAjan 's Honoring
of
Swamy Desikan and their
reluctant farewell ( PiriyA Vidai) .This extraordinary
DVD can also be acquired
by You
for the same prices listed above .
For the thrikAla
aarAdhanam ( Morning , Noon and Evening ) for a single
day
at Thuppul Swamy
Desikan and Sri ViLakkoLI PerumAL Sannidhi ( one of
the 108 Dhivya Desams )
costs Rs. 1,500 or 36 U/S Doolars . Please support
one or more days of
AarAdhanam in this and future years . Please do it
in celebration of an
important anniversary in your family . These CDs will
be
sent to you freely for
AarAdhanam sponsorship for atleast one day .
All donations
will go to build up the
corpus fund of Swamy Desikan NithyAradhanam
at His avathara
sthalam of Thuppul agraharam . "
The donations can
be sent to either :
Sri Vilakkoli
Perumal Thooppul Vedantha Desikar
C/O Dr.
P.V.Satakopa Tatachar
8-B Sannidhi Street
Little Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram 631 503 , India
e-mail: srithooppul@xxxxxxxxx
The above contact
is for residents of India , MIddle East
or
Srisukti Pracharini
Sabha
BLK-611, #
02-171
Choa Chu Kang
St -62
Singapore
680611
Tel:
68770248
The above contact
is for S.E Asia and Australia
or
Dr.
V.Sadagopan
Apt 6B-1 ,
Scarborough Manor
Scarborough ,
NY 10510 , USA
The above contact
is for USA and Canada
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