Swamy Desikan-2 (Thooppul maNdapam kaimkaryam appeal)

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SrI:

SrImathe Ramanujaya namah:

SrImathe Nigamantha mahadesikaya namah:

SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |

vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

 

May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the

lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

I am continuing on my appeal and posts on Swamy Desikan.

 

Recently there was an appeal (sent by Sri VK Sudharshan) forwarded by Sri

Diwakar Kannan on Thoopul MaNdapam kaimkaryam by Smt Shantha Kalyanarangan

of Thoopul trust. Sri Lakshmi N. Srinivasa also has created a web site for

this trust and also for this special kaimkaryam for Thoopul Pillai.

 

URL: http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html

 

It is my humble request to please contribute your mite towards this

kaimkaryam, as remembering Acharyan, and talking alone will not suffice.

 

Swamy Desikan wrote original works on Sanskrit and also commented upon the

works of Ramanuja and Yamuna. He wrote poems, religious works. He wrote 28

sthothrams. A mere reading of the list of his works is breathtaking. He

wrote 18 works in Tamil, 29 works in MaNipravALam ( a great mix of Tamil and

Sanskrit). He also wrote naataka grantham, rahasyagrantham etc.

 

His aim in writing is more than one.

 

Dr. V Varadachari says:

 

Firstly, the system of unparalleled Great VisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava SrI

should be kept on a firm basis and stronger footing.

 

Secondly, the Nyaya tatvam of Sriman Nathamuni which deals with the topics

of Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Meemaamsa, and treated in a manner to interpret the

doctrines in the light of the Vedantha system.

 

Thirdly, Ramanuja's concepts and theories were attacked by opponents

relentlessly. The refutations need to be answered, counter attacked and

dismissed then and there.

 

Fourthly, the writers after SrI Ramanuja were not in a position to evolve

the metaphysical, logical theories consistent with the teachings of

Ramanuja. They required to be given shape in the light of Emperumaanaar's

teachings.

 

Fifthly, some of the Acharyas after Ramanuja did excellent service to

Srivaishnavam by their expositions of Tamil 4000 Divya prabhandham of

AzhwArs, but could not establish their position in an unshakable

foundation.

 

It only Swamy Vedantha Desikan who not only established SrI

Ramanuja sampradayam on firm footing with his various works; also He

repulsed the attacks on the importance of Naalaayira Divya prabandham and

placed them on par with Vedas, as the fountain source for the Vedantha

system.

 

SrI Vedantha Desika is the author of 120 works. His style is inimitable for

its depth of ideas, sweetness, simplicity and ease; it is majestic,

sometimes tough. He was a great admirer of Adhikavi Vaalmeeki and Kalidasa.

His poetic work Hamsa sandhEsam, though similar to Kalidasa’s mEgasandhEsam,

is original in many respects. (we will see them in detail later). Daya

sathakam is a unique composition wherein he personifies grace (Divine grace-

daya), without which Lord’s other qualities are of little value and help to

suffering mankind- Swamy says. AbhIthi sthavam is an invocation for the

Lord’s protection from evil forces from both within and without. His GodhA

sthuthi is a piece of place of great lyric beauty and merit and talks of Sri

GodhA’s influence with the Lord through love and Desikan’s surrender to Her

compassion.

 

SthOthra granthas:

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Hayagriva stOtram

dasaavataara stOtram

Bhagavath dhyaana sOpAnam

dayA sathakam

abheethi sthavam

vairAgya panchakam

Devanaayaka panchAsath

Gopala vimsathy

SrI Sthuthi

BhU sththi

GodhA sthuthi

nyAsa dhasakam

nyAsa vimsathy

nyAsa thilakam

saraNAgathi DIpikA

Achutha sayayam (achutha sathakam)

varadarAja panchAsath

ashtabhujaashtakam

kAmAsikaashtakam

vEgAsEthu sthOthram

paramartha sththi

dhEhaleesa sththi

Raguveera Gadyuam (mahA veera vaibhavam)

sudarsanaashtakam

shodasAyudha stOtram

Garuda dhaNdakam

Garuda panchAsath

yatirAja sapthati

 

Tamil Prabandams

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amrutha ranjani

adhikAra sangraham

amrutha swAdhini

paramapada sOpAnam

paramatha bhangam

mei viradha mAnmiyam

adaikkalappatthu

artha panchakam

SrI vaishNava dinasari

Thirucchinna maalai

panniru nAmam

thiru manthiracchurukku

dwayachurukku

charama sloka cchurukku

Gitaartha sangraham

mummaNikkOvai

nava maNi mAlai

pandhu (lost)

kazhal (lost)

ammAnai (lost)

oosal (lost)

Esal (lost)

Prabandha sAram

AhAra niyamam.

 

VedAnta granthas

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mImAmsA pAdukA

sEsvara mImAmsa

satha dhUshaNi

adhikaraNa sArAvaLi

tatva tIkA

nyAya parisuddhi

nyAya siddhAnjanam

tatvamuktha kalApam

nikshepa rakshA

sachcharitra rakshA

srI pAncharAthra rakshA

vAditraya kandanam

dramidOpanishad tAtparya rathnAvaLi

dramidOpanishad sAram

 

BhAshya granthas (Commentaries)

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chatus slokI Bhashyam

SthOthra rathna Bhashyam

Rahasya rakshA

GitArtha sangraha rakshA

tAtparya chandrikA

IsAvAsyOpanishad BhAshyam

sarvArtha siddhi

adhikAraNa dharpaNam (lost)

 

KAvya grantas:

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hamsa sandesam

subhAshita nIvi

yAdhavAbyudayam

pAdukA sahasram (1008 verses)

 

Rahasya granthas:

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sampradAya parisuddhi

tatva-padhavi

rahasya padhavi

tatva navanItham

rahasya navanItham

tatva mAtruka

rahasya mAtruka

tatva sandEsam

rahasya sandEsam

rahasya sandEsa vivaraNam

tatva rathnAvaLi

tatva rathnAvali pratipAdya sangraham

rahasya rathnAvaLi

rahasya rathnAvaLi hrudayam

tatva traya suLakam

rahasya traya suLakam

abhaya pradAna sAram

rahasya sikAmaNi

anjali vaibhavam

pradhAna satakam

upakAra sangraham

sAra sangraham

munivAhana bhogam

madurakavi hrudayam (lost)

paramapada sOpAnam

paramatha bhangam

hasthigiri mAhAthmyam

SrImath Rahasya Traya Saram (MAGNUM OPUS)

SarA sAram

VirOdha parihAram

NigamaparimaLam (lost)

Tirumudiadaivu (lost)

 

nAtaka grantam (Drama)

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Sankalpa SooryOdhayam

 

anushtAna grantams

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Bhagavath-AarAdhana vidhi

 

 

Even to read the above list will take so much time. Swamy alone can compose

so many works in one lifetime. When we see /enjoy later these works

individually later, we will realize that what sweetness, depths, literary

values, rhythms, grammars, variety of meanings they contain! How true are

those words and fully in accordance with Sri Ramanuja’s works and Vedas and

saasthrAs! We will have to read to believe it!

 

Isn't it appropriate to refurbish the maNdapam of The Greatest Acharya

saarvabhouman ThUppul Pillai? Please contribute your mite.

 

Please donate according to your shakthi. The money can be sent to "Thuppul

Trust" and the address is:

 

Thuppul Trust

Old No.20, New No.24, Thiruvengadam Street

West Mambalam, Chennai-600033, India

Phone No: 91-44-4741559 / 91-44-3715771

 

Please contact Sri. V.K. Sudharshan at vksudarsh or Sri Lakshmi N

Srinivasa lsriniva (He can collect and send it as single amount

in USA).

 

The address:

 

Lakshminarasimhan Srinivasa

3 Old Towne Road, #212

Ayer, MA-01432

 

For those in the South East Asia, please send to me at

srivaishnavan .

 

Please pass on this kaimkaryam to as many people as possible in order to

complete the same.

kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |

Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

 

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfection resides, who is the

teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters!

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Narayana Narayana

adiyEn Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan

 

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