Guest guest Posted February 11, 2002 Report Share Posted February 11, 2002 SrI: SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr VIrarAghavArya mahAdESikAya namaH namO nArAyaNa! Dear Sriman Anand: What a beautiful, informative and deeply moving tribute to SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr VIrarAghava MahA Desikan ! I enjoyed it very much. After the reading of the extensive write ups of Sri MadhavakkaNNan on the dhivya charitham of abhinava dESikan , your posting is a lovely and all encompassing summary . It is indeed a splendid summary of the many accomplishments of this avathAra purushan , whose SrI Sookthis continue to illumine our paths daily . Many life times are needed to gain even a fractional appreciation of the great wealth left behind by this MahA Desikan .It is heartening to know that the many of the samarpaNams created by Him are being reprinted and released by the Centenary Trust and made available for study by posterity . With utter modesty , He devoted His entire life to dip into the ocean of Veda VedAnthams and brought out the gems and pearls and strung them together into beautiful haarams and presented them to His kula dhaivam , SrI ThiruvEngadamudayAn.The nigama parimaLam of these SrI Sookthis are unmistakable. Those who honored Him with titles did indeed honor themselves. The greatness of abhinava dESika Swamy reminds me of NadathUr ammAL's second slOkam of His Tatthva Saaram: kva paTi vidhushAmEshA prouDi: prabhuNA SapE maSakaSakanam mnyE maadhruk-prabhAva nirdharSanam YATHIVARA-VACHAS-TEJA: pratyarTivarganirargalaksha-- paNanipuNam nithyam jaagarthi KEERTHIKARAM MAYI Here, AmmAL salutes the power of EmperumAnAr and YengaLAzhwAn ( His Own AchAryan) in grantha nirmANam among the vidhvath ghOshtis ;AmmAl goes on to state that the enegy , power and the lustre of YathirAjar's assembly of words energized Him to blow away the viparItha doctrines advocated by the other mathams effortlessly . That is what you see ! I swear about this in the name of the Sriya: Pathi says the great AchAryan , who got the title of AmmaaL from the Lord of Hasthigiri Himself! abhinava DeSikan had the equal distinction of being energized by the SrI sookthis of EmperumAnAr and NigamAntha MahA Desikan ; this reminds me of the ancient saying attributed to AchArya RaamAnujA " nallan yenRa KaalamEgham nadukkAttil Varshitthathu". The nadukkAdu to me is the modern day India and the world , where the soil is thristing for such nourishing rains. abhinava dEsikan's sthuthis are inspirational ones for all BhakthAs of ThiruvEngadamudayAn . Reading them is like enjoying the udhaya-asthamana sEvai at Thirumalai . One verse from the salutation of Lord SrinivAsan captures my imagination: sarvathra jagathi thishtan sarvasyApyAsSraya: Sriya:Kaantha: NaarAyaNa SikhariSira: parishkruthiSSaraNamasthu dEvO na: --SrI Hariguru sthavamAlA: SlOkam 337 The depth of meaning bound up in this single slOkam dealing with VishNu VyApakathvam, His nidhAnam , Jagath aadarathvam, Sriya: Pathithvam , SarvASrayaNIyathvam and the sarva-rakshakathvam of the lOka vikrAntha Parisuddha Charanam is amazing. Such a JagadhIsvaran is Our Lord concludes this slOkam and His sacred Thiruvadi is sought here as refuge . Your note reminding me of the deep and life long sambhandham of abhinava dESikan to ThiruvEngadamudayAN has inspired me to write about the noble work of SrinivAsa KalyANam by abhinava dESikan so that I can be blesse dwith the sEvai of ThriuvEngadamudayAn and Sri Oppiliappan (DakshiNa VenkatAchalapathy). This will be added to the ThiruvengadamudayAn Home pages that is still growing( http:// As a great AchAryan ,abhinava dESikan had great reverence for our AchArya paramaparai paid tribute to SrI SaakshAth Swamy's Sri Sookthi (bruhadh-guruparampara-sArasvAdhini) dealing with his commentary on the Prabhandha Saaram of NigamAntha MahA dESikan. Swamy Desikan in his salutation to the AzhwArs in his Prabhandha Saaram described the fruits of study of their dhivya Prabhanndhams this way : " seyya Tamizh maalaikaL naamm teLiya Odhit- teLiyAtha MaRainilangaL teLihinROmE " What SrI SaakshAth Swamy said in the VyAkyAnam on Swamy DeSikan's above prabhnadham ( Bruhadh- guruparamparA-sArAsvAdhini) is entirely applicable to abhinava dESikan, who restored it : Swamy's VyAkyAnam for" TeLiyAtha" : "nyAyangaLAlum rishi vachnangaLAlum samsaya kaalushya-rahithArTa niScchayam piRavAthavai aana ".( the nyAyams and the statements of Rishis could not provide certainity about pramANams clearly). "teLihinRom" VyAkyAnam :SankA-kaLanga-rahitha- labhyaga-arTa-niscchaya -vishangalAha koLLa peRROm ". (we have now realized the clear meanings of pramANams without doubt from the study of AzhwAr's dhivya prabhandhams). As abhinava dESikan , UtthamUr Swamy did exactly the above service (Viz): teLiyAtha maRainilangal teLiya vaitthAr. He instructed aasthikAs on the clear meanings of Vedam, Upanishads, Tamizh maRaikaL (arTa nirNayam seythAr) ." pramANa SaraNarAna namakku (for those of us who take refuge in pramANams), nyAyangaLil uLLa viruddha nyAyangaLum (the inconsistencies among the nyAyas), rishi vachanngaLil uLLa viruddha vachanangalum ( the inconsistencies among the various utterances of the Rishis) anjac-cheyyum (will make us fear). Following the samyak Jn~Ana sampradhYam (traditional divine Jn~Anam) born out of the maintenance of SampradhAya parisuddhi (blemishless tradition )of poorvAchAryALs , abhinava dESikEndhran cleared away all these doubts and established in our mind that samyak Jn~Anam about Tatthva Thrayam ( sentients-insentients and Isvaran)and the Three redeeming rahasyams ( Moola Manthram , Dhvayam and Charama slOkam) necessary for gaining MokshAnandham through SaraNAgathi at the feet of a SadAchAryan . During the morning hours , abhinava dESikan's SrI Sookthis are "PrAtha: SmaraNIyam " and parama BhOgyam. Tasmai avathAra PurushAya NamO Nama: Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi, Daasan, Oppiliappan KoIl VaradAchAri SaThakOpan P.S : Those who wish to participate in supporting the future releases of the out of print SrI Sookthis of abhinava dESika UtthamUR Swamy are requested to get in touch with Sriman K.K.Anand at the above address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Arul tharum Aarana Desikanae Engal Thooppul Devey Respected Bhagavathas : Sreeman Sadagopan's swamy's mail on the samarpanams of Abhinava Desikan U.Ve. Uthamur swami is, to say the least, the culmination of all that is written on Swami on the eve of his Thirunakshatram. Since there is a mention about Thiruvengadamudaiyan (Swami's Kula Deivam) and Oppiliappan, I have the following to write for the benefit of the members of the Group so that they can partake. There is a temple dedicated to Venkatachalapathy in GUNASEELAM, near Tiruchirapalli, on the Trichy-Salem Road. A sage by name Gunaseela Mahirishi appealed to Thiruvengadamudaiyan to bless the people of South Tamil Nadu by his nithya seva so that old age and others who could not trek the Seven Hills could have the benefit of his Darshan. Accordingly, Thiruvengadamudaiyan is blessing the devotees in this temple. The story has is that after the Maharishi's period, there was no daily pooja. A Chola King was ordained to construct a temple. When he wanted to make it a grand one, Perumal instructed him to make it a small temple and a bigger one will be constructed during Kaliyuga. Here Perumal appears with a sceptre to ward off evils, mental disorders and other ill-effects. The temple authorities have undertaken a renovation exercise by which the Garbha Griham itself is proposed to be raised to a higher level. (For this, Perumal -Moolavar and Uthsavar - are giving Darshan in a temporary sannidhi constructed with all agama vidhis). Kanchi Sankaracharyas have undertaken the mammoth task of collecting funds which estimate works out to Rs. 1.50 Crores. When I enquired the Trustees about their approaching our Acharyas, he informed that H.H. Andavan Swami did mangalasasanam and had directed some influential and wealthy people to contribute. Work is progressing well. The Perumal is Kula Deivam for Adiyen's family, as I hail from Srirangam (now in Chennai). Since the amount to be collected is very huge and the task is gigantic, we all should join in this holy task and contribute our mite. The appeal of the Tirupani Committee says that cheques/drafts are to be drawn on "Secretary or Treasurer, Gunaseelam Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Perumal Thirukkoil Tiruppani Kuzhu" and sent to the Secretary, Gunaseelam Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Perumal Thirukkoil Thiruppani Kuzhu, Gunaseelam, Musiri Taluk, Tiruchirappali district, PIN 621 204. In case the donor wants to avail 80-G exemption of IT Act, the DD/Cheque should be drawn in favour of "Shree Kanchi Kamakoti Peetathipathi Sankarachariar Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal Golden Jubilee Charitable Trust, Chennai." and sent to the same address mentioned above at Gunaseelam. I do not know how many of you have visited the Temple. If one had a darshan once, he or she will visit every time while visiting Trichy. It is Adiyen's vinnappam that we should take a cue from Nachiar "KOODI IRUNDHU KULIRNDHU" and participate in this holy venture. Adiyen Srirangam Srinivasa Raghava dasan Azhwar, Emberumanaar, Swami Desikan Thiruvaidgalae charanam. > ---------- > Sadagopan[sMTP:sgopan] > 12 February 2002 04:10 > KGK > Cc: bhakti-list ; ; > tiruvengadam > RE: SrI UttamUr SwAmi - A Life Sketch > > SrI: > SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr VIrarAghavArya mahAdESikAya namaH > > namO nArAyaNa! > > Dear Sriman Anand: > > What a beautiful, informative and deeply moving tribute to > SrI abhinava dESika UttamUr VIrarAghava MahA Desikan ! > I enjoyed it very much. After the reading of the extensive > write ups of Sri MadhavakkaNNan on the dhivya charitham of > abhinava dESikan , your posting is a lovely and all encompassing > summary . > > It is indeed a splendid summary of the many accomplishments of > this avathAra purushan , whose SrI Sookthis continue to > illumine our paths daily . Many life times are needed to gain > even a fractional appreciation of the great wealth > left behind by this MahA Desikan .It is heartening to > know that the many of the samarpaNams created by > Him are being reprinted and released by the Centenary > Trust and made available for study by posterity . > > With utter modesty , He devoted His entire life to > dip into the ocean of Veda VedAnthams and brought out > the gems and pearls and strung them together into > beautiful haarams and presented them to His kula dhaivam , > SrI ThiruvEngadamudayAn.The nigama parimaLam of these > SrI Sookthis are unmistakable. Those who honored Him > with titles did indeed honor themselves. > > The greatness of abhinava dESika Swamy reminds me of > NadathUr ammAL's second slOkam of His Tatthva Saaram: > > kva paTi vidhushAmEshA prouDi: prabhuNA SapE > maSakaSakanam mnyE maadhruk-prabhAva nirdharSanam > YATHIVARA-VACHAS-TEJA: pratyarTivarganirargalaksha-- > paNanipuNam nithyam jaagarthi KEERTHIKARAM MAYI > > Here, AmmAL salutes the power of EmperumAnAr and > YengaLAzhwAn ( His Own AchAryan) in grantha nirmANam > among the vidhvath ghOshtis ;AmmAl goes on to state > that the enegy , power and the lustre of YathirAjar's > assembly of words energized Him to blow away the viparItha > doctrines advocated by the other mathams effortlessly . > That is what you see ! I swear about this in the name of > the Sriya: Pathi says the great AchAryan , who got > the title of AmmaaL from the Lord of Hasthigiri Himself! > > abhinava DeSikan had the equal distinction of being > energized by the SrI sookthis of EmperumAnAr and > NigamAntha MahA Desikan ; this reminds me of the ancient > saying attributed to AchArya RaamAnujA " nallan yenRa > KaalamEgham nadukkAttil Varshitthathu". The nadukkAdu > to me is the modern day India and the world , where the soil > is thristing for such nourishing rains. > > abhinava dEsikan's sthuthis are inspirational ones > for all BhakthAs of ThiruvEngadamudayAn . Reading > them is like enjoying the udhaya-asthamana sEvai at > Thirumalai . One verse from the salutation of Lord > SrinivAsan captures my imagination: > > sarvathra jagathi thishtan sarvasyApyAsSraya: Sriya:Kaantha: > NaarAyaNa SikhariSira: parishkruthiSSaraNamasthu dEvO na: > --SrI Hariguru sthavamAlA: SlOkam 337 > > The depth of meaning bound up in this single slOkam > dealing with VishNu VyApakathvam, His nidhAnam , > Jagath aadarathvam, Sriya: Pathithvam , > SarvASrayaNIyathvam and the sarva-rakshakathvam of > the lOka vikrAntha Parisuddha Charanam is amazing. > Such a JagadhIsvaran is Our Lord concludes > this slOkam and His sacred Thiruvadi is > sought here as refuge . > > Your note reminding me of the deep and life long > sambhandham of abhinava dESikan to ThiruvEngadamudayAN > has inspired me to write about the noble work of > SrinivAsa KalyANam by abhinava dESikan so that > I can be blesse dwith the sEvai of ThriuvEngadamudayAn > and Sri Oppiliappan (DakshiNa VenkatAchalapathy). > This will be added to the ThiruvengadamudayAn > Home pages that is still growing( http:// > > As a great AchAryan ,abhinava dESikan had great > reverence for our AchArya paramaparai paid > tribute to SrI SaakshAth Swamy's Sri Sookthi > (bruhadh-guruparampara-sArasvAdhini) dealing > with his commentary on the Prabhandha Saaram > of NigamAntha MahA dESikan. > > Swamy Desikan in his salutation to the AzhwArs > in his Prabhandha Saaram described the fruits of > study of their dhivya Prabhanndhams this way : > > " seyya Tamizh maalaikaL naamm teLiya Odhit- > teLiyAtha MaRainilangaL teLihinROmE " > > What SrI SaakshAth Swamy said in the VyAkyAnam > on Swamy DeSikan's above prabhnadham ( Bruhadh- > guruparamparA-sArAsvAdhini) is entirely applicable > to abhinava dESikan, who restored it : > > Swamy's VyAkyAnam for" TeLiyAtha" : "nyAyangaLAlum > rishi vachnangaLAlum samsaya kaalushya-rahithArTa > niScchayam piRavAthavai aana ".( the nyAyams and > the statements of Rishis could not provide > certainity about pramANams clearly). > > "teLihinRom" VyAkyAnam :SankA-kaLanga-rahitha- > labhyaga-arTa-niscchaya -vishangalAha koLLa peRROm ". > (we have now realized the clear meanings of pramANams > without doubt from the study of AzhwAr's dhivya > prabhandhams). > > As abhinava dESikan , UtthamUr Swamy did exactly > the above service (Viz): teLiyAtha maRainilangal > teLiya vaitthAr. He instructed aasthikAs on > the clear meanings of Vedam, Upanishads, Tamizh > maRaikaL (arTa nirNayam seythAr) ." pramANa SaraNarAna > namakku (for those of us who take refuge in pramANams), > nyAyangaLil uLLa viruddha nyAyangaLum (the inconsistencies > among the nyAyas), rishi vachanngaLil uLLa > viruddha vachanangalum ( the inconsistencies among > the various utterances of the Rishis) anjac-cheyyum > (will make us fear). Following the samyak Jn~Ana > sampradhYam (traditional divine Jn~Anam) born out of > the maintenance of SampradhAya parisuddhi (blemishless > tradition )of poorvAchAryALs , abhinava dESikEndhran > cleared away all these doubts and established in > our mind that samyak Jn~Anam about Tatthva Thrayam > ( sentients-insentients and Isvaran)and the Three redeeming > rahasyams ( Moola Manthram , Dhvayam and Charama slOkam) > necessary for gaining MokshAnandham through SaraNAgathi > at the feet of a SadAchAryan . > > During the morning hours , abhinava dESikan's > SrI Sookthis are "PrAtha: SmaraNIyam " and parama > BhOgyam. > > Tasmai avathAra PurushAya NamO Nama: > Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi, > Daasan, Oppiliappan KoIl VaradAchAri SaThakOpan > > P.S : Those who wish to participate in supporting > the future releases of the out of print SrI Sookthis of > abhinava dESika UtthamUR Swamy are requested to get > in touch with Sriman K.K.Anand at the above address. > > > > > > > > > > Srirangasri- > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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