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ChithrabhAnu , Simha Maasam , KrishNa Paksha EkAdasi, 
Punarpoosam , (AavaNi 18)

shrIH
shrImate vakuLabhUShaNa mahAdeshikAya namaH
shrImate rAmAnujAya namaH
shrImate nigamAnta mahAdeshiKAya namaH

shrImad GopAlArya mahAdeshikaiH anugRihItam 
shrI deshika divya sahasranAma stotram

shrImannigamAnta mahA deshika - divyasahasranAmAvaLiH(41-45)
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(41)(PraNavam) Nava-vyAkruthividhE nama:

Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who was
conversant with the nine types of VyAkaraNa sAsthram!

Swamy Desikan was another nava vyAkaraNa pandithar
like SiRiya Thiruvadi(HanumAn), who became an expert 
on the VyAkaraNa Saasthrams from study with 
Soorya NaarAyaNan. Sawmy Desikan derived
his expertise from the LaalAmrutham of SrI HayagrIva
BhagavAn.The nine Sanskrit VyAkaraNa (grammar)branches 
are: Indhram , Saandhram , KaaSakruthsnam , KoumArakam ,
SAkaDAyanam , Saarasvatham ,AabhiSalam , Saakalam and 
PaaNineeyam . Today PaaNineeyam alone is prominent.
In his SrIbhAshyavyAkhyA-TatthvatIkA , Swamy Desikan
refers to himself as being familiar with the different 
VyAkaraNa texts( NaanA vyAkararaNAbhij~na:).

(42)(PraNavam) SrIbhAshyAdhyapadhya-dasarTavidhE nama:

Salutations to that great AchAryan , who blessed us
with ten different intrepretataions to the First
slOkam of SrI BhAshyam of Bhagavad RaamAnujA.

The particular First slOkam of SrI BhAshyam is :

akhila bhuvana janma-sTEma-bangAdhi-leelE
vinatha-vividhabhUtha-vrAtharakshaika dhIkshE
Sruthisirasi vidhIpthE BrahmaNi SrInivAsE
bhavathu mama parasmin SEmushi bhakthiroopA

The genius of Swamy Desikan enabled him to bless us
with ten meanings for this first slOkam . In his 
TathtvatIkai , Swamy Desikan states his intention
to give ten meanings for this slOkam and proceeds
further ( AkhilEdhyAthi BhAshyasya dasArTAn abhidhathmahE).
For the first slOkam of MeemAmsa grantham , Swamy Desikan
gave just six meanings. For the first slOkam of 
SrI BhAshyam however he outdid himself by giving ten 
different meanings. Such is the greatness of
the genius of Swamy Desikan ! 

(43)(PraNavam) sathabhyAdhika-ShaDpanchAsath-
ThrayeemouLi-neethividhE nama:

Salutations to that AchArya Saarvabhouman , who is
the Master of the 156 nyAyams associated with the 156
adhikaraNams of SrI BhAshyam.

The reference here is to the sixteenth slOkam of 
AdhikaraNa SaarAvaLi of Swamy Desikan beginning 
with the first line : 

" southrI SankhyA SubhASIradhikruthigaNanA 
CHINMAYEE BrahmakANDE "

Here , Swamy Desikan establishes precisely 
that SrI BhAshyam has 156 adhikaraNams using
the system known as kaDabhAyAthi samj~nA (code
of linking letters with the numbers to arrive at
a total). 

In the commentary for the adhikaraNa SaarAvaLi
known as AdhikaraNa chinthAmaNi, Swamy Desikan's son,
KumAra VaradAcchAr points this use of KadabhAyAdhi
samj~nai this way: "SubhASIrithi chinmayeethi kachaDatapAdhi-
sankEthEna nidarsa:" (With the use of the two words,
SubaaSIri and Chinmayee , the kaDabhayAdhi sankEtham
has been demonstrated clearly). 

(44)(PraNavam) sahsrAdhikruthi-nyAyavivEchana-
dhurandharAya nama:

Salutations to that srEshta Achaaryan , who is
thoroughly familiar with the analysis of the nyAyams
of MeemAmsa Saasthram constituted by 1000 adhikaraNams!

Swamy Desikan comprehended the NyAyams of MeemAmsa
as the poorvAchAryAs intrepreted and through his 
two MeemAmsa SrI Sookthis (SEsvara MeemAmsa and
MeemAmsa PaadhukA ) established the true meanings
of the Soothrams ( This subject is elaborated further 
in the upcoming 94th and 96th Desika Sahasra nAmams).

(45)(PraNavam) lakshakODi-svaprabhAvAmsAnarha-
bhajanasTithayE nama:

Salutations to that SadAchAryan , who established 
that the glory of Bhakthi yOgam will not come up to
even one part in laksha-kODi of the glory of Prapathti !

Such was the reverence and faith that Swamy Desikan had 
for the efficacy of Prapatthi.

The echos of this view of Swamy Desikan are heard in
SaraNAgathy DhIpikai ( naiva ayutha ayutha kalA api aparai: 
avApyA: slOkam 29 ) and in DevanAyaka PanchAsath ( na arhanthi
tasya Satha kODitama amsa kakshyAm : slOkam 47). The SaraNAgathy 
dhIpikai slOkam states that the glory of those who adopted
the upAyam/anushtAnam of Prapatthi is crores of times greater 
than those practising other anushtAnams like Bhakthi yOgam .
The DevanAyaka PanchAsath slOkam points out that 
the glory of those who practised Bhakthi yOgam to gain
Moksham will not add up to hundredth of a crore of 
the glory of one who has performed Saasthraic Prapatthi
to gain Moksham.

vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!
VedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!
SrI LakshmI HayagrIva ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan 





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