SrivaishnavamSri:
Dear Sri Hayagriva BhakthAs :
adiyEn is including the Prapatthi Sri Sookthi of Sri KumAra VaradAchAr
Swamy at the sacred feet of his Father and AchAryan , Swamy Desikan .
KumAra VaradAchAr consecrated his AchAryan's dhivya MangaLa
Vigraham at many dhivya dEsams including Thiruvaheendhrapuram,
where the Vigraham was created by Swamy Desikan Himself is being
worshipped even today . That special Vigraham of extraordinary
beauty and tEjas will climb the steps of Oushadha Giri on the PurattAsi
SravaNam day (October 12 , 2005) to perform MangaLAsAsanam
for Lord HayagrIvan from the four pillared Mandapam , which is being
expanded on both sides by the MahA Mandapam under construction .
Please send your SamarpaNam checks and drafts directly to Sriman
Soundararajan Swamy at the address given in the Srikainkarya Web site :
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While browsing this web site , please visit the pages on the Twelf forms
of Lord HayagrIvan of which I will post an article later .
Sri Lakshmi HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE Nama:
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stothrams by acharyans
Acharyan Swamy Desikan
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Swamy Desikan
SrImAn VenkatanATArya: KavitArkika Kesari
VedAnthAchArya varyOmE SannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi
SrImallakshmana YogIndhra SiddhAntha vijayadhvajam
ViswAmithra KulOthbhUtham VaradAryamham bhajE
PithrE BrahmOpadhEshtrE mE guravE dhaivathAya cha
PrApyAya PrApakAyAsthu VenkatEsAya MangaLam
This SrI sookthi has 10 slOkams and was composed by Swamy KumAra
VaradAcchAr , the son and sishyar of SrI NigamAntha MahA Desikan.This SrI
sookthi celebrates the glories of the sacred ThiruvadigaL of Swamy Desikan and
each of the slOkams ends with the refrain of:
" VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE "
SrI U.V. T.E. SrIrangam RanganAthAchArya Swamy has authored this article
in the Special Souvenir on ThiruvahIndhrapuram and adiyEn will translate from
that article with occasional cadded comments. The author observes that this
Desika Prapatthi grantham was used as a model by later-day AchAryAs, who
composed Prapatthi SrI Sookthis such as SrI Venkatesa Prapatthi (PrathivAdhi
Bhayankaram Annan for ThiruvEnkatamudaayAn at the niyamanam of His AchAryan,
Swamy MaNavALa MaamunigaL).
SlOkam 1:
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Vidhvan-mathangaja-sikhAbharaNAya maanou
VisvAdhisAyee mahimAmbhu-nidhAna-bhUthou
VidhvEshavAdhi makuDIkrutha kuDDanOu thou
VedAnthasoori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: AdiyEn seeks refuge at the sacred feet of SrI NigamAntha MahA
Desikan, which serve as the aabharanam for the heads of great vidwAns, which
stay as the unsurpassed ocean of glories (Vaibhavam) among all objects on this
earth and which knocks on the heads of all Para Vaadhis , chastises them for
their wrong views on Tatthva Thrayams and corrects them .
In the first two lines, Swamy Desikan's soulabhyam is referred to and the
last two lines hint at His Parathvam (Supermacy).
It is interesting to note that the first letter of each of the four
Paadhams of this Prapathti start with "V" or its variations like "Vi" or "vE"
in all of the ten slOkams . Consistent VakAra prayOgam is noteworthy... (V.S)
SlOkam 2:
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VisvambarAm athitarAmapi bhAsayanthou
VinyAsathO vividha SajjanathAnubhAvyou
VisthAra samsruthi mahArNava karNadhArou
VedAnthasoori CharaNOu SaraNam PrapadhyE
Meaning: adiyEn seeks the refuge of the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan ,
who serves as the boatsman to ferry us across the vast ocean of SamsAram to the
Supreme abode of our Lord and who makes the earth radiant with His foot steps
and who is revered by the righteous as their caring Mother, instructing father
and loving relative.
Here, Swamy Desikan's PrApyathvam and PrApakthvam are saluted as in SrI
Desika MangaLa slOakm.
SlOkam 3:
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VisvAntharAntha-tamasa kshapana praveeNou
VidhyOtamAna nakharEndhu mayUkhajAlai:
VikhyAtha tAmarasa sankha-raTAnga chinhou
VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: Swamy Desikan's Thiruvadi expertly banishes the inner darkness
of all through the cool Moon like radiance of His toe nails (nakha kAnthi).His
sacred feet carry the marks of lotus, conch and chakram , which are the
Chinhams of Utthama AchAryans. adiyEn seeks the refuge of those sacred feet for
my protection.
SlOkam 4:
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VidhvEshamAna madha matsara vidhvishou yav
VishNvAlayAnugamanOtthama nithya-kruthyav
VedAnthavruddha vihithAnjali gOcharou thav
VedAnthasoori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: Swamy Desikan's sacred feet banishes the arrogance in people
born out of hatred, egotism and pride based on birth in a higher kulam; those
sacred feet have as their occupation to travel to the Temples of PerumAL. Those
feet are worshipped by men of superior learning. adiyEn seeks the refuge of
those
sacred feet of Swamy Desikan.
SlOkam 5:
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VishNvarpithAthmajana bhAgya vipAkabhUthou
VibhrAjamAna navakOkanadhAnukalpou
VeshAntharOpagatha pallava tallajou thou
VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: Swamy Desikan's sacred feet are the fruit of the bhAgyam of the
great ones , who have performed BharanyAsam at the Lord's holy feet.They are
beautiful like the SevvAmpal Pushpam ( Kind of red lotus). They are soft and
tender like another form of a creeper. adiyEn seeks the refuge of those tender
feet of Swamy
Desikan for protection.
SlOkam 6:
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VedOmukhairapi Surai: vihitha-praNAmou
VelAdhilangi sushumA sukumAra Bhavou
VismEra kEsara lasan-mrudhuLAngaleekou
VedAntha Soori CharaNOu SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: As VedAs say ( SarvEasmai dEvA balimAvahanthi) , Brahman and
other dEvAs
pay their kappam and worship the sacred feet of NigamAntha MahA
Desikan.They have unsurpassed beauty and softness.They have beautiful long
fingers on those sacred feet that reminds us of the stamens of a flower. adiyEn
seeks the refuge of those holy feet of Swamy Desikan for my
upliftment(Ujjeevanam).
SlOkam 7:
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VidhrAvitOthbhada vikAra rajO guNou thav
VikhyAtha bhUri vibhavEna raja: kaNEna
VisvOpakAra karaNAya kruthAvathArou
VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: The dust from the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan have illustrious
glories. They have the power to banish the constantly changing RajO GuNam and
are born to uplift the beings of the world from the mire of SamsAric
afflictions. adiyEn seeks the rakshaNam of those sacred feet of Thrayyantha
Desikan.
SlOkam 8:
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VishNvangri-nirgatha sarith-pravarAnubhAvyou
VidhyA-vineetha janithai: vimalai: svatheerthai:
vyAnamra sishya-jana rakshana jAgarUgou
VedAntha soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: Swamy Desikan's ThiruvadigaL are alert in protecting the sishyAs
prostrating before them. Those feet are washed with reverence by SishyAs, who
display modesty (vinayam) as a result of learning from Swamy Desikan. That SrI
Paadha Theertham is more sacred than the waters of GangA, which arose from the
Lord's Thiruvadi during Thrivikrama avathAram. AdiyEn seeks the refuge of the
sacred feet of ThUppul Kula MaNi.
SlOkam 9:
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VeeTishu RanganagarE krutha-chankramou thav
VishNuthsavEshu Vidhi-Vaasava sEvithEshu
vidhyA-vineetha janathA vihithAnusArou
VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE
Meaning: In SrIrangam , during Uthsava kaalams , BrahmA , IndhrA and
other dEvAs were present as GhOshti to worship Lord RanganATA. Swamy Desikan's
sacred feet accompanied that ghOshti (anuyAthrA) during the Lord's sanchAram on
the rAja veedhis of SrIrangam. Those sacred feet of the AchArya Saarvabhouman
were in turn followed by the BhAgavathAs known for their modesty born out of
their deep scholarship and profound anushtAnams.adiyEn seeks the refuge of
those sacred feet of Swamy Desikan.
SlOkam 10:
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VisvAsa-VishNu padha bhakthi virakthi soonyam
Vibhrashta-kruthyamapi mAm vishayEshu sooktham
VidhvathsabhAnu-gathi-yOgyam-ihAdadhAnou
VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam PrapadhyE
Meaning: Swamy Desikan took pity on me and prepared me to be qualified to
enter the assembly of scholars although adiyEn was bereft of auspicious
attributes like MahA VisvAsam in the Lord , Bhagavath Bhakthi and VairAgyam ,
inadequacies in anushtAnams while engaged in the enjoyment of evanescent
material pleasures.adiyEn seeks the refuge of the holy feet of Swamy Desikan
with deep kruthaj~nathai.
KavitArkika SimhAya KalyAna guNasAlinE
SrImathE VenkatEsAya VedAntha guravE nama:
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