Sri Raamaanujar and Swami Desikan

[Guest guest]

I wanted to present the follwoing in the absence of Sri SadagOpan (if

available

he would do much eloquent service for Sri Raamanujar by writing on him). These

3 slOkams that swami Desikan delivered on Sri Raamnujar, are presented with

meanings on this day (eve of 24 April in India), Sri Raamujaas birth day, and

pray to our poorvaavhaaryaaL that our minds are set clear (like snow white) and

that we serve our achaaryaaLS of the present time in his lineage as advised by

Sri Raamanujar.

 

1. Sri Raamujaa's ability in debate:

 

Those who preach meanings for vedaantham to suit the whims and fancies of their

mind and those who will do so in the directions their mind will wander, are

haidukarkaL'S. Sri Raamaanuja served the role of (an elephant that is wild and

forceful in Tamil known as "matha yaanai") mad elephant and crushed such

plantain (trunk i ein tamil "vaazhai thaNdu") gardens of philosphies that were

raised by such haidukarkaL'S arguments. Those of us who are following his Sri

sukthis will never ever think of such improper philosphies and actions promoted

by such haidukarkaL'S.

 

 

aaraNa nool vazhich sevvai yazhiththidu maithukark kOr

vaaraNa maayavar vaathak kathalikaN maayththapiraa

nEraNi keerththi yiraamaanusa muni yinnuraisEr

seeraNi sinthaiyinOn chinthiyOm inith theevinaiyE

 

athikaara saankiraham - 4 - Swami Desikan

 

 

haidukarkaL : Those who leave the prominent meaning of the vedaas (veddaantham)

and instead seek "reasoning" (haiduka) for everything and finally miss the

prominent and core meanings of vedaas.

 

2. Sri Raamujaa's clarity in deabte (kuRRamaRRa thanmai)

Two persons are discussing on tha banks of a poygai or tank.

 

A: One of the Swan (Annam) that lives here didnot drink the homey from the

Lotus in this tank. Neither it was walking with strides similar to such

beautiful women. What is cause for this sadness of such Annam or Swan ?

 

B:

I know. Since it lost its speciality, it is feeling sad.

 

A:

what is that ? can you explain ?

 

B:

Annam's tounge can separate water and milk and since it lost such ability to

do any more such it is worried as such.

 

A:

why is that ? It was Brahma Devan who gave this swan this special ability. How

come this is lost now ?

 

B:

Let me tell you now. All the "muradars" (roughians - due to their arrogant ways

of demanding arguments thinking that their sidhdhaantham was the only real one)

came to argue with Sri Bashyakaarar so often. Sri Baashyakaarar made unfaulted

arguments with them and won them in such debates. After such debates they were

very much convinced with him and his philosphies. (Was the mindset of the then

pira mathaththars very advanced or matured that they know to accept the truth

when told ?). Sri Baashyakaara also roared that he will not back up and is

ready to face any more arguments. Such roaring was similar grow Emperumaanaar's

pugazh or fame similar to the pure white color of the changam the counch. Such

fane expanded exponentially all around the world and all the material object

that were spread in this material world changed and appeared pure white in

color (antharyaamim). Hence the sakthi or ability of Annam to separate the milk

and water was rendered useless sa everything looked milk white. Since Annam was

special only becuse of using this ability, and after losing such ability this

annam is worried and looking sad. Such Unfaluted (ie kuRRa maRRa - The

speciality of his vaadam or argument was such that it was void of "salam", a

type of kuRRam or fault one may cause in debates). Such fame of ethiraajat

should live for ever.

 

 

alarntha vambu yaththi runthu thEna runthi yinnaka

lalku laara saintha daintha nadaiko Laatha thanamenO

nalantha virntha thaala thenko naavin veeRi zhanthathaa

naava Nanku naathar thantha naavin veeRi zhanthathen

salantha virinthu vaathu seytu saadi mooNda miNdaraich

sarivi lEnenakka naiththu raiththa vEthi raasartham

valantha rungai naaya naarva Laikki saintha keerththiyaal

vaari paala thaama thenRu maasil vaazhi vazhiyE

 

Amritha swaathini - 33 -Swami Desikan

 

 

 

3: Sri Raamujaas sidhdhaantham and the commonality with aazhwaar's paasurams:

 

 

thEsamelaa mukanthidavE perumpoo thoorir

siththiraiyi laathirai naaL vanthu thOnRik

kaasinimEl vaathiyarai venRa rangar

kathiyaaka vaazhntharuLu mEthiraasaamun

poosurarkOn Riruvarangath thamutha naarun

ponnadimE lanthaathi yaakap pORRip

pEsiya naR kaliththuRai nooR Rettup paatum

"pizhaiyaRavE" yenak karuL sey pENi neeyE

 

Sri Baashyakaara was born in sriperumputhoor the then thoNdai naadu, on

siththirai month thiruvaathirai star (today) for the welfare of the human race,

As per his niyamanam, thiruvarangaththamudanaar, served sri kooraththaazhwaan

as his sishyan and also delivered the "thodarbu" that sri baashyakaarar and

aazhwaar's paasurams in "kattaLaik kalith thuRai" (a type of poem) in anthaathi

meter with 108 paasurams. I pray that Such special nool or slOkam be

"understood clearly" and prayed upon.

 

 

Sri Raamaanujar thirvadikaLE saraNam

swami Desikan thirvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan