list of books published written by vedantha desigan in english and the web site of vedanta desigan?

Answer 1

Hymns of Desika



DASAVATARA STOTRAM — with the Sanskrit Commentary of Sri Raghava Pattaracharya and A. V. Gopalacharya; Tamil commentary of Kuricchi Gopala Tathacharya and English explanatory notes of V. N. Vedanta Desikan:


ABHEETISTAVAM — with the Manipravala commentary of Chinnamu Ranganatha Pattaracharya, Tamil commentary of A. V. Gopalacharya and the English explanatory notes of V.N. Vedanta Desikan. Both the books are edited by V. N. Vedanta Desikan and published by Srimad Andavan Poundarikapuram Swami Ashramam, 43-A/13, Ashramam Road, Srirangam, Trichy-620006. Rs. 50 each.

DASAVATARA STOTRAM — with the Sanskrit Commentary of Sri Raghava Pattaracharya and A. V. Gopalacharya; Tamil commentary of Kuricchi Gopala Tathacharya and English explanatory notes of V. N. Vedanta Desikan:


THE TWO books under review are the hymns of the great Srivaishnava poet-philosopher, Vedanta Desika and are the third and fourth in the series "Sri Desika Stotra Vyakhyana Mala."

The first one is on the 10 incarnations of the Lord in 13 beautiful verses. Tradition records that Lord Ranganatha at the request of Thirumangai Azhwar, manifested before him the 10 incarnations at Srirangam on the completion of the construction of the rampart walls of the Srirangam temple.

Even today there is a shrine for the "Dasavatara" on the northern side of the temple wherein the image of Azhwar is also there. It is said that Vedanta Desika used to visit this shrine after completing his morning ablutions in River Cauvery while returning and composed this work eulogising the incarnations.

This hymn has now been brought out with the two Sanskrit commentaries of Raghava Pattaracharya and A. V. Gopalacharya, which are unique in their own respect. A. V. Gopalacharya's commentary is elaborate and brings out the nuances of the Srivaishnava theological and philosophical imports effectively.

The Tamil commentary is self-explanatory and is easy to comprehend. The editor has added charm to the commentaries by rendering the translation and notes in English.

In addition, this text also has an appendix of some more verses of great teachers like Nadadurammal, Sankara and Thirumangai Azhwar on the Lord's incarnations.

The second hymn, Abheetistava extols Lord Ranganatha in 29 verses. This was composed to dispel the fear of foreign invasion during the 12th and 13th Centuries.

This is evident from verse 22 in which the author prays for protection from those who cause that fear. The recitation of this hymn not only removes external fear but also the fear of transmigratory existence.

This hymn has the commentaries of Ranganatha Pattaracharya in Manipravala and of A. V. Gopalacharya in Tamil and the editor's explanatory notes in Tamil and English, who has also included the salient points from another Sanskrit commentary by Gargya Venkatacharya.

Answer 2

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