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tvayi vilasati ra~Nge sheShatalpena pumsA
	jagati guruvara shrIdR^iShTipUrAbhiShikte |
kathamiva bhuvanArya tvAm vinAnyam bhajante
	sati dinakarabimbe ke pradIpam vahanti ||

Meaning:

bhuvanArya guruvara 		- O Lokacharya who is best amongst acharyas.
tvayi vilasati 			- When you are shining
ra~Nge 				- in Srirangam,
shrIdR^iShTipUra abhiShikte 	- washed by the merciful flood from the eyes
sheShatalpena pumsA 		- of the Lord who rests on the bed of Adisesha,
tvAm vinA 			- leaving you
kathamiva (janA:) bhajante 	- how will (people) seek
anyam 				- another?
dinakarabimbe sati 		- When Sunlight is there
ke pradIpam vahanti 		- will anyone carry a lamp?

Vyakhyana Saram:
In this shloka, Desikan states that Pillai Lokacharyar is like a Sun compared to others. Again, this is not to put down other acharyas, but to praise Lokacharyar ("nahi nindA nyAya"). In our sampradhayam, our Azhvars and Acharyas have been called the Sun, because, just as the Sun removes the external darkness, they were born and removed the internal darkness. Azhvar is called "vakuLa bhUShaNa bhAskara"; Thirumangai Azhvar is called "loka divAkara"; Ramanuja is called "rAmAnuja divAkara:". Desikan says that with this Sun present, why seek anyone else?

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

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