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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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