Thuppul AarAdhana Kaimkaryam / Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam : NaamAs : 706-720

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(706) (PraNavam) RaaghavaabhudhayOthkrushta YaadhavAbhyudhaya pradhAya

nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who blessed us with the Kaavyam

of YaadhavAbhyudyam , which is better than the RaamAbhyudhayam composed by

DiNDima Kavi .

 

(Commentary) : A well known poet by the name of DiNDiman gave his literary

work named RaamAbhyudhayam to Swamy Desikan and was full of praise for

his own kaavyam . Swamy Desikan browsed it and created his own kaavyam

dealing with the noble charithtram of Lord Krishna in 24 sargams . When

DiNDima Kavi read it , prostrated before Swamy Desikan and apologized for

his

haughtiness and admitted that the title of Kavi-Taarkika Simham is only fit

for

Swamy Desikan . The great Advaithin , Sri Appaya Dheekshithar admired

YaadhavAbhyudhayam so much that he wrote a scholarly commentary on

the Swamy's magnificent Kaavyam . Swamy Desikan introduced this kaavyam as

" KshEmatam Kaavya rathnam " ( The Kaavyam that blesses one with KshEmam) .

 

(707) (PraNavam) SrIsEthu SaThakOpAdhi sEvaa santhushta maanasAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who had a happy mind from

worshipping at Sri Sethu and AzhwAr Thirunakari to offer His worship to

Lord Ramachandra and Swamy NammAzhwAr respectively .

 

(Commenatary ) : From this Naamaa to the 720th Naamaa , Thirukkudanthai

Desikan salutes various incidents in Swamy Desikan's charithram . Swamy

Desikan

started from Srirangam for a Yaathraa to Sri Sethu (Site of the dam built by

Lord

Raamabhadran to reach Lanka ) , ThiruppullANi (Dharbha Sayanam and

Adhi JagannAtha PerumAl , who gave Lord Raamachandra His own dhanus) ;

Swamy stopped on the way at ThirumAlirum ChOlai , Sri Villiputthur

( for the MangaLAsAsanam of ANDAL & SamarpaNam of GodhA Sthuthi) and at

AzhwAr Thirunakari to perform MangaLAsAsanam for Swamy NammAzhwAr;

Swamy continued on to worship the EmperumAns at the Keralaa dhivya dEsams

( ThiruvaNN ParihAram , Thiruvanathapuram et al ). In the 6th act of

Sankalpa

SooryOdhayam , Swamy Desikan has included his tributes to the EmperumAns of

all the above dhivya dEsams that he visited .

 

(708) (PraNavam) ChOLa dEseeya bhagavath kshEthra sEvA rasAkulAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who visited many dhivya dEsams of

ChOLa country .

 

(709) (PraNavam ) Hastheesa sEvAkulAthmanE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , whose mind was filled with joy

from the Sevai of the Lord of Hasthi Giri ( Lord VaradarAjan ) at

Kaanchipuram .

 

(710) (PraNavam) NarEndhramadha sarpagnE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who destroyed the fearsome

snake belonging to the Snake charmer .

 

(Commentary ) : Once a professional snake handler challenged Swamy

Desikan to control his most poisonous snakes . Swamy drew some lines on

the ground and all but one snake were unable to cross those lines and

approach Swamy Desikan to harm him . One big and fierce snake however

crossed the line and approached Swamy Desikan . Garuda Manthram was invoked

by

Swamy immediately . Garuda BhagavAn appeared and took away all the snakes

including the fierce one . This nAmaa refers to Swamy Desikan's destruction

of this fierce snake thru the help of His upAsanaa Moorthy , Garuda BhagavAn

..

 

 

(711) (PraNavam) NarEndhra vandhithAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who was thanked by

the grateful Snake handler , whose livelihood was restored by

the compassionate AchAryan .

 

(Commenatary ) : The worried snake charmer lost his livelihood , when

Garuda BhagavAn lifted away the offending snakes . He fell at Swamy's

feet and prayed for the restoration of his livelihood . Swamy recited

SrI Garuda PanchAsath and the pleased Garuda BhagavAn returned

the snakes . The Snake charmer saluted Swamy as Sarva Tantrar and

went away , It is also said that Swamy recited Garuda DaNDakam for

taking the snakes away and Garuda PanchAsath for the restoration of

the snakes .

 

(712) (PraNavam) Taarkshya-daNDakOtthama dhAthru dhiyE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to the AchAryan , who created the noble Garuda

DaNDakam , which yields mysterious phalans ( Vichithra sidhditha

Garuda DaNDakam ) .

 

(713) (PraNavam) Punar VrushAdhri RangEsa sEvArTagamanOthsukAya nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who had great joy in revisiting

Thirumala and Srirangam . ( In the first visit to Thirumala , Swamy composed

DayA Sathakam and then he revisited Thirumala with links to his avathAram )

..

 

(714) (PraNavam) AchAryaavah chArithra VaajivakthrAdhi dhaivathAya nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who had Sri HayagrIva Bhagavan of

wonderous charithram as his aarAdhana Moorthy .

 

(Commentary ) : The reference here is to an incident that happened near

ThirukkOvilUr , when Swamy had to rest at a Vaisyar's front porch for the

night . The merchant had a business in selling pea nuts (Kadalai) . Swamy

offered

pure water for Lord HayagrIvan as PrasAdhanm and fasted himself during

that night . In the middle of the night , the merchant ran to Swamy

Desikan's

side and stated that he could not control a beautiful white horse , which

was eating

up his inventory of pea nuts . Swamy recognized that it was Lord

HayagrIvan's

leelaa . Swamy asked the merchant to bring some milk and offered it to the

Lord ,

who drank it and disappeared . The merchant was amazed at this incredible

happening . That year , the fields of the VaishNava -Vasyar produced

huge amounts of ground nut crop and made the merchant recognized

the glory of Swamy Desikan .

 

(715) (PraNavam) VaradhAchArya JanakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who with Lord VaradarAjA's

anugraham became the father of a male child born on AavaNi RohiNi .

 

(Commentary) :Swamy performed NaamakaraNAdhi SamskArams and

trained that child to become a VaishNavite AchAryan in his own right .

 

(716) (PraNavam) JeevithAkhilavishDapAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who gladdened the hearts of

the people of the world through his many Sri Sookthis , anushtAnam and

the strengthening of Bhagavath RaamAnuja SiddhAntham with emphasis

on the observance of SaraNAgathy to the Dhivya Dampathis .

 

(717) (PraNavam) HayAsya - poortha- theerTAhar- dhrushta lajjitha

vignakruthE nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who completed the srArddha dinam

with Lord HayagrIvan's help inspite of the obstacles created by ill wishers

and made them feel ashamed about their act .

 

(Commenatary ). It was the day of SrArdham ( death anniversary ) for Swamy

Desikan's father . Swamy had requested three Brahmin scholars to take part

in that important annual observance . The ill wishers of Swamy interfered

and made these Brahmins unfit to take part in the ceremony . Swamy Desikan

was left in the lurch . Swamy was unfazed . He performed specail aarAdhanam

for Lord HayagrIvan and followed it up with SrArddha hOmam and dEva-Pithru-

VishNu aavAhanam ( invocation ) . At the end , three satisfied VaishNavAs

were seen leaving Swamy Desikan's house at the end of the SrArddha ceremony

by the watching ill wishers . They asked Swamy as to who these three

non-local

VaishNavars were , who took part in the SrArddham . Swamy explained to

the startled group of ill wishers that it was Lord HayagrIvan that took the

roles of DEva-Pithru-Vishnu to complete the SrArddham ( TheerTa dinam ) .

 

(718) ( PraNavam ) RrAthri nirvyUDa RangEsa PaadharakshA sahasrakAya Nama:

 

(Meaning) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who completed the creation of

the 1000 slOkams of PadhukA sahasram in front of Lord RanganAtha during

the time span of one Yaamam of the night .

 

(Commentary ) : One day , a jealous achAryan challenged Swamy Desikan to

compose 1000 slOkams in one night to defend his title as " Kavi-Taarkika

Simham ".

This poet offered to create 1,000 slOkmas himself during the span of the

night .

Swamy Desikan spent the second Yaamam of the night ( 9 P.M to 12.00

Midnight )

in front of Lord RanganAtha and completed the composition of Sri RanganAtha

Paadhukaa Sahasram . The poet , who challenged Swamy Desikan could not go

beyond the composition of just three hundred slOkams and conceded defeat

and accepted Swamy Desikan as an avathAra VisEsham rightfully holding

the title of Kavi-Taarkika Simham .

 

(719) (PraNavam) Paadharakshaa sahsrOktha PaadhukA-sEvakaabhidhAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who has the title of "PaadhukA

SEvakar " referred to in his Kaavyam of PaadhukA Sahasram .

 

(Commentary ) : Swamy Desikan had many titles conferred on him during

his life time on earth . The one he was most fond of is the title of "

PaadhukA

Sevakan " of Lord RanganAtha .

 

(720) (PraNavam) RangEsa dhattha KavitArkika-simhAbhidhAya Nama:

 

(Meaning ) : Salutations to that AchAryan , who was honored with the title

of "Kavi-Taarkuka Simham " by Lord RanganAtha Himself .

 

(Commentary ) : After composing the PaadhukA Sahasram in one Yaamam

of the night , Swamy Desikan presented it to the Lord at Srirangam next day.

Lord RanganAtha was so pleased with Swamy Desikan that He honored

Swamy Desikan with the birudhu(honorific Title) of the Lion among Poets

and Logicians to remove any lingering doubts on the minds of People

about Swamy's exalted status .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

Sri MalOla PaadhukA Sevaka Sri VaNN SaThakOpa NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra

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