Deshika The Paramahamsa - Swamy Deshikan Thirunakshatram Celebrations

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Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

 

 

 

Today in the evening, Swamy enjoyes the Hamsa vAhanam. In this posting we shall

enjoy Swamy as a Paramahamsa.

 

 

 

"Deshika the Paramahamsa"

 

 

 

There is a popular maxim in the Sanskrit lore known as “Hamsa-ksheera nyAya”

-From a jar of diluted milk, a swan imbibes only the rich milk leaving out the

water behind.

 

 

 

It is because of this quality that acharyas are embellished with the sobriquet

“Paramahamsa”. That is because they have the ability to choose the superlative

leaving behind the lesser ones behind. Our acharyas have chosen the cream

essence of purports from the Vedas and have discarded the rest. They have

propagated this to the subjects effecting their spiritual elevation.

 

 

 

Deshika, an Acharya of the highest caliber is also a Paramahamsa, who has

propagated the superlative purports (“sAratamamAna vishayaNgaL”) to the

subjects. He has upheld these sAratama vishayangaL in each and every work of

his. As Pillai Lokacharya rightly points out, “OronRuthAnE amaiyAdO vAzhvArkku

vAnErappOmaLavum vAzhvu” – “Even a single work of Swamy Deshika, if perused and

pursued, is sufficient enough to open the gates of beatitude to the nomads on

the earth”. Every work of Swamy Deshika enshrines these superlative truths in

easy ways for everyone to follow and understand. One should indeed approach the

feet of a sadacharya and imbibe this nectar like truths seeking his benevolence

and grace.

 

 

 

Swamy Deshika’s Acharya was popularly known as “vAdihamsAmbuvAhar”. He was like

the dark rain bearing cloud to the swans that hailed from other adverse systems

of philosophies. These swans unable to bear the heavy shower like refutations of

Appullar ran for cover hither and thither. But Deshika on the other hand is a

swan with a difference. He imbibed this pure nectar like shower from Appullar

and drowned himself in that stream to great depths. He was spiritually raised

and cared by Appullar as if one would bring up a parrot with all love and

fondness. Swamy fondly quotes this in one of his rahasya granthams.

 

 

 

May our minds on this day be blessed with an unstinted devotion to the lotus

feet of this royal swan of teh Lord's court - “Paramahamsa parivrAjaka Swamy

Deshika” !!!

 

 

 

mangaLam deshikendrAya mahanIya guNAya cha

 

chakravarthi tanUjAya sArvabhoumAya mangaLam

 

 

 

vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

 

vEdAntasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

 

 

 

 

 

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