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ChithrabhAnu , Simha Maasam , AavaNi 25:
AavaNi Chittra nakshathram , Chathurthi dinam 

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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(51)(PraNavam) ShrI RaamAnuja siddhAntha sTApanAchArya
tallajAya nama:

Salutations to that AchAryan , who established and reinforced
SrI Bhagavad RaamAnuja siddhAntham !

Swamy AppuLLAr annointed his sishyar Swamy Desikan
to nourish and grow SrI Bhagavad RaamAnuja siddhAntham.
Swamy Desikan accepted his AchAryA's command and shone 
as a SadAchAryan par excellence after his AchAryan 
ascended to Parama Padham . Swamy stayed at Kaanchi 
and performed pancha samskArams and KaalakshEpams
about the siddhAntham.He pointed out the authenticity
of this siddhAntham with the observation" Maanyam yathIswara 
MahAnasa sampradhAyam " and " MadaipaLLi vantha maNam yengaL
VaarthayuL manniyathE " . The reference here is to the direct
sishyar of AchArya RaamAnujA , MadaipaLLi AacchAn . Latter
served in the MadaipaLLI ( kitchen) of AchArya RaamAnujA
at the request of two of the AchAryAs of RaamAnujA .
Swamy Desikan belonged to the AchArya paramparai of
MadaipaLLi AacchAn ( PraNathArTihara Swamy) and went on
to establish and strengthen the Bhagavad RaamAnuja
SidhAntham . 

(52)(PraNavam) DevanAyaka bhadrAsIrarTa ahIndhrapura 
sTithayE nama:

Salutations to that great AchAryan , who stayed at 
ThiruvahIndhrapuram for performing MangaLAsAsanam 
of Lord DevanAthan of that dhivya dEsam!

Swamy Desikan himself refers to the Lord's command
to eulogize Him ( Yennai mangaLAsAsanam seyya ingEyE
irum"). Swamy Desikan states at one SrI Sookthi that
Lord Devanathan pulled him back to His sannidhi like
the owner of a bird , who pulls at the string attached to 
the leg of that bird . Swamy Desikan created nine sthOthrams
about Lord DevanAthan and placed them at the holy feet of
the EmperumAn of ThiruvahIndhrapuram.He acknowledged 
the fruits of composing the sthOthrams arose from the Lord's
command ("BhagavAnudaya niyamanatthai yERRu , nadatthiyathE
nAnn peRRa payan " and " Munthai maRai moyyavazhi mozhi
neeyenna , Mukundhan aruL tantha payan pERREn yaanE").

(53)(PraNavam) Taarkshya-manthra Japa-preetha Taarkshya-dattha
varapriyAya nama:

Salutations to that renowned AchAryan , who was blessed with
the boon of Garuda BhagavAn as a result of making Garudan
happy through Garuda Manthra japam!

Swamy AppuLLAr had initiated Swamy Desikan with his
kula dhanam , SrI Garuda Manthram. Swamy Desikan performed
the Japam of this powerful manthram many times to realize
the presence of Garuda BhagavAN in front of him. The immensely
pleased Garuda BhagavAN initiated Swamy Desikan in to 
SrI HayagrIva Manthram at Oushada Giri, the hillock 
overlooking the temple of Lord DevanAthan at Ayindhai.

(54)(PraNavam) Taarkshya dattha HayagrIvamanupreetha 
HayAnanAya nama:

Salutations to that great AchAryan , who made Lord HayagrIva
BhagavAN happy through the recitation of SrI HayagrIva manthram
received from SrI Garuda BhagavAn.Lord HayagrIvan appeared
before His dear devotee. 

(55)(PraNavam) VaagarTasiddhidha HayagrIvasthOthra 
vidhAyakAya nama:

Salutations to that SadaachAryan who blessed us with 
SrI HayagrIva sthOthram , which confers the power of
divine speech and the power of meaning in that speech
on those , who recite it !

Vaak siddhi is the mastery over poetry (Kavi ThiRan);
ArTa siddhi is the mastery over the meaning of words 
and Jn~Anam over them ( PoruLkaLi paRRiya JN~Anam ).
In his Phala sruthi of SrI HayagrIva sthOthram ,
Swamy Desikan refers to the power of this sthOthram
to confer the gifts of speech and meaning in one's 
statements. The manthra moorthy of SrI HayagrIva
sthOthram is SrI LakshmI HayagrIvan , who is the conferer 
of VaagarTa siddhi. He is Vaag dEvathai as stated by 
Swamy Desikan : " ThiruvurayAi ThAmm poruLAi niRpAr
vanthAr" . VishNu purANam also refers to SrI Lakshmi 
HayagrIvan being the source of Vaag and arTam (" ArTO
VishNuriyam VaaNi" in VishNu PurANam). Here VishNu is 
recognized as the meaning and LakshmI as the speech(Vaag). 

(56)(PraNavamm HayAsyadattha lAlAmruthAsvAdhana 
SupOshithAya nama:

Salutations to that MahAchAryan ,who was nourished well
with Jn~Anam through the partaking of the laalAmrutham of 
Lord HayagrIvan !

LaalAmrutham is the nectar that originated from the lips of
Lord HayagrIvan. Sambhandham with that divine nectar 
developed the srEshta Jn~Anam of Swamy Desikan and
established him as a celebrated AchAryan. The illustrious
power of that anugraham is saluted this way: "Turagavadhana-
tEjO brumhithAsccharya sakthi:".

(57)(PraNavam) TaarkshAj~nA-krutha Taarkshyaika-panchASath-
preetha TaarkshayakAya nama:

Salutations to that SadAcharyan , who created the Garuda 
PanchAsath and pleased Garuda BhagavAn with that sthOthram!

This sthuthi has 51 slOkams in praise of Garuda BhagavAn 
and in the 52nd slOkam of this panchAsath , Swamy Desikan
refers to the fact that he composed this sthuthi due to
the command of Garuda BhagavAn and to please Him,
who is dear to His Mother Vinathai :

"SaikAm panchAsathamyAmm athanutha 
VinathA-nandanam nandhayishyan 
kruthvA mouLau tadhAj~nAm kavi-
kaTakagaDA kEsarI VenkatEsa:" 

(58)(Pranavam) DevanAyaka PanchAsath sthuthi sampanna
sathyavAchE nama:

Salutations to that Great AchAryan , who composed 
the SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath and became enriched 
with sathyavAk !

At the end of SrI DevanAyaka PanchAsath , Swamy Desikan
acknowledges the gains he realized by composing this
sthOthram:"sthuthipadham adhigacchan sObhathE SatyavAdhi".
Here, Swamy states that he became sathyavAdhI as a result
of eulogizing the Lord , who is saluted by the Upanishads
as "Sathyan " ( Sathyam Jna~nam Anantham BrahmA ).He became 
the one , who speaks about that Sathya Svaroopi , who is
worshipped as Natha Sathyan at ThiruvahIndhrapuram. 

(59)(PraNavam) PrAkruthOkthya-Achyutha Satha-aprAkrutAnantha
samsthuthutayE nama:

Salutations to that Illustrious AchAryan , who chose
Prakrutha bhAshai to eulogize the AprAkrutha Svaroopan,
through the 101 slOkam s of SrI Achyutha sathakam !

The language is PrAkrutham used by children and women
of Swamy Desikan's time. it is a lilting (Mazhalai)
language. Swamy Desikan took on the role of SrI Venkata-
Naayaki and addressed the Lord as Her consort just as
Swamy NammAzhwAr and Kaliyan assumed the roles of 
ParAnkusa and ParakAla Naayakis to display their 
longing for the Lord . Swamy Desikan chose the prAkrutha
bhAshai to praise the AprAkrutha BhagavAn ( one who has
no admixture with Prakruthi) , who has limitless auspicious
attributes ( anantha kalyANa guNsms). 

(60)(Pranavam) SrImath ThrimaNi-samprOtha gATAsara
vidhAyakAya nama:

Salutations to that ParamAchAryan , who bequeathed to us 
the Tamil prabhandham of MummaNikkOvai!

There were 30 poems in the Prabhandham known as MummaNikkOvai.
Today , we have access to only ten of the thirty paasurams.
Swamy Desikan used three different metres and strung them 
together to form a gem necklace fit for the Lord of Ayindhai. 
In the first Paasuram , Swamy eulogized the Vaibhavam of
SrI HemAbhjavalli ThAyAr of this dhivya desam and in this 
context this sahasra nAmam begins with the "SrImath" sabdham.
( A three strand pearl garland with ruby bridges was presented to
SrI HemAbhjavalli ThAyAr during the 2001 PurattAsi SravaNam
by the DevanAtha BhakthAs ).

(61)(Pranavam) kruthakanthuka gATAya nama:

Salutations to that Great AchAryan, who composed 
the Panthu prabhandham in Tamil at ThiruvahIndrapuram !

This prabhandham along with four more referred to next
( Kazhal, AmmAnai, Oosal, yEsal) are no longer available 
to us. Panthu prabhnadham deals with the song used by
girls while juggling/playing with three balls in one's hand.

(62)(PraNavam) KuBErAkshi gIthikArakAya nama:

Salutations to that srEshta AchAryan , who composed 
the Tamil Prabhandham known as Kazhal that uses 
the KuBErakshi seeds (KocchukkAi)!

This is also another game , where the singing accompanies
the play .

(63)(PraNavam) dhyuDikA gIthikruthE nama:

Salutations to that SadachAryan and Kavi Simham ,
who presented the dhivya dampathis of ThiruvahIndhrapuram
with the AmmAnai Paattu!

AmmAnai style singing is playing AmmAnai, while 
the participants clap their hands to keep the rhythm.

(64)(Pranavam) DOlA gAthA kruthi visAradhAya nama:

Salutations to that Great AchAryan , who presented 
the Oonjal Paatu for the dOlOthsavam of the dhivya 
dampathis of ThiruvahIndhrapuram !

Enjoyment of the beauty of the Dhivya dampathis
as they sit on a swing (Oonjal/Dolai) provides 
the occasion for this style of singing .The swing
is rocked gently to the auspicious sound of mangala
vaadhyams , while these songs are sung.

(65)(PraNavam) upAlambhAhvaya SrImad gATAkruthi 
vichakshaNAya nama:

Salutations to the MahAchAryan , who composed
the yEsal Paattu (nindhA Sthuthi) for the divine
couple of ThiruvahIndhrapuram !

yEsal has the theme of ihazhthal , when the devotee 
is disappointed over the tardiness of the Lord not 
responding promptly to appear before him . IndhaLUr 
paasurams of Thirumangai are examples of yEsal paattu.

(66)(Pranavam) navarathna-srag-vidhAthrE nama:

Salutations to the ParamAchAryan , who presented 
a garland of songs with nine different chandha virutthams
that resemble a necklace made up of nine different gems !

(During the last PurattAsi SravaNam , a nava maNi maalai
made up of nine different gems was presented to Uthsavar
of ThiruvahIndhrapuram by BhakthAs from all over the world).

Swamy Desikan named it Navarathna Maalai conforming to
the grammar of Tamil poetry.In the final paasuram of 
NavamaNi Maalai, Swamy Desikan reminds us that he created 
nine Sthothrams on Lord DevanAthan ( One in Sanskrit , 
One in PrAkrutham and seven in Tamil ):

anthamil seer Ayindhainakar amarntha nAthan
adiyiNaimEl adi urayAl Iympathu yEtthi
chinthai-kavar pirAkritha nooRu kooRic-
chezhum Tamizh mummaNikkOvai seRiya sErtthup-
panthu kazhal AmmAnai Oosal yEsal 
paravu navamaNi maalai ivayum sonnEn
munthai maRai mozhiya vazhi mozhi Nee YenRu
Mukundhan aruL tantha payan peRREnAnE 

(meaning): The Lord of matchless glory , SrI DevanAthan
of ThiruvahIndhrapuram commanded adiyEn to compose sthOthrams
which contain the essence of the VedAs . AdiyEn placed His 
command on my head and composed One in Sanskrit , 
the Mother of all languages , one in PrAkrutham , 
the mazhali of Sarasvathi and five in the fertile 
language of Tamizh ( NavamaNi Maalai, MummaNikkOvai,
Panthu, Kazhal, AmmAnai, Oosal and yEsal). adiyEn
has now earned the rewards of performing this 
Kaimmkaryam ordered by Mukundhan. 

(67)(Pranavam) Paradarsana-bhanga kruthE nama:

Salutations to that AchAryan , who blessed us
with the profound SrI Sookthi named Para Matha
Bhangam !

This is a complex MaNipravALa grantham , which 
evaluates the deficiencies of other systems of
philosophy and establishes the soundness of
Bhagavad RaamAnuja Darsanam.This master piece 
of a work --composed in front of Lord DevanAthan
on the banks of Garuda Nadhi-- refutes the theories
of sixteen rival system. It is in the form of 54
verses and has the last verse eulogizing the sixteen
weapons of Lord Sudarshana . 

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







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