Dear Swamy Desika BhakthAs:
Approximately five years ago , a set of three tapes
on the entire
Desika Prabhandham (405 Paasurams with Introduction
) was
reelased by SrImans ParthasArathy Dileepan and
SrIman NadathUr
Maadhavan .
These are authentic recordings by competent
adhikAris of
Desika and Dhivya Prabhandhams.
As adiyEn enjpys writing about them now , it
occured to me
that the audio version would be of interest to some
of you .
Please contact SrIman Dileepan at he above
ae-mail
address if you wish to acquire them for your
libraries.
The Text version of Desika Prabhandham is
also available
in the Zipped and Word Format at the Ahobila Matam Web site .
My e-mail of Jan 1998 relating to the release of
those
audio tapes is attached.
Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
,
V.Sadagoipan
Sri Desika Prabhandham Tapes : A vote of Thanks !From:
V. Sadagopan (75041.3037@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Date:
Fri Jan 30 1998 - 16:35:04 PST
- Dear Members of the Bhakthi Group :
Few days back , I had the good
fortune of receiving the set of three tapes on Sawmi Desikan's Tamil
Prabhandhams recited by Sri SevilimEdu SrinivasachAr Swamy and Ghoshti
with lucid and scholarly introduction by Sri NadAthUr Madhavan of Virginia
. I understand that Sri Dileepan of Tennessee was instrumental in recording
the original tapes in India and that Sri Madhavan linked the
Prabhandhams with his brilliant introductions and used the most
modern equipment to assemble these tapes . I want to
express my sincere thanks for the invaluable contributions of Srimans
Dileepan and Madhavan in making these rare treasures available to us with
the help of of one of the rarest and most competent groups reciting
the NINTEEN Prabhandhams in the most sampradhAyic manner . It is a
thrilling experience to listen to these tapes and celebrate the sarva
Tantra Svathanthra aspect of Swami Desikan . The range and scope of the
topics covered by Swami Desikan , his upadEsams to us and his moving
salutations to the Divya Dampathis are captured very well by the
introductions of Sri Madhavan as a compliment to the sonorous renderings
by the Sevilimedu Swami and Ghoshti . The availability of the original text
of the Sri Desika Prabhandham for down loading at the web site
maintained by Sri Dileepan ( www.cdc.net/ dileepan/ahobilam.html ) is a
great resource . We are grateful to him for spearheading this Kaimkaryam
and enlisting Sri Madhavan to join in the acquisition of Sri VaishNava
kaimkarya Sri .
In the first tape , Taniyan , ThirupaalAndu and the
Thiru avathAram of Swami Desikan are covered . The 19 prabhandhams follow
. At the end of the third tape , Swami NainArAchArya's ( Sri Kumara
Varada Desikan , the son of Swami Desikan"s ) tribute to his father
and AchArya , PiLLai AndhAthi and Sattumurai are included . This set of
three tapes are a rare assembly of one of our Kula dhanams . They have been
priced at 25$ for the set , which is a thoughtful gesture on the part of
Srimans Dileepan and Madhavan .
For the benefit of those , who may not
be familiar with the text of the Desika Prabhandhams , I will include a
very brief description of the 19 prabhandhams covered by these tapes
.For additional information ,I would like to refer you to the excellent
introductions to the individual prabhandhams by Sri Madhavan .
1.
Adaikkala Patthu ( 11 paasurams ) : Swami Desikan"s prapatthi at the
sacred feet of Sri VaradarAja PerumAL of Kanchi. I had the good fortune to
write about these paasurams recently .
2. Maivirada MahAthmyam ( 29
Paasurams ) : Salutation to Sri VaradarAjA of Kaanchi and the greatness of
satyavratha KshEthram ( Kaanchipuram ) .
3. MummaNik kOvai ( 10
Paasurams ) : Salutations to Lord DevanAthA of Thiruvaheendrapuram . The
doctrines of Sri Vaishnavism is embedded in the text .
4. NavamaNi
Maalai ( 10 Paasurams ) : Salutations to Lord DevanAthA of
Thiruvaheendrapuram , where Swami Desikan spent many years of his life
.
5. Prabhandha Saaram ( 18 Paasurams ) : Particulars about the 12
AzhwArs , thier birth stars and the month of births , their prabhandhams
and salutations to Thiruvarangatthu AmudanAr , the author of Sri RaamAnuja
NoorandhAthi are included .
6 . AdhikAra sangraham ( 56 paasurams ) :
In these 56 stanzas , the contents of the 32 chapters of Swami Desikan's
magnum opus is summarized. For great AchAryAs following Swami Desikan
, the recitation of these verses is an important part of their daily
life . Vangipuram Navaneetham KrishNamAchArya Swami used to recite them
even , when he was incapacitated by a cruel stroke . Sri Srirama
DesikAchAr swamy wa sthe gifted son Of Sri KrishNamAchArya Swamy of
Oppiliappan Koil and wrote the commentary for the Desika Prabhandhams
.
7. GeethArtha sangraham ( 21 paasurams ) : A metrical summary of
the 18 chapters of GitA following the path shown by AlavandAr in his
pioneering commentary on GitA . Few months back , I had the good fortune of
posting number of articles on this Prabhandham of Swami Desikan .
8 . Tirucchinamaalai ( 11Pasurams ) : Tribute to the divine sound
of Thirucchinnam , a musical instrument , used to announce the approach of
Lord VaradarAjA during the uthavams on the streets of Kanchi .
9.
Amrutha Ranjani ( 39 Paasurams ) : It deals with the important principles
of Sri VaishNavA doctrine covered by Swami Desikan in the 17 minor (
Sillarai ) Rahasya works such as Saara DeepA and SampradhAya parisuddhi
.
10 . Amrutha SvAdhini ( 37 Paasurams ) : This deals with 11 minor
rahasya works of Swami Desikan such as Saara Saara and Madhurakavi
Hrudhayam .
11. Thirumanthira Surukku ( 10 Paasurams ) : The meaning
of the sacred AshtAksharam .
12. Dvaya Surukku ( 12 Paasurams ) :
This prabhandham deals with the purport of the Dvaya Manthram , sacred to
Sri VaishNavAs.
13. Charama SlOka Surukku ( 11 Paasurams ) : Deals
with the essence of Prapatthi thru description of the Charama slOkam of
Srimadh Bhagavadh GitA .
14. Paramatha Bhangam ( 54 Paasurams ) : A
refutation of the doctrines of sixteen rival Darsanams and the
establishment of Sri VaishNavism as the soundest one among them for
attaining Moksham .
15. Param padha sOpanam ( 21 paasurams ) : The nine
steps in the ladder of ascent of the Mumukshu to parama Padham . I am
covering the 8th and the ninth steps in SaraNAgathi Journal now .
16.
Artha Panchakam ( 11 Paasurams ) : A coverage of the five principles
important to Sri VaishNavism : Nature of Isvara , Nature of the Soul , the
means to reach the Lord , the fruit of our efforts to reach Him and the
obstacles encountered in such an effort .
17. PannirunAmam ( 13
Paasurams ) : This prabhandham covers the importance of wearing 12
Urdhva PundrAs in the daily life of Sri VaishnavAs and their links to the
twelve EmperumAns from KesavA to DamOdharA .
18 . VaiNava
Dinasari ( 10 Paasurams ) : This prabhandham provides the details on the
daily observances of a Sri VaishNavA .
19 . Ahaara niyamam (
Commentary Only ) : These 21 verses deal with the prescribed diet of a Sri
VaishNavA to maintain a saatvik life conducive to the pursuit of spiritual
advancement .
In summary , this set of three tapes containing the
authentic rendition of Swami Desikan's Tamil Prabhandhams with a
scholarly introduction by Sri NadAthUr Maadhavan is a must for every
AsthikA's home . The genuis of Swami Desikan in mastering the metrics of
Tamil Poetry , His skills in constructing chandams with tALams , and most
of all his extraordinary gift in summarizing and elaborating the esoteric
doctrines of our siddhAntham in easy -to-understand Tamil is abundantly
clear . These are some of the most valuable of our Kuladhanams .
May
the divya Dampathis confer their choicest blessings on Srimans Dileepan and
Madhavan for their extraordinary contributions to make these tapes
available to all of us . May Swami Desikan crown the ongoing effort to have
authentic renditions of His sthOthrams with success and bring it to a
successful conclusion !
Swami Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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