Daya Satakam of Sri Desikan....contd.

**Mridha hridhaye daye kamahithe thruthavibhuthe bhootheshu vidathama thure madhure|
 Vrishagiri saarvabhouma dhayithe mayidhe mahatheem pavuga nidhe nidhehi pavamoola haraam yahrim||.........................................60.

** ம்ருது ஹ்ருதயே தயே ம்ருதித காம ஹிதே மஹிதே
     த்ருத விபுதே  பூதேஷூ விததாத்ம  துரே மதுரே |
      வ்ருஷகிரி ஸார்வ பௌம தயிதே மயி தே  மஹதீம்
    பவுக நிதே  நிதேஹி பவமூல  ஹராம்  லஹ்ரீம் ||

One who has a gentle heart ! One who protects Deva's!One who confers her auspicious blessings on those who have conquered their desires! One who has shared her responsibilities with scholars and philosophers! One who is a storehouse of auspicious qualities! One who is sweet as nectar! One who is worshipped by all! ,

Please help me to cut asunder the roots of my worldly attachments by drenching me in waves of your compassion!

**'O' Compassion . Srinivasa who resides in the sacred Vrishasaila hills[Tirumala] has created every thing in this world!

He is a sculptor and an artist par excellence!

He has stroked the minds and hearts of Acharyas like Ramanuja , Alavandar and others with sublime philosophical thoughts , using you as a brush!

They have in turn shown us a easy way to attain Moksham,that of-total surrender to his will...... 59.

**The resident of Anjanadhari's [Tirumala] lotus feet is worshipped by honey like sweet and sacred waters by Brahma.

And has the fragrance of the Vedas.

These pair of feet are capable of removing sins and destroying them!

O Daya devi[goddess of compassion] if not for your kind instigation would all the beings --movable and immovable in this wide universe would have been fortunate enough to be blessed equally, when he measured the 3 worlds with his 2 feet ?...................[As Trivikrama -Vamna avatar].85.

**O Srinivasa's Daya devi,your kindness encompasses this entire world!

And you made me surrender to your will!

Yet I continue to commit sins that are disrespectful to you.

I beseech you to forgive me for this and take hold of me , which you will , owing to your limitless compassion!

Also , make my lord accept and bless me! ...........91.

**O Srinivasa's Daya devi, I am well aware of the shastras , but have digressed .

I am also aware of the fate of Vitrasuran and others when they transgressed Srinivasa's shastras.

I appeal to you to soften his heart and to let me get away with a light punishment. .........93.

**O Daya devi I am like a beast . I run after worldly pleasures, incurring several sins .

Your compassion is a wide net.

You must trick Srinivasa to hunt me and entangle me in your web and release me only to serve at his feet! ............................95.

**O Daya devi . I have surrendered at his feet .Yet i continue to perform evil deeds . And then I seek your forgiveness .

My state is like that of a snake charmer, who though bitten by poisonous snakes , continues to play with them!

I appeal to you to get me out of this miserable state. ..........................96.

**O Daya devi , You are my mother . As a grown up son it is my duty to feed you.

And I fed with what I posses ---my innumerable sins .

How amazing mother! You, who is most respected by Srinivasa,

has eaten it all with great relish and are still looking emaciated like one starved of food! .......97.

* *O Daya devi maharishi's of past like Vyasa and Valmiki attempted to write your praises which is as vast as the ocean ,in their epics, but feared to take the plunge and therefore stood wisely at the bank itself!

This foolish person --me has taken the plunge to gauge your depths and am floundering , unable to get a foothold.

What ever purpose ,this may have served , one thing is sure , that this foolish attempt of mine will be a source of amusement to you ,Srinivasa and Thayar [lakshmi] .

Bless me for the same! ..............................103.

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           ஸ்ரீமதே  நிகமாந்த மஹாதேசிகாய நம :

             Srimathe Nigamaantha MahaDesiakya nama:

            I bow to Srimathe NigamaanthMaha Desika

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