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Dear Bhagavatas:
Part 2 of this series was featured earlier today.
Part 1 thereof ( that appeared in a sister list) is presented for the sake of continuity.
Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy
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From: Balaji CG <balaji.cg@xxxx>
Subject: Varadanatha Nayanaracharyar Thirunakshatram - Avatara Vaibhavam - Part I
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:47:38 +0530

Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!
Swamy Varadanatha Nayanaracharya Maha Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

Note - The avatara vaibhavam of Nayanaracharya is based purely on 3000 padi
guruparampara prabhavam of Srimath Triteeya Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala
Yatindra Maha Deshikan (III Jeeyar of Parakala Matham).

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Avataara Vaibhavam

Swamy Deshika once had a beautiful dream in which appeared Lord Varada
telling him that a son will be born to him with His amsam and that he should
be named as Varada. As per the divine grace of Lord Varada, a son was born
to Swamy Venkatanatha (Vedantha Deshika) and Thirumathi Kanakavalli
Nachchiyaar in the year Kali 4418, month of Avani, Nalavarsham in the
asterism of Rohini.

Swamy Deshika, after having named the child as Varada, performed the
Jatakarma, Aksharabhyasam and other rituals. He later taught to the child,
Veda vedangam, Thirumanthrartham and all other shastras himself. Being the
divine amsham of Perarulalan, Varadanatha was very grasping, brilliant and
wise.

In the year 4430 vibhava varsham, month of chitrai, in the asterism of
punarvasu, Varadanatha began his Sribhashya kalakshepam at the feet of Swamy
Deshika. Earlier Sri Perarulalaiyya Jeeyar had submitted a taniyan on
Deshika to be sung during kalakshepam of Sribhashyam.

This taniyan was -
namaH padamidaM bhUyAttasmai veNkaTasUraye yadvAgamRitasekena sanjIvitamidaM
jagat |
bhagavantamivAnantakalyANaguNasAgaram vedAntadeshikaM naumi
veNkaTeshagurUttamam ||

Sri Varadanatha recited another taniyan "Sriman VenkatanAthAryaH ...
sannidhattAm sadAhRdi" along with the taniyan that was submitted by
Perarulala Jeeyar earlier. Sri Sudarshana Bhattar proposed that this taniyan
be sung from now on before beginning kalakshepam. Deshikar treated this as
Perarulalan's anugraha vishesham and agreed to it and obeyed the order of
Sudarshana Bhattar.

All the disciples of Swamy Deshika had great love and devotion towards
Nayanaracharya similar to the bhakti that Ramanuja's disciples had towards
Pillan.

A few years later, during the muslim onslaught episode, Deshikar left
Srirangam and came to Satyakalam along with his family. He stayed here on
the banks of Kaveri close to the temple of Varada teaching Sribhashyam and
other works to his disciples. Along with his family, Swamy then proceeded to
Thirunarayanapuram.

It was here that Sri Bhashyakara in a spiritual epiphany through the Archaka
proclaimed Varadacharya to be the next sampradaya pravartaka after Deshika.
It was at this place, Varadacharya studied Thiruvaimozhi with Aarayirappadi
and Deshikar's vyakhyanam to it titled Nigama Parimalam. When Deshikar
enquired his other prime disciple Sri Perarulalayya Jeeyar as to why he did
not chose to study this along with Varadanatha, Sri Perarulalayya Jeeyar
replied that since Varadacharya had the special grace of Ramanuja, he has
chosen not to have sateerthyatva buddhi (colleague/peer relationship) with
Varadacharya anymore but wishes to accept him as his acharya. Saying so he
requested Swamy Deshika to allow him to study bhagavad vishayam under
Nayanaracharya.

In the Kali year 4440, Bahudhanya avani shukla dviteeyai, asterism of hasta,
Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Jeeyar submitted a taniyan on Varadacharya and
started Bhagavad Vishaya kalakshepam under him. This taniyan is none other
than -
Srimallakshmana yogIndra siddhAnta vijayadhvajam
vishvAmitra kulodbhUtam varadAryam aham bhaje ||

During the last days of Swamy Deshika, it was again affirmed by Yatiraja at
Srirangam that Sri Nayanaracharya shall be the next sampradaya pravartakar
after Deshika. Sri Nayanaracharyar received a pair of shankham and chakram
used during samashrayanam and also the murthy of Sri Varadarajar from Swamy
Deshika. He later sung the last taniyan on his acharya and father - Swamy
Deshika, glorifying him as -

Kavitaarkika simhaya kalyANa guNashAline
shrImathe veNkaTeshAya vedAnthagurave namaha ||

To be contd...

Sri VedAntha Deshika samyami sArvabhouma kaTAksha labdha sArvajna,
Srimath Sri kavikathaka kanteerava charaNa naLina yugaLa vinyasta samastAtma
bhara,
Sri Kumara Varadanatha Nayanaracharya Maha DeshikAya namaha

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

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