TaaraNa TulA Sukla Shasti , Moola Nakshathram
Sixth Day of NavarAthri Celebrations , Bhouma Vaasaram
SrI :
Dear BhakthAs of SridEvi:
Here is the daily samarpaNam of 7 NaamAs
from Sri Lakshmi Sahasra Naamam saluting Her
Vibhuthvam and Jagath KaaraNathvam :
(PraNavam) VaasudEva Mahishyai Nama:
(PraNavam) PumpradhAnEsvaryai Nama:
(PraNavam) Brahma bhAvam GathAyai Nama:
(PraNavam) Sarva Jaganmayyai Nama:
(PraNavam) Jagath Kudumbhinyai Nama:
(PraNavam) AkhilAdhArayai Nama:
(Pranavam) ApruTakchArInyai Nama:
THE SECOND SLOKAM OF CHATHUSSLoKI
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YasyAstE mahimAnam Aathmana
iva ThvadhvallabhOapi Prabhu:
nAlam maathumiyatthayA
niravadhim nithyAnukoolam svatha:
ThAmm ThvAm dhAsa ithi Prapanna
ithi cha sthOshyAmyaham nirbhayO
LokaikEswari! LokanATa dayithE !
dhAntE ! dayAnthE vidhan
Word by word Meaning :
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LokaikEswari = Oh Devi , who is the only Iswari for the world !
LokanATa DayithE = Oh the dearest consort of the Lord , who
is the Swami of all the worlds !
DhAnthE = Oh the abode of abundant compassion !
Thvadh Vallabha: Prabhu: api = Your Lord even if He is omnipotent
and Omniscient
aathmana: mahimAnam iva niravadhim , svatha : nithyAnukoolam
iyatthayaa mAthum na alam = (He) is unable to assess and quantify
Your limitless auspiciousness , which is natural to You and which is
favorably disposed towards Him always. Just as He can not comprehend
the extent of His own mahimai , He is unable to establish the boundaries
of Your glories.
LokaikEswari ! LokanATa dayithE ! dhAnthE ! = Oh Consort of
the Lord , who is the sole Emperor of this Universe ! Oh the dearest
consort of that LokanATan ! Oh paripoorNa DayA Moorthy !
ThAmm ThvAm (ittham ) Vidhan , Nirbhaya: Dhaasa ithi ,
prapanna ithi aham sthOshyAmi = Knowing you thus ( as
the KaruNA Moorthy ) , adiyEn is going to eulogize You
without fear in my role as Your bonded servant and as one
who has performed prapatthi at Your sacred feet .
UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam:
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Here, Swamy AlavanthAr makes reference to
Her Parathva guNams (Supermacy ) as well as
Her Dayaa / Krupaa / KaaruNyam , which are
the causes for Her Soulabhya guNam . By admitting that
he is incapable of eulogizing Her and yet he will engage in
such an impossible effort , Swamy AlavanthAr has performed
visEsha sthuhti of Sri Devi and points out that he has been
emboldened to eulogize Her in his role as Her dhAsan and
as one who has sought Her refuge ( Prapannan).
PirAtti's Vaibhavam is limitless. It is equal to the Lord
in this respect. It is svaabhAvikam ( intrinsic
and not caused by anyone).Vedam has given up in its
efforts to describe His anantha kalyANa guNams
adequately after trying . The loftiness of Sri DEvi
who is forever favorably disposed towards Her Lord
is One , whose Parathva and Dayaadhi guNams matching
that of Her Lord can not be underestimated or denied .
To that DEvi with adhbhutha mahimai , Swamy AlavanthAr
says : " Oh DayA SvaroopiNi ! As Your dhAsan and Prapannan ,
adiyEn has overcome my fears about my inadequacies
and am going to engage in Your eulogy " .
PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's anubhavam :
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Oh LokanATa DayithE ! Veda PramANams establish
Your Lord's Parathvam (Supermacy) elaborately
and without doubt . some Examples saluting
His Parathvam are :
yathO vaachA nivartantE , aprApya manasA saha
Aanandham BrahmaNO VidvAn , na bhiBhEtha kuthascchana
--- --- TaittirIya AaraNyakam : 9.1
(Meaning): Those who truly comprehend the bliss of ParamAthma
have nothing to fear . That ParamAthmA is the One whose vaibhavam
is not at all measurable and the words along with the mind attempting
such efforts return back recognizing their failure.
ParAsya sakthir vividhava srUyathE svbhAvikee JN~Ana BalakriyA
-- -- -- SvEtaswatara Upanishad
(Meaning ): It is understood that this ParamAthmA has natural Jn~Anam ,
strength and sakthi , which are multifaceted and immeasurable .
Your Lord is "avaangh--manasa gOcharan " ( can not be described
by speech or mind ) . He does not know the limits of His own Vaibhavam.
Such a Lord of Yours , who can not succeed in attempting his own Vaibhava
niroopaNam fails also at establishing the boundaries of Your (Sri Devi's)
anantha kalyANa guNams ( Tava Vaibhava niroopaNam ) . Such is
the greatness of Your Vaibhavam !
Jagath Seshithva dhvithvam ( Having double Seshis)
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One may wonder whether there is One Seshi or two
Seshis for the Universe , if the Lord is the Seshi and
His consort is the SeshiNi . Sri Devi has chosen to be
Her Lord's servant /daasi /seshan , while being the SeshiNI
for the world and its beings . Taittiriya Samhithai pramANam
4.4.12) addresses this question brilliantly :
AsyEsAnA JagathO VishNupathnee
( She is the Swamini/Empress for the whole world,
while being the dear consort of VishNu , the SarvEswaran).
Our Lord is totally enchanted with His divine consort's
soundharyam and KalyANa GuNams ( Pitthar Panimalar Paavaikku).
She is Sesham to Her Lord and as such SeshINi to the world as well .
Hence , there are no double Seshis (Seshithva dhvithvam) . She attains
Swaminithvam (SeshiNi status) for the world and its beings of Her role
as the dearest consort of the LokanATan .
PeriyavAcchAn PiLlai's son , NaayanArAcchAn PiLLai in his vyAkhyAnam
for ChathusslOki gives the meaning for "DhAntE " as " KaruNAmrutha
Samvardhithai aana KaRpakak-kodiyE ( Oh Devi , who is like a tender
Kalpaka creeper noted for its nectar of KaruNai ). Swamy AlavanthAr
addresses this "KaruNOjwala samvardhithai" and states his qualifications
for eulogizing Her : " dhAntE ! tE dayAm vidhan DhAsa ithi , Prapanna ithi
aham nirbhaya: sthOshyAmi ". Knowing Her unlimited Daya and Her special
affection towards those , who are Her DhAsaas and PrapannAs , Swamy
AlavanthAr states that he has become fearless in his attempts to eulogize
Her through his ChathusslOki .
Summary of Swamy Desikan's commentary
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Sarva Sakthan , BhagavAn is unable to describe
fully and successfully your infinite auspicious attributes .
As Omniscinet one ( Sarvaj~nan ) , He knows that Your
Vaibhavam is limitless and they are growing forever.
Hence , He gives up this impossible task of establishing
the limit to Your Vaibhavam . I am emboldened however
to engage in this attempt to eulogize Your Vaibhavam
since You are my compassionate Mother and adiyEn is Your
prapannan . As Your dhAsan , adiyEn can not stay away from
eulogizing You . Further for my little effort of Prapatthi , You
have blessed me with a great phalan of Moksham . That is
additional reason for adiyEn to eulogize You without fear .
Out of my uncontrollable joy over gaining the huge fruit of
Moksham in return for my laghu upAyam ( easy anushtAnam
of Prapatthi performed in a trice ) , I can not but give my
thanks to You through my eulogy .
If I have Your anugraham , I will have no fear about
any punishment from Your Lord ( Oh LokanAta DayitE!
Thvath prasAdhE sathi , SarvEswarAdhapi bhayam
naasthi ithyAhu: ) . Thus I have become nirbhaya:
(fearless about my attempts to praise You) . Your Lord
will not go against You because He is known as
Sri Vallabhan . He adores You and will not do anything
that would displease You . Hence I am emboldened .
ThirumAmhaL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Alavanthar ThaaLiNaikaL anavaratham VaazhiyE
Suchou MasyuttharAsADaa Jaatham Yaamuna Desikam
Sriramamisra SaraNa SarOjAsritham aasrayE
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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