Lokacharya Panchasat - 50

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: shrIman nigamAnta mahAdeshikai: anugrihItam || kumAra lokAchArya pa~nchAshat || Shloka 50: yasyAsIt kuladaivatam raghuvareNArAdhita: shrIsakha: kAverisaridantarIpanagarI vAsasthalI puNyabhU: |kR^iShNo mAnyagururvareNyamahimA vedAntavidyAnidhi: bhrAtA saumyavara: svayamcha bhuvanAchAryosi kaste sama: || Meaning: kuladaivatam - The Kula Devata (Sri Ranganatha)raghuvareNa ArAdhita: - was prayed to by Sri Rama andshrIsakha: - is the consort of Sriranga Nachchiyar;vAsasthalI - the residing place iskAverisarit antarIpa nagarI - Srirangam that is amidst the Kaveri river,puNyabhU: - and is the land where good deeds grow;kR^iShNa: - (the father is) Vadakku Thiruveedhi Pillai,vareNya mahimA - who has great famemAnya guru: - who is the acharya

worthy of being prayed to,vedAnta vidyA nidhi: - and who has the wealth of the Sanskrit and Tamil Vedantas;bhrAtA - the brother issaumya vara: - Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar;svayamcha - you yourselfasi - becamebhuvanAchArya: - acharya to this world.tasyatesama: ka: - To such a person who is equal? Vyakhyana Saram:In this shloka, Swami Desikan shows the different types of greatnessassociated with Pillai Lokacharyar. Pillai Lokacharyar's family deity is none other than Sri Ranaganatha - who is the first amongst the 108 divyadesa deities and who was personally worshipped by Sri Rama Himself.The place he resides is the lofty Srirangam where good deeds automaticallygrow and sins are removed.His father is the renowned Vadakku Thiruveedhi Pillai, the disciple ofNampillai who himself was Lokacharya.His brother is Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar, the author of

the greatwork Acharya Hrudayam.Other than being associated with such great people, he himself is calledPillai Lokacharyar - a most apt name for him.Vedanta Desikan is asking who can equal such a personality. Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam