21st pattam SrI ParankuSa yatIndra mahadesikan (Panguni Hastam)

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(As wished by a few Srimatam sishyas, this ( & future) note comes 2 days

before the actual TN day, which actually falls on Saturday, 22.03.08. In

Panguni mAsam, we have only this azhagiyasingar's TN.)

 

SrI:

Dear SrIvaishnavas,

 

SrI Parankusa yatIndra mahA dESikan (Panguni - Hastam)

 

* Incarnated in thaiyAr village in vangIpuram-bhAratwaja gothram, 21st

pattam azhagiyasingar is reverred as gnAna-vairAgyaSAli.

 

* " AdivaNSaTakOpa adaikkala Patthu " being recited in SrimaTham everyday, was

composed by this azhagiyasingar when HH visited the brundAvanam of AdivaN

SaTakOpamuni at Melkote.

 

* His composed Mangala Slokas on Nrisimhan and Kannan

 

* He composed a grantham, " SatsampradAya sAram " , which recollects the

vaibhavams of SrimaTam Acharyas.

 

* He composed many krutis on dOlai kaNNan and grandly conducted the

dOlOtsavam of SrimaTam dOlai kaNNan.

 

* He was delivering grantha kalakshepam to sishyas at SrImaTam Adheenam

dESikan Sannidhi, located opposite to SriranganAcciyAr sannidhi.

 

His Taniyan is:

vEdAntOttara vIrarAghavamunEr nArAyaNaSrInidhi -

SrImadvIraraghoodva hAkyayaminAm kAruNyavIkshAspadam |

vignAtObhayavEda mouLihrudayam vidvacchirObhooshaNam

vandEyAnudinam parAnkuSamunim vairAgyabaktyAnvitam ||

Let's reflect on this Azhagiyasingar, Who was like a SirObhooshanam for

scholars and Who was endowed with gnAnam, vairAgyam and bhakti.

dAsan