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 continmue
with the study of the next slOkam (8th) from the 17th StaBakam of
Lakshmi Sahasram . The 7th slOkam described how the diseases are
chased away by the recitation of the NaamAs of MahA Lakshmi . This
slOkam instructs us as how Her nAmAs kindle the desire for Moksham
( Release from the cycles of births and deaths) and lift the ordinaryfolks
and great sages to the stage of Mumukshus( those who desire Moksham).
8th SlOkam
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thrayyanthaika-praNayimatayas-tApasA: pApa-sArTam
prathyAdEsa-pramudhitha -mahA-chEtasas-spheetha-satthvA:
nAma SrImatthva kila valathkeertthaya: keerthayantha:
mAthar-mukthou vihitha-kuthukA mOdhayanthE priyam tE
The key words in this slOkam are: " Maatha ! tava Srimath nAma
keerthayantha: kila mukthou vihitha kuthukA: tE priyam mOdhayanthE " .
Oh Mother ! By the recitation of Your most auspicious nAmAs , the fortunate
ones express their desire in Moksham and please the heart of Your Lord .
This group of fortunate ones is constituted by the VedAnthins , Sages
with theevra ( intense) tapas( penance), PuNyasAlis with a broad mind
( BhAgavathOtthamAs of a forgiving nature , who have rejected
the accumulation of sins) , the SaathvikAs ( unoffending ones
filled with Satthva guNam ) , the ParamaikAnthi Mumukshus ( Single minded
ones intent on gaining Moksha Siddhi without other prayOjanams) .
Sriman KaNNan Swamy salutes them this way in Tamil :
" nigamAntha neRi vEtpAr nirambiya naRR-puhazh yERppAr
Ninn nAmam keertthippAr Ninn pathiyai mahizhvippAr "
The two key words here are: " nigamAntha neRi vEtpAr "and
" naRR-puhazh yERppAr " .
" nigamAntha neRi " is the Veda-VedAnthic path (dharma mArgam ) .
Those who have chosen to travel by this auspicious way are saluted by
the passage of Sri VenkadAdhri Kavi's slOkam : " thrayyanthaika praNayi
mathaya: ". PraNayi mathaya: means those intelligent ones , who are
deeply in love with travelling that VedAnthic way . Here VenkadAdhri Kavi
emulates ANDAL , who revealed in ThiruppAvai that Her Lord NaarAyaNan
alone can and will grant Kaimkarya SrI and Moksham ( NaarAyaNanE
namakkE paRai tharuvAn) . The one and only Moksha dhAyaka Mukundan
is identified by ANDAL as Her Lord , Srimann NaarAyaNan . In a similar vein ,
the BhAgayasAlis reciting MahA Lakshmi's naamAs are recognized as those
who travel ONLY in the VedAnthic path ( Thrayyanthaika praNayi mathaya: ) .
This addition of yEka sabdham to Thryyantham is a remarkable upadEsam
from the Kavi , who blessed us with the Lakshmi Sahasram .
The others in the company of "Thrayyanthaika praNayi mathaya: "
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Who else are in the blessed company of the VedAntha Maarga SanchAris
reciting the auspicious nAmAs of MahA Lakshmi ? There are three more
in this visEsha ghOshti :
They are listed by the poet as (1) TaapasA: ( Tapasvees or accomlpished
sages known for their penance and self-restraint) , (2) Paapa saarTa pratyAdEsa
pramudhitha mahA chEtasa: ( those broadminded and forgiving ones who are
joyful over their success in rejecting the accumulation of the bundles of sins)
,
(3) spheetha satthvA: ( One who possesses a high degree of Satthva GuNam) .
The second category needs additional understanding . They are mahA chEtas
or one with lofty minds worthy of adulation . Why is it so ? This is because
they have rejected ( nirAkAram= prathyAdEsam/rejection , which is the opposite
of
AadEsam) the route that leads to the piling up of bundles of sins thru pursuit
of
karmAs prohibited by Bhagavath Saasthrams ( PrAthikoolya varjana janam).
Their success in rejecting the pull of sins makes them happy ( pramudhitha
mahA chEthasa: ). Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi salutes this special group of chEthanams
( PrapannAs ) as : " Paapa sArTa pratyAdEsa pramudhitha mahA chEtasa: " .
Their eulogy of Your NaamAs & its effects
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These noble ones known for their satthva guNam and VedAnthic ways
are engaged in the sankeerthanam of Your auspicious nAmAs:
" Tava Sreemath nAma keerthayantha: kila valathkeerthaya: "
(iha sancharanthy) .
They perform Naama Sankeerthanam of Your sahasra Naamams and
through that alone ( keerthayantha: kila) become famous in this world
( valathkeerthaya:) .
In addition to being celebrated by their fellow human beings , these srEshta
bhAgavatha PrapannAs keenly desirous of Moksha Aanandham delight
the heart of Your Lord and are blessed with ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham
thru nithya , niravadhya kaimkaryam at Your Sri Vaikuntam .
Mukthou tE Priyam mOdhayanthE
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There is another meaning attributed to these words of the last Paadham .
Mukthou can also mean in the state of Moksha dasai . Even in Sri Vaikuntam,
the MukthAs perform Naama sankeerthanam of MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs
and as a result please Her Lord ( tE Priyam mOdhayanthy ). So effective are
the sankeerthanam of Your naamAs that it ends up in delighting Your Lord .
Summary of this slOkam
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One should not think that only of those longing wealth here , those without
detatchment , the commerical types and the sukham seekers in their lives here
as the only ones that recite MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs for short term and
persihable gains. There is another set , the virakthAs ( VairAgyasAlis) and
Mumukshus/ MokshArTis , who are outside these perishable wealth seekers .
This special category of jeevans perform nAma sankeerthanam of Your dhivya
naamAs for gaining the preethi of the dhivya dampathis , even while residing in
Sri Vaikuntham and during their post-prapatthi stage of their lives here .
Whoever they are they climb higher rungs of Saadhanai . Even for those seeking
alpa ( insignificant sukhams here) mature with time ( kaala kramENa mature in
their Jn~Anam ) , develop taste (ruchi) for VedAnthic truths , perform tapas ,
increase their Saathvika guNams and the fame follows them. Their desire for
Moksham increases . They desire to gain mukthi and perform eternal kaimkaryam
to both of You as Yeka Seshis at Your Supreme abode of Sri Vaikuntam . The
progressive
stages in their spiritual development are:Gaining of Jn~nam , Tapas,
destruction of
Sins ( Paapa naaSam) , UdhAra manas, Satthva guNa abhivruddhi , Keerthi ,
icchai in Moksham , Bhagavath Kaimkarya Preethi and ParipoorNa BrahmAnanadha
anubhavam at Sri Vaikuntam . Oh MahA Lakshmi ! All of these are made possible
by
the power of Your Naama Sankeerthanam
NamO Sri RanganAyaki samEtha SriranganATAya Nama:
RaamAnuja Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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