Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part VII ( slOkams 34-50)

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SrI:

 

 

SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

SrimatE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE Nama:

 

SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:

 

SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

SlOkam 34

 

SrI-Jaanakee-nAyaka-dhivyadhrushtyA

SrIranagakAryAtmaja yOgidhrushtyA

 

BudhAgragaNyam samabhAvayattam chiram samEshAm upadESakam sa:

 

(Meaning): Sri Raaghavan's and Srimad InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar's merciful glances honored this Swamy , who taught so well and for so long at the MadhurAntakam PaatasAlaa .

 

SlOkam 35

 

Jn~Ena SeelEna guNairananthaI:

rAchArata: soumyasuRupata cha

 

hitOpadESEna virAgabhAvAcchrI

SoumyanArAyaNa sUriraindha

 

(Meaning): This was the time when ThirukkOshtipuram Swamy was gloriously resplendent as the Principal of the MadhurAntakam KalaasAlA with his many auspicious guNams such as Jn~Anam , Seelam , AchAram , VairAgyam , Saantam ,power of hithOpadEsam and many other soumya guNams .

 

SlOkam 36

 

GhOshtipuraswAmi-padhApadESyam

Sriswaminam vEda na nAmatOanya:

 

kalAlayAdhykshapadham BabhAsE

yannamatO nirvahaNArjavAccha

 

(Meaning): This Swamy was known only as ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy without any other elaboration . He was that well known and revered . The position of the Principal of the KalAsAlA got elevated in reputation through its links to Swamy's ThirunAmam and his strong administrative skills .

SlOkam 37

 

dhugdharASi-nibhavrutamuttamam sragdharAkhyamupayujya nirmamE

 

grantharatnam-atulam gururhina:

tattvamouktikakalApa-nAmakam

 

(Meaning): Did n't our ParamAchAryan ThUppul PiLLai (Swamy SrI DEsikan) create the rare SrI Sookthi of "Tattva

mukthA Kalaapam " in the Sragdhara metre similar in sacredness to the Milky Ocean ?

 

SlOkam 38

 

GhOshtipuraswAminamEtya vijn~a: grantham tamEdhyEtumanA: sishEvE

 

sarvArthasiddhyA vivrutam mahArtam-

adheetya dhanyOabhavadhEsha nityam

 

(Meaning): Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy was blessed to learn this rare grantham with its commentary of " SarvArtha Siddhi" directly from ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy.

 

SlOkam 39

 

GhOshtipuraswami-krupApta naija

Jn~AbhivruddhirvyalasadhbruSam sa:

 

paSchAttadheeyairvachasAm pravAhai:

sphuDOmaNi: SANanigrushDa AabhAth

 

(Meaning): SrI NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy

was blessed with growth in his Jn~Anam

( Jn~Ana abhivruddhi) thru the krupai of ThirukkOttiyUr Swamy and after that he shone like brilliantly cut( facetted) diamond in his speech ( Pravachanams).

SlOkam 40

 

LakshmInrusimha:svapadham ninAya yadhA cha GhOshtipurabhAskaram-tamm

 

tatsthAna AdhikshadhananataSeelam

BudhEndhu-LakshmInrisimha Seelam

 

(Meaning): Sri Lakshmi Nrisimhan united the Sun of GhOshtipuram Swamy to His sacred feet . After that , Sri DevanArviLAgam SrI Lakshmi-nrisimhAcchAr Swamy ( the future 43rd Pattam Azhagiya Singar) was appointed

as the successor to SrI GhOshtipuram Swami at the PaatasAlA. Sri DevanAr-ViLAgam Swamy marked by His Aathma GuNam of Souseelyam shone like the cool Moon among the contemproary VidhvAns .

 

SlOkam 41

 

SrIrangakAryAtmaja-yOgibhAnu:

svAstAvakASE lasitAyamindhu:

 

ittham vichintyAtra padEnyayouksheeth

Lakshminrisimhaakhyam anargaSeelam

 

(Meaning): Srimad InjimEDu Azhagiya Singar ( 42nd Pattam) thought that this chandran should shine after His attaining Parama Padham and hence appointed DevanArviLAgam Swamy as the successor to GhOshtipuram Swamy

as the Principal of the MadhurAntakam

KalAsAlA .

 

SlOkam 42

 

adhyakshatAm prApya KalAlayEasou

yathee varO vaa NigamAntasUri:

 

yEvam vichintyO Bhudhachakravarthee

vaSeechakArAkhila-sishyalOkam

 

(Meaning): DEvanArviLAgam Swamy ,the gem among VidvAns made people wonder whether He was another incarnation of SrI BhAshyakArar or Sri VedAntha Desikar and became the object of endearment of all His sishyAs.

 

Vaibhavam of DEvanArviLAgam Swamy

 

SlOkam 43

 

adhyApakA yasya mrUdupadESai:

AakrushtachittA: guNadASabhUtA:

 

vidhyArthibhAvam pratipEdhirE tE

SrIBhAshyamukhyArthajigrukshavO-asmAth

 

(Meaning): The students ( adhyApaakAs) of DevanArviLAgam Swamy were moved by His gentle upadEsams and noble Aatma guNams and became His lieges. They became His students to recieve the blessing of SrI BhAshyAdhi grantha KaalakshEpams from Him .

 

SlOkam 44

 

NaarAyaNAryO yaSasA prakASE

viSEshata: vismayavAn-BhudEndhra:

 

prAmANya-vAdhAdhika BhOdhanEna

prakASayAmAsa nijam gurutvam

 

(Meaning): As the impressed Prinicipal , DEvanArviLAgam Swamy revealed His loftiness as an AchAryan by instructing the famous student Villivalam NaaRAyaNAcchAr Swamy on the sookshmArthams of the rare grantham of " PrAmANya Vaadham".

 

SlOkam 45

 

SouvarNakrishNam RamayA Nrusimhamam-AradhayannAyatanE nijEasou

 

AatithyamanyAdhruSamAtatAna vittam

dadhou DevanikEtanEbhya:

 

(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy performed daily AarAdhanam for the golden Archaa of Lord KrishNan and SrI Lakshminrisimhan at His home and

perfromed athithi sathkAram ( feeding guests after AarAdhanam) and donated funds to the VishNu Aalayams for the continuation of the many Kaimakryams there.

 

SlOkam 46

 

Panchanadhastha KalAlaya gruheeta

sannyAya-SAstramaryAdha:

 

Ammasatram ViBhudhAn-navaneetham

KrishNadESikAccha BahUn

 

(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy became a Mahaa VidhvAn through study of many NyAya Granthams from famous teachers at ThiruvayyARu Sanskrit College and from AmmAsatram Swamy

as well as from Oppiliappan Sannidhi Navaneetham KrishNamAcchAr Swamy .

 

SlOkam 47

 

GranthAn-adheetya vidhivat-kuSalO-vAgmee mrudhuSSuchir-daksha:

 

vairAgyakaardhikshaNa: gambheerAtmA

Babhou sa souSeelyAth

 

(Meaning): DevanArviLAgam Swamy learnt all Saastrams in the proper manner , developed distinguished Pravachana power ( Vaagmi) and shone with the auspicious guNams of Souseelyam ,VairAgyam , MaadhUryam ,

and SrEshta Jn~Anam .

 

SlOkam 48

 

yannAma-samSravENa pramudhita lOkO

hyachintayadhgurutAm

 

bhAvimaThAdhipatim tamm manasA vavrE Nrusimha-padhapadhmE

 

(Meaning): As soon as the people heard the name of DevanArviLAgam Swamy , they concluded that this MahAn is going to be the next Azhagiya Singar .

 

SlOkam 49

 

LakshmInaraharisUrEradhyshDAsAvaSEsha

sadhgranthAn

 

NaarAyaNArya-BhudharAD jn~AtvA

sOmAyathA gurOrvyalasath

 

(Meaning): Villivalam NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy learnt all sampradhAya granthams from DevanArviLAgam Swamy

at MadhurAntakam and shined like Chandran , who learnt all VidhyAs under His AchAryan , the Deva Guru , Bruhaspati .

 

SlOkam 50

 

SrirangakArija yadheendhra vivasvata:SrI:

 

LakshmInrusimha gururAjamavApa tEja:

 

NaarAyaNAryam-angam Suchinam prapdhya svairam

 

prakASamabhajath BudhabhOgyaroopam

 

(Meaning): The radiance of the Sun ,

Srimad InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar united with DevanArviLAgam Swamy and from Him that lustre joined with Villivalam Periya Swamy and this luminescence was enjoyed immensely by all the Scholars of VedAntha Saastrams .

 

( To Be Continued )

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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