Swamy Desikan Thirunakshathram special- Swamy's concern for Humanity

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SrI:

SrImathe Ramanujaya namah:

SrImathe Nigamantha mahadesikaya namah:

 

SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |

vedAntAcArya-varyome sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

 

May the glorious Sri Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and

the lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

 

Today is Purattaasi ThiruvONam. Swamy Desikan's Thirunakshathram (also of

ThiruvEmkatamudaiyaan Sri Srinivasa PerumAL). Swamy Desikan's concern for

the entire humanity irrespective of differences of caste, creed, or religion

is amply demonstrated by the following phrases found in his variuos

sthOthrams and works.

 

1. -parasara hithaishiNAm parisarEshu mAm varthaya - May I be allowed to

live in a place filled with people who thinks of natural goodwill for each

other.

2. -SrEyasE jagathAmEthath SrImadhashtabhujAshtakam- May this

ashtabhujAshtakam spread benefits to the entire world.

3. -anasUyubhirAdharENa bhAvyA- With devotion and free from jealousy

4. -DhEhaLeesasthuthi phalsruthi slOkam- May this dhEhaLeesa sthuthi grant

all wishes to us who have desires for all wrodly things but are miserly too,

thus facing untold misery.

5. sarasijanilayaayaa: sthOthramEthath paTantha:|

sakalakuSala sImA: saarvahoumA bhavanthi: || (SrIsthuthi)

All those who read this hymn on Her who resides on the Lotus will reap all

benefits and become emperors of their domain.

6. srEyasE bhUyasE sathAm kruthEyam- (ShodasAyudha sthOthram) Written for

the benefit of all good men

 

7. Swamy Desikan also has very beautifully written for our enlightenment

(in SaaranishkarshAdhikAram of Srimad Rahasyathrayasaaram)

 

asaaramalpasaaram cha saaram saaratharam thayajEth |

bhajEth saarathamam SaasthrE rathnAkar ivAmrutham ||

 

One should ignore what has no value; what is only of slight value; and even

what is even more valued.. It is only what is THE MOST VALUABLE that one

should prefer in the scriptures.., like ambrosia in the ocean.

 

(above is from the write up by SRi MK Srinivasan Swamy from Vedantha

Desika-special number)

 

How apt and how enlighetened we would be if we follow Acharya's advice,

Verses and writings of Acharyan..

 

On this Great day, isn’t it right and most appropriate for us to pay our

humble samarpaNams to Swamy Desikan by contributing our mite towards the

construction of ThUppul maNdapam for Swamy Desikan? LET US PLEDGE NOW..

 

URL: http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html

 

Please donate according to your shakthi. The money can be sent to " Thuppul

Trust " and the address is:

 

Thuppul Trust

Old No.20, New No.24, Thiruvengadam Street

West Mambalam, Chennai-600033, India

Phone No: 91-44-4741559 / 91-44-3715771

 

Please contact Sri. V.K. Sudharshan at vksudarsh or Sri Lakshmi N

Srinivasa lsriniva (He can collect and send it as single amount

in USA).

 

The address:

 

Lakshminarasimhan Srinivasa

3 Old Towne Road, #212

Ayer, MA-01432

 

For those in the South East Asia, please contact me at

srivaishnavan . Please pass on this kaimkaryam to as many people

as possible in order to complete the same.

 

kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |

Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

 

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfection resides, who is the

teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters!

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Regards

Narayana Narayana

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Dear Sriman Madhavakkannan Swamin and Sadagopan Swamin,

 

Thank you very much for your delightful postings on Swami Desikan,

verily the Kavitarkika Simham-the like of one that has never been

seen before nor after. Adiyen wishes to add that Swami Desikan places

a premium on PramANas in all of his works. A unique characteristic of

all of his works is a verbatim reproduction of important Vedic. For

example the Hayagriva Stotram commences with jnAnAnanda Mayam Devam,

which mirrors the upanishadic description of Brahman as jnAna mayam

and Ananda mayam. So too the Sri Stuthi salutation " asyEshana tvamasi

jagata: samshrayanthI Mukundam.... VishNu pathnIndirEthi " , reflects

the NeeLa Sooktham salutation " pruthivyA asyEshAna jagathO vishNu

pathni " , while the Padhuka Sahasram salutation " ahamannAdha ithIva

gayasi thvam " echoes the Taittriya upanishad vakyam " AhamannAdhO... "

 

The number of verses too employed by Our Paramacharyan in his

Stotrams are significant. Specifically, the Hayagriva Stotram has 32

verses, denoting the overlordship of Bhagavan Hayagriva over the

Brahmavidyas. Similarly the Yatiraja Sapthathi contains 74 verses in

keeping with the fact that Sri Ramanujacharya blessed us with our

wonderful Kula Dhanam (Bhagavad Ramanuja Darshanam) through the 74

SimhAsanAdhipatis. The Sri Stuthi contains 25 verses due to the fact

that Ma, the EkAksharam for Piratti is the 25th letter of the

Sanskrit Alphabet. Also due to His eternal association with Sri, the

Lord begets the name Madhavan. Furthermore, the Dvaya Mantram, which

advocates unconditional total Surrender to the Feet of Lord Narayana,

who is never separated from Sri, contains 25 aksharams. Since all

these aspects are alluded to in the Sri Stuthi, 25 delectable verses

are employed. Finally, the AshtabhujAshtakam is set in 8 verses due

to its overwhelming connections to the AshtAkshara Mantram.

 

It is also important to note Swami Desikan's exemplary humility in

that He composed only one Stothram in praise of Lord Srinivasa. This

is due to the fact that

Swami Desikan was an avataram of Lord Srinivasa. The

salutation " VenkatEshAvatArOyam tath GhantAm SothavABhavEth " from the

Desika Mangalam provides eloquent testimony to this fact. Therefore,

Swami Desikan

chose not to sing about himself but instead extensively glorify Lord

Varadaraja, Lord Devanayaka, and Lord Ranganatha.

 

Speicifically, it is important to note Swami Desikan's Sattvika

tyagam in verse 104 of the Daya Shatakam where he notes that " vedAnta

Desika padhE vinivEshya bAlam dEvO dayA shatakamEthadha vAdha yanmAm

vaIhArikENa vidhinA samayE gruHithvam vINA vishEshamiva vEnkata

shaIlantha: "

Meaning:

" Although I have been accorded the title of Vedanta Desika, I deserve

no credit for it. This is entirely due to Your grace.

I am merely a stringed instrument in Your hands, which you have used

to produce the verses of the Daya Shatakam "

 

Another unique facet of Swami Desikan's work is that his Stothrams

embed the essence of the Mantrams of the respective deties that are

glorified therein. For example, verses 11-15 of the Hayagriva

Stothram contain the essence of the Hayagriva Mantram, while the Sri

Sthuthi embeds the Lakshmi Mantram. Similarly, verse 2 of the Gopala

vimshati has in succinct form the Gopala Mantram and the Devanayaka

Panchasath carries the most powerful Mantram for Lord Devanayaka. The

Garuda Panchasath too contains in cryptic form the Garuda Mantram in

verse 2. It is important to note that while the mantrams have

restrictions in terms of time, place, and persons for their prayogam,

Swami Desikan's works have no such requirements. They are meant for

all, regardless of caste, creed, sex, or affiliation.

 

May our Paramacharyan's works continue to enrich our lives and bless

us with more Bhagavad, Bhagavata and Acharya Kaimkaryam.

 

Namo Narayana,

 

 

 

, " Madhavakkannan V " <srivaishnavan@h...>

wrote:

> SrI:

> SrImathe Ramanujaya namah:

> SrImathe Nigamantha mahadesikaya namah:

>

> SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |

> vedAntAcArya-varyome sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

>

> May the glorious Sri Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of

Vedanta, and

> the lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

>

> Today is Purattaasi ThiruvONam. Swamy Desikan's Thirunakshathram

(also of

> ThiruvEmkatamudaiyaan Sri Srinivasa PerumAL). Swamy Desikan's

concern for

> the entire humanity irrespective of differences of caste, creed, or

religion

> is amply demonstrated by the following phrases found in his variuos

> sthOthrams and works.

>

> 1. -parasara hithaishiNAm parisarEshu mAm varthaya - May I be

allowed to

> live in a place filled with people who thinks of natural goodwill

for each

> other.

> 2. -SrEyasE jagathAmEthath SrImadhashtabhujAshtakam- May this

> ashtabhujAshtakam spread benefits to the entire world.

> 3. -anasUyubhirAdharENa bhAvyA- With devotion and free from jealousy

> 4. -DhEhaLeesasthuthi phalsruthi slOkam- May this dhEhaLeesa

sthuthi grant

> all wishes to us who have desires for all wrodly things but are

miserly too,

> thus facing untold misery.

> 5. sarasijanilayaayaa: sthOthramEthath paTantha:|

> sakalakuSala sImA: saarvahoumA bhavanthi: || (SrIsthuthi)

> All those who read this hymn on Her who resides on the Lotus will

reap all

> benefits and become emperors of their domain.

> 6. srEyasE bhUyasE sathAm kruthEyam- (ShodasAyudha sthOthram)

Written for

> the benefit of all good men

>

> 7. Swamy Desikan also has very beautifully written for our

enlightenment

> (in SaaranishkarshAdhikAram of Srimad Rahasyathrayasaaram)

>

> asaaramalpasaaram cha saaram saaratharam thayajEth |

> bhajEth saarathamam SaasthrE rathnAkar ivAmrutham ||

>

> One should ignore what has no value; what is only of slight value;

and even

> what is even more valued.. It is only what is THE MOST VALUABLE

that one

> should prefer in the scriptures.., like ambrosia in the ocean.

>

> (above is from the write up by SRi MK Srinivasan Swamy from

Vedantha

> Desika-special number)

>

> How apt and how enlighetened we would be if we follow Acharya's

advice,

> Verses and writings of Acharyan..

>

> On this Great day, isn't it right and most appropriate for us to

pay our

> humble samarpaNams to Swamy Desikan by contributing our mite

towards the

> construction of ThUppul maNdapam for Swamy Desikan? LET US PLEDGE

NOW..

>

> URL: http://www.geocities.com/lsriniva/thoopulappeal.html

>

> Please donate according to your shakthi. The money can be sent

to " Thuppul

> Trust " and the address is:

>

> Thuppul Trust

> Old No.20, New No.24, Thiruvengadam Street

> West Mambalam, Chennai-600033, India

> Phone No: 91-44-4741559 / 91-44-3715771

>

> Please contact Sri. V.K. Sudharshan at vksudarsh@v... or Sri

Lakshmi N

> Srinivasa lsriniva@h... (He can collect and send it as single

amount

> in USA).

>

> The address:

>

> Lakshminarasimhan Srinivasa

> 3 Old Towne Road, #212

> Ayer, MA-01432

>

> For those in the South East Asia, please contact me at

> srivaishnavan@h... . Please pass on this kaimkaryam to as many

people

> as possible in order to complete the same.

>

> kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |

> Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

>

> Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfection resides, who

is the

> teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters!

>

> Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

>

> Regards

> Narayana Narayana

> NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

>

>

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