Thiruvahindhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam : Part 102/ SrI desika Darsana Saara Sangrahm by U.Ve. Vaimunta Vaasi Vangipuram Navaneetham SriRamadesikacchAr Swamy

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Sri:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy Desika :

 

It is important for us to have the essence of Desika Prabhandham

as summarized by Oppiliappan KOil MahA VidvAn , SrI SrIrama DesikAcchAr

Swamy prior to enjoying his commentaries of the 405 verses of Desika Prabhandham(DP).

His erudition and Acharya Paramparai is illustrious . It is adiyEn's bhAgyam

to translate verbatim His Tamil writings on these verses after his summary of

the topics covered in DP and their highlights .

 

SrimathE NigamAntha MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

Sri Desika Darsana Saara Sangraham

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The 15 categories chosen by Swamy SrIramadEsikAcchAr

to cover the content of DP are:

 

1) The role of Vedam as Moola PramANam

 

2) The AzhwArs

 

3) The AchAryAs

 

4) SrI BhAshyakArar / RaamAnuja , the center piece Gem in

the AchArya Paramparai(necklace)

 

5) Swamy Desikan

 

6) The irreplacable help of AchAryAs

 

7) The duties of the Sishya

 

8) Performance of KaalakshEppam with AchAryAs

 

9) The three esoteric truths ( RahasyAs)

 

10) The three Tatthvams (Doctines)

 

11) ChEthana /Jeevan

 

12) AchEthana/insentients

 

13) Iswaran

 

14) Hitham/UpAyam/Means: Bhakthi & Prapatthi

 

15) PurushArTam/ Goals of Life

 

adiyEn will transalte the richly informative text on Sri Desika

Darsana Saara Sangraham in the subsequent postings .

 

Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan