On Sri Sudarshanaashtakam.

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>SrI:

>SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

>SrI Lakshminrusimha Divya PAdukA SEvaka SrIvaN

>SaThakOpa-

>SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha

 

Dear Sri Malolan Cadambi, You wrote :

 

>1. Popularly known, Swamy Desikar is said to have

>composed Sri Sudarshaanshtakam to invoke

>the blessings of the lord for the sake of curing

>people of a certain epidemic.

 

EithIhyam has it that Swamy Desikan composed

this magnificent ashtakam to help the people of

Thirupputkkuzhi from a strange fever . These things

are hard to verify.These have come to us via KarNa

paramparai.

 

It is not unusual for Swamy Desikan to help others

in dire straits . The help to BrahmachAri at Kaanchi

and the prayer to Sri Devi in the form of Sri Sthuthi

is well documented.

 

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>2.Swamy Desikan intended to compose

>'Paramathabhangam', a book with deep import to

>combat the false ideology of rival schools of

>relegious thought. To ensure success in his efforts to

>overcome the oppponents through the grace of Lord

>Sudarshana, the object of his worshp,and te

>one to confer unfailing victory, Swami Desikan invokes

>his blessing through the

>Sudarshanaashtakam, a rare gem of prayer.

 

Yes, Swamy Desikan pays tribute to Sudarsana BhagavAn

(AnapAya Prabhaa of the Lord) at the beginning and

the end of Para Matha Bhangam .

 

Infact , the brilliant commentary on Paramatha

Bhangam by Abinava Desika UthamUr Swamy is

named " AnapAya PrabhA " .

 

I will write about these two slOkams eulogizing

Sudarsana BhagavAn Later.

 

The first salutation is for Sudarsana Moortham

with 8 arms adorning 8 weapons as seen In Sri ChakrapANI

Uthsavar at KumbakONam ( Thirukkudanthai ) and the final slOkam

is for the Sudarsana Moorthy with 16 arms as saluted

in Sri ShOdasAyudha SthOthram . The addition of 8 with

16 gives us the number 24 , which are the chapters of

Paramatha Bhangam .Even this great Sri Sookthi has

controversies as to where it was completed. It was started

in front of Sri DevanAtha perumAL at the environs of

ThiruvahIndhrapuram .Some say , it was completed at

Sathyamangalam in Kongu Naadu. Others say , it

was completed at Thiruvahindrapuram . It does not

matter to us to worry about these different points

of view . What matters is the treasure presented

to us and future generations by Swamy Desikan in

this MahA grantham following th path of his PoorvAchAryAs ,

Vedams , Upanishads Brahama Soothram and AzhwAr AruLiccheyalkaL.

 

ApAyasthu tama: PumsAmanapAya Prabhaanvitha:

AhindhranagarE NithyamudithOayamahaskara:

--First slOkam of Para matha Bhangam

saluting Sri DevanAtha PerumAl of ThiruvEndhippuram .

 

Srimathe HemAbhjavalli SamEtha DevanAthaaya NamO Nama:

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaytakOpan