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Ranga priyan • October 29, 2002 


Srimathe Ramanujaaya Namah 
Srimathe Srivan satakopa sri Narayana Yatheendra mahadesikaaya namah 

Respected Srivaishnavas,
I –got the following doubt when I was reading the vyakhyanam on Swami Desikan’s Bhagavadhyanasopanam.

In one of the verses-
Dripta seyam dridaniyamita rashmibhirbhooshananam chintahastinyanubhavathime 
Chitra malanayantram. 

I got the meaning for this verse which is a continuation as 
Dripta Saa iyam chintahastini rashmibhihi bhooshananam dridaniyamitaha :
That proud she elephant called chinta(worry) in me was bound strongly by that sweet shine of those vastram worn by our Ranganatha-----. It is very difficult to keep quiet a proud arrogant elephant and that too a female and in that case RangaÂ’s abharana has succeed in keeping that elephant called worry in my mind quiet.

My doubt here is ---- saa iyam: saa is that (streelinga )and iyam is also streelinga and means this. Is it --That this elephant called chintaÂ…. ? Why did Swami Desikan use both of these words as there is no necessity at all?

Please kindly guide me in this aspect.

Thanking you,

Azhwar thiruvadigale sharanam 
Adiyen ramanujadasan 

Rangapriyan 



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