Dear Bhakthi Group Members ; I do not think that Sri Murali Rangaswamy would mind sharing this private note that would be of interest to many of you , while we are focussed on this slOkam . Swami Desikan following the path of Sri RamAnuja is most appropriate as a maarga darsi . V.Sadagopan >Return-Path: rangaswamy_m@xxxx >X-Originating-IP: [198.151.159.54] >From: "muralidhar rangaswamy" <rangaswamy_m@xxxx> >To: sgopan@xxxx >Subject: Re: Desika, nyaasa tilakam >Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 05:59:16 PDT > >Dear Sadagopan, > >Thanks for a lovely summary of Swami Desikan's SharaNagati in the >Nyasa Tilakam. In this work, Swami Desikan follows the footsteps of >Sri Ramanujacharya. The similarities in the SharaNagati Gadyam and >Nyasa Tilakam are remarkable. First, Sri Ramanujacharya seeks and >receives the blessings of Periya Piratti before performing his >Sva Nishtai Prapatti to Lord Narayana. The Acharya then celebrates the >eternal oneness of the Lord and Sri, followed by a glorification >of the Lord's KalyaNa GuNams, a confession of his shortcomings in a mood >of intense Naichyanusandanam and finally, the formal surrender. Swami >Desikan's work is a mirror image of Udayavar's SharaNagati >again illustrating the Desika Mangalam salutation "Sri Bhashyakara >Panthanam AtmanA Darshitam Puna:". The reference to Mahavisvasam >and desire for eternal Kaimkaryam to the Divine Couple >in Swami Desikan's work beautifully illustrate the Sri Ranganatha >Gadyam salutation "DasyatIti VishvAsa Purvakam Bhagavantam Nitya >KinkaratAm PrArthayE". Swami Desikan expresses similar sentiments >in the Nyasa Dashakam salutation "Vishvasa PrArthanApurvam >Atma Rakshabharam Tvayi". Thanks again for your wonderful note. > >Best Wishes, > >Muralidhar Rangaswamy >
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