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Vyaya Samvathsaram, Chittirai  Month First Day
SwAthi Nakshathra Dinam dear to Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan

SrI:

Dear MahA Lakshmi BhakthAs :

On this First day of the Tamil New Year , Vyaya , let us study 
the next slOkam (7th)  from the 17th StaBakam of Lakshmi 
Sahasram :

nAmarakshaNaparas-tavOchitha
nAmarakshaNam-apEkshathE RamE
yas-taNothy Tava nAmayOjanam
sOyam-adhbhutham-anAmayO jana:  

(Prose Order) : RamE ! Tava nAma-rakshaNapara: nAma rakshaNam 
apEkshathE . uchitham (idham) . ya: Tava nAma-yOjanam tanOthy sOayam 
anAmayO jana: , adhbhutham (idham)  !

Oh MahA Lakshmi ! RamA Devi ! Those who recite and treasure Your 
dhivya (divine) nAmAs will not desire even SvargalOkams . Those who bear 
Your name on their Siras(head)  would be freed of all diseases. By protecting
Your divine name, they will have all the protection that they need to ward
off every  disease of the body and mind (those caused by samsAric afflictions) 
. 

The Key words of this slOkam are : Ya: Tava nAma yOjanam tanOthy , 
sOyam anAmayO Jana:".

The agility of the poet in engaging in adhbhutha (wonderful)  word play 
using the "naama" sabdham is striking :

1." Naama RakshaNapara : Naama  rakshaNam apEkashathE "
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Above passage two meanings: 

(a) One who is devoted to the sankeerthanam  and Japam of Your nAmAs 
does not seek or want  the pleasures of even Indhira lOkam /Svargam 
( na amara kshaNam apEkshathE ) . " icchuvai tavira yaann indhira lOkam 
AaLum acchuvai peRinum vENDEn , Arangamaa naharuLAnE "
is the AzhwAr's resolute declaration .

In this context , one is reminded  of The ancient word of wisdom : 
" dharmO rakshathy rakshitha: " .

Dharmam protects one , who protects those who porect it . 
Similarly , those who protect Your nAma rahasyam (mysteries) 
housed in Your mantram from unfit adhikAris ( ayOgyAs and 
Bhagavath dhvEshis: those who are unqualified and enemies of
the Lord) .

Those who  protect Your nAma rahasyam  by performing upadEsam to 
the deserving devotees of Yours with SraddhA and niyamam will be 
protected by You .

The ways of " Naama RakshaNam" are classified  along these five fold way :

1. Protection without forgetting . Frequent /daily japam of Your NaamAs
2. Protection from their disappearance  thru upadEsam to fit ones.   
3. Protection from falling in the hands of the unfit ones.
4. Protection of its veeryam through proper enunciation of Svarams
5. Protection from the change of its BheejAksharams (seed letters).

(b) Naama RakshaNapara:  Naama RakshaNam apEkshathE:Second view
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One who is deeply involved in Your nAma Japam covets the protection
offered by such recitation . Paran (TanvasamAnavan)stands for the one 
who is entrenched in the anubhavam of some thing . MahA Lakshmi"s 
nAmAs act like a Kavacham (shield) against the ills of the body and 
the world. Therefore , the upAsakan seeks that rakshaNam offered by 
Your nAmA japam ( Tava nAma rakshaNa BalEna rakshaNam AapnOthy ). 

One who has Your nAmA on his or her head ( nAma yOjanam) reveals 
dhAsyam( servitude) to You and Your Lord .That is their rakshai ( protection). 
That results in pushti ( vigor) and thushti ( peace , equanimity of mind
and lasting sukham). They become "anAmaya:" , free from the physical
diseases, six internal enemies like Kaamam , Madham , KrOdham et al .
These are the rakshaNams attained.  

2. ya: nAma yOjanam tanOthy sOyam anAmayO jana:   

The word "anAma yOjana: " is used in slEdai ( double meaning ) manner .

a)  " a+nAma + yOjana: ( One who does not wear Your nAmAs 
on his /her Siras) " is one way to split of the compound word :
anAmayojana. 

(b) the other way to split  is "anAmayO +jana: " ( one who is free from 
diseases) . 

How does "nAma yOjanam " make them anAmayaO janam? That is appropriate
(uchitham) because of the power of the nAmAs of RamA DEvi. 

The alankAra Saasthrams have a figure of speech (alankAram) 
known as  " virOdhAbhAsAlankAram". That  is used to suggest a contrary
meaning, which goes away , when a different split of the words in the word
group is used. That is vichithram ( adhbhutham) as opposed to Uchitham . 
Even the unseeking one (a+nAma+yOjanan) gets the benefit of protection. 

May the recitation of Your nAmAs protect the reciter !
May the addition of Your name (SrI Sabdham) to vasthus
and people ( Sri Sabdha sambhnadham)  remove all afflictions !

NamO Sri RanganAyaki samEtha SriranganATAya Nama:
RaamAnuja Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan  





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