vastu paitAmahaM dhanam

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Swamy Deshikan THiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

 

"nAsti pitrArjitam kinchit na mayA kinchitdArjitam.

asti me hastishailAgre vastu paitAmahaM dhanam ."

 

This is a very famous verse from Vairagya Panchakam

composed by the mighty Swamy Deshikan.

 

Commentators attribute this to mean that -

"Neither have I inherited anything from my ancestors

nor have I earned anything for myself. But on top of

the elephant hill does lie, the treasure of my grand

father !"

 

Swamy Dehsikan had least interest in acquiring

anything considered materialistic in this world.

Neither did he inherit anything from his ancestors nor

did he try to earn anything materialistic for himself.

All that he considered his great treasure was none

other than Varada on top of the elephant hill

(Hastigiri).

 

It may be interesting to note that "paitAmaham" is

attributed to Brahma here, who performed the great

yagna from which did emerge Lord Varada.

 

A parallel thought on the usage of "paitAmaham" is

equally interesting.

As far as history goes, Swamy Deshikan's paternal

lineage could be traced as follows -

 

Anantha Somayaji

Pundarikaksha

Ananthasuri

Venkatanathacharya (Swamy Deshikan)

 

Anantha Somayaji was a great scholar and one of the 74

simhasanadhipatis appointed by Bhagavad Ramanuja. He

lived in Kanchipuram and worshipped Varada as his kula

daivam. It is through this lineage mentioned above

that Swamy Deshikan inherited a murthy of Lord Varada

which he worshipped along with Lakshmi Hayagrivar.

 

During the end of his life, he gave Lakshmi Hayagrivar

to Sri Brahmatantra Swatantrar and the murthy of

Varada to his son Sri Nayanaracharya.

 

With this info in place, scholars are also of the

impression that when Swamy Deshikan says "vastu

paitAmaham dhanam" it also means the murthy of Varada

he inherited from his paternal great grand father

Anantha Somayaji.

 

vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

vedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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