Sri:
Dear BhakthAs of Sri Lakshmi
Nrusimhan :
Today , we wil focus
on one more Lakshmi Sahasra SlOkam
that celebrate Her Naama
Vaibhavam and include its 8 SaasthrArthams
as per the NavalpAkkam School
.
May the power of those
Naamams shower Kanaka Varsham (rain)
for Srimath Azhagiya Singar's
Thirunakshathra Uthsavam !
Akshara Naamam of Sri Devi
that blesses us with Aksharam
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Aksharam means a letter
of the alphabet and aksharam also means
aparAjitha ( invincible) and
eternal , everlasting Sri Vaikuntam . Here ,
the Kavi refers to the
EkAkshari ( One letter ) mantram of Lakshmi (SrI)
granting the boon of Sri
Vaikuntam , the akshara world .
SlOkam
:
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SaraNa-varaNa-manthrE
SaarngiNa: PrANakAnthE !
Parama-purusha-nAmna: prAgupAdheeyamAnam
ViSadha-mahima nAma Kshipram
yEkAksharam tE
vitarathy japathAmapi yEkamEvAksharam tath
Let us enjoy Sri NavalpAkkam KaNNan Swamy's
commentary now.
SaarngiNa: PrANa KaanthE ! = Oh
Dearest consort ( Uyir Kaathali)
of the Lord holding
the bow named
Saarngam !
SaraNa-varaNa -mantrE = in the SaraNAgathy
manthram of dhvayam
viSadha mahima yEkAksharam tE naama = Your
name with undisputed
and transparent glory is constitued by One
Letter (SrI:)
Parama Purusha Naamna: prAk upAdheeyamAnam
= (is positioned )
before Your Lord's name ( NaarAyaNa)
.
tE nAma japathAm api = For the reciters of
that yEkAksharam ( Your name of
SrI )
tath yEka aksharamEva kshipram vitharathy =
that yEkAksharam quickly grants
them ( the reciters of Your NaamA
) the akshara(eternal) sTAnam of Parama padham.
Oh Lakshmi ! Dhvayam is the SaraNAgathy
Manthram . There , Sri sabdham appears
before the NaarAyaNa sabdham . That nAmaa
of SrI is made up of one letter( Yeka
aksharam) . That yEka aksharam on japam
grants one Sri Vaikuntam . ( Aksharam
has two meanings : a letter of the alphabet
or the One that is eternal , without
ksharam ( dissolution)
.
The 8
SaasthrArthams
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1.
In our
sampradhAyam , the Manthram starting with "Sriman NaarAyaNa--"
is used to perform
SaraNAgathy . This is the dhvaya manthram .All other
beginnings
not having the Sri Naamam
at the
beginning and followed by PerumAL's name next
are not accepted as
SaraNAgathy mantram .
2. It is not only true that
the ThAyAr's name is before PerumAL's name but it
is also the tradition to
perform SaraNaagathy to ThAyAr before performing
SaraNAgathy to perumAL . That
yEkAksharam ( Sri ) is present in the SaraNAgathy
Mantra Vaakyam .
3. The fact that those who
recite the yEkAsharam (SrI ) gain Aksharam ( Vaikunta
PrApthi) fits with the
Tathkrathu nyAyam . The target for the japam(DhyAnam)
and the phalan of that Japam
are not different form one another .
4. VishNu SahasranAmam has a
naama for PerumAL : Aksharam . Even when
we accept this meaning ,
the essential meaning of dhvyam with Lakshmi's
YekAksharam in the front does
not change essentially ( bhAvArTam does not
alter)
.
5.Yekam has two meanings : It
is a number . It also means unique , matchless .
6. ViSatha mahima: The
glorious , unmatched vaibhavam of Sri Devi is referred to
here . Only our SampradhAyam
gives this much reverence to Sri Devi as exemplified
by AchAryAs starting from
Swamy AlavanthAr ( " SrIrithyEva naama tE" in ChathusslOki)
.
Swamy KurEsar devotes a whole
slOkam in SrI Sthavam to celebrate the Sri Padham .
7. Our
AchAryAs give six different meanings to bring out the multiple roles played
by
Sri Devi. Swamy Desikan
brings them out in Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,
SthOthra BhAshyam ,
MummaNikkOvai et al. With all these in mind , Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi
uses the words "ViSatha
Mahimaa " for the unique vaibhavam of SrI Devi.
8. Kavi chooses the word
"Kshipram to indicate the rapidity with which the meditation
on SrI yields the Phalan
of Moksham
.
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE
SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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