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 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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