SRI : Dear BhakthAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr : I would like to take another approach to Bhagavan's Gunams celebrated as Daya/Anukampaa /Kshamaa et al . As it is rightfully observed , Swami Desikan is no casual user of words . He was also deeply influenced by NammazhwAr's Thiruvaimozhi . As a Ubaya Vedantha Acharya , he established Eikakantyam(Unison of thought ) betwen Sanskritic and Tamil Vedas . Through his profoundly illuminating works known as Dramidopanishad Taatparya RatnAvaLi , Dramidopanishd Saaram and other works in Tamil dealing with the Divya Prabhandhams , He has clearly brought out the central message of Nammazhwaar , who celebrated Bhagavan's daya Svarupam in the thousand plus verses of Thiruvaimozhi . The same approach has been taken by MaNavALa Maamunigal in his Thiruvaimozhi Nurranthaadhi and and the the other work named Sri Bhashya Aagama Adhyadasaka Dvandhva Eikakantyam . Daya satakam of Swamy DEsikan celebrates Srinivasa anukampaa. Srinivasaa is recognized as " Dayaambhodhi" (the ocean of Dayaa) and the Acharyaas as" Srinivasa Dayaambhodhi pareevaha parampara ". The word Anukampaa means sympathy , compassion in the literal translation ( Vyankyaartham or Sakyaartham ) . The deeper meaning (Svaapadesam or Anyaapadesam ) however defies the simple meaning of compassion or sympathy . In his magnificient book " Aazhwaar ThiruvuLLam " , my neighbor from Oppiliappan Koil Sannadhi Theru , Dr. V.N. Vedantha Desikan has summarized the meanings of Nammazhwaar's Thiruvaimozhi verses according to the many commentators ( Idu ) and correlated them with the works of Swami Desikan and MaNavALa maamunigal . This is a set of two volumes published by Sri Vaishnavaa Research Center in 1994 and 1995 . These volumes are recommended for anyone, who wants a serious study of the subject of Nammazhwaar's Bhagavad anubhavam of the auspicious KalyaNa Gunam celebrated as Dayaa or Anukampaa . In the next few postings , I will summarize BRIEFLY the thoughts of Nammazhwaar on the subject of Bhagavaan's Dayaa and their resonances in Swami Desikan's illustrious works . All of the discussions revert back to the three Mantraas that are unique to Sri Vaishnavaas. Starting with PraNavam (A-U-M ) , the three constituting letters symbolize in one intrepretation the creative , protective and samhaara aspect of the Lord's play. Anukampaa seems to belong to the deeply caring and protective aspect of Sriman NarayaNaa. He protects , comes to our rescue in so many ways. Acharyas also have an important role in us receiving that protection and Dayaa of the Lord since they unite the Jeevaathmaa with the Paramaathmaa through the performance of Bharanyaasam for us . It has also been pointed out that the first letter of PraNavam , A, stands for demonstrating the Paramaatmaa proving His Rakshakatvam as Avyaaja KaruNaamurthy . He protects us and brings us closer in so many ways that were described with joy by Nammazhwar in the many verses of his Thiruvaimozhi . I will illustrate them in the manner in which the name sake of Swami Desikan describes it in his master treatise , Azhwaar ThiruvuLLam following the illustrious commentators belonging to our Acharya Paramparaa . AKRUTHYAANAAM KARANAM KRUTHYAANAAM VARJANAM CHA MEH I KSHAMASVA NIKILAM DEVA PRANATHAARTHIHARA PRABHO II NamO Sri HayagrIvAya , Oppiliappan Sannidhi V. Sadagopan
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