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Nangainallur Sri. Venkatesan

In our pursuit of higher education which is focused mostly as to how one can have

a comfortable life, literature and ones own mother tongue is given secondary

importance. The fact adiyen is writing this in English is itself a testimony to the

predominance of a foreign language in our daily lives. I have nothing against any

language but it should not be at the cost of ones own mother tongue wherein lies means

to understand the hidden treasures of the our sampradayam. Not all feelings can be

expressed in a single language and that is where the importance of learning different

languages matters. How fortunate

we are that we have a means

(tongue) and medium (languages)

to communicate.

The reason why I preface the above

is the word oon Thanthu in

Desika Prabandam amritha Ranjani

Paasuram 32. Adiyen has revolved

around this pasuram on several

occasions to try understand the depth of the meaning our Acharya had in His Thiru Ullam.

This was and continues to be adiyens saahasam knowing fully well that only Swami

Desikan can explain what He meant in this Pasuram.

The summary of this Pasuram is the description of apaara Karunai of the Lord to this

Jeevatma expressed in simple Tamil that triggers a series of emotions helping the

jeevatma to be closer to the Lord .

To a non tamil, a translation will not bring the same emotions ( anubhavam) which is

the real purpose. It is some literary work of the Acharya but is a means to understand

why we are here , what we should desire and how do we achieve the purpose of this

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Janma. If adiyen says that this one of the best passuram, it will be Ghora aparaadam

as my knowledge is very limited and who am I to give marks to the Lord. But Adiyen can

surely say, it is one of the paasurams that has stirred my emotions and adiyen enjoys

thinking about it whenever I get time , just to get a one extra angle of what the Acharya

had in His Thiru Ullam.

Adyen hope that I have given you the curiosity to read this

prabandam and this passuram , enjoy the poetry and the

devotion of the Acharya and also share you anubhavam with

other Saha Hridyas.

Reference to Lord should be read as one owns Ishta

Perumaal.

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Srimate Sri Nigamanta Mahadesikaya nama:

The Desika Stotras are divine and voice of God himself. Swamins composing were

blessings of Lord Hayagriva. Swamin was impressed by

Divyadampatis darshan in various Divyakshetras and

Swamin had composed 28 stotras about Divyadampati in

various occasions. Chanting of those stotra patas will sure

enlighten us and can have the blessings of Sri Bhagavad

Bhashyakarar.

When adiyen visited

Sri Ahobila Mutt

Veda Divyaprabanda Sastra Patasala,

Madurantakam established by HH Injimedu 42nd

Azhagiya Singar of Sri Ahobila Muth during July

2005 came to know all the students are able to

chant all the stotrapatas of Swami Desikan and

they recite according to the star. Kindly do parayanam and have the blessings of

Divyadampati, Sri Bhagavad Bhashyakarar and

Swami Desikan.

Sl.

No. Star Stotrapata to be chanted Divya Kshetram

1 Aswini Hayagriva stotram Tiruvahindra puram

2 Bharani Bhoostuti,

Vaikunta gadyam1

Srirangam

3 Krithigai Dehalisa stuti Tirukovalur

4 Rohini Gopala vimsati Mannargudi

5 Mrgasirsham Garuda Panchasat Garudan-Srirangam

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6 Tiruvadirai Yatiraja Sapthati Sriperumbudur

7 Punarvasu Mahavira Vaibhavam

(Raghuveera Gadyam) Vaduvoor

8 Pushyam Vairagya Panchakam

9 Aslesham-Ayilyam Abhitisthavam Srirangam

10 Magham Devanayaka Panchasat Tiruvahindra Puram

11 Pooram Goda stuti Srivillipuththur

12 Uttiram Sristuti, Sristavam2,

Chatusloki2

Kanchipuram /

Srirangam

13 Hastam Varadaraja Panchasat Kanchipuram

14 Chitra Sudarsanashtakam Kanchipuram

15 Swathi Kamasikashtakam,

Garuda Dandakam

Velukkai Kanchi

near toopur

16 Visakam Dasavatara Stotram Dasavatharar Sannidhi -

Srirangam

17 Anusham Achyuta Satakam

(prakrtam or Samskrtam) Tiruvahindra puram

18 Kettai Nyasa dasakam,

Saranagathi Gadyam

Kanchipuram,

Srirangam

19 Moolam Nyasa Vimsathi: Srirangam

20 Pooradam Nyasa tilakam, Srirangam

21 Uttiradam Saranagathi Dipika,

Stotra Ratnam

Vilakkoli Tooppul -

Kanchipuram

22 Tirvonam Dayasatakam Tirumala

23 Avittam Shodasaayudha stotram TiruputkuzhiKanchi

24 Sathayam Paramartha stuti Tiruputkuzhi Kanchi

25 Poorattadi Ashtabhujashtakam Ashtabhujam-Kanchi

26 Uththirattadi Vegasetu stotram TiruveKka-Kanchi

27 Revathy Bhagavadyana Sopanam

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Srirangam

Srirangam

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Daywise Parayanam:

Dasan,

Villiambakkam Govindarajan

Sl.No. Day Stotrapatam

1 Monday Hayagriva stotram

2 Tuesday Godastuti

3 Wednesday Raghuveera Gadyam

4 Thursday

Ashtabhujashtakam,

Garuda dandakam,

Nyasa dasakam

5 Friday Sri Stuti

6 Saturday

Sri Sudarsanashtakam,

Shodasayudha stotram,

Gopalavimsati.

7 Sunday Bhagavadyana Sopanam,

Swami Desika Mangalam

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(Smt. Rajashree Venkatesan)

Swami Desikan has composed over a hundred granthas .Sharanagati Deepika is of

special importance to him.He fondly calls Deepaprakasar Perumal as Daivam

Adhwateeyam.

Sharanagati Deepika talks of the Lord of Thirutanga who is Daivam Adhwateeyam,

a subject (Sharanagati) which is Adhwateeyam composed by an Aacharyan who is

Ekameva Adhwateeyam.

Peria Azhwar in Senniyongu paasuram

calls the Lord as Jyothi Nambi who has entered

his heart with all his parivaram. Lord of

Thirutanga is the Jyothi Nambi whose avatara

rahasyam was to dispel the darkness of the

world for Brahma to start his Ashwamedha

Yagna.Lord of Thirutanga Deepaprakasar

Perumal is the anna (elder brother)of Athigiri

Arulala Perumal.Deepaprakasar Perumals

thirunatshatram is Chitrai Revathi and Lord

Varadans thirunatshatram is Chitrai

Hastam.Thus this Lord of Thirutanga

Deepaprakasar cleared the darkness of the

world for Kanchi Varadans avataram.Deepaprakasar is indeed Daivam Adhwatheeyam as

He is still dispelling the darkness called ignorance from the all the jeevatmas who visit

Him.

Sri Kaliyan in his Tirunedunthandakam says Vilakoliyai Maragathuthai Tirutangavil

Vekkavil Tirumaalai Paada kettu Valarthathanaal payan perthen varukai vendru mada

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kiliyai kai koopi vananginaale.Kaliyan gives us a soochakam (indication )of the arrival of

a Mada Kili who is none other than Swami Desikan.The Lord of Tirutanga who is Daivam

Adwateeyam gives Kaliyan an insight into the future _ the arrival of a anupravesha

avataram that is Swami Desikan.

True to Sri Kaliyans words Totaramba delivered a Suka like prodigy who straddled the

world with his writing. If Lord Deepaprakasar is Light then Swami Desikan is Naadam

(sound) Thus this Daivam Adhwateeyam electrifies the whole place together.

None of the Azhwars or Aacharyas have the unique privilege to be born next door

to a Divya Desam koil.Our Daivam Adhwateeyam does that for his anupravesha avataram

Swami Desikan. Our Swami Desikans Tirumaaligai is the Mudal Tirumaaligai after Lord

Deepaprakasars sannidhi.

Our Daivam Adhwateeyam was a witness to Swami Desikans birth , his first steps

and his first prattle.Lord Deepaprakasar was a witness to the Baalya Parvam of Swami

Desikan.Even Athigiri Arulalar had to wait. Lord Varadan could see Swami Desikan only

when he could walk with his maternal uncle Shri Appullar.

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Sharanagathi Shastram was once rendered on Panguni Uttiram day by Sri

Ramanuja in Srirangam. After that there was no grantham or stotra that could be read

easily by everybody. It is believed that Sri Pillai Lokaacharyar who was elder to Swami

Desikan wanted Swami Desikan to write about Sharanagati Shastram. Our Swami Desikan

accepted the request and sent his creation on a pattolai to Sri Pillai Lokaacharyar. After

reading the stotra Sri Pillai Lokaacharyar rendered the Thanian Seerondru thoopul

tiruvenkadamudayan..Thus was born Sharanagati Deepika. The Stotra is like a hand

lamp (kai Villakku) for all of us who wish to do Bharasamarpanam at the Lords feet. The

essence of high shastras is made easy in fifty nine slokas.

It is interesting to note that Our

Swami Desikan always ends his stotras

with a phala struti as in Hayagriva sloka

where Our Swami says whoever recites

this stotra will have clarity of speech and

intelligence, as in Dasaavatara Stotra

the reader will get aishwaryam from all

the corners of the world.All the stotras

of Swami Desikan gives a phalastruti to

reader but in Sharanagati Deepika Our Swami says He created this stotra because of

elders request and that this stotra is divyam (just like Sri Kaliyan finished his first 10

paasuram on Naarayana endrum Naamam he called it deiva nan maalai). Our Swami

uses sneha for lamp and vishaya for oil and dasha for the wick to use in lamp. The lamp

of jnana is lighted for atma samarpanam. Thus the last sloka compares with the Mudal

Azhwars first three paasurams. Once again it is the Lord of Thirutanga Daivam

Adhwateeyam who makes Our Swami use words that can have two meanings there by

reminding us of the Mudal Azhwars.

One more feature which makes Deepaprakasar Perumal Daivam Adhwateeyam is

Our Swami physically has done his Bharasamarpanam at this Lords feet.In the 30th sloka

Swami Desikan calls the act of Bharasamarpanam as a marriage between Perumal and

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Atma.If Deivanayaka Perumal of ThiruAinthai made Our Swami pine for Him as

Venkatanaayaki , Deepaprakasar Perumal makes him is Vadhu(Bride).

Swami Desikan himself is Daivam Adhwateeyam as no human being can possibly

write more than hundred granthas in a span of hundred and one years. Paaduka

Sahasram, Rahasya traya saaram are creations that can be the handiwork of an avatara

purushan only.

Swami Desikans son Sri Nainaacharya

and his shishyas consecrated Swami Desikans

archa murthy in Tiruthanga. Our Daivam

Adhwateeyam Deepaprakasar had been his

custodian. Many years back due to neglect Our

Swamis archa tirumeni got misplaced, it was

Our Deepaprakasar who had preserved it.

On Maha Sravana day (Purattasi Sravanam)

Our Thoopul Kula Mani with Anjali Mudrai goes

to Daivatham Adhwateeyam and does His

mangalashasanam.It is only after this he goes

to meet his favourite deity Lord Varada.It is on

this day that Vaikhanasa Agama mingles with

Paancharatram !!

It is indeed the wish of Daivam Adhwateeyam.

Vaazhi Deepaprakasar

Vaazhi Daivam Adhwateeyam

Vaazhi Thoopul Daivam

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2015 ..... At the outset adiyen should thank you ----you were kind enough to send this

to adiyen. You are enthusing every Srivaishnavas there to learn Swami Desikan's stotras, prabandas etc with your abundent knowledge on our Sampradaya --- this is

unparalelled Sri U.Ve Ananthan's contribution is beyond words /praise. Sri Nanganallur Venkatesan's involvement is something bigger than the fame of

Muscat's history. Kindly extend your krupa on adiyen by sending such wonderful happenings there. Adiyen prays SriLakshmi Hayagreevan Sri Hemabjavalli Thayar and Acharyan

Swami Desikan to extend their anugra on you and such Srivaishnavas there to continue such kaimkaryams with more vigour ,enthusism , strenth etc Sarvam Sree Hayagreeva preeyathaam Dasan Uruppattur Soundhararaajan Srikainkarya