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ChithrabhAnu , KanyA Maasam , PurattAsi 2:
KanyA Sukla DhwAdasi, Vaamana Jayanthi

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(91-100)
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91. (PraNavam ) AyOdhyAdh-utthara-disA dhivya desa-
gathi priyAya nama:

Salutations to that SadAchAryan , who was very fond of going on
pilgrimage to Northern dhivya dEsams like AyOddhi !

Swamy desikan left Kaanchi and arrived at ThiruvahIndhrapuram 
and spent many years there performing Kaimakryam and MangaLAsAsanam
for Lord DevanAthan. After that , he left ThiruvahIndhrapuram ,
travelled to ThirukkOvalUr , Kaanchi , Thirumalai and thereafter
went on a pilgrimage to dhivya dEsams in the north like AhObilam ,
AyOddhi , Vada Mathurai, NaimisAraNyam et al . In his SrI Sookthi,
Sankalpa SooryOdhayam , Sawmy Desikan includes some of 
the MangaLAsAasana slOkams for the northern dhivya dEsams. 

92. (Pranavam) KaanchImAyee-yathikshudhra-nirAsi sthambha-
lEkanAya nama:

Salutations to that Great AchAryan who controlled a low level 
sanyAsi(a MaayAvi) by scratching on a nearby pillar 
to counter his misdeed !

One day , a lowly sanyAsi contested Swamy Desikan in debate
and lost quickly.He was angry . Being a practitoner of magic , 
he went to a nearby pond and began to drink the water from that
pond to harm Swamy Desikan . This led to Swamy Desikan's 
stomach becoming swollen and caused pain to him. Swamy recfognized 
quickly the trick played by the Kshudhra sanyAsi and used 
his nail to scratch a pillar next to him. Lo and behold! 
all the water drunk by the MaayAvi began to pour out of 
that pillar . The SanyAsi understood Swamy Desikan's loftiness 
thereafter and fell at our AchAryan's feet and asked for 
pardon for committing such an offense. 

93. (Pranavam) VidhyAraNya-chamathkAradhAyee-
VairAgyapanchakAya nama:

PraNAmams to that Parama VairAgyasAli, who surprised his
boyhood friend , VidhyAraNyar through the SrI Sookthi of
VairAgya panchakam !

VidhyAraNyar was the court vidhvAn of the Vijayanagara King.
He was also a boyhood friend of Swamy Desikan. Feeling bad that
Swamy Desikan was eking his livelihood through unchavrutthi,
VidhyAraNyar sent a note to his friend to come to the royal
court to shake off his poverty and live in a manner befitting
his (Sawmy Desikan's) Scholarship.Swamy Desikan politely 
refused the well meant invitaion and the offer. VidhyAraNyar 
pressed his friend again to reconsider. Swamy Desikan composed 
as his response , five great slOakms,which categorically 
rejected serving anyone except Lord VaradarAjan of Kaanchi 
and emphasized that was the eternal wealth bequeathed to him . 
The whole world revered the Virakthi and VairAgyam of 
Swamy Desikan , when they came to know of the lofty 
message contained in the slOkams of VairAgya panchakam. 

94. (PraNavam) Krutha-sEswaramImAmsAya nama:

PraNAmams to that SadAchAryan , who blessed us with
the SrIsookthi of sEswara MeemAmsA!

MeemAmsa Saasthram deals with the various aspects of 
Yaagams and sacred rites.The commentators before 
Swamy Desikan rejected Iswaran and asserted that 
the Yaagams alone have the power to yield the fruits
that one seeks. Swamy Desikan straightened out these
incorect views and established that Iswaran is the One , 
who grants the fruits arising from the efforts such as
Yaagams and that Yaagams are only for worshipping Iswaran .
Swamy thus showed that sEswara MeemAmsam or the MeemAmsam
that recognizes the Lord as the sole Phala-dhAyakan is 
the correct view that is compatible with the views of
the author of Poorva MeemAmsa , Sage Jaimini. 

95. (Pranavam) MeemAmsapadhukA-kruthayE nama:

PraNAmams to that Great AchAryan , who composed 
the srEshta grantham named MeemAmsa PaadhukA !

Just as the PaadhukAs protect one's feet from
the thorns and stones of the road , MeemAmsa PaadhukA 
protects the MeemAmsa Saasthram from the wrong
intrepretations of commentators , who twisted 
the views of the original author, Sage Jaimini,
the disciple of Sage VyAsA. 

96. (Pranavam) BhaDDaathi-sUthra-dhurvyAkhyA-nirAkaraNa 
dakshiNAya nama:

Salutations to the great AchAryan , who had the penetrating
intellect to reject the incorrect intrepretations of 
the original Poorva MeemAmsa Soothrams by KumArila Bhattar,
PrabhAkarar and the like!

97. (praNavam ) ParisankhyAkhya-vidhyarTa-nirUpaNa 
dhurandharAya nama: 

PraNAmams to the SadAchAryan , who clearly explained the complex
rules such as ParisankhyA Vidhi that one comes across in MeemAmsa 
Saasthram and its commentaries !

ParisankhyA Vidhi (injunction) is met with , when instruction
is given to follow one path, while two routes are open . 
For example , those who are engaged in speaking can tell either
the truth or lie. To prevent people from speaking the untruth,
Vedam gives the Vidhi : "sathyam Vadha" . Additional examples
about parisankhyA Vidhi are given by Swamy Desikan in
sEswara MeemAmsA ( 1.2.42). 

98. (PraNavam) SrIranganATa-sEnEsa-SAsaNOtthamsana-
priyAya nama:

Salutations to that ParamAchAryan , who placed the order of
Lord VishvaksEnar on his head with reverence and obeyed it!

At one time, Some paramatha scholars were criticizing 
VisishtAdhvaitham . They insisted that the local AchAryAs
engage them in debate to establish the accuracy of 
Bhagavath RaamAnuja Darsanam. The SrIrangam based AchAryAs
were at a loss as how to handle this pressure from them .
They sent mail to Swamy Desikan at Kaanchi and headed 
that message with the statement: " By the command of
VishvaksEsnar , the Chief of Staff of the army of Lord 
RanganATan ". Swamy responded to that command to come 
to SrIrangam with alacrity and reverence and arirved at 
SrIrangam to defeat the contestants in debate.

99. (PraNavam) BhaDDaarakAdhyuktha-reethi-RangisEvA-
kramOthsukAya nama:

Salutations to that SadAchAryan , who was joyous in performing
MangaLAsAsanam for Lord RanganATan in the manner pracised by
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar in his time !

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar described in the Poorva Sathakam of
SrI RangarAja Sthavam the kramam to worship LOrd RanganATan
at SrIranga KshEthram. The kramam (the sequence) of that 
worship shown by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar is:

AchArya Vandhnam ,Guru ParamparA dhyAnam , CauvEry snAnam , 
Gopura darsanam , DhvAra Paalaka vandhanam , stops at 
the Thousand pillar MaNDapam ,washing feet at Chandra PushkaraNi , 
visit to AzhwAr Sannidhis , MEttazhagiya Singar Sannidhi ,
stop at the sacred Thiruppunnai tree , SEnai MudaliyAr sannidhi ,
Garudar Sannidhi , HanumAn sannidhi , the place where the sacred
cane of VishvaksEnar rests , holding the The Wedding Pillars 
and finally sEvai of the reclining Lord in His sanctum sanctorium.
Swamy Desikan followed this kramam established by his
PoorvAchAryar , Swamy ParAsara Bhattar.

100.(Pranavam) BhagavaddhyAnasOpAna-vardhitha-SrIsa-bhakthikAya nama:

Salutations to that sadAchAryan , who helps us grow our
devotion to Lord RanganATA through the recitation of 
his SrI Sookthi , SrI Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAanam! 

Swamy Desikan composed a deeply moving sthOthram
that is the outcome of his blissful anubhavam 
of Lord RanganAtha from Thiruvadi ( sacred Feet ) to
Thirumudi ( the sacred crown) in the manner enjoyed by 
ThiruppANa AzhwAr(AmalnAdhipirAn Dhivya prabhandham).
Thirukkudanthai Desikan followed Swamy Desikan's foot steps
in enjoying the beauty of the reclining Lord of Thirukkudanthai,
SrI AarAvamudhan and bequeathed to us his beautiful 
"AparyAthAmrutha DhyAna sOpAnam ).

Let us conclude this posting up to 100 SahasranAmams 
with the recitation of the last slOkam of Sri Bhagavath
DhyAna sOpAnam of Swamy Desikan with his prayers for
the growth of Bhakthi to the Lord for us :

RangasTAnE rasikamahithE ranjithAsEshachitthE
vidhvath sEvA vimala manasA VenkatEsEna kluptham 
aklEsEna praNihitha dhiyAm aarurukshOravasthAm
Bhakthim gADAm disathu Bhagavadh dhyAna sOpAnamEthath

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







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