Sri Deshika Sahasranamam : Part XIII( Dhivya NaamAs 91-100), Conclusion of the First Sathakam of the SahasranAmAvaLi

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ChithrabhAnu , KanyA Maasam , PurattAsi 2:

KanyA Sukla DhwAdasi, Vaamana Jayanthi

 

shrIH

shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya namaH

shrImate rAmAnujAya namaH

shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya namaH

 

shrImad GopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam

shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram

 

shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLiH(91-100)

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91. (PraNavam ) AyOdhyAdh-utthara-disA dhivya desa-

gathi priyAya nama:

 

Salutations to that SadAchAryan , who was very fond of going on

pilgrimage to Northern dhivya dEsams like AyOddhi !

 

Swamy desikan left Kaanchi and arrived at ThiruvahIndhrapuram

and spent many years there performing Kaimakryam and MangaLAsAsanam

for Lord DevanAthan. After that , he left ThiruvahIndhrapuram ,

travelled to ThirukkOvalUr , Kaanchi , Thirumalai and thereafter

went on a pilgrimage to dhivya dEsams in the north like AhObilam ,

AyOddhi , Vada Mathurai, NaimisAraNyam et al . In his SrI Sookthi,

Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , Sawmy Desikan includes some of

the MangaLAsAasana slOkams for the northern dhivya dEsams.

 

92. (Pranavam) KaanchImAyee-yathikshudhra-nirAsi sthambha-

lEkanAya nama:

 

Salutations to that Great AchAryan who controlled a low level

sanyAsi(a MaayAvi) by scratching on a nearby pillar

to counter his misdeed !

 

One day , a lowly sanyAsi contested Swamy Desikan in debate

and lost quickly.He was angry . Being a practitoner of magic ,

he went to a nearby pond and began to drink the water from that

pond to harm Swamy Desikan . This led to Swamy Desikan's

stomach becoming swollen and caused pain to him. Swamy recfognized

quickly the trick played by the Kshudhra sanyAsi and used

his nail to scratch a pillar next to him. Lo and behold!

all the water drunk by the MaayAvi began to pour out of

that pillar . The SanyAsi understood Swamy Desikan's loftiness

thereafter and fell at our AchAryan's feet and asked for

pardon for committing such an offense.

 

93. (Pranavam) VidhyAraNya-chamathkAradhAyee-

VairAgyapanchakAya nama:

 

PraNAmams to that Parama VairAgyasAli, who surprised his

boyhood friend , VidhyAraNyar through the SrI Sookthi of

VairAgya panchakam !

 

VidhyAraNyar was the court vidhvAn of the Vijayanagara King.

He was also a boyhood friend of Swamy Desikan. Feeling bad that

Swamy Desikan was eking his livelihood through unchavrutthi,

VidhyAraNyar sent a note to his friend to come to the royal

court to shake off his poverty and live in a manner befitting

his (Sawmy Desikan's) Scholarship.Swamy Desikan politely

refused the well meant invitaion and the offer. VidhyAraNyar

pressed his friend again to reconsider. Swamy Desikan composed

as his response , five great slOakms,which categorically

rejected serving anyone except Lord VaradarAjan of Kaanchi

and emphasized that was the eternal wealth bequeathed to him .

The whole world revered the Virakthi and VairAgyam of

Swamy Desikan , when they came to know of the lofty

message contained in the slOkams of VairAgya panchakam.

 

94. (PraNavam) Krutha-sEswaramImAmsAya nama:

 

PraNAmams to that SadAchAryan , who blessed us with

the SrIsookthi of sEswara MeemAmsA!

 

MeemAmsa Saasthram deals with the various aspects of

Yaagams and sacred rites.The commentators before

Swamy Desikan rejected Iswaran and asserted that

the Yaagams alone have the power to yield the fruits

that one seeks. Swamy Desikan straightened out these

incorect views and established that Iswaran is the One ,

who grants the fruits arising from the efforts such as

Yaagams and that Yaagams are only for worshipping Iswaran .

Swamy thus showed that sEswara MeemAmsam or the MeemAmsam

that recognizes the Lord as the sole Phala-dhAyakan is

the correct view that is compatible with the views of

the author of Poorva MeemAmsa , Sage Jaimini.

 

95. (Pranavam) MeemAmsapadhukA-kruthayE nama:

 

PraNAmams to that Great AchAryan , who composed

the srEshta grantham named MeemAmsa PaadhukA !

 

Just as the PaadhukAs protect one's feet from

the thorns and stones of the road , MeemAmsa PaadhukA

protects the MeemAmsa Saasthram from the wrong

intrepretations of commentators , who twisted

the views of the original author, Sage Jaimini,

the disciple of Sage VyAsA.

 

96. (Pranavam) BhaDDaathi-sUthra-dhurvyAkhyA-nirAkaraNa

dakshiNAya nama:

 

Salutations to the great AchAryan , who had the penetrating

intellect to reject the incorrect intrepretations of

the original Poorva MeemAmsa Soothrams by KumArila Bhattar,

PrabhAkarar and the like!

 

97. (praNavam ) ParisankhyAkhya-vidhyarTa-nirUpaNa

dhurandharAya nama:

 

PraNAmams to the SadAchAryan , who clearly explained the complex

rules such as ParisankhyA Vidhi that one comes across in MeemAmsa

Saasthram and its commentaries !

 

ParisankhyA Vidhi (injunction) is met with , when instruction

is given to follow one path, while two routes are open .

For example , those who are engaged in speaking can tell either

the truth or lie. To prevent people from speaking the untruth,

Vedam gives the Vidhi : " sathyam Vadha " . Additional examples

about parisankhyA Vidhi are given by Swamy Desikan in

sEswara MeemAmsA ( 1.2.42).

 

98. (PraNavam) SrIranganATa-sEnEsa-SAsaNOtthamsana-

priyAya nama:

 

Salutations to that ParamAchAryan , who placed the order of

Lord VishvaksEnar on his head with reverence and obeyed it!

 

At one time, Some paramatha scholars were criticizing

VisishtAdhvaitham . They insisted that the local AchAryAs

engage them in debate to establish the accuracy of

Bhagavath RaamAnuja Darsanam. The SrIrangam based AchAryAs

were at a loss as how to handle this pressure from them .

They sent mail to Swamy Desikan at Kaanchi and headed

that message with the statement: " By the command of

VishvaksEsnar , the Chief of Staff of the army of Lord

RanganATan " . Swamy responded to that command to come

to SrIrangam with alacrity and reverence and arirved at

SrIrangam to defeat the contestants in debate.

 

99. (PraNavam) BhaDDaarakAdhyuktha-reethi-RangisEvA-

kramOthsukAya nama:

 

Salutations to that SadAchAryan , who was joyous in performing

MangaLAsAsanam for Lord RanganATan in the manner pracised by

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar in his time !

 

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar described in the Poorva Sathakam of

SrI RangarAja Sthavam the kramam to worship LOrd RanganATan

at SrIranga KshEthram. The kramam (the sequence) of that

worship shown by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar is:

 

AchArya Vandhnam ,Guru ParamparA dhyAnam , CauvEry snAnam ,

Gopura darsanam , DhvAra Paalaka vandhanam , stops at

the Thousand pillar MaNDapam ,washing feet at Chandra PushkaraNi ,

visit to AzhwAr Sannidhis , MEttazhagiya Singar Sannidhi ,

stop at the sacred Thiruppunnai tree , SEnai MudaliyAr sannidhi ,

Garudar Sannidhi , HanumAn sannidhi , the place where the sacred

cane of VishvaksEnar rests , holding the The Wedding Pillars

and finally sEvai of the reclining Lord in His sanctum sanctorium.

Swamy Desikan followed this kramam established by his

PoorvAchAryar , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar.

 

100.(Pranavam) BhagavaddhyAnasOpAna-vardhitha-SrIsa-bhakthikAya nama:

 

Salutations to that sadAchAryan , who helps us grow our

devotion to Lord RanganATA through the recitation of

his SrI Sookthi , SrI Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAanam!

 

Swamy Desikan composed a deeply moving sthOthram

that is the outcome of his blissful anubhavam

of Lord RanganAtha from Thiruvadi ( sacred Feet ) to

Thirumudi ( the sacred crown) in the manner enjoyed by

ThiruppANa AzhwAr(AmalnAdhipirAn Dhivya prabhandham).

Thirukkudanthai Desikan followed Swamy Desikan's foot steps

in enjoying the beauty of the reclining Lord of Thirukkudanthai,

SrI AarAvamudhan and bequeathed to us his beautiful

" AparyAthAmrutha DhyAna sOpAnam ).

 

Let us conclude this posting up to 100 SahasranAmams

with the recitation of the last slOkam of Sri Bhagavath

DhyAna sOpAnam of Swamy Desikan with his prayers for

the growth of Bhakthi to the Lord for us :

 

RangasTAnE rasikamahithE ranjithAsEshachitthE

vidhvath sEvA vimala manasA VenkatEsEna kluptham

aklEsEna praNihitha dhiyAm aarurukshOravasthAm

Bhakthim gADAm disathu Bhagavadh dhyAna sOpAnamEthath

 

VAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan