FW: Dayasagara Satakam of Srimad Mukkur Azhagiya Singar verse 10

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• March 23, 1998


>Srimate lakshmi nrsimha ParaBrahmaNE namah:
>SrimAn vEnkatanAthArya kavittArkika kesari VedAntachArya varyome sannidhattAm
>sadA hridi	I
>Sri ranganAtha Satakopa Yateendra drishtam
>lakshmi nrsimha saThajit karuNaika pAtram	I
>Sri rangaveer raghurAT saThakopa hridyam 
>VedAnta deSika yateendram aham prappadye	II
>
>deva dAnava sAmAnyam deva dAnava rakshakam	I
>deva dAnava samsevyam dayAsaragam AshrayE 	II
>
>Srimate SrivaN SaThakopa Sri VedAnta dESika yateendra mahAdEsikAya namah:	II
>
>deva dAnava sAmAnyam:-	This term uses the phrase "samoham sarva Bhuteshu"
>from the Bhagavad Geeta as its pramANam.  Sriman nArAyaNa treats with justice
>according to the karmas and gunAs, the devas who are born with devotional
>inclinations, the asuras, who are born with inclinations to attempt the
>wresting of control over the three worlds, those born with deva like
>qualities and those born with asura like qualities.
>
>deva dAnava rakshakam:-	One who protects the good devas and the bad asuras
>according to their prayers for protection.
>
>deva dAnava samsevyam:-	One who gives His vision without distinction as to
>whether it is to the devas or the asuras (as in the case of Nrsimha avatAra).
>
>dayAsaragam:-   The ocean of mercy, Lakshmi Nrsimhan, whose innate nature is
>to protect one who seeks His protection without distinction of caste, race or
>species 
>AshrayE  :-	I take shelter of such a Lakshmi Nrsimhan. 
> 
>adiyen
>jaganath.