Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part VIII ( slOkams 51-64)

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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:

 

SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI

NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

SlOkam 51

 

dhrushtvAasya vAdha-kuSalatva-vimarSadhAkshayE

 

pratyaBdhachAlita sabhAsvimamAdarEna

 

AahUya veekshya chaturam Subha-vAgviLAsam

 

sammAnayanti BahudhAsma suhrushtasabhyA:

 

(Meaning): The organizers of Vidhvath SabhAs were so impressed each year

with the display of the debating skills and research capabilities of SrI

NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy amidst the assembly of Scholars that they invited him to

participate at their sabhAs and honored him .

 

SlOkam 52

 

SrirangakArijayatee vara pAlitAyAm

 

SrIbhAgyapattanapurE viBudhairyuthAyAm

 

MaalOlamAnita yatheem varasatsabhAyAm

 

chAturyamasya vidhusha: btuSamABabASE

 

(Meaning): At the Hyderabad Vidhvath sadas convened by Srimad InjimEdu

Azhagiya Singar , there were many great scholars . At this Sadas , Sri

NaarAyaNAcchAr's scholarship and debating skills proved to be outstanding .

 

SlOkam 53

 

vAdhAhavE kuSalatAm prasameekshya yOgeeD

 

hrusshtObrusam " SrutiSirOmaNi-vaavadhUka:

 

ittham dadhou virudhamuttamamAnatAya

 

yatsarvapaNDitavarairapi mAnyamAseeth

 

(Meaning): Srimad Azhagiya Singar was presiding over this sadas at Hyderabad

.. He was so impressed with the debating skills of Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy that

Azhagiya Singar was moved to confer the title of VedAntha VaavadhUkar on this

outstanding scholar . All the assembled scholars applauded the conferral of this

well deserved title by Srimad Azhagiya-Singar on Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy .

 

SlOkam 54

 

ParakAlamaThsabhAyAm KarnAtakabhUpa sadhgurucchAtrai:

 

AahUta yEsha BhudharAD yOgeeSasyA-bhavath krupApAtram

 

(Meaning): Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy was invited once to Mysore by the

sishyAs of ParakAla Matam Swamy , who was the AchAryan of the Mysore MaharAjAs .

The Jeeyar of ParakAla Matam cast His merciful glances on

Swamy at that time.

 

SlOkam 55

 

grAnthikaviBhudhOttamsa: ParakAlamaThasya nAyakO yathirAD

 

utsava samayEaSeetE:vibhavasupUrnam

samAhvyadhviBhudhAn

 

(Meaning): The Jeeyar Of ParakAla Matam was a distinguished composer of

VedAntha grantams . He had invited great scholars of VedAntha for His

SathAbhishEkam ( 80th Birth day utsavam) . Our Swamy was one of the invitees for

this special Vidvath Sadas convened by the ParakAla Matam Jeeyar.

 

SlOkam 56

 

dhrushtvAasya vAgvilAsam vAdhEchAturyampratidhvandhvam

 

vikasitahrudhayO Birudham VidhvanmaNirityadhAtsabhAmadhyE

 

(Meaning): Impressed tremendously by the debating skills and Jn~Anam of our

Swamy , the revered Jeeyar of ParakAla Matam conferred the title of

" VidhvanmaNi " ( the gem among VidhvAns) on our Swamy in front of all the Mahaa

VidvAns .

 

SlOkam 57 & 58

 

jn~Anasya phalamavOchatsadhguNa-

chAritrapUrthyrEvEti

 

bharatakartA VyAsa: SamadhamapUrNE sadhAcharaNayuktE (57)

 

TannArAyaNasUrou sarvam sankrAnthamachyutEkshaNata:

 

ashtAvAtmaguNA api nishtAm-ashtAksharENa samprApthA:(58)

 

(Meaning): VyAsa Maharishi has said that the fruits of Jn~Anam are the

acquisition of sadh-guNams and SadAchAram . Due to the karuNA KadAksham of

BhagavAn arising from AshtAkshara Mantra Japam , Our Swamy was the abode of

Samam , dhamam and all Aatma guNams.

 

SlOkam 59

 

ajagara-vruttimsUrim prapyAdheepyanta

sadhguNaa SishDaa:

 

yAdhrucchikOpa bhOgAnprAptAnapyEsha

naiva BahumEnE

 

(Meaning): Our Swamy is like the python

( ajakaram) , which is contented with food that came its way . Our Swamy did

not seek wealth and was happy with whatever came his way without chasing it. All

sadhguNams took abode in him . He did not really care about these honors that

came his way but accepted them with humility .

 

SlOkam 60

 

anyakrutAnapachArAnavigaNayamstEshu

hArdhakArtajn~yAth

 

NaayOgyakAriNOmUn dhAsAn hitakAriNO hi manutEsma

 

(meaning): Our Swamy overlooked the transgressions of those who committed

apachArams to him and thanked them

sincerely for their concerns . Our Swamy did not call them as dishonest

(ayOgyan) but considered them as

those well wishers , who reduced his paapams by serving as his hitakAris .

 

SlOkam 61

 

dEveemuvAcha BhagavAn mEnE soumya: svanishDyAtadhvath

 

krutamapyEkam laghutaramupakAram naiva vismaratyanyai:

 

(Meaning): Lord Raamachandra is an abode of all Aatma GuNams and as such

forgave the hundreds of apachArams

of offenders . Our Lord never forgot even the smallest of upakArams . Our

Swamy's guNams were also set in this manner .

 

SlOkam 62

 

GhOsTheepoorna BhudhOdhga: sadhguNapUrNastvamum vaSeechakE

 

yEna sarUpO vinayAth sasmitamrudhu-bhAshi-paNditOavyalasath

 

(Meaning): ThirukkOshtiyUr Swamy charmed our Swamy with his abundant

sadhguNams . Our Swamy was very much influenced by the Aathma guNams of

ThirukkOshtiyUr Swamy and as a result he became also a soft spoken and humble

scholar with a smile on his lips .

 

SlOkam 63 and 64

 

ubayO: matayOrmadhyE vyAkhyAbhEdham vinA na bhEdhOanya:

 

Desikavara varamunyOr-grantEshuvanyOnyamasti

chaikArthyam (63)

 

ityEvAyam rasika: vyartha-vivAdhEshvananvitO viBabhou

 

nija siddhAntam pAtum poorNEnahrudhA

prayatnavAnAseeth (64)

 

(Meaning): In the granthams of both the Kalais , there are no differences

except in the vyAkhyAnams . There is only unity in the granthams of Swamy

Desikan and MaNavALa MaamunikaL.Our Swamy also thought in this manner and did

not engage in purposeless debates . He came forward however to defend our

siddhAntam whole heartedly .

 

PaaramArthika StaBakam sampoorNam

 

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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