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maNipravALA~nchita sUktisUnai: vibhUShitAsheSha sahasrashAkham | akalpayat ka~nchana kalpavR^iksham kR^iShNa: kshitau lokagurUttamAkhyam ||
Meaning:
ka~nchana kalpa vR^iksham - The unparalleled Karpaga tree loka gurUttamAkhyam - known as Pillai Lokacharyar asheSha sahasra shAkham - has thousands of branches vibhUShita - that are decorated with a~nchita - beautiful sUkti sUnai: - flowers that are Sri Suktis, which are maNi pravALa - made of Sankrit and Tamil, akalpayat - was created by kR^iShNa: - Vadakkuth Thiruveedhip Pillai.
Vyakhyana Saram:
Pillai Lokacharyar is the eldest son of Sri Krishnar, also
known as Vadakkuth Thiruveedhip Pillai. In this shloka,
Swami Desikan is saying that Sri Krishnar brought forth an
amazing Karpaga Vruksham. Azhvars have compared the Lord
to a Karpaga tree ("sezhung kaRpagaththai", "karpagach
sOlai" etc), Desikan has called Andal a Karpaga creeper
("shrI viShnu chitta kula nandana kalpa vallIm") and
acharyas have glorified other acharyas as Karpaga trees
(Ramanuja Nutrandhadhi states "ennai ALa vandha kaRpagam"
about Ramanuja). Desikan is following that tradition in
this shloka.
The Karpaga tree (or Kalpa tree) would have countless branches and flowers. Desikan is showing the similarity with Lokacharyar - he too has countless grantha vakhyams (which are like the branches of a tree) and these give rise to the flower like beautiful maNi pravALa letters and words which are the Sri Suktis of Pillai Lokacharyar.
And just as the Karpaga tree showers those who seek shelter under it with everything that they need, so too Swami Lokacharyar showers through his divine Sri Suktis the most amazing meanings of the sampradhayam, which is all that the devotees need.
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