% Text title : yatirAjasaptatiH % File name : yatirAjasaptatiH.itx % Category : major\_works, vedAnta-deshika, vedanta % Location : doc\_z\_misc\_major\_works % Author : vedAntadeshika % Source : Stotras of Vedanta Desika % Latest update : October 2, 2017, October 6, 2018 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. 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yadvetrashikharaspande vishvametad vyavasthitam || 3|| yasya sArasvatasroto vakulAmodavAsitam | ##var## sArasvataM sroto shrutInAM vishramAyAlaM shaThAriM tamupAsmahe || 4|| nAthena muninA tena bhaveyaM nAthavAhanam | ##var## muninAthena yasya naigamikaM tattvaM hastAmalakatAM gatam || 5|| namasyAmyaravindAkShaM nAthabhAve vyavasthitam | shudhdasatvamayaM shaureravatAramivAparam || 6|| anujjhitakShamAyogamapuNyajanabAdhakam | aspR^iShTamadirAgaM taM rAmaM turyamupAsmahe || 7|| ##var## aspR^iShTamadirA gandhaM vigAhe yAmunaM tIrthaM sAdhu vR^indAvane sthitam | nirastajihmagasparshe yatra kR^iShNaH kR^itAdaraH || 8|| dayA nighnaM yatIndrasya deshikaM pUrNamAshraye. yena vishvasR^ijo viShNorapUryata manorathaH || 9|| praNAmaM lakShmaNamuniH pratigR^ihNAtu mAmakam | prasAdhayati yatsUktiH svAdhIna patikAM shrutim || 10|| upavItinamUrdhvapuNDravantaM trijagatpuNyaphalaM tridaNDahastam | sharaNAgatasArthavAhamIDe shikhayA shekhariNaM patiM yatInAm || 11|| prathayan vimateShu tIkShNabhAvaM prabhurasmatparirakShaNe yatIndraH | apR^ithakpratipanna yanmayatvaiH vavR^idhe pa~nchabhirAyudhairmurAreH || 12|| shamitodayasha~NkarAdigarvaH svabalAdudhdR^itayAdavaprakAshaH | avaropitavAn shruterapArthAn nanu rAmAvarajaH sa eSha bhUyaH || 13|| ##var## eva abahushrutasaMbhavaM shrutInAM jaratInAmayathAyatha prachAram | vinivartayituM yatIshvaroktiH vidadhe tAH sthiranItipa~njarasthAH || 14|| amunA tapanAtishAyi bhUmnA yatirAjena nibadhdanAyakashrIH | mahatI gurupa~NktihArayaShTiH vibudhAnAM hR^idaya~NgamA vibhAti || 15|| alUnapakShasya yati kShamAbhR^ito vibhAti vaMshe haritatvamakShatam | yadudbhavAH shudhdasuvR^ittashItalAH bhavanti muktAvalibhUShaNaM bhuvaH || 16|| anapAya viShNupadasaMshrayaM bhaje kalayA kayA.api kalayA.apyanujjhitam | akala~NkayogamajaDAshayodayaM ##var## akala~NkayogamajaDAshayoditaM yatirAjachandramuparAga dUragam || 17|| abhigamya samyaganaghAH sumedhaso yati chakravartipadapadmapattanam | haribhaktadAsyarasikAH parasparaM krayaikrayArhadashayA samindhate || 18|| paruShAtivAdaparivAdapaishuna- prabhR^iti prabhUtapatanIyapa~NkilA | svadate mamAdhya subhagA sarasvatI yatirAjakIrttikatakairvishodhitA || 19|| anukalpabhUtamurabhitpadaM satAM ajahattrivargamapavargavaibhavam | chalachittavR^ittivinivarttanauShadhaM sharaNaM yatIndracharaNaM vR^iNImahe || 20|| shvasitAvadhUtaparavAtivaibhavAH nigamAntanItijaladhestalaspR^ishaH | pratipAdayanti gatimApavargikIM yatisArvabhaumapadasAtkR^itAshayAH || 21|| mUle nivishya mahatAM nigamadrumANAM muShNan pratArakabhayaM dhR^itanaikadaNDaH | ra~Ngesha bhaktajanamAnasarAjahaMso rAmAnujaH sharaNamastu muniH svayaM naH || 22|| sanmantravit kShipati saMyaminAM narendraH saMsArajihmagamukhaiH samupasthitaM naH | viShvaktataM viShayalobhaviShaM nijAbhiH gADhAnubhAvagaruDadhvajabhAvanAbhiH || 23|| nAthaH sa eSha yaminAM nakharashmijAlaiH anta nilInamapanIya tamo madIyam | vij~nAnachitramanaghaM likhatIva chitte vyAkhyAnakelirasikena karAmbujena || 24|| udgR^ihNatImupaniShatsu nigUDhamarthaM chitte niveshayitumalpadhiyAM svayaM naH | pashyema laKshmaN muneH pratipannahastAM unnidrapadmasubhagAmupadeshamudrAm || 25|| ##var## tattva AkarShaNAni nigamAntasarasvatInAM uchchATanAni bahirantarupaplavAnAm | pathyAni ghorabhavasaMjvarapIDitAnAM hR^idhyAni bhAnti yatirAjamunervachAMsi || 26|| shItasvabhAvasubhagAnubhavaH shikhAvAn doShAvamardaniyatonnatiroShadhIshaH | tApAnubandhashamanastapanaH prajAnAM rAmAnujo jayati saMvalitatridhAmA || 27|| jayati sakalavidyAvAhinI janmashailo janipathaparivR^ittishrAntavishrAntishAkhI | nikhilakumati mAyA sharvarI bAlasUryo nigamajaladhivelA pUrNachandro yatIndraH || 28|| munibahumatasArA muktinishreNikeyaM sahR^idayahR^idayAnAM shAshvatI diShTasidhdiH | shamitaduritagandhA saMyamIndrasya sUktiH ##var## shamitavimatakhedA parichitagahanA naH prasnuvIta prasAdam || 29|| bhavamaruparikhinnasphItapAnIyasindhuH ##var## siddhiH duritarahitajihvA dugdhakulyA sakulyA | shrutinayanasanAbhiH shobhate lakShmaNoktiH narakamathanasevAsvAdanADiMdhamA naH || 30|| haripadamakarandasyandinaH saMshritAnAM anugatabahushAkhAstApamunmUlayanti || shamitaduritagandhAH saMyamIndraprabandhAH kathakajanamanIShA kalpanA kalpavR^ikShAH || 31|| nAnAbhUtairjagati samayairnarmalIlAM vidhitsoH antyaM varNaM prathayati vibhorAdimavyUhabhede | ##var## bhedaiH vishvaM trAtuM viShayaniyataM vya~njitAnugrahaH san viShvakseno yatipatirabhUdvetrasArastridaNDaH || 32|| lakShyaM budhde rasikarasanAlAsyalIlAnidAnaM shudhdAsvAdaM kimapi jagati shrotradivyauShadhaM naH | lakShyAlakShyaiH sitajaladhivadbhAti tAtparyaratnaiH lakShmIkAnta sphaTikamukuro lakShmaNAryopadeshaH || 33|| sthitimavadhIrayantyatimanorathasidhdimatIM yatipatisaMpradAyanirapAyadhanopachitAH | madhukaramaulidaghnamadadanturadantighaTA\- karaTakaTAhavAhi ghanashIkarashIbharitAm || 34|| ##var## shIpharitAm nirupadhi ra~NgavR^itti rasikAnabhitANDavayan nigamavimarshakelirasikairnibhR^itairvidhR^itaH | ##var## nirataiH guNapariNaddhasUkti dR^iDhakoNavighaTTanayA raTati dishA mukheShu yatirAjayashaH paTahaH || 35|| idaM prathamasaMbhavatkumati jAlakUla~NgaShAH mR^iShA mataviShAnalajvalitajIvajIvAtavaH | kSharantyamR^itamakSharaM yati purandarasyoktayaH chirantanasarasvati chikurabandhasairandhrikAH || 36|| sudhAshanasudurgraha shrutisamaShTimuShTindhyaH kathAhavamasau gatAn kapaTasaugatAn khaNDayan | munirmanasi lakShmaNo mudamda~nchayatya~njasA mukunda guNamauktikaprakarashuktibhiH sUktibhiH || 37|| kapardimatakardamaM kapilakalpanAvAgurAM duratyayamatItya taddruhiNatantrayantrodaram | kudR^iShTi kuhanAmukhe nipatataH parabR^ihmaNaH karagrahavichakShaNo jayati lakShmaNo.ayaM muniH || 38|| kaNAdaparipATibhiH kapilakalpanAnATakaiH kumArilakubhAShitairgurunibandhanagranthibhiH | tathAgatakathAshataistadanusAri jalpairapi pratAritamidaM jagat praguNitaM yatIndroktibhiH || 39|| kathAkalahakautukagrahagrR^ihItakautaskuta- prathA jaladhi saMplavagrasanakumbhasambhUtayaH | jayanti sudhiyo yatikShitibhR^idantikopAsanA\- ##var## yatikShitibhR^idantikopAsanaprabhAva prabhAvaparipaktrima pramiti bhAratI saMpadaH || 40|| yatIshvarasarasvatI surabhitAshayAnAM satAM vahAmi charaNAmbujaM praNati shAlinA maulinA | tadanyamatadurmadajvalitachetasAM vAdinAM shirassu nihitaM mayA padamadakShiNaM lakShyatAm || 41|| bhajasva yatibhUpateranidamAdidurvAsanA kadadhva parivartanashramanivartanIM vartanIm | labhasya hR^idaya svayaM rathapadAyudhAnugraha- drutaprahR^iti nistR^iTadduritadurvR^itiM nirvR^itim || 42|| kumativihitagranthagranthiprabhUtamatAntara- grahilamanasaH pashyantyalpAM yatIshvarabhAratIm | vikaTamurabhidvakShaH pIThI pariShkaraNochitaH kulagiritulArohe bhAvI kiyAniva kaustubhaH || 43|| sthaviranigamastomastheyAM yatIshvarabhAratIM kumatiphaNitikShobhakShIbAH kShipantu bhajantu vA | rasaparimalashlAghA ghoShasphuTatpuTabhedanaM lavaNavaNijaH karpUrArghaM kimityabhimanvate || 44|| ##var## karpUroddhaM vahati mahilAmAdhyo vedhAstrayI mukharairmukhaiH varatanutayA vAmo bhAgaH shivasya vivartate | tadapi paramaM tattvaM gopIjanasya vashaMvadaM madanakadanairna klishyante yatIshvarasaMshrayAH || 45|| nigamapathikachchhAyA shAkhI nirAshamahAnidhiH mahitavividhachchhAtrashreNI manorathasArathiH | tribhuvanatamaHpratyUSho.ayaM trividyashikhAmaNiH prathayati yatikShmAbhR^itpArAvarImaviparyayAm || 46|| jaDamati mudhA dantAdantivyathauShadhasidhdayaH pramitinidhayaH praj~nAshAli prapAlanayaShTayaH | shrutisurabhayaH shudhdAnandAbhivarShukavAridAH yamagati kathA vichchhedinyo yatIshvarasUktayaH || 47|| pratikalamiha pratyaktatvAvalokanadIpikAH yatiparibR^iDhagranthAshchintAM nirantarayanti naH | akaluShaparaj~nAnautsukyakShudhAturadurdashA\- ##var## akaluShaparij~nAna pariNata phala pratyAsIdat phalegrahi sugrahAH || 48|| mukundA~NghrishradhdA kumudavanachandrAtapanibhAH mumukShAmaakShobhyAM dadati munivR^indArakagiraH | svasidhdAntadhvAntasthirakutukadurvAdipariShad- divAbhItaprekShA dinakarasamutthAnaparuShAH || 49|| nirAbAdhA bodhAyanabhaNiti niShyandasubhagAH ##var## phaNiti, bhaNita vishuddhopanyAsavyatibhidurashArIrakanayAH | akuNThaiH kalpante yatipatinibandhA nijamukhaiH anidrANapraj~nArasadhamani vedhAya sudhiyAm || 50|| vikalpATopena shrutipathamasheShaM vighaTayan yadR^ichchhAnirdiShTe yati nR^ipati shabde viramati | vitaNDAhaMkurvatpratikathakavetaNDapR^itanA- viyAtavyApAravyatimathanasaMrambhakalahaH || 51|| pratiShThA tarkANAM pratipadamR^ichAM dhAma yajuShAM pariShkAraH sAmnAM paripaNamatharvA~NgirasayoH | pradIpastatvAnAM pratikR^itirasau tApasagirAM prasattim saMvitteH pradishati yatIshAnaphaNitiH || 52|| ##var## pradishatu hatAvadhye hR^idhye haricharaNapa~Nkeruhayuge nibadhnantyaikAntyaM kimapi yati bhUbhR^itphaNitayaH | shunAsIraskandhadruhiNaharaherambahutabhuk- prabheshAdi kShudrapraNati parihArapratibhuvaH || 53|| yathAbhUta svArthA yati nR^ipatisUktirvijayate sudhA saMdohAbdhiH sucharitavipaktiH shrutimatAm | kathA dR^ipyatkautaskutakalahakolAhalahata- trivedI nirvedaprashamanavinodapraNayInI || 54|| shrutishreNIchUDApadabahumate lakShmaNamate svapakShasthAn doShAn vitathamatirAropayati yaH | svahastenotkShiptaiH sa khalu nijagAtreShu bahulaM galadbhirjambAlairgaganatalamAlimpati jaDaH || 55|| nirAloke loke nirupadhi parasnehabharito yati kShmAbhR^iddIpo yadi na kila jAjvalyata iha | ahaMkAradhvAntaM vijahati kathaMkAramanaghAH kutarka vyAlaughaM kumati matapAtALakuharam || 56|| yati kShamAbhR^iddhR^iShTaM matamiha navInaM tadapi kiM tataH prAgevAnyadvada tadapi kiM varNanikaShe | nishAmyantAM yadvA nijamatitiraskAravigamAt ##var## nijamata nirAta~NkAShTa~NkadramiDaguhadeva prabhR^itayaH || 57|| sudhAsAraM shrImadhyativara bhuvaH shrotrakuhare niShi~nchanti nya~nchannigamagarimANaH phaNitayaH | yadAsvAdAbhyAsaprachayamahimollAsitadhiyAM sadAsvAdhyaM kAle tadamR^itamanantaM sumanasAm || 58|| yati kShoNIbharturyadidamanidaM bhogajanatA- shiraH shreNIjuShTaM tadiha dR^iDhabandhaM prabhavati | ##var## manasi dR^iDhabaddhaM prabhavatu avidyAraNyAnI kuharaviharanmAmakamanaH- pramAdyanmAta~NgaprathamanigalaM pAdayugalam || 59|| savitrI muktAnAM sakalajagadenaH prashamanI garIyobhistIrtthairupachitarasA yAmunamukhaiH | niruchchhedA nimnetaramapi samAplAvayati mAM ##var## duruchchhedA yadR^ichchhA viKshepAd yatipatidayA divyataTinI || 60|| chintAsheShadurarthadanturavachaH kanthA shatagranthilAH sidhdAntA na samindhate yativaragranthAnusaMdhAyini | muktA shuktivishudhdasidhdataTinI chUDAlachUDApadaH kiM kulyAM kalayeta khaNDaparashurmaNDUkama~njUShikAm || 61|| vande taM yaminAM dhurandharamahaM mAnAndhakAradruhA panthAnaM paripanthinAM nijadR^ishA rundhAnamindhAnayA | dattaM yena dayA sudhAmbunidhinA pItvA vishudhdaM payaH kAle naH karishailakR^iShNajaladaH kA~NkShAdhikaM varShati || 62|| kAShAyeNa gR^ihItapItavasanAdaNDaistrabhirmaNDitA sA mUrtirmuramardanasya jayati trayyantasaMrakShiNI | yat prakhyApitatIrthavardhitadhiyAmabhyasyatAM yadguNAn AsindhoranidaM pradeshaniyatA kIrtiH prajAgarti naH || 63|| lipse lakShmaNayoginaH padayugaM rathyA parAgachchhaTA rakShAropaNadhanyasUripariShatsImantasImAntikam | bhikShA paryaTanakShaNeShu bibharAMchakre gaLatkilbiShA yadvinyAsamiSheNa patramakarImudrAM samudrAmbarA || 64|| ##var## padmamakarImudrAM nAnA tantravilobhitena manasA nirNItadurnItibhiH kaShTaM kutsitadR^iShTibhiryatipaterAdeshavaideshikaiH | vyAso hAsapadI kR^itaH parihR^itaH prAchetasashchetasaH kluptaH kelishukaH shukaH sa cha mudhA bAdhAya bodhAyanaH || 65||##var## mudhAbodhAya arthyA tiShThati mAmikA matirasAvAjanmarAjanvatI patyA saMyaminAmanena jagatAmatyAhitachchhedinA | yatsArasvatadugdhasAgarasudhA siddhauShadhAsvAdinAM prasvApAya na bobhavIti bhagavanmAyA mahAyAminI || 66|| shudhdAdeshavashaMdadIkR^itayatikShoNIshavANIshatA\- pratyAdiShTabahirgatiH shrutishiraH prasAdamAsIdati | dugdhodanvadapatyasannidhi sadA sAmodadAmodara- shlakShNAlokena daurlalitya lalitonmeShA manIShA mama || 67|| AstAM nAma yatIndrapadhdati juShAmAjAnashudhdA matiH tachchA vyAjavidagdhamugdhamadhuraM sArasvataM shAshvatam | ko vA chakShuruda~nchayedapi puraH sATopatarkachchhaTA shastrAshastrivihArasaMbhR^itaraNAsvAsdeShu vAdeShu naH || 68|| paryAptaM paryachaiShaM kaNacharaNakathAmAkShapAdaM shishikShe mImAMsA mAMsalAtmA samajaniShi muhuH sAMkhyayogau samAkhyam | itthaM taistairyatIndratruTitabahumR^iShA tantrakAntArapAnthaiH antarmohakShapAndhairahaha kimiha nashchintanIyaM tanIyaH || 69|| gAthA tAthAgatAnAM galati gamanikA kApilI kvA.api lInA ##var## gAdhA kShINA kANAdavANI druhiNaharagiraH saurabhaM nArabhante | kShAmA kaumAriloktirjagati gurumataM gauravAt dUravAntaM kA sha~NkA sha~NkarAderbhajati yatipatau bhadravedIM trivedIm || 70|| viShvagvyApinyagAdhe yatinR^ipati yashaH saMpadekArNave.asmin shradhdA shudhdAvagAhaiH shubhamatibhirasau ve~NkaTesho.abhiShiktaH | praj~nAdaurjanyagarjatpratikathakavachastUlavAtUlavR^ityA saptatyA sAravatyA samatanuta satAM prItimetAM sametAm || 71|| AshAmata~NgajagaNAnaviShahya vegAn pAde yatikShitibhR^itaH prasabhaM nirundhan | kAryaH kathAhava kutUhalibhiH pareShAM karNe sa eSha kavitArkik siMhanAdaH || 72|| upashamitakudR^iShTiviplavAnAm upaniShadAmupachAradIpikeyam | kabalitabhagavadvibhUtiyugmAM diShatu matiM yatirAjasaptatirnaH || 73|| karatalAmalakIkR^itasatpathAH ##var## satkathAH shrutivataMsitasUnR^itasUktayaH | divasatArakayanti samatsarAn yatipurandarasaptatisAdarAH || 74|| kavitArkika siMhAya kalyANaguNashAline | shrImate veN^kaTeshAya vedAntagurave namaH || ## yatirAja Saptati (790 to 863) Several true devotees of the Lord with a high degree of AchArya-Bhakti, have given expression to the sentiment that in the several works that go to make up the 4000 divya-prabandham there is none to equal rAmAnuja Nootrandadi sung in praise of rAmAnuja, the great shrIvaiShNava AchArya. In the same manner one can assert that out of the stotras of vedAnta deshika, yatirAja saptati, the Stotra in praise of the same great AchArya, stands unrivalled. This is not saying anything derogatory to the other stotras, nahi nindA-nyAya. yati-rAja saptati breathes deshika’s Bhakti, often an infatuation, towards rAmAnuja whom he takes a pleasure in referring to as yatirAja -- King among sannyAsins. According to deshika, sexual thoughts may beset brahmA, shiva and even nArAyaNa, but never a votary of yatIshvara (834). Lord varadarAja, the black cloud perched on the Elephant Hill (karI-shaila) is able to shower more than the desired benefits on His devotees only because of His having drunk deep from the Ocean of Nectar that is yatirAja’s dayA (851). yatirAja is an incarnation of the Lord's Five Weapons (801), and/or of vishvakShena, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lord’s Army in vaikunta (821), and/or of the Lord Himself (852). Curiously neither Amudanar in his rAmAnuja Nootrandadi, nor deshika in yatirAja saptati refers to rAmAnuja being sheShAvatAra (incarnation of adisheSha) as popularly believed by all. One may read and re-read yatirAja saptati any number of times : he will not be able to make up his mind whether deshika’s fascination is for yatirAja, the Person, or for his works, or for the siddhAnta evolved and postulated in those works. That vedAnta deshika was first drawn towards yatirAja because of his works is seen from the first shloka in his praise in this work (799). deshika’s eulogy of the works in shloka 822 can be taken as typical of his great esteem and admiration. The reason is that only rAmAnuja’s works truly reflect (as in a mirror), lakShmI-kAnta (Consort of shrI) as He really is, whereas in other systems He is seen distorted, if He is seen at all. shloka 805 also postulates that the tattva known as hari can be seen whole and entire (akShatam) only in yatirAja’s SiddhAnta. A study of rAmanuja’s works under a proper AchArya will preserve our purity and prevent us from straying into faulty systems of thought (815). All the greatness and glory that deshika achieved in his life are attributed to his association with the system promulgated by yatirAja (862) and to the blessings showered on him by great AchAryas immersed in yatirAja’s yasas (renown) (860). Encoded and proofread by Pallasena Narayanaswami ppnswami at gmail.com \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}