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kUresha govinda padAravinda
	sevArasAmodita chiththa bhUmA |
bhaTTAryavaryopi sukham dadAtu
	mamAdya vedAntimunIshvareNa ||

Meaning:

bhaTTAryavaryopi 		- (May) Sri Parasara Bhattar
vedAnti munIshvareNa  		- along with Nanjeeyar (who was known as Vedanti),
sevArasa Amodita chiththa bhUmA - who has the heart filled with pleasure due to the sweetness of the service
kUresha govinda padAravinda 	- done at the divine lotus feet of Kooraththazhvan and Embar,
dadAtu 				- give
sukham 				- happiness
mama 				- to me
adya 				- now.

Vyakhyana Saram:
In this shloka, Swami Desikan is doing mangalashasanam to four acharyas: Sri Kooraththazhvan, Sri Embar, Sri Parasara Bhattar and Nanjeeyar.

Kooraththazhvan is the father and acharya to Bhattar. Another of Ramanuja's disciples, Embar, is also an acharya to Bhattar.

When Bhattar and his brother Srirama Pillai were born, Sri Ramanuja came to see the children of Kooraththazhvan. It was Embar who carried the children to Udaiyavar. When Ramanuja saw the kids he asked about the divine fragrance on them. Embar admitted that to protect the children he had said the Dvaya mantram in their ears. So, Ramanuja decided that Embar should be their acharya.

However, one time when Kooraththazhvan was teaching the meanings of the rahasya traya to his disciples, he also included Bhattar in the group, as he feared that postponing teaching the great meanings of the rahasyas was not a good thing.

Bhattar's disciple Nanjeeyar was called Vedanti prior to surrendering to Bhattar. After Bhattar won Vedanti over in a debate (through the meanings of Thirunedunthandagam), he left him at Thirunarayanapuram and returned to Srirangam. Due to the behaviour of his wives toward Srivaishnavas one time, Vedanti renounced everything, became a sanyasi and came to Bhattar. Seeing him, Bhattar exclaimed 'Come, Our Jeeya! ("vArIr! nam jIyarE")'. From that time onward he came to be known as Nanjeeyar.

Desikan is saluting these great acharyas in this shloka.

Vedanta Desikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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