Lokacharya Panchasat - 7

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: shrIman nigamAnta mahAdeshikai: anugrihItam || kumAra lokAchArya pa~nchAshat || Shloka 7: yajjihvAgra vishAlara~NgarasikA vaNI pravINAnisham nrutyantI draviDAryasamskrutavapurdatte kavInAm priyam |lokArya: kalivairi dAsagururityanyAbhidhAnassa me kuryAduttaravIthi kR^iShNa mahitAchArya: kalAsampadam || Meaning:pravINA vANI - Sarasvati who is learned in all artsjat jihvA agra vishAla ra~NgarasikA - wishes to dance in the tongue tips which is like a great dancing halldraviDArya samskruta vapu - of the Dravida Vedantacharyas, and having her nature corrected by themanisham nrutyantI - she dances always anddatte - formspriyam - happinesskavInAm - to the poets such as the Azhvars.sa: - (May) thatanya abhidhAna - acharya who has the different

namekalivairi dAsa guru iti - Thirukkalikanridasa,uttara vIthi kR^iShNa mahita AchArya: - who is the acharya praised by Vadakkuth Thiruveedhip Pillai known as Krishna,lokarya: - that Lokacharya who is NampillaikuryAt - giveme - to mekalAsampadam - the art that is writing poetry. In this shloka, Swami Desikan is saluting the great Acharyawho was first called Lokacharya by Kandhadai Thozhappar afterseeing his great magnanimity. His acharya Nanjeeyar called him Nampillai after seeing his great knowledge. He was bornon Karththigai thirunakshathram in the month of Karththigai- the same as Thirumangai Azhvar, who is called Kalikanri.Hence he was called Kalikanri Dasar. He is the mahAcharyawho gave us the incomparable Idu vyakhyanam for Azhvar'sThiruvaymozhi. His disciple was Vadakkuth Thiruveedhip Pillaiwhose children were Pillai Lokacharyar (named for Nampillai)and Azhagiya

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