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Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi :

It is my pleasure to share with you a private note
from Dr.M.Rangaswamy with his permission .

NamO Narayanaya ,
V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rangaswamy Muralidhar Civ AFRL/SNHE" 
<Muralidhar.Rangaswamy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'sgopan'" <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:16 AM
Subject: RE: Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part III


> Sri:
>
> SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
>
> Dear Sriman Sadagopan Swamin,
>
> Thank you very much for commencing this beautiful Kaimkaryam of glorifying 
> Our Supreme Compassionate Mother through the Sri Stuthi salutations of 
> Swami Desikan. The purport of the individual verses is succinctly 
> encapsulated in your wonderful summary. The number of verses in this 
> Stuthi is significant. The syllable Ma is the 25th aksharam of the 
> Devanagari alphabet. It is also the arambha aksharam for Thayar and for 
> Our Lord Madhavan-one who is never separated from Sri. Swami Desikan 
> celebrates this aspect through the salutations
> ekashEshithvayOgAth and dhampathI dhaIvatham na: in the Sri Sthuthi. 
> Furthermore, the import of the Dvaya mantram consisting of 25 aksharams, 
> i.e., unconditional total surrender to the Lotus Feet of the Lord 
> eternally united with Sri, is conveyed in the Sri Sthuthi.
> In view of these aspects, Our Swami employs 25 verses to celebrate the 
> matchless glory of Thayar. Interestingly, the opening verse begins with a 
> salutation "MadhuvijayinO" for Bhagavan Hayagriva the aradhana murthy of 
> Our Swami. Verse 24 again contains a salutation "sampath 
> dhivyAmadhuvijayinO" again eulogizing Bhagavan Hayagriva. The connection 
> to Thayar's Pattabhishekam is special-it eulogizes the copious streams of 
> water used for the ceremonial bath in terms of Abhishekavalli Thayar at 
> TirukaNNamangai. Shruti celebrates the aspect very succinctly as "sAmrAjya 
> Lakshmi" and through the mantram "samrAjnyaI..". The latter mantram is a 
> commonly uttered Samaveda benediction during weddings. Verse 8 describes 
> the act of granting refuge to a Prapanna in terms of a Yajna performed by 
> Our Lord. In the performance of this Yajna, the Lord is necessarily 
> accompanied by His Consort Sri. The term Pathni is reserved for exclusive 
> use in the context of Yajna. Thayar offers her support as ViShNu Pathni by 
> destroying the sins of the Baddha jivan and rendering them as fitting 
> receptacles of the Lord's grace. Swami Desikan embeds the most powerful 
> mantram for Thayar in this verse "pruthivyA asyEshAna jagathO viShNu 
> pathni". Swami Desikan uses the 25 verses of this blessed Stuthi to 
> powerfully convey the six meanings underlying the word Sri, i.e. ShriyathE
> (One who is sought after by all), ShrayathE (One who grants refuge to the 
> seeker), shruNOthi (One who listens to the appeals of baddha jivans), 
> shrAvayathi (One who conveys this appeal to Her Lord), shruNAthi (One who 
> removes impediments-sin pile in the context of baddha jivans seeking the 
> grace of Lord Narayana), shrINAthi (One who confers lasting wealth-Dhivya 
> Sampath). Thanks again for touching upon this wonderful aspects pertaining 
> to Thayar. Adiyen looks forward to enjoying your nectarine offerings on 
> Thayar. As Swami Parashara Bhattar remarks "Even the Lord fails to 
> comprehend the full extent of Thayar's glory".
>
> Namo Narayana,
>
> SriMuralidhara Dasan



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