Experinecing Swami Desika - 55

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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 " !!

 

Shri Alavandar describes 'dayAlu' as the next

kalyAna guna of our Lord, and this kalyAna guna

perfectly fits our Swami.

 

A person with compassion is addressed to as 'dayAlu'.

When people are in misery, one should try to relieve them

from it without expecting anything in return. This great

quality is dayA. There is no point in crying along when

people cry for want of relief! One should act fast and

provide a solution.

 

Swami Desika holds 'dayai' as the king of all gunas.

Swami Desika is a dayAlu who explained that only 'dayA'

makes all other gunas attain more stability.

 

All actions of Swami circled around this main kalyAna

guna.

 

We know that Swami Desika exposed the defects of the

other schools of thought and established Visistadvaita

based on Bhagavad Ramanuja's teachings. This again is

due to Swami's dayA. So, many Jiva's are struggling

from time immemorial. These Jivas are led into different

paths by different schools. These schools will lead

them into an unending cycle of births and rebirths.

So, swami highlighted this and exposed the defects

of other schools and showed them the correct path.

The only path that could give liberation from this

samsAra sAgaram. All these were done by our Swami

only because of his compassion to us. But for him,

we just cannot imagine our plight - where will we be,

what will we do ??????? dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam.

 

As an extension of his dayA, Swami has given us the

tamil Desika Prabandham which gives the meanings of

vedantA crystal clear.

 

Swami's renderings cover a wide range - helping

people to make a choice depending on their level

of understanding. What can this be described as

but for swami's dayA?

 

No wonder! Swami being a dayAlu sang dayAsatakam.

Swami Desika was truly the dayA incarnate of

our Lord Thiruvenkata mudayAn. Swami Desika was a

dayA swaroopam.

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya, in his Pillai Andhadi

explains swami's " dayAlu " guna.

 

" arutaru mAraNa dEsika nEyenga dOppurrEvE

varukavi tArkika singamE vAdiyar vAzhvaruttA !

yirukaiyunkooppi yuraikkumiv vinappa mOnrukElA

yuruva venakkaru lAyeNNu mullamun roNdaraiyE !! "

 

-- Pillai Andhadi (18)

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya, addresses swami as our God,

as kavitArkika simham, and as the destroyer of the

lives of opponents. Shri Kumara Varadarya says that

only because of Swami's compassion to protect all

the lokas, Swami Desika took an avatAra in Toopul

and stood there making everybody offer salutations

to him (there by saving them).

 

Shri Kumara Varadarya with his folded hands makes a

request for a boon with Swami. Shri Kumara Varadarya

wanted to have the association of those great men

who had taken refuge under Swami's feet.

 

Such was Swami's greatness. Even the association of

people who have taken refuge under Swami's feet will

lead us in the correct path. Giving us this association

is again Swami's dayA.

 

 

" Kavi Taarkika Simhaaya Kalyaana guna SaalinE!

SrimatE VenkateshAya VedAnta Gurave nama !! "

 

....To be continued!

 

dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi

30th Jul 1999