SrI:
Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi:
In the 37th SlOkam , Sri Venkatadhvari Kavi reminds us
that anyone , who abandons the treasure in his house
( MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs) and seeks sukham through
other means is equal in status to that of a foolish street
beggar :
jahadhiha Janani ThvannAmadhEyam vidhEyam
jaDamathiathiriktham SarmaNE karma kuryAth
nidhimanavadhim ucchair-nishkuDasTam vihAya
prathibhavanam aSaanka: paryaDan bikshithum ka:
(Meaning): Oh Mother(Janani) ! Fools forsake the lofty and
limitless treasure present at their homes , Your sacred nAmAs
and run shamelessly after trivia outside to seek comfort .
This situation is similar to that of a beggar roaming in the street
and going from house to house to seek alms.
Your sacred names are within our tongue's reach ( ThvannAmadhEyam
vidhEyam). You are the Mother and we as Your children are
entitiled to that wealth of Your nAmAs . Some of us are foolish
( JaDamathi: ) and abandon the trasures at home
( nishkooDasTam nidhim jahath) and vainly search for other
kinds of anithya ( perishable) "sukhams" ( JaDamathi: athiriktham
karma SarMaNam kurvanthy ).
Your nAmAs available readily to us are lofty ( Uccham )
and is a limitless treasure ( anavadhim nidhi). Those who abandon
what is in hand and run after dubious things (karmAs) are
like shameless street beggars stopping at every house
to seek uncertain alms and become objects of derision of
the householders.
Sri Kannan Swamy's Commentary
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1. Lakshmi's sacred nAmAs are readily available to our speech
indhriyam (VidhEyam) . They can be recited at our will . They
are not beyond our sakthi like some of the YaagAs and Yaj~nams.
2. Lakshmi's holy nammes are like a treasure at home. One does not
need to jump over walls of a fort , climb a mountain , dig in a mine or
cross a moat . No difficult effort is needed to acquire them . They
are already resting on our tongues like the readily accessible
treasure at our homes. Like any treasure , it is precious . It banishes
poverty . It creates sukham . What else can one ask for ?
3. The one who knows about the easy availability of this treasure and
yet forsakes it in favor of some ephemeral sukham is a fool . Instead of
using such a treasure in times of need folls beg for help from
strangers . In the heat of the day , this type of fool abandons
his comfortable home and the treasure there to stop at
the stranger's houses to beg for help. What a state of misery
that he experiences through that act ! Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi uses
three choice words to illustrate the misery of the fool engaged in
such activies : " VihAya , Bikshithum and ParyaDEth".
4. The treasure within reach at home is limitless ( anavadhi),
whereas the earnings from stree begging (engagement in other
karmAs) is limited (avadhi) and ubcertain . The treasure at
home ( Your nAmAs under the control of one's vaak) is
precious; the earnings from begging at the street is low
in value. The treasure of MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs belongs to
one; the money/sukham raised by begging belongs to others .
5. The Kavi instructs us that MahA Lakshmi's Naama Sankeerthanam
is pradhAnam overthe performance of Yaagams and Yaj~nams as well
as engagement in theertha yAthrAs .
Sri Lakshmi HaygrIva ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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