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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi:

In the 35th slOkam , Sri VenkatAdhvari Kavi reveals the reasons
for the supermacy of MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs over that of 
Her Lord :

svanATa-nAmnas-svayam uttharam sath
TavAbhidhAnam guNam-AadhadhAthi
PadhmEkshaNa-PrEyasi nirvigAnAm
pramAnamathra PraNavam pratheema:

(Meaning) : ThAyAr's sacred nAmAs are superior to those of
Her Lord.One understands this tatthvam through the meanings 
given by the blemishless pramANam of PraNavam . ( Tava nAmAni 
prabhalam ithi PraNavam PrakaDeekarOthi.  Tava nAmAni uttharam 
ithi SlAgyathE). 

The key words are: " Tava abhidhAnam sva-nATa-nAmnA svayam 
uttharam sath guNam AadhadhAthy. athra , nirvigAnam PramANam
PravaNam ithi pratheema: ". 

Her abhidhAnams (names) are superior ( uttharam) to Your Lord's
nAmAs as attested by the blemishless proof given by PraNavam.

The focus on the words "Uttharam " and "GuNam "
****************************************************************
Both Uttharam and GuNam have two meanings . Let us start with
Uttharam . The opposite of Poorvam is Uttharam . Here Uttharam 
means the next or that which follows . Uttharam is also the opposite
in meaning to " ataram" . Hence , Uttaram in means  superior or  
or celebrated .

When one refers to Utthara KaaNDam , PoorvOttharam , Utthara 
Phalguni , the first meaning ( next or the following) applies.
When we refer to "LOkOttharam , DharmOttharam " , the second 
meaning ( Superior to) comes into effect . 

Now the question is: Is PerumAL's nAmAs superior or that of
ThAyAr ? The letter "A" precedes the letter "U" and becomes 
"O" in PraNava mantram. Here , "A" is Poorvam and "U" is
uttharam (superior). 

GuNam
**********
Normally , GuNam means superiortiy or SrEyas. In the vyAkaraNa 
sAsthrams , GuNam has another meaning . This is elaborated by 
two sUtrams (aphorisms) of PaaNini . According to them , when
"A" ( a vowel) coming at the end of one word unites with another
vowel ( "U" ) at the beginning of the next word , then the sandhi
of "O" is created :

Purusha+Utthaman = PurushOtthaman

Ksheera+ udhathi = KsheerOdhathy

neela+uthpalam = neelOthpalam 

When "A" unites with "U" , then the GuNa sandhi "O"
is created.  This GuNa Sandhi manifestation is seen in 
PraNavam as well. If " A" did not join with "U" , there will
be no GuNa Sandhi leading to "O".Therefore , it is recognized 
that our Mother's NaamAs are superior to Her Lord's. 

Besides the play with the words , there are deep SaasthrArTams
conveyed by this slOkam :

1. "A" denotes the Lord's nAmam. "AkaarArTO VishNu: " is
a well known statement from Ashta slOki. NigaNDus also give
this meaning for "A".

2. "U" is MahA Lakshmi's name. This is from Gada Sruthi. 
Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram elaborates on this significance.

3. The PraNava Mantram starts with the union of the Lord's
and His consort's nAmAksharams.

4. MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs elevate one and are superior 
to that of Her Lord.

Sriman NavalpAkkam KaNNan Swamy's Tamil summary 
of this slOkam takes this form :

Unn KaNavan peyarai vida
Unn peyarE utthramAm
Uyarvu tarum . PraNavamum
ivvuNmaikku chAnrAhum   

Sri PadhmAvathy SamEtha Sri SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 





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