SRIMAD VEDANTA DESIKA GADHYAM Continued- Part 4 - (19 to 24)

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SRIMAD VEDANTA DESIKA GADHYAM

Continued- Part 4 - (19 to 24)

(Anbil Ramaswamy)

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19. vEnkatAchala, vAraNAchala, gOpa-nagara, aheendra-nagara, sri-mushNa,

chitra-kooDa, sri kumbakONa, sri-ranga, sri-vanAdri, kurugA-puri prabrithi

ashtOthara satha VishNu Divya sthAna sevA santhOsha rachitha padha vinyAsa

pavithree kritha prithvee maNDala /

 

(meaning)

The already sacred kshetrams of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord VishNu were

further sanctified by the placement of your holy feet there and by your

Mangala AasAsanams offered while enjoying the darshan of the Lord like-

vEnkatAchala: Tirupathi

vAraNAchala: Hasthigiri i.e KAnchi

gOpanagara: TiruvOippaADi

aheendranagara: Tiruvaheendrapuram

srimushNa: SrimushnNam

ChitrakooDa: TiruchitrakooDam

SrikumbakOna: KumbakONam

Sriranga; Srirangam

SrivanAdri: NaimisAraNyam

KurugApuri; Tirukkurugoor

Prabrithi: and other such kshetras

 

20. yathipathi yAmuArya, nAthamuni, panithi parishkAra,

- *pancharAtra rahasyAni*

 

SubhAshithAnivi, YadhavAbhyudaya, pAduka-sahasra, hamsa-sandEsa ithyAdhi

*kAvyA granthAni,*

 

Sankalpa sooryOdhaya *nAtakam* cha

 

Tatva-muktA-kalApa, AdhikaraNa-sArAvaLi, satha-dhOshani, nyAya- parisuddhi,

sEswara-mimAmsa, mimAmsa-pAdhuka, nikshepa-raksha, sat-charitha-raksha,,

rahasya-raksha, dramiDopanishad-Taatparya ratnAvaLi, dramiDOpanishad-sAra, -

ithayAdhi *vEdAnta granthANi*,

 

SarvArtha-siddhi, tattva-teekA, chatus-slOki-bhAshya, stOtra-ratna-bhAshya,

gitArtha-sangraha, thAtparya-chandrikA, IsAvAsyOpanishad, rahasya-raksha

(gadya-traya-bhAshya) AdhikaraNa-darpaNa - ithyAdhi *vyAkhyAna granthAni*

 

Bhagavad-rAdhanA-vidhi, yagnOpaveetha-prathishTa, Haridina-thilaka,

vaishNava-dinasari - ithyAdhi *anushTAna granthAni*

 

BhoogOLa-nirNaya, silpArtha-sAra, sthEya-virOdha, chakAra-samrthana,

vAdhi-traya-khanDana

 

VaisvadEva-kArika, Guru-paramparA-sAra, Dhati-panchaka, yamaka-ratnAkara,

dasa-deepika-niganTu, vEdartha-sangaraha-vyAkhyAna, sAra deepa, ithyadhi-

anEka *divya prabhanda* nirmANa sAmarthya sandharsana santhushta sri

ranganAtha divyAgnA labda vEdAntAchArya padha/

 

(meaning)

Delighted by your extraordinary capacity to compose numerous holy works like

those listed below, you were conferred the title of "Vedantacharya' by Lord

Sri Ranganatha himself.

Following the path laid down by the great yathis like Yamunacharya and

Nathamuni you composed the various works.

 

NOTE:

As the names of the works called kAvyA granthAs, Natakagrantha,

vEdAntagranthas, vyAkhyAnagranthas, anushTAnagranthas and other miscellaneous

works are mentioned in the text part, they are not repeated in the Notes

portion.

 

21. tad vallabhA krupA samprApta "Sarvathanthra SwathanthrA"

birudha /

 

(meaning)

You obtained the grace of His consort, Periya Piraatti who conferred on you

the honorific of "Sarva Thanthra Swathanthra"

 

22. sandarsnamAtra nirastha samastha durvAdhi sangha /

 

(meaning)

Even just a glance at your Divyamangala vigraham removes our contacts with

all sins and evils at one stroke.

 

23. trimsathvAram srAvitha sAreeraka bhAshya/

 

(meaning)

You have heard through Kalakshepams, Bhagavad Ramanuja's Sri Bhashyam for as

many as 30 times.

 

24. chAtrajana nibaddha jaitra dwaja prasAdhitha dasa disA soudha/

 

(meaning)

You have a well knit band of devoted disciples and you have raised your

banner of victory and fame as a learned person in all the ten directions of

the world.

 

(To Continue)

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Dear Bhagavatas

I wrote in the above posting-23.

trimsathvAram srAvitha sAreeraka bhAshya/

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> (meaning)

> You have heard through Kalakshepams, Bhagavad Ramanuja's Sri

> Bhashyam for as many as 30 times.

 

The Sanskrit word "srAvitha" has the literal meaning "caused to hear." In

other words "taught." I had wrongly noted it as "heard" instead of "taught."

 

I sincerely thank jayshree.narasimhan (Narasimhan, Jayshree) who

kindly pointed out this error in a private mail. I request Bhagavatas to

kindly incorporate this 'errata' in their copies.

 

I am glad to note that, in fact, some are out there reading even my puerile

attempts! And, I honestly than them for this. I welcome such constructive

suggestions so that I can stand corrected, whenever I go wrong. Thanks again,

Ms. Narasimhan, Jayashree.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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