Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Dearest Srivaishnavas, I received this email from our Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy Swamy whose cross references and nuances have always amazed me. I have sought his permission to share this with everyone. (yaam peRRa inbam peRuga ivvaiyagam) Regards Narayana Narayana aDiyEn dAsan ============== Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Dearest Sriman Madhavakkannan Swamin, Thank you very much for blessing adiyen with a nectarine anubhavam of Swami Alavandar. Swami Alavandar is a personal favorite of adiyen due to the fact that he is the only Acharya, who unambiguously stated in the Chatushloki "tvath dAsa dAsIgaNa:". It takes extraordinary courage of conviction and clarity of thought to declare that other Devas as well as their Spouses are slaves of Mahalakshmi Thayar. Also, Swami Alavadar declares in the Chatushloki that one lifetime is insufficient to fully comprehend the limitless glories of the 6 meanings associated with the name Sri "Sri ithyE vachanAma thE Bhagavati brUma kaTham thvAm vayam" A most touching contribution of this venerable Acharya is the Siddhi Trayam declaration, where Swami establishes that among the three Srivaishnava Rahasyams, the Lord of Seven Hills (Srinivasa) denotes the Charma Shlokam-the most unambiguous and forthright declaration of the margam of SharaNagati. Eloquent testimony in support of this fact can be seen from the posture of the Archa Moorthy standing majestically on top of the Venkatachalam Hill. This signifies that for those who bear the emblem of the conch and discus on their shoulders (Srivaishnavas) and surrender to the Lotus feet of Lord Srinivasa, the waters of the ocean of Samsara are only hip deep. Significantly, Swami Desikan, who is known for his careful and precise usage of words, extols only two Acharyas with the term "vigAhE". One is Swami nammAzhwar extolled in verse 2 of the Daya Shatakam (vigAhE theertha bahuLAm sheetalAm gurusantathim) and the other is Swami Alavandar who is glorified in the yatirajasapthati verse you cited in your posting. Again in the Daya Shatakam, Swami Desikan pays tribute to the greatness of Swami Alavandar in a thundering declaration on the efficacy of Prapatti in verse 54. "tvadhudaya thUlikABhiramunA vrushashaIla jushAm sthirachara shilpinaiva parikalpitha chitradiya: yatipatiyAmuna prabruthaya; praThayanthi dayE jagati hitam nananasthvayi BharanyasanAdhaDhikam" (Lord Srinivasa is a master artisan. Daya Devi is his paintbrush. She sends us geniuses like Sri Ramanujacharya and Swami Alavandar, who have established that for the redemption of the entire universe there is no greater path than that of unconditional total surrender to Your Lotus Feet.) Swami Desikan again reminds us of Swami Alavandar's Stothraratnam tribute "KadhA puna: shankakalpa.." in verse 85 of the Daya Shatakam, where Swami Desikan blesses us with a brilliant Anubhavam of the Vamana Avataram. Thanks again for you outstanding post, which sparked these reflections in adiyen's (aparadha chakravarthi) mind. Namo Narayana, SriMuralidhara Dasan
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