DhAtipanchakam is a stOtra consisting of five slokAs meant to signify the majestic victory of bhagawad rAmanujAcharya over all vEda bAhya schools of philosophies by means of presenting him as the defeating criterion quoting vivid forms of similies. This work was composed by sri mudaliyAndAn (dAsharathi) the nephew of bhagawad rAmAnujAchArya at the instance of defeating 12000 jain scholars merely by means of assuming his original form the AthishEshan,holding a curtain in between himself and the 12000, hence responding to them all at the same instance, thereby acquiring victory ,having them convinced to revert back to srivaishvavism.
