Thiruvaheendhrapuram Oushadha Giri MahA Mantapa Kaimkarayam: A Son's Prapatthi to his Father and AchAryan , Swamy Desikan

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Dear Sri Hayagriva BhakthAs :

 

adiyEn is including the Prapatthi Sri Sookthi of Sri KumAra VaradAchAr

Swamy at the sacred feet of his Father and AchAryan , Swamy Desikan .

 

KumAra VaradAchAr consecrated his AchAryan's dhivya MangaLa

Vigraham at many dhivya dEsams including Thiruvaheendhrapuram,

where the Vigraham was created by Swamy Desikan Himself is being

worshipped even today . That special Vigraham of extraordinary

beauty and tEjas will climb the steps of Oushadha Giri on the PurattAsi

SravaNam day (October 12 , 2005) to perform MangaLAsAsanam

for Lord HayagrIvan from the four pillared Mandapam , which is being

expanded on both sides by the MahA Mandapam under construction .

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stothrams by acharyans

Acharyan Swamy Desikan

 

|| Swamy Desika Prapatthi ||

Swamy Desikan

SrImAn VenkatanATArya: KavitArkika KesariVedAnthAchArya varyOmE SannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi

SrImallakshmana YogIndhra SiddhAntha vijayadhvajamViswAmithra KulOthbhUtham VaradAryamham bhajE

PithrE BrahmOpadhEshtrE mE guravE dhaivathAya chaPrApyAya PrApakAyAsthu VenkatEsAya MangaLam

This SrI sookthi has 10 slOkams and was composed by Swamy KumAra

VaradAcchAr , the son and sishyar of SrI NigamAntha MahA Desikan.This

SrI sookthi celebrates the glories of the sacred ThiruvadigaL of Swamy

Desikan and each of the slOkams ends with the refrain of:

" VedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE "

SrI U.V. T.E. SrIrangam RanganAthAchArya Swamy has authored this

article in the Special Souvenir on ThiruvahIndhrapuram and adiyEn

will translate from that article with occasional cadded comments. The

author observes that this Desika Prapatthi grantham was used as a

model by later-day AchAryAs, who composed Prapatthi SrI Sookthis such

as SrI Venkatesa Prapatthi (PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram Annan for

ThiruvEnkatamudaayAn at the niyamanam of His AchAryan, Swamy MaNavALa

MaamunigaL).

SlOkam 1:********

Vidhvan-mathangaja-sikhAbharaNAya maanouVisvAdhisAyee

mahimAmbhu-nidhAna-bhUthouVidhvEshavAdhi makuDIkrutha kuDDanOu

thouVedAnthasoori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: AdiyEn seeks refuge at the sacred feet of SrI NigamAntha MahA

Desikan, which serve as the aabharanam for the heads of great vidwAns,

which stay as the unsurpassed ocean of glories (Vaibhavam) among all

objects on this earth and which knocks on the heads of all Para

Vaadhis , chastises them for their wrong views on Tatthva Thrayams

and corrects them .

In the first two lines, Swamy Desikan's soulabhyam is referred to and

the last two lines hint at His Parathvam (Supermacy).

It is interesting to note that the first letter of each of the four

Paadhams of this Prapathti start with "V" or its variations like "Vi"

or "vE" in all of the ten slOkams . Consistent VakAra prayOgam is

noteworthy... (V.S)

SlOkam 2:*********

VisvambarAm athitarAmapi bhAsayanthouVinyAsathO vividha

SajjanathAnubhAvyouVisthAra samsruthi mahArNava

karNadhArouVedAnthasoori CharaNOu SaraNam PrapadhyE

Meaning: adiyEn seeks the refuge of the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan ,

who serves as the boatsman to ferry us across the vast ocean of

SamsAram to the Supreme abode of our Lord and who makes the earth

radiant with His foot steps and who is revered by the righteous as

their caring Mother, instructing father and loving relative.

Here, Swamy Desikan's PrApyathvam and PrApakthvam are saluted as in SrI Desika MangaLa slOakm.

SlOkam 3:*********

VisvAntharAntha-tamasa kshapana praveeNouVidhyOtamAna nakharEndhu

mayUkhajAlai:VikhyAtha tAmarasa sankha-raTAnga chinhouVedAntha Soori

CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: Swamy Desikan's Thiruvadi expertly banishes the inner

darkness of all through the cool Moon like radiance of His toe nails

(nakha kAnthi).His sacred feet carry the marks of lotus, conch and

chakram , which are the Chinhams of Utthama AchAryans. adiyEn seeks

the refuge of those sacred feet for my protection.

SlOkam 4:********

VidhvEshamAna madha matsara vidhvishou yavVishNvAlayAnugamanOtthama

nithya-kruthyavVedAnthavruddha vihithAnjali gOcharou

thavVedAnthasoori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: Swamy Desikan's sacred feet banishes the arrogance in people

born out of hatred, egotism and pride based on birth in a higher

kulam; those sacred feet have as their occupation to travel to the

Temples of PerumAL. Those feet are worshipped by men of superior

learning. adiyEn seeks the refuge of thosesacred feet of Swamy

Desikan.

SlOkam 5:********

VishNvarpithAthmajana bhAgya vipAkabhUthouVibhrAjamAna

navakOkanadhAnukalpouVeshAntharOpagatha pallava tallajou thouVedAntha

Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: Swamy Desikan's sacred feet are the fruit of the bhAgyam of

the great ones , who have performed BharanyAsam at the Lord's holy

feet.They are beautiful like the SevvAmpal Pushpam ( Kind of red

lotus). They are soft and tender like another form of a creeper.

adiyEn seeks the refuge of those tender feet of SwamyDesikan for

protection.

SlOkam 6:********

VedOmukhairapi Surai: vihitha-praNAmouVelAdhilangi sushumA sukumAra

BhavouVismEra kEsara lasan-mrudhuLAngaleekouVedAntha Soori CharaNOu

SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: As VedAs say ( SarvEasmai dEvA balimAvahanthi) , Brahman and

other dEvAspay their kappam and worship the sacred feet of NigamAntha

MahA Desikan.They have unsurpassed beauty and softness.They have

beautiful long fingers on those sacred feet that reminds us of the

stamens of a flower. adiyEn seeks the refuge of those holy feet of

Swamy Desikan for my upliftment(Ujjeevanam).

SlOkam 7:*********

VidhrAvitOthbhada vikAra rajO guNou thavVikhyAtha bhUri vibhavEna

raja: kaNEnaVisvOpakAra karaNAya kruthAvathArouVedAntha Soori

CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: The dust from the sacred feet of Swamy Desikan have

illustrious glories. They have the power to banish the constantly

changing RajO GuNam and are born to uplift the beings of the world

from the mire of SamsAric afflictions. adiyEn seeks the rakshaNam of

those sacred feet of Thrayyantha Desikan.

SlOkam 8:********

VishNvangri-nirgatha sarith-pravarAnubhAvyouVidhyA-vineetha janithai:

vimalai: svatheerthai:vyAnamra sishya-jana rakshana jAgarUgouVedAntha

soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: Swamy Desikan's ThiruvadigaL are alert in protecting the

sishyAs prostrating before them. Those feet are washed with reverence

by SishyAs, who display modesty (vinayam) as a result of learning from

Swamy Desikan. That SrI Paadha Theertham is more sacred than the

waters of GangA, which arose from the Lord's Thiruvadi during

Thrivikrama avathAram. AdiyEn seeks the refuge of the sacred feet of

ThUppul Kula MaNi.

SlOkam 9:********

VeeTishu RanganagarE krutha-chankramou thavVishNuthsavEshu

Vidhi-Vaasava sEvithEshuvidhyA-vineetha janathA

vihithAnusArouVedAntha Soori CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE

Meaning: In SrIrangam , during Uthsava kaalams , BrahmA , IndhrA and

other dEvAs were present as GhOshti to worship Lord RanganATA. Swamy

Desikan's sacred feet accompanied that ghOshti (anuyAthrA) during the

Lord's sanchAram on the rAja veedhis of SrIrangam. Those sacred feet

of the AchArya Saarvabhouman were in turn followed by the BhAgavathAs

known for their modesty born out of their deep scholarship and

profound anushtAnams.adiyEn seeks the refuge of those sacred feet of

Swamy Desikan.

SlOkam 10:*********

VisvAsa-VishNu padha bhakthi virakthi soonyamVibhrashta-kruthyamapi

mAm vishayEshu

sookthamVidhvathsabhAnu-gathi-yOgyam-ihAdadhAnouVedAntha Soori

CharaNou SaraNam PrapadhyE

Meaning: Swamy Desikan took pity on me and prepared me to be qualified

to enter the assembly of scholars although adiyEn was bereft of

auspicious attributes like MahA VisvAsam in the Lord , Bhagavath

Bhakthi and VairAgyam , inadequacies in anushtAnams while engaged in

the enjoyment of evanescent material pleasures.adiyEn seeks the

refuge of the holy feet of Swamy Desikan with deep kruthaj~nathai.

KavitArkika SimhAya KalyAna guNasAlinESrImathE VenkatEsAya VedAntha guravE nama:

 

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