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SrI:
SrImathE Nigamantha Mahadesikaya namah:
SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |
vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the 
lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Let us begin to enjoy the sthOthra granthas of Swamy Desikan [in 
alphabetical order]
Nyasa tilakam [Self- surrender- the Gem]

Nyasa tilakam is a sthOthra in 32 slokas which succinctly sets forth several 
important aspects of Saranagathi. This praises Lord Sri Ranganatha as the 
sole progenitor of the Doctrine of Prapatti through Acharyas like Sri Yamuna 
and Sri Ramanuja in the latter period also.

The sthOthra begins with the surrender at the feet of Sri Mahalakshmi and 
then at the feet of the Divine Couple (Divya Dampathi). Several doubts about 
the utility and efficacy of Prapatti as the means for attaining a goal are 
set forth and then dispelled with valid arguments. The important place of 
Mahaviswasa (intense unconditional faith) and the four other angas of 
Prapatti are described fully and beautifully [19]. The high place of Acharya 
in the religious life of a person and the necessity for undivided devotion 
to Bhagawaan are also dealt with [19, 20]. The poet prays that his mind; 
word and body should always be with the Lord Sri Ranganatha and should not 
think of seeking the help of worldly minded men [27, 28 and 29]. This 
sthOthra is almost like an elucidation of Saranagati Gadya in which Acharya 
Sri Ramanuja made Saranagati at the feet of Lord Sri Ranganatha and prayed 
for a pure and spotless life here and eternal service to Sri Mahalakshmi and 
Sri Ranganatha in this and in the other world.

Nyasa tilakam is the only sthOthra of Swamy Desika for which his son Sri 
Nainacharya has written a commentary.

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |
Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfections reside, who is the 
teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters

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