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SrI:
SrImathE Nigamantha Mahadesikaya namah:
SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI |
vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi ||

May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the 
lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart.

Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Let us begin to enjoy the sthOthra granthas of Swamy Desikan [in 
alphabetical order]
Sri Devanayaka-Pancaasat
(The Fifty on Sri Devanayaka the Lord at Tiruvahindrapuram)

Sri Devanayaka- pancaasat is a Stotra in 50+3 slokas on Sri Devanayaka, the 
Lord at Tiruvahindapuram.He is also known by the name of Devanatha.

Sri Desika begins the Stotra paying homage to Bhagavaan and Lakshmi (1-4), 
describes the Sacred Hill Aushadaadri and the holy river Garuda-nadi and 
other sanctifying waters, (ii) the Lord adorned with ornaments and weapons 
which are really deities that preside over the various Tattvas (Reals). In 
thirty slokas the various parts of the body from head to foot of the Lord 
are described. Towards the end, he mentions Bhakthi and Prapatti which are 
the means of emancipation. Echoing the song of the Alwar, Bhagavan is 
referred to as Daasa-satya(Adiyavarku-meyyan) and concludes by saying that 
true to His name, the Bhagavan  has made Sri Desika, Satyavaadi (speaker of 
truth). The detailed description of the Lord is made as follows-(with the 
number of sloka in brackets)-The crown (16); Curly locks of hair(17); face 
(18);forehead(19); ears(22); eyebrows (23); eyes(24)(25);nose  and cheeks 
(26); lips(27); neck(28); arms(29); chest(32); stomach(35); navel(36); 
thighs(38); knees (39); shanks (40); feet(41); toes(42); nails(43); marks on 
the sole of the  feet(44).

A comparative study of description of Lord Deva-nayaka herewith that of 
Bhagavan  Narayana  as enjoyed by the Mukta-atma(Release soul) in Vaikunta 
given in the last section(Praaapti-parva) of Paramapadasopana by Swami Sri 
Desika  will be of great interest to scholars and of great enjoyment to soft 
mind devotees.

There is a clear internal evidence in the works of Acarya Sri Desika from 
which it is determined that Bhagavan Deva-nayaka had installed Himself in 
the Arcaa-form in Tiruvahindrapuram centuries before in anticipation of the 
birth of Sri Desika in Toopul near Kanchi and his pilgrimage to this shrine 
for stay and worship of the Lord and service to the cause of Vaishnavism. 
Sri Desika too, impelled by the divine will came to Tiruvahindapuram where 
he stayed for several years. As commanded by the Lord, he composed several 
works-one in Sanskrit, one in Prakrit (the language of the queens in the 
harem); and seven songs in Tamil verse have been composed by him in which 
Sri Desika(Venkatanatha) fins himself transformed as the 
bride(Venkata-nayaki) and sings in the states of union and separation  
depicting her extreme love for the Lord who is the lover. The Lord also 
reciprocated the love for Venkatanayaki, the beloved. He also showered His 
love and blessings on Sri Desika and made him one of the foremost Acaryas in 
our Vaishnava Sampradaya. Sri Desika also did yeomen service to the cause of 
our religion and philosophy by writing more than a hundred books in poetry 
and prose, epic and drama, in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil and Manipravala.
[From the Life and works of Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikan- by  Prof Sri A 
Srinivasaraghavan]

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline |
Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH ||

Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfections reside, who is the 
teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters

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