Experiencing Swami Desika - 53

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SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Dear Smt. Praveena,

 

Thanks for your wonderful writing. Adiyen was particularly touched

by the following passage in your post.

 

>There is a tough competition even among the peculiar arts

>because every art wants to occupy a place in Swami Desika's

>tongue. These arts wait there to bounce out with a lion's roar

>to cut and throw the roots of the opponents.

 

The competition between peculiar arts can be understood from the

extraordinary blessings of Bhagavan Hayagriva to Swami Desikan.

Testimony in support of this fact is seen from the Hayagriva Stotram

salutation 'JiGishatOmE KavirArkikEndrAN jihvAgra SimhAsanamaBhypEyA: "

The desire of each art to be associated with Swami Desikan's tongue

becomes clear from the fact that Swami's tongue is the Simhasanam of

Bhagavan Hayagriva-the presiding deity of knowledge. Thus blessed,

the arts themselves become sacred! Another reason is that the arts

themselves wish to please Bhagavan. Can there be a better way to

please Bhagavan than by serving His greatest Bhagavata (Swami Desikan)? The

last sentence referring to the lion's roar reminds

Adiyen of the VishNu Sooktam Rk " MrugO na BhIma KucharO GirishtA: "

The lion's roar is a reference to the SimhanAdam emanating from the

throat of Bhagavan Nrusimha. This SimhanAdam is extolled in the

Nrusimha RuNavimochana Stotram as " SimhanAdEna MahatA Digdanti

Bhayanashanam " . The SimhanAdam of Bhagavan Nrusimha contains the

condensed Rks of the Rg, Yajus and Sama Vedam. Therefore it denotes

the destruction of all inauspiciousness. The fears of the three worlds

are caused by the darkness of Avidya. However, these are

ruthlessly destroyed by the " True Knowledge " denoted by the

SimhanAdam. The PraNava Aksharam denoted by the SimhanAdam proclaims

the unquestioned supremacy of Lord Narayana, which sounds the death

knell for arguments of all opponents.

 

Adiyen seeks the forbearance of learned scholars on this group for

his indulgence.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

 

 

 

 

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SrI:

Shrimate Shri Lakshmi Nrusimha Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha:

Shrimate Shri Ramanujaya Namaha:

Shrimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Namaha:

Shrimate Shrivan Satagopa Shri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namaha:

 

" SrimAn VenaktanAthArya: kavithArkika kEsarI!

VedAnthAchArya varyO mE sannidhatthAM sadhA hrudhi " !!

 

We related a few of our Lord's kalyAna guna's as

enjoyed by Shri Alavandar, with Swami Desika's qualities.

 

Shri Alavandar describes 'shOci' as the next

kalyAna guna of our Lord.

 

'apahatapApmatvam' etc are known as 'shOci'. It means,

'untouched by sin/evil'. This is Brahman's quality.

Even though Perumal is everywhere, in connection with

prakruti etc, He is untouched by its gunas (rajas..etc)

etc ; Perumal is always pure.

 

Similarly, Swami Desika is also pure, not at all

contaminated by materialistic elements, though Swami

was in the midst of the materialistic world.

Swami was antagonistic to all that is evil/bad

and was a possessor of all auspicious qualities.

 

Swami explains purity (suddhi) as the pure expressions

of mind, helping without expecting anything in return

and seeing and relishing Bhakti alone!

 

When it comes to speaking about the greatness of our Lord,

we say a person's sins are removed by thinking/ chanting

our Lords name. For instance Swami Desika himself states

that if one thinks of PundareekAksha, he becomes a pure

person irrespective of how he was!

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya, in his Pillai Andhadi explains

Swami Desika's divine qualities. It is interesting to

note that these qualities fit the Lord's unique

quality viz. SOchi.

 

" vittakan vEdiyan vEdAnta dEsikanengkaduppun

meittavanuttaman venkata nAtan viyankalaikan

meittidu nAvin muzyankodu vAdiyar mOlamarak

kaittava nenrurait tenkaNdi lEnen kaduvinaiyE "

 

Swami Desika, had the fame of being 'sarva tantra

svatantran'; was competent in everything;

had clear knowledge of the meanings of Vedanta's;

is a main AchArya for learning Vedanta;

took an avatAr in Toopul due to his devotee's extensive penance;

was the most superior; and was named as Thiru VenkatanAthan.

There is a tough competition even among the peculiar arts

because every art wants to occupy a place in Swami Desika's

tongue. These arts wait there to bounce out with a lion's roar

to cut and throw the roots of the opponents.

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya, says that he uttered Swami's

names and auspicious qualities this way and all his sins

disappeared immediately without leaving even a trace.

Such is the Greatness of our Swami !!!

 

In the very next Sloka Shri Kumara Varadarya,

explains swami's qualities even further.

 

" vinaikAlumakkini vErOridanthEda vEndumenaic -

cinamEvi munpOr cidaikkum vagaiyingkaridukaNdI

rEnenilirAmAnujamuni yinnurai sEruntoopur -

punidaren punthi pugundu tigazhndu pOrundinarE !! "

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya states that Swami Desika who

is blessed by Sri BhasyakArar's SrI Sookti's residing

in his heart, has entered his (Shri Kumara Varadarya's)

heart and blesses him by staying there always. There fore,

Shri Kumara Varadarya warns his sins that they cannot

get angry and trouble him like before. He wants the sins

to search for some other place for survival.

 

It is hence clear that Swami Desika is not only away from

being contaminated by materialistic elements, inspite of

being in the midst of the materialistic world, but contamination

just cannot occur to those in whose hearts Swami Desika

resides and whose mouth sings the praise of Swami!

 

 

" Kavi Taarkika Simhaaya Kalyaana guna SaalinE!

SrimatE VenkateshAya VedAnta Gurave nama !! "

 

....To be continued!

 

dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi

28th Jul 1999