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paTuprathamadeshikairvirachitA: prabandhA: pare
	rahasyatrayapadAvalIvivaraNe pravR^ttA: param |
jagadgurumukhoditA: jagati bhAntyamI bhAskarA:
	bhavaprabhavasarvarI vibhava mochanAhaskarA: ||

Meaning:

pare prabandhA: 		- Great works
virachitA: 			- authored
paTu prathamadeshikai: 		- by intellectual pUrvacharyas 
param pravR^ttA:  		- are engaged
rahasya traya pada AvalI 
  vivaraNe  			- in explaining the range of parts of the Rahasya Trayam (Thirumanthram, Dvayam and Charama Shlokam).
amI prabandhA:  		- The works explaining the Rahasya Trayam
jagadguru mukha uditA:  	- that come from the divine mouth of Pillai Lokacharyar
bhAnti  			- shine
bhAskarA: 			- (like) the Sun
para prabhavasarvarI vibhava 
  mochana ahaskarA  		- that removes the darkness of the night which is the countless births and deaths in this samsara
jagati  			- in this world.

Vyakhyana Saram:
Poorvacharyas such as Kooraththazhvan and Bhattar wrote works that explained the meanings of the Rahasya Traya. But these works have become nonextant or are short in length (though deep in meaning). Pillai Lokacharyar wrote extensive works on the Rahasya Traya - some short, some long and some medium; some focusing on all three and some explaining only one of the three; some in maNi pravaLAm and some in Tamil. Through these great works which shine like the Sun, he removed the darkness of this world which is nothing but being caught in the endless cycle of samsara. Swami Desikan is saluting the nobility of Pillai Lokacharyar and his works in this shloka.

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

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