Srimad Villivalam Periya Swami( SrI VedAntha VaavadhUka Swami) : Part X ( SatyakAma StaBakam: slOkams 26-38)

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SrI:

 

SrimatE Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

 

SrimatE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta GuuravE Nama:

 

SrimadhbhyAm Sriranga SaThakOpa SrI VedAnta Desika YathIndhra Mahaa DesikAbhyAm

nama:

 

SrimatE VedAnta VaavadhUka SrI NarayaNAchArya MahAvidhushE Nama:

 

AdhivaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar vaibhavam

SlOkams 26-31

 

SlOkam 26:

 

SrIbhaktisArAbhiga-dhivyasUri raadhou

jagaou ramyaharim RamESam

 

sayEva bhaktAnujigrukshayA-aayAtam

BhubhukshurAchAryatanu: pruthivyAm

 

(Meaning): Learned people say that Thirumazhisai AzhwAr( BhaktisArar) ,

who sang about the vaibhavam of SrI Lakshmi Narasimhan reincarnated in this

world to bless the bhakthAs in the form of an AchAryan, Aadhi VaNN SaThaKOpar (

AchArya tanu: pruthivyAm BhUshu) .

 

SlOkam 27

 

tammvarNinam SishDaBhudhAgragaNyam

SrIkESavAryAtmajanim Nrusimha:

 

svapnEavadhat sannidhimEhimEtvam

AhOBilE kshEtra ithi prasanna:

 

(Meaning): Sri Nrisimhan appeared in the dream of Sri SrinivAsAcchAr , the son

of Sri KeSavAcchAr and commanded him to come to His sannidhi in Ahobilam. SrI

SrinivAsAcchAryar was the foremost among all aasthika VidvAns ( Sishta BhudhAgra

gaNyam) of that time .

 

SlOkam 28

 

YathAnidEsam cha samAgatAya

suvarNatEjOyutavarNinEasmai

 

rUpENa turyASramavAn Nrusimha:

upAdhiSat-prEkshamanum prahrushta:

 

(Meaning): Sri Nrisimhan taking the form of a old sanyAsi met the brahmachAri

SrinivAsAchAryaar with resplendent ( golden) tEjas , who had come to Ahobilam

following His command and joyously blessed him with Preksha Mantram to iniitate

him into sanyAsa Asramam.

 

SlOkam 29

 

samsthApaya thvam maTham-adhyayOGeedD SrIvaNN SaThArAtiriti praSiddha:

 

Madh-archayA sanchara sarvadESAn

SrIVaishNavaEbhya: kuru lAnchanAni

 

(Meaning): SrI Nrisimhan commanded Sri

SrinivAsAcchAr to take on the name of SrIVaNN SaThakOpa YatirAjan and travel

from that day on with His ArchA Moorthy ( MalOlan) from village to village and

bless the AastikAs with the rites of SamASrayaNam ( Pancha SamskAram) .

with joy .

 

SlOkam 30

 

SrIbhAshyamukhyAn upadiSya kOSAn

prachAraya AchArya paramparOkti:

 

AartAn madheeya charaNE prapannAn

kurushva bhUyA: prathamO-gurustvam

 

(Meaning): Oh SrinIvAsAchArya ! Please stay as Aadhi Guru , instruct bhakthAs on

Sri BhAshyam and other granthams as well as other PoorvAchArya SrI Sookthis.

Please also make those longing for refuge at my feet as SaraNAgathAs.

 

SlOkam 31

 

HamsAngamudhrAmapi sampradhAya

MalOla Moorthy: karayugmamApa

 

sayOgirUpOantaradhAnnrusimha: tata:

prabrutyaidhatavaNN-SaThAri:

 

(Meaning): Thus , MalOla Nrisimhan in the form of the vruddha sanyAsi presented

Sri SrinivAsAcchAr with the swan mudhrai and jumped into the cupped hands of the

newly initiated SanyAsi to travel with him in the archA form. Now , the Lord in

the form of a SanyAsi disappeared . From then on the name and fame of AdhivaNN

SaThakOpa Jeeyar grew .

 

SlOkma 32

 

tadhAdhyamAsthAnamidham gurUNAm yathee varANAm hi paramparAta:

 

andhyAvadhi BrahmavidhAm varishtai:

vibrAjatE yEna vayam sudhanyA:

 

(Meaning): From then on until now , the AasthAna Paramparai of this line of

sanyAsis has been shining with the presence of great Brahmavid AchAryAs revered

as Azhagiya Singars .

 

SlOkam 33

 

samASSadham shaD maTha yEsha lOkE

MalOla nityArchana-jAgarooka:

 

VedAntayugmAdhimaBhOdhanEna

tadheeyamArAdhanam-AvidhattE

 

(Meaning): This (Ahobila) MaTham has been engaged in the daily AarAdhanam of

MalOlan for the last 600 plus years besides conducting daily ubhaya vEdAnta

Pravachanams and Tadheeya-AarAdhanams every day.

 

SlOkam 34

 

aBdhipurushArtha-samkhyAyutE padhE

yOabhishikta ihabhAti

 

VedAnta Desika yatheeDagaditaghaDanA

paDus-sa: na: saakshee

 

(Meaning): The 44th Pattam Srimad Azhagiya Singar (MukkUr Azhagiya Singar) was

SrI VedAntha Desika Yatheendhra MahA DEsikan . He was an agaDitagaDanA PaDu (

One who can make happen events that are impossible to undertake and complete by

humans) . He is our witness for such skills and He completed the construction of

the southern Raaja Gopuram for Lord RanganAthan at SrIrangam which remained

incomplete for centuries .

 

SlOkam 35

 

na khalu viraktO yathiriha RangapatEr-vipulagOpuram girivath

 

srashtum manasA peeshDE yadhi na cha

tasmin-HarEranupravESa: syAth ?

 

(Meaning): If the Lord of Srirangam had not entered into the heart (

anupravESam) of this dispassionate ( VairAgyasAli) king among SanyAsis ,

how could one concieve even mentally the construction of this RaajagOpuram ?

The poet implies that the Lord entered into the mind of MukkUr Azhagiya Singar

and empowered him to complete this monuemental task .

 

SlOkam 36

 

PoorNam puNyam prAptam yEnEshDaapoorta gOpurAdhikrutA

 

tasya hi chihnam gOpuramAbhAteedham

purEatra RangapatE:

 

(Meaning): The PuNyam ( Virtous deeds) of Mahaa PurushAs who have performed

yAgams , constructed MahA gOpurams is

lasting and perfect . The RaajagOpuram at Srirangam is a testament to this fact.

 

SlOkam 37

 

NaarAyaNasoori: Lakshminarasimha-kArijAta-munim

 

SrIrangaKArija mahA yOGinamEvESvaram hrudhA dhadyou

 

(Meaning): SrI Villivalam Periya Swamy revered the 41st and the 42nd Pattam

Azhagiya Singars as ParadEvatais in his heart lotus.

 

SlOkam 38

 

paschAdh-veeraraghUdhvahakArija yOgeeSa padha padhmALi:

 

avatArabhUtagurushu prAjn~a: prEmNA

BhabhUva sutakalpa:

 

(Meaning): Sri NaarAyaNAcchAr Swamy related to the 43rd Pattam Azhagiya Singar ,

who succeded InjimEdu Azhagiya Singar , like a son and became the object of His

dayaa.

 

To Be continued (SlOkams 39-55) ,

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari

Sadagopan

 

SriamatE LakshmI Nrusimha dhivya PaadhukA Sevaka SrIvaNN SaThakOpa SrI

NarayaNa Yatheendhra MahA DesikAya Nama:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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