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Vedanta Desika Thirunakshatram 2027: October 9, Mount Vernon

வேதாந்த தேசிகர் · పురటాసి, శ్రవణం

🪔 Vedanta Desika: Thirunakshatram
పురటాసి, శ్రవణం · Mount Vernon, Kansas, America (United States)
श्रीमान् वेंकटनाथार्य: कवितार्किक केसरी | वेदांताचार्यवर्यो मे सन्निधत्ताम् सदा ह्रुदी ||
srimAn vEnkatanAthArya: kavithArkkika kEsaree | vEdhAnthAchAryavaryO mE sannidhhaththAm sadhA hrudhi ||
"[One who is like a lion to any opposing pundits and debaters, one who possesses wonderful wealth (of gyAnam, bHakthi, vairAgyam, and more), and whose thiru nAmam is ‘vEnkatanathan’, such Sri vEdhAnthAchAryar shall always live in my heart.]"
https://acharyas.koyil.org/index.php/2015/07/19/vedhanthacharyar-hindi/

Vedanta Desika lived, by tradition, from 1268 to 1369 CE. Born Venkatanatha at Thoopul in Kanchipuram, he was a poet, philosopher and teacher who wrote in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravalam on a vast range of subjects.

Sri Ranganatha gave him the title Vedantacharya. He composed the thousand verses of Paduka Sahasram in a single night, and during the invasion of Srirangam he is remembered for saving the Sruta Prakasika commentary on the Sri Bhashya.

Birth monthపురటాసి
Birth starశ్రవణం
BirthplaceThoopul (Kanchipuram)
Also known asVenkatanatha, Thoopul Pillai, Kavitarkika Simha, Sarvatantra Svatantra
AmsamThe bell (ghanta) of Lord Srinivasa at Thirumala
WorksRahasya Traya Saram; Paduka Sahasram; Tatparya Chandrika; Satadushani; Sankalpa Suryodayam; Yadavabhyudayam; Hamsa Sandesam; Daya Satakam; Desika Prabandham
Source: Guruparampara tradition; standard biographies of Vedanta Desika

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