(VedAntha Desikan ) Sri Deshika Sahasranamam : Part XVI-- 441st Dhivya NaamA

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ShrI:

 

ChithrabhAnu , KanyA Maasam , PurattAsi 13:

Krishna Paksha Ashtami , Mrugaseersha Nakshathram

 

shrI:

 

shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya nama:

shrImate rAmAnujAya nama:

shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya nama:

 

shrImad GopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam

shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram

 

shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLi:( 101-1008)

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441. (PraNavam) Saccharithra-thrANa-samyak thrAtha

sanmArga santatayE nama:

 

Salutations to that merciful AchAryan , who protected

the sadAchAram and anushtAnam through his Saccharithra-

RakshA grantham.

 

Swamy Desikan blessed us with five SrI Sookthis(Pentad)

known as " RakshA Panchakam " .These are : (1) GeethArtha

Sangaraha raksha(2)Saccharithra rakshA (3) NikshEpa rakshA

(4)Rahasya rakshA and (5)PaancharAthra RakshA .

 

The GeethArthasangraha rakshA has been covered under

the 180th sahasra naamam by Thirukkudanthai Desikan .

The subject matter of the inner meanings of Bhagavath

GeethA have also been covered further under the title of

Taathparya Chandiraka(Desika Sahasra Naamams 187-192).

 

The topic relating to Saccharithra rakshA is housed

under the sahasra nAmams 441-478; the NikshEpa rakshA

is covered under the sahasra nAmAs 480-492; Rahasya

RakshA grantham is covered in thirty nAmAs (493-523)

and PaancharAthra RakshA is the topic of the nAmAs

from 524 to 680( 157 sahasra nAmams).

 

In the 441st Sahasra nAmam , Thirukkudanthai Desikan

points out the importance of Sankha-chakra dhAraNam

(adorning of the marks of the Lord's disc and conch

on their shoulders ) and the wearing of the 12 Urdhva

PuNDrams on the upper torsos of Utthama VaishNavAs

as an essential part of their nithyAnushtAnams

(daily religious observances).They will only

partake of the food offered first to the Lord.

Advaithins objected to these praticses and protested

that these observances are inconsistent with

PramANams. Swamy Desikan engaged the adhvaithins

in debates and defeated their arguments and protected

the auspicious way of daily observances for VaishNavAs

through the creation of Saccharithra rakshA to serve as

the guide for future generations of VaishNavAs

in these matters .The guidances and rules for

daily anushtAnam are followed even today thanks to

the compassionate intervention of Swamy Desikan.

SadAchAram stays firm ( sTirAm imAm Saccharithra RakshAm )

and has been well protected for times to come

in Swamy Desikan's own words " Saccharithra RakshA-

samyak thrAthA " .

 

VAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan