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Sri:
 
Dear BhakthAs of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan :
 
After coverage of the 25 slOkams of Swamy Desikan's Sri Sthuthi ,
adiyEn will linger over specific slOkams of Sri Lakshmi Sahasram
composed by MahA VidwAn ArasANipAlai VenkatAdhvari .
 
The Great Poet and Illustrious Lakshmi Bhakthar from ArasANippAlai
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Sri VenkatAdhvari comes from the vamsam of Swamy AppuLLAr  ,
Swamy Desikan's maternal uncle . He lived in the 16th century at 
ArasANippAlai , a village near Kaanchi populated by Vedic Scholars .
He was a contemproary of Sri Lakshmi KumAra Taatha Desikan linked to
the 6th Pattam Srimath Azhagiya Singar . SvayamAchArya Purusha
and Desika Ratnam "Seva SwamigaL " is a descendant of Sri VenkatAdhri
Kavi and was also profoundly gifted with poetic skills & darsana Jn~Anam.
 
The compositions of Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi
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Sri VenkatAdhvari Swamy has left behind monumental sthOthrams
and Kaavyams : (1) Viswa GuNa darsa champu (2) Sri Raaghava Yaadhaveeyam
and (3) Sri Lakshmi Sahasram . Each one of them is a poetic treasure
and deep source book for revelation of his Bhakthi for Sri Padmasani
ThAyAr SamEtha Lord SrinivAsa of Thirumalai and MahA Lakshmi
as well as Sri Ramachandra .
 
Sri Raaghava Yaadhaveeyam demonstrates the extraordinary skills of
Sri VemkatAdhavari Swamy as a poet . The 30 stanzas of this creation
deals on selected topics of Srimath RaamAyaNam and Srimath BhAgavatham.
The slOkAs can be read normally ( from left to right) as well as in reverse
( right to left) to find the same meaning .
 
Viswa GuNa darsa champu is a tribute to the dhivya desams . Two GandharvAs
are the characters in this Kaavyam . One of them praises the vaibhavam of
the dhivya dEsam and its people and the other Gandharva coments on
the deficencies of the dhivya dEsams and its people . It is clever juxtaposition .
 
Laksmi Sahasram:Soon after composing this champu grantham , Sri VenkatAdhwari
Swamy lost his eye sight . He recognized that his unintended offense to the BhagavathAs
in the Champu had caused his loss of eye sight . Swamy prayed to Sri Padmasani ThAyaar
(AlarmEl Mangai of ThirucchAnUr) and composed 1018 beautiful slOkams set in
25 Sthapakams . Due to ThAyAr's KaaruNyam , Swamy regained his lost eye sight .  
 
Essays in Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA about Sri Lakshmi Sahasram
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NavalpAkkam TatAchAr VamsatthArs have extensive knowledge about
the mysteries of the slOkams of Sri Lakshmi Sahasram . Sriman NavalpAkkam
KaNNan Swamy residing now in Hyderabad has been commenting in detail
about the individual slOkams of Sri Lakshmi Sahasram in Sri RanganAtha
PaadhukA for quite some time now . adiyEn has been a keen student of
his postings and insights therein . adiyEn will share  with you all some of
these  auspicous slOkams in a spirit of supplication to MahA Lakshmi
for success in the fund raising kaimakryam for the 79th Thirunakshathram of
HH Sri NaarAyaNa Yatheendhra MahA Desikan .
 
1) MahA Lakshmi and Padhmam ( Kamalam /Lotus)
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MahA Lakshmi is saluted as " Padhma PriyE Padhmini Padhma HasthE ,
PadhmAlayE PadhmadhaLAyadhAkshee  " in Sri Sooktham .
 
In VishNu PurANam , Indhran salutes Her and Her close realtionship
to the Padhmam this way :
 
" PadhmAlayAm Padhma-karAm Padhma-pathra nipEkshaNAm
   VandhE Padhma-mukheem Deveem PadhmanAbha-priyAm-aham "  
 
At the end of His sthuthi Indhran begs for KamalA's anugraham :
 
" praseedha Devi PadhmAkshi mAsmAmstayAkshee: kadhAchana"  
 
Adhi SankarA in his KanakadhArA Sthothram salutes MahA Lakshmi's
close links to the Lotus this way and seeks Her anugraham(Praseedha
mahyam) . Adhi Sankara  begs MahA Lakshmi  to cast her Dayaa-laden
glances on him , the akinchanan and ananya gathi and performs Prapathti :
 
SarasijanilayE ! SarOja-hasthE !
   dhavalatamAmSuka-gandhamAlya SObhE !
Bhagavathy ! Hari VallabhE ! ManOj~nE !
   Thribhuvana-bhUthikari ! Prassedha mahyam
 
KamalE ! KamlAkshavallabhE ! Thvam
     KaruNApoora-tarangithair-apAngai:
avalOkaya mAmm akinchanAnAm
    PraTamam pAthram akruthrimam dayAyA:
 
Kamala Pushpam has thus an exalted status thru its links
to MahA Lakshmi in many ways .
 
Sri VenkatAdhvari Kavi uses 40 slOkams of one chapter of
Sri Lakshmi Sahasram to offer his salutations to the Lotus dear to
MahA Lakshmi . Here is a sample slOkam ( First of the Fourty) .
 
Salutations to the Lotus as the abode of MahA Lakshmi
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Aravindha-vanam vandhE tadhaham yadhaharnisam
preethi-poorvaka-madhyAsthE PeethAmbhara-kuDumbinee 
 
MahA Lakshmi resides in the lotus forest (Aravindha Vanam) .
She is there day and night ( aharnisam) . She resides there with
Joy ( Preethi Poorvakam) . The Padhmam is very dear to Her
and therefore She has the name of Padhma PriyA . She is
the dear consort of PeethAmbharadharan , Sriman NaarAyaNan;
hence She is saluted here by the Kavi as "PeethAmbhara KuDumBinee " .
 
The Poet salutes the whole Lotus forest (Aravindha Vanam vandhE ).
It is like saluting the Giri ( Hasthi Giri or Saptha Giri ) in VaradarAja
Sthavam and DayA Sathakam ) . The poet salutes the Lotus forest
since MahA Lakshmi lives there with great affection .Wherever
Sri Devi resides , those objects / places are worthy of worship (e.g):
the back of a Cow , the lotus flower , The Milky Ocean .  That is
the SaasthrArTam .
 
The Beautiful Lotus resembling MahA Laksmi's sacred Feet
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ThAvakam padham abhikhyayA RamE
vArijam praNigadhanthi Sooraya:
ProuDa SObha nakharAmsu vaibhava
prApthamanjima sadhALi sEvitham  ---slOkam 3 of Fourty 
 
The poet's skills in using double meaning for the same word is
brought out beautifully here . Four aspects are chosen to show
the resemblence   between Her beautiful feet and the Lotus .
 
Oh MahA Lkashmi ! Knowledgable rasikAs (Sooraya:) describe Your sacred
feet as the Lotus . Why So ? There are four reasons (Similarities) :
 
1. Both are Padham for You ; Padham means both the Foot and also the place of
residence ( ThAvakam Padham) . Both are Padham .
 
2. Both became Lotus because of Abhikhyaa ( means beauty or name) :
(ThAvakam Padham abhikhyA )  . Both are abhikhyA : One is abhikhyA
Vaarijam (Lotus) and SrI DEvi is abhikhyA Ramaa (Lakshmi) . 
 
3. Both have links to " KharAmsu", the Sooryan . The Lotus blossoms
from the rays of the spreading Sun ( ProuDa sObhana kharAmsu vaibhava
manjima  ). In the case of MahA Lakshmi , " Sobhana KharAmsu " is split
in to " Sobha nakhara amsu " : Her padham has the glory of being
beautified by the lustre of the rays emanating from the white nails
( ProuDa Sobha nakhara amsu vaibhava prAptha manjma) .
 
4. Both the Thiruvadi and the Lotus are "SadhALi sEvitham " .
" SadhALi Sevitham " for MahA Lakshmi means worshipped by
rows and rows of puNyasAlees (SadhALi) . In the case of the lotus ,
it is "sadha aLi sEvitham "( surrounded always by honey sucking bees).
 
These are the four reasons to identify MahA Lakshmi's sacred feet 
as the Lotus .
 
SrI Devyai Nama: , Sriyaiy Nama:
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan  
 
 
 
 
 
  


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