Swamy desikan mangaLam sthOthram

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Srimathe Gopaladesika mahadesikaya Namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Yet another translation to commemorate Swamy Desikan Thirunakshathram.

Please forgive me for errors. This again is from Sri C. Seshadri swami's

release on project popularsiation of Swamy Desika's works. Sri Vedanta

Desika MangaLaasaasanam

 

Sri Vedanta Desikan’s son Sri Nayinacharyar (or Kumara Varadacharyar)

composed 13 verses singing maNgaLam for Swamy. He reminisces the upakarams

of Swamy Desikan in his eulogy.

 

Srima lakshmaNa yogeendra: ...aham bhajE..

 

I bow down to Varadacharyar, born in Viswamithra kulam (gOthram), who is

like the victory flag of Emperumaanaar Sri Ramanuja Siddhaantham

 

Sarvathanthra swathanthraaya… venkatEsaaya mangaLam..

 

MangaLam to Sarwaswathanthrar, Lion among poets, Vedantacharya by name

VenktEsan.

 

Napasyamaasi srOnaayaam…… mangaLam

 

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan born in VisawamithragOthram on Purattaasi

ThiruvONam.

 

PithaayasyaananthasUri…thasya mangaLam

 

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, son of AnanthasUri and ThOtharambai, and grand

son of Pundareekaaksha sOmayaaji.

 

VEnkatEsaavatharOyam… vidharkyaayaasthu mangaLam

 

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, who is praised by elders and scholars; who is the

amsam of YathirAjan; who is the amsam of the Divine Bell of Sri Venkatesa;

who is also considered as an avtaar of Sri Venkatesa Himself.

 

Sri Bhashyakaara… mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan who is called as the very Sri Bhashyakaarar

Himself in order to expound the Sri VisishtAdvaitha philosophy (propounded

by Sri Bhshyakaarar earlier)

 

YO baalyE.. mangaLam AND prathishtabidhvEdantha poori kalyANa bhAjanam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan -who was brought to that highest level by Sri

AppuLLaar; - who had been blessed by Sri Nadadhur AmmAL, (Vaatsya

Varadhacharyar) his praacharyar, “All mangaLam to you to propagate the

Vedic religion (Sri Ramanuja siddhaantham) and conquer the non vedic other

religions, uproot them, and be praised by Vedic scholars”, when Swamy

Desikan was a young Boy.

 

Raamanujaayaath AthrEyaath maathulaath sakalata kala: … mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan the greatest scholar, who had learnt all saasthras

before he attained 20 years of age, from his uncle Kidaambi appuLLaar.

 

sruthaprakaasikaabhUmOth.. srEshtAya mangaLam

When there was disturbance due to Thurushkars (Muslims) Swamy Desikan not

only protected the Sruthaprakaasika – the commentary on Sri Bhashyam,

written by Sri Sudharsana bhattar, Swamy Desikan also propagated the same

through learned scholars (by teaching them). MangaLam to Swamy.

 

Saamskrudheepi: sEvyaaya mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, fit to be worshipped, due to his parama upakaram

of writing very many granthas (works) in Tamil and Sanskrit, thereby saving

the humanity.

 

Yakyaadhi laabha.. mangaLam

Fame, benefit, name, - these were not sought after by Swamy Desikan, who

serves Srivaishnava Bhagawathas saying “these Bhagawathas (who call Kesavaa,

PurushOtthamaa) can even sell my body” (in the words of PeriyAzhwAr).

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan.

 

YasmaadhEva.. mama nAthAya mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, -VenkatanAthan- my Nathan (master), from whom

adiyEn had learnt all saasthraas.

 

PithrE brahmO.. vEmkatEsaaya mangaLam

MangaLam to Swamy Desikan, whose name is VenktEsan, my father; one who

initiated Gayatri (BrahmOpadEsar) to adiyEn; who is my spiritual teacher;

who is My God; who is the means, my refuge as well as the Goal Himself.

 

Ya: krutham.. bhavEth mangaLa bhaajanam.

 

Those who recite this Swamy Vedanta Desika mangaLam composed by Kumara

varadaachaaryar, daily, (or read these translations) will also attain all

mangaLam.

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

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