Experiencing Swami Desika - 6

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Shrimate Shri Lakshmi Nrusimha Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Ramanujaya Namaha:

Shrimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Namaha:

Shrimate Shrivan Satagopa Shri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

Before Adiyal start's writing about the works

of Swami Desikar, let's see what Shri Suka had

told in Srimad Bhagavatham :

 

Kalau khalu bhavishyanti Narayanaparayanah

Kvachit Kvachit mahabhagah Dramideshu ca bhurisah !!

Tamraparani nadi yatra Krtamala Payasvini

Kaveri ca maha-bhaga Pratici ca Mahanadi !!

 

-- Bhagavatham 11.5.38, 39

 

"Great souls devoted to Bhagavan Narayana will be

born during Kaliyuga. These saints will be born in

great numbers in the fertile tamil country, watered

by sacred rivers like Tamaraparani, Krta-mala (Vaigai),

palar, Kaveri as well as those that flow westward".

 

All of us know that Nammalvar was born in Thirukkurugur

on the banks of the river Tamaraparani. It is hence clear

that Shri Suka during the purana Kala itself has

mentioned about Shri Nammalwar's avatara, in Kali Yuga.

 

Namalwar in turn has mentioned about Bhasyakarar and

Thirumangai Alwar in Thiruvaimoyi.

 

And what more,the same Nammalwar in Thiruvirutthaam

mentions about Swami Desika.

 

naanilam vaaykkoNdu nannIraRamenRu kOthukoNda,

vEnilaNY chelvan

suvaiththumizh paalai, kadanthaponnE! kaalnilam

thOyndhu viNNOr thozhum!

kaNNan vekkaavudhu, am poon thEniLanjOlaiyap paaladhu

ep paalaikkum sEmaththathE!!

 

In the third and fourth lines of the above pasuram

NammAzhwAr mentions about Thiruvekaa and ThiruthaNkaa

(thooppul), where PoigaiAzhwAr and Swami Desikan were

born respectively.

 

PoigaiAzhwAr was the first AzhwAr avathaaram (Aippasi

ThiruvONam) and Swami Desika was last AchArya avathaaram

(Puraataasi ThiruvONam).

 

If we count from Aippasi, Purattaasi is the last month.

This shows that it is only good that is going to happen

to all because of them "eppaalaikkum SemaathhE"

 

Our Kulapathi addresses Swami Desika as a person from

Thoopul who will help every body by giving them all

time well being.

 

Our Poorvacharyar's vyakyanam for "eppaalaikkum

SemaathhE", is that Swami Desika proved Nammalwar's

words true by giving us the Saranagathy thatvam.

Because of our Thoopul pillai, Thoopul is always

capable of giving well being "eppaalaikkum SemaathhE"!

 

Swami Desika's Saranagathy thatvam is a sure, straight

forward and simple path to reach Perumal's Thiruvadi.

This is due to our wonderful lineage i.e.Guruparampara!

 

more on Guruparampara ....tomorrow!

 

dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi

11th Jun 1999