Sanskrit Hymn on Lord Varadaraja (Divyadesam Kanchipuram) - "Varadaraja Panchasath" (Vedanta Desika)

Sridevi-Bhudevi Samedha Sri Devadirajan Perumal (Sriman Narayana/Maha Vishnu) Seva @ Shangu Chakra Gadha Padmam - My Home Thirumaligai (Sanctum) during Vasanthotsavam 2012 - Day 2. The accompanying Hymn on Kanchipuram Divyadesam is rendered by Sri. U. Ve Kannan Swamy.
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The Thirumaligai hosts Sriman Narayana with his Consorts Sridevi-Bhudevi, Sri Mahalakshmi , Sri Yoga Narasimha, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Sri Dolai Kannan (Bala Krishna), Sri Aandal, Sri Ram Parivar, Sri Ramanuja , Sri Manavalamamuni & Sri Satyanarayanaswamy. All Alangarams, Daily rituals (Thenkalai Nithyanusandhanam Sampradaya) and Kainkariyams are performed for the Lord including all auspicious events. Panchaparva Seva & Thirumanjanam (Holy Bath) is performed on Ekadesi, Amavasya, Purnima and when Revathi Star is in Ascendence.
This is a stotra of 51 slokas (inclusive of the phalasruti) sung in praise of Lord Varadaraja of Kanchipuram. As in Dehaleesa Stuti, after the first sloka, which is invocatory, every sloka is addressed to the Lord till the penultimate sloka. The essential doctrines of Visishtadvaita Siddhanta are very crisply condensed into 7 slokas (9 to 15) which enjoy Lord Varadaraja with reference to the several characteristics of Parabrahma, the Absolute of the Vedanta, such as jagadvyaapaara (universal creation), sarva-sareeritvam (having everything as his body), sarvasabda-vaacyatvam (being the import of all words), sarvaphala pradatvam (the giver of all fruits), etc.
Sloka 30 contains the prapatti that Desika performs at the Feet of this Lord who appears to have been his personal God. Slokas up to 41 deal with the mentality of a prapanna in the post-prapatti period. Slokas 41 and 42 refer to anishta nivritti (wiping out undesirable fruits) and ishta praapti (securing the desired goal), moksha, Thus far it is the pursuit of the path prescribed by Vedanta. Slokas 43 to 49 are modelled on the enjoyment of the Alvars who craved for fulfilment of their God-love in this very life. In sloka 43 Desika refers to four conditions which if they are fulfilled will render man a mukta here itself. In sloka 49 Desika swears that if he is able to enjoy unceasingly the beauty of Lord Varadaraja which is beyond thought (aspṛshṭa cintâpadamâbhirūpyam) he will have no desire for life in Vaikuntha. That is the extent to which Desika's soul was ravished by Lord Varadaraja's beauty and the glory of His festivals.
Vishnu (Sanskrit विष्णु Viṣṇu) is the supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. The Vishnu Sahasranama declares Vishnu as Paramatman (supreme soul) and Parameshwara (supreme God). It describes Vishnu as the All-Pervading essence of all beings, the master of-and beyond-the past, present and future, one who supports, sustains and governs the Universe and originates and develops all elements within. Vishnu governs the aspect of preservation and sustenance of the universe, so he is called "Preserver of the universe".
In almost all Hindu denominations, Vishnu is either worshipped directly or in the form of his ten Avatara, most famous of whom are Rama, Narasimha and Krishna.
Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण; nārāyaṇa; Kannada: ನಾರಾಯಣ; Telugu: నారాయణుడు; Tamil: நாராயணன்) or Narayan or Naraina is an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu, and in many contemporary vernaculars a common Indian name. Narayana is also identified as the original man, Purusha. The Puranas present divergent views on Narayana. In the Kurma Purana he is identified with Brahman and Krishna-Vishnu. Narayana is another name for Vishnu and appears as the 245th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama.