Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part XII ( SatyakAma StaBakam: slOkams 39-55)

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SrI:

 

SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

SrimatE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE Nama:

 

SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm

nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:

 

From slOkams 39 to 55 , the poet salutes the vaibhavam of Sri InjimEdu and

Mukkur Azhagiya Singars and relates the special bonds of Sri Villivalam Periya

Swamy to both of them .

 

SlOkam 39

 

InjimEdumahAcharya: SrirangaSaThajidhyatheeD

 

siddhAntam sampradhAyancha

rakshitum Bahuyatnavath

 

(Meaning): Srimad InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar , SrIvaNN SaThakOpa Sriranga

SaThakOpa Yathendhra MahA Desikan took enormous efforts to protect our

sampradhAyam and Bhagavad RaamAnuja siddhAntam .

 

SlOkam 40 and 41

 

SaamAnya Saastra Vedaanta vichakshaNavacha: kramai:

 

AadhyAtmika pravachanai:

sadhAchArOpadhESanai: (40)

 

nijAnushtAna-souseelya-vAtsalyAdhyai: bruSam Babhou

 

Vaadhai: matam svam samsthApya

pramANa pariBrumhitai: (41)

 

(Meaning): Srimad InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar shone illustriously through His

upadEsam skills on SaamAnya Saastrams like Tarkam , VedAntam and successful

participation in debates to defend

Bhagavath RaamAnuja darsanam with pramANams . His exemplary practise of

anushtAnam , SadaachAram and display of auspicious guNams like Vaatsalyam and

souseelyam endeared him to his SishyAs

and enhanced his Vaibhavam .

 

SlOkam 42

 

SrIsatyadhyAna teertAkhyam

vidhushAmagragAminam

 

uttarAdhi maDAdheeSam dhvaitinam

leelayAajayath

 

(Meaning): InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar easily defeated the Dhavita MahA VidhvAn ,

SrI SatyadhyAna theertar

in a public debate at Srirangam temple.

 

SlOkam 43

 

MahAchAryAth laBdhaBhOdha:

krutajn~a: krutinAm vara:

 

nirAkarOthparamatam sthApayan svamatam dhruDam

 

(Meaning): InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar was a Mahaa VidhvAn ,who acquired superior

Jn~Anam from great AchAryAs like

SwarNam Swamy of SrImushNam and he was grateful for their anugrahams. Inview of

this indebtedness to his great AchAryAs , InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar

engaged intensively in establishing Sri Bhagavad RaamAnuja Siddhantam as the

flawless VedAntam and rejecting para Matams that are not supported by the

PramANams .

 

SlOkam 44

 

Patrikaa parshat PaaTha BhOdhanArtha-kalAlayAn

 

Sriman NaarAyaNAchArya: threensanklapAn apoorayath

 

(Meaning): Villivalam Periya Swamy ably assisted Sri InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar

realize his three vows that he took during his ascent to the Sri Matam

AasthAnam: creation of a journal named Sri Nrismha PriyA ,the organization of a

sabhA named Malola Vidhvath Sadas for the bringing together of VedAnta VidvAns

annually and the opening up of a presitigious Veda Saastra PaatasAla at

MadhurAntakam to train youngsters in SaastrAs and Aagamams .

 

SlOkam 45

 

athaythOparata: punarAyayou

nagarachEnnEsameepavivatsayA

 

SamadhamAkaramASritavatsalam

vividhishurjana ASrayadhAdharAth

 

(Meaning): After retirement , Villivalam Periya Swamy settled in Chennai since

he wished to live close to that city. At that

time , many saatvika janams hungering for improving their Jn~Anam about Bhagavth

RaamAnuja SiddhAntham approached Swami known for His sama-damAdhi and Aasrita

Vaatsalya guNams and became his sishyAs.

 

SlOkma 46

 

PrAraBhdhakarmavaSatO rujumEtya dEhEapyacharyam Nrusimhasakruth-parichintya

chittE

 

sadhgrantha-BhOdhanaparO dinamatynaisheeth vyAkhyA lilEkha

paradhurmatabhanajanasya

 

(Meaning): Due to the influence of prArabdhakarmAs , Swamy developed ill health

; inspite of the problems of not being well , Swamy spent his time in meditation

on Sri LakshmI Nrisimhan and in constructing a profound commentary on Swamy

Desikan's Para Mata Bangam .

 

SlOkam 47

 

yEvam sthitou nijavichitra krutipravAhai:

 

SishyougapAlanaparOatigabheerachEtA:

 

dhAnEna karNavijayee paradu:kha

dhu:khee

 

rikthouga-soukhyasukkahvAn vyalasth gurUdhga:

 

(Meaning): During this time, Villivalam Periya Swamy shone as one with majestic

heart in adressing the needs of his students through many kind deeds;

he was generous to help his sishyAs like

KarNan and displayed his OudhArya guNam that excelled KarNan; He was sad over

witnessing the sorrows of

others and considered the sukham of the poor people as his own sukham . Living

in this exemplary manner , he was recognized as one of the top AchAryans

by the AchArya community.

 

SlOkam 48

 

soulabhya vAdhakusalatva kusAgramEdhA

 

nirbheekatAribhayadhAnamukhai:pragalpai:

 

SrIvaNNSaTHAri nigamAnta gururyatheendhra

 

prEmNaikshatE mamatulam vidhushAm varishTham

 

(Meaning): Srimad MukkUr Azhagiya Singar, Sri VedAnta Desika Yatheendhra MahA

Desikan , cast his merciful glances on Periya Swamy ,who shone with the guNams

of soulabhyam ( ease of access),

debating skills, sharp intellect,display of

fearlessness in Vaadham ,ability to make the contestants from para Matam fearful

..

 

SlOkam 49

 

yadhyEsha Aayuramitam BhagavAn pradhadhyAth

 

sOpAnamatrarachayEya mahantumuktyai

 

iTtham yadhAhuratulAgurravO-

asmadheeYaa:

 

tathyam tadhatrakurutE gururADayam sma

 

(Meaning): MukkUr Azhagiya Singar made true the statement of our ancinet

AchAryAs , who said that they would built the steps(sOpAnam) to Moksham ( SrI

VaikunTham) if BhagavAn blessed them with long life(amitamAyu:) ; this Srimad

Azhagiya Singar fulfilled the promises of His PoorvALs by building the tall

Raaja Gopuram for Lord RanganAthan .

 

 

SlOkam 50

 

Sriranga-gOpuramidham prasameekshamANA:

 

saSraddhamanjalipuDam Sirasiprakalpya

 

sOpAna yEsha rachitO gurutallajEna

 

muktEriti pratidiSam rasikA vadhanti

 

(Meaning): Whenever rasikAs see the Raaja GOpuram of Srirangam from every

direction , they devoutly raise their anjali Bhaddha hastam over their head and

praise that it is the Parama Padha sOpAanam ( the steps to Moksham) built by

their AchAryan , Srimad VedAnta Desika Yateendhra MahA Desikan .

 

SlOkam 51

 

vArdhakyajou parijiheershuraSakti-ravEdhou

 

NaarAyaNAryamabhishEchayitum padhEsvE

 

turyASramOchitamanum sudinE cha dhitsan

 

AaradhAnAya NruharE: svayamAdhidESa

 

(Meaning): The ailing and weak Srimad MukkUr Azahgiya Singar wanted to address

the difficulties associated with his asakti and therefore invited

Villivalam Periya Swamy to succeed him in the NrisimhAsthAnam ; with this intent

, MukkUr Azhagiya Singar asked

Periya Swamy to come to Sri Sannidhi to recieve PrEksha mantram to prepare him

for entering into SanyAsAsramam and to perform AarAdhanam for SrI MalOlan

thereafter as the next Azhagiya Singar.

 

SlOkam 52

 

navanrusimha virAjadhahOBhilam

tvaritamEtya guruddhanidESata:

 

Naraharim KamalAgruhamEdhinam

sahamudhArchitumArabhatAnvaham

 

(Meaning): Villivalam Periya Swamy accepted the command of Srimad Azhagiya

Singar , went to Ahobilam for

the MangaLAsAsanam of Nava Narasimhans and from then on performed with delight

the daily AarAdhanam for Malolan .

 

SlOkam 53

 

AarAdhayaccha MalOlam archAmUrtyantarairyutam

 

rAjatE maNDapE dhivyE tamm

PoorvAchArya poojitam

 

(Meaning): Villivalam Periya Swamy performed AarAdhanam for MalOlan and the

other EmperumAns in the Silver Mantapam in the same manner as the PoorvAchAryAs

of SrI Matam have done before.

 

SlOkam 54

 

Mumbayeenagaram prApya MaalOlasya

sabhAm viSan

 

GuruNAdhishDam sanyAsO yayAchE tamdhvilamBhivum

 

(Meaning): During the occasion of MalOlan staying at Mumbaai , Srimad

Azhagiya Singar had a Vidhvath sadas .

In that Sadas, Srimad Azhagiya Singar invited once more Villivalam Periya Swamy

to accept SanyAsam and become the next Azhagiya Singar . Our Swamy begged for

some additional time to accept his AchAryan's command .

 

SlOkam 55

 

dayArdhrachEtA AchArya: kanchitkAlam

pradattavAn

 

tadhA Nrisimha sankalpOapyabhavath

parivartita:

 

(Meaning): Srimad Azhagiya Singar known for his Dayaa guNam( Compassion) acceded

to our Swamy's request for additional time to make that decision.

At this time, the sankalpam of Malolan

changed somewhat .

 

SatyakAma StaBakam SampoorNam

 

 

To Be continued (Fourth StaBakam) ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

 

SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI NarayaNa

Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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