Chithra Desikeeyam: Pictorial Study of the charithram and Vaibhavam of Swamy Desikan : Part II

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Dear BhakthAs:

 

The highlights of this unusually brilliant effort by SrIman Sridhar arises from the marriage of

informative text with beautiful pictures to inform and instruct the users .Selected incidents

from the life and vaibhavam of Swamy Desikan from His avathAram as the amsam of

the temple bell of ThiruvengadamudayAn to His ascent to Paramapadham to join His Lord

are tastefully described .This CD ROM starts with the Taniyan ( invocatory verse of salutation)

for Swamy Desikan and ends with the MangaLa slOkam for Him . In between are packed

145 slides (Text and specially constructed Images ) on the Vaibhavam of this ParamAchAryan ,

who reinforced in His own unique way the siddhAntham dear to Bhagavath RaamAnuja and

His poorvAchAryAs.

 

This CD ROM has been presented by SrIman Sridhar to me to help raise funds

for the ongoing Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam .I will be happy to

send copies of this delightful CD ROM for those , who wish to acquire them for

their families .

 

Selected Highlights of Swamy Desikan's Charithram & Vaibhavam covered by SrI Sridhar

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1. AvathAram of Swamy Desikan on PurattAsi SravaNam day due to the anugraham of

ThiruvenkatamudayAn at Thuppul agrahAram ( ThiruttaNkaa dhivya dEsam ).

The first 20 slides/panels cover the above material :

 

--- Swamy Desikan's -Parents' trip to Thirumalai for gaining the blessings of progeny

--- Divine dream of the parents and Lord VenkatEsA's command to His

Sannidhi bell to incarnate as Swamy Desikan

--- Commotion at the Temple over the disappearance of the Sannidhi bell

and the Lord's announcement thru archakAs about ThirumaNi AzhwAr's

avathAram

--- The incarnation of Swamy Desikan at Thuppul

--- Picture of avathAra Sthalam , MaNi ManTapam there at avathAra sthalam house

--- The Gopura darsanam ( ThirutthaNkA ) of Dheepa PrakAsar's temple

--- The images of Dheepa PrakAsar & Maragathavalli Thaayar

--- Birth SamskArams for Swamy Desikan ( Naama KaraNam , Jaathakarmam et al

 

SrI VenkatEsa KrupA labdha Ananatharya Svapna chinthithAya nama:

--- The First Naamaa of Swamy Desikan's Sahasra Naamam

(Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who incarnated as a result of the boon

granted by the most merciful VenkatEsa to AnanathArya in a dream ).

 

2. NadAthUr AmmAL's anugraham for the 5 year old child & VidhyA GrahaNam

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Slides 21-26 cover visit of the 5 year old child , VenaktanAthan , to the KaalakshEpa

ghOshti of NadAthur AmmAl and recieving this great AchAryan's blessings to become

a great pravarthakar ( propagator) of VisishtAdhvaitham . VenkatanAthan's mastery of

all VidhyAs and Saasthrams by the age of twenty under His achAryan , Swamy AppuLLAr.

One of the beautiful images is the marriage ceremony of VenaktanAthan with ThirumangayAr .

 

Vaadhihamsaambhu-vaahaaryasamprAptha akhila sAsthra dhee:

--18th Naama: Swamy Desika Sahsra Naamam

 

3. Arrival at Thiruvheendhrapuram , Garuda Manthra Japam & HayagrIva anugraham

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This section contains some of the most beautiful images of Garuda BhagavAn ,

Lord HayagrIvan .

 

Panels 27-51 cover these happenings at Thiruvahindhrapuram for the young AchAryan:

 

--- Stay in Thiruvaheendhrapuram & Livelihood via unchavrutthi

--- Garuda Manthra Japam on Oushada giri & appearance of Garudan

--- UpadEsam of HayagrIva manthram by Garuda BhagavAn

and the presentation of YogAsika HayagrIva vigraham by Him

--- HayagrIva manthra japam by Swamy Desikan and the appearance of

Lord HayagrIvar before Swamy Desikan on Oushadha Giri

--- HayagrIvar blessing Swamy with His LaalAmrutham and granting

the anugraham of dhivya Jn~Anam and unparalleled pravachana sakthi.

 

Panels 52-78 depict the return of Swamy Desikan to Kaanchipuram

and MangaLAsAsanams :

 

---worship of Lord VaradarAja (yEkaantha Sevai)

--- Birth of SudarsanAshtakam at Thirupputkkuzhi

--- Defanging of the power of a Magician , who tried to harm Swamy Desikan

--- Birth of SrI Sthuthi

--- Swamy Desikan's unchavrutthi & VairAgyam

--- Birth of VairAgya Panchakam

---Swamy Desikan's mediation in debate between adhvaithis & Dvaithis

--- MangaLAsAsanam of ThiruvenkatamudayAn & Birth of Dayaa Sathakam

 

SudarsanAshtakOddhUtha SrEyO-Bhaadhaka sanjayAya nama:

--87 th NaamA of Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamaa

( Salutations to the AchAryan, who banished all hindrances to dhArmic way

by the creation f SudarshanAshtakam ).

 

SrImath Venkata Naatheeya mangaLAsAsana priyAya nama:

(Salutations to Swamy Desikan , who was fond of performing MangaLAsAsanam

to Lord VenkatEsan of Thiruppathi).

--89th Naamaa of Swamy Desika Sahasra Naamam

 

(To be continued )