Swami Did a Few Miracles Too

Let us enjoy few of his miracles in his life.

Sri Vedanta Desika was recognized as a great scholar, writer teacher even
during his life time by the contemporary scholars and Acharyas of
Vaishnavism, Saivam, monism [advaita], and Dualism [dvaita]. From his very
birth many super natural things happened in his life, which are beyond the
range of ordinary human beings. That he was an incarnation of the temple
divine bell of Lord Venkteswara of Thirumala, that he had realized Garuda
and Hayagriva by his deep meditation, that Lord Hayagriva poured the nectar
in his tongue because of which all that he said and wrote were really the
teaching of Lord Himself, using Swamy Desikan as an instrument for
impounding the Vedic truths.

Bhagawaan Sriman Narayanan has brought about many incidents in Sri Desika?s
life which are supernatural. In spite of his being respected and recognized
as the greatest Acharya of his time, he still lived a very simple and humble
life; lived ostentatiously devoid of pomp, fame, hatred and jealousy at all
times. He readily took up challenges whatsoever in topics either in religion
or philosophy, art or craft for he thought it was God?s will that he should
write granthas as a reply to the challenges.

The Sapthapathirathna maalikaa of Sri PrathivAdhi Bhayankaram
AnnangarAchAryar Swamy who was a disciple of Swamy Desika?s son Sri
NainAchArya, the Desika vaibhava prakAsika of Doddacharya of Sholingur and
Guruparamparasaram describe many miracles of Swamy Desikan that happened in
his life. Many things that he did were beyond the capacity of ordinary human
beings.

Bhagawaan out of his inscrutable mercy and indomitable will brought about
the circumstances on some occasions in the life of Sri Vedanta Desika under
which the latter had to act. What he did proved beneficial to humanity and
earned Swamy the esteem and admiration of eminent scholars and the love and
respect of all.

When Sri Desika was at Kanchi, a certain kind of sanyaasi with mystic powers
came to him and challenged him to enter into a disputation with him. Swamy
Desikan out of respect for the mendicant did not agree. The mendicant there
upon entered into a nearby tank, began to drink water passed them on by his
mystic powers to enter into the belly of Swamy Desikan and create unbearable
stomach pain to him.

But Swamy Desikan by his supreme insight saw the cause for the trouble. To
get rid of his pain in his stomach, he just scratched the wooden pillar
nearby and made all those waters flow out of the pillar. The mendicant found
that the water level also comes down in the tank. He came back to see that
the water was flowing freely out of the pillar. Before he began to apologize
to Swamy, Desika thanked him for helping him to clean the streets of the
city with clear waters without any effort and thus removed the discomforts.
Garuda dhaNdakam was composed by Swamy Desikan when a snake charmer let
loose a highly venomous snake against him. Sri Desika smiled and immediately
meditated on Sri GarudAzhwAr drawing four lines on the ground before him.
When the words of the Garuda mantra in the fourth quarter of this dhaNdakam
was recited, praying for protection, Sri GarudA appeared in the sky swooped
down quickly and carried away the snake. Being requested by the snake
charmer Swamy desika requested and prayed to Garuda and restored the snake
to the charmer back.