SrI:
PaarTiva Samvathsaram , Simha
Maasam ,
Sukla Paksha Chaturdhasi
, Sathaya Nakshathram
KanyA PourNami , PurattAsi
Maasa PiRappu
Dear BhakthAs of Sri Lakshmi
Narasimhan :
The First slOkam of Sri
Sthuthi is recited for
the copious flow (PathinettAm
Perukku PravAham )
of MangaLam
coming our way
(Home , Community , Nation):
Sri Sthuthi SlOkam 1
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MaanAtheetha praTitha
vibhavAm MangaLam MangaLAnAm
Vaksha: peeDeem MadhuvijayinO
bhUshayantheem svakAnthyA
prathyakshAnuSravika-mahima prArTithineenAm
prajAnAm
SrEyO mUrthim Sriyam aSaraNa:
ThvAm SaraNyAm prapadhyE
(Meaning) : AdiyEn performs
Prapatthi to MahA Lakshmi ( the refuge
for all the beings of the
world / SarvalOka SaraNyai) as one , who has
no other refuge . She is the
Mistress of the widely spread and limitless
Iswaryam ( wealth). She is
the MangaLam (Auspiciousness ) of all
MangaLa vasthus and Tatthvams
. She is the embodiment of all MangaLams.
She adorns the chest of Her
Lord with Her divine and incomparable JyOthi .
She is the Vara Lakshmi (
boon-granting Lakshmi) for all , who are eager to
gain Her anugraham both in
this and the other world .
Additional Comments on individual sections of the slOkam
:
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Vaikunta Vaasi Sri
V.N.SrirAma DesikAcchAr Swamy of Oppiliappan Sannidhi
influenced me
immensely as a boy. adiyEn will therefore follow quite a bit
his lucid commentary on this
Swamy Desika
SthOthram .
Essential Message of this
slOkam
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The key passage in this
slOkam is " SrEyO Moorthim SaraNyAm Sriyam
ThvAm
aSaraNa :
PrapadhyE " . Even more condensed version of this prayer is
"
SaraNyAm ThvAm aSaraNa: prapadhyE ". This is the classical PurushakAra
Prapatthi , where we perform
our Prapatthi to the Divine Mother as practised by
AchArya RaamAnujA in His
SaraNAgathy Gadhyam at the beginning .
She is the embodiment of
SrEyas ( " NanmayE vadivu koNDavaL") . She is
"SaraNyA " , One who protects
unfailingly those , who seek Her protection .
The Six definitions of Sri
Devi's names
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The SrEyas (MangaLams) that
She confers come under six broad categories
as indicated by Her name :
SrI DEvi (Sriyam : One who has the name of SrI ) .
These Six aspects of SrI
Sabdham ( SreeyathE , SrayathE , SruNOthi ,
SrAvayathee,
SruNAthi
and SreeNAthi ) stated in a different way are :
(1) She is attained by those
who wish to be redeemed and uplifted .
(2) She approaches Her Lord
Herself for that purpose. She pleads with Him .
(3) She out of Her compassion
listens to the appeal by chEtanams to protect them.
(4) She invites the attention
of Her Lord about the plight of the Jeevans and
appeals to Him to overlok their
multitudinous trespasses .
(5) She chases away the
prApthi VirOdhis , that stand in the way of
the fulfilment of SaraNAgathy
.
(6)She brings to perfection
the aathma guNams of those , who seek Her rakshaNam.
Swamy Desikan has all of us ,
the helpless beings in mind , when he invokes
the word of "aSaraNa: " (
Puhal onRum illAthavan ) , One without any protector
and recourse . In that state
of ananyagathithvam , Swamy Desikan performs
his Prapatthi and shows us
the way ( ThvAm aSaraNa: prapadhyE ) .
Seven Salutations associated
with Swamy Desikan's Prapatthi
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Rest of the First slOkam celebrates some of Her many
vaibhavams
and can be split and enjoyed along this way
:
1. Maana
atheetha vibhavAm ThvAm PrapadhyE :
2.
MangaLAnAm MangaLam ThvAm PrapadhyE :
3.
Madhuvijayina: Vaksha PeeDeem svakAnthyA
bhUshayantheem ThvAm PrapadhyE
:
4.
Prathyaksha AanuSravika mahima prArTineenAm PrajAnAm
SrEyO Moorthim ThvAm
PrapadhyE
5. SrEyO Moorthim SaraNyAm ThvAm PrapadhyE
6. Sriyam ThvAm
PrapadhyE
7. ThvAm aSaraNa: PrapadhyE
.
Specific comments on each of the above
seven statements
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1. Maana atheetha
vibhavAm ThvAm prapdhyE : Maana means limit or boundary
.
Maana atheetha means then
limitless or having no boundary or finiteness.
It is infinite . This
limitless keerthi (Fame ) of Her auspicious guNams is
very well known (
PraTitham ). It is not like a lamp , whose lustre is
hidden
by a lamp shade . It is
like a JyOthi on top of a hill and is recognized and
saluted
from every where and by
every one of Her bhakthAs .She is of that caliber of
"praTitha vibhavA " (
well known glories ). She is "Nithya Pushtai" ( She is
the abode of all
Iswaryams , MangaLa vasthus and aathma GuNams )
She is "anugrahaparA " (
One who has the inherent nature of showering
Her anugrahams ). She is
"Dharma nilayA " (abode of all righteousness ,
dharmams). She is lOka
SOka VinAsini ( destroyer of the sorrows of the
world)
and most of all , She is
Hari VallabhA ( very dear to Her Lord , Sriman NaarAyaNan
).
2. MangaLAnAm MangaLam
ThvAm prapadhyE : She is the root cause of
the
MangaLam (
auspiciousness) in all MangaLa vasthus . They become auspicious
and
desirable because of
Her conferral of auspicousness on them .Their
acquiring
the status as MangaLa vasthus
is solely due to Her vaibhavam .
3.
Madhuvijayina: vaksha: peeDeem sva-kAnthyA
bhUshayantheem ThvAm PrapadhyE :
Swamy Desikan now has the vision of His
upAsana Moorthy , Sri Lakshmi HayagrIvan.
He visualizes Sri Devi on His
auspicious chest ( Madhuvijayina: VakshasTala Peetam)
seated on Her lotus throne .
Lord's sacred chest itself becomes the house of
residence
for Her . There She is radiant with Her
Svayam JyOthi and adorns that seat of residence.
Madhu vijayan is Lord HayagrIvan ,
who won over and destroyed the asuran
by the name Madhu . Sri
HayagrIvan becomes Lakshmi HayagrIvan , when
Sri Devi chooses His broad chest
as Her seat for eternal residence . She illumines
that chest region and all around with
Her Svayam prakAsam and adorns it .
4. Prathyaksha
AanuSravika mahima prArTineenAm prajAnAm
SrEyOmoorthim
ThvAm PrapadhyE : Some of Her Prajais ( Her children ) pray
for
different kinds of
wealth of this
world ( prathykasha mahima): Children , dhAnyam , dhanam
,
cattle, house
et al to enjoy here . There are a select few , who discard the
worldly
wealth and
seek from You the Superior phalans of the other world (Svargam et al
)
topped by the
Parama PurushArTam of Moksha Sukham . These categories
of
SaadhakAs seek
from You " AanuSravika mahimaam PrArTayanthE " . You
grant
the kinds of
"sukham" that chEtanams seek in this world as well as in the other
.
As Vasu
dhAriNee , the holder of all kinds of wealth , You grant them the
boons
they seek .You
are Vara Lakshmi . You grant from transient worldly wealth
to
imperishable
(Saasvatham) Moksham ( apunar-janmam and nithya
kaimkaryam
in Your Sri
Vaikuntam ) . Such is Your glory and that is why adiyEn
performs
this Prapatthi
to You.
5. SrEyO Moorthim
SaraNyAm ThvAm PrapadhyE : adiyEn performs prapatthi to
You ,
who is the
embodiment of all auspicousness ( SrEyO Moorthy) and who is
SaraNAgatha
Rakshaki ( One who has vowed to join with Your Lord to
offer
protection to
those , who perform SaraNAgathy unto You
).
6. Sriyam ThvAm
PrapadhyE : Here Swamy Desikan invokes the power
of
Dhvaya Manthram . SrI PraSna Samhithai reveals that SrI: is the
First
letter (
PraTamAksharam) and MakAram ( the letter M ) is the dhvitheeyAksharam
;
together they form
"Sriyam " . Dhvaya
Manthram has 25 aksharams and its deep meanings
are commented
on by Paadhma
Samhithai . Swamy Desikan structured Sri Sthuthi with
25
slOkams in
rememberance of those 25 aksharams. This dhvaya manthram is
UpAya-UpEya
roopa arTa dhvayam
with 25 aksharams . In Srimath RaamAyaNam , LakshmaNa
known for His
Kaimkarya Sri invokes the dhvaya MantrArTam , when He says
:
" BhavAmsthu SAHA VaidEhyA ----aha, sarvam
karishyAmi jAgratha: svapatasccha tE"
( adiyEn will perform Kaimkaryams to You
united with SithA Piratti at all times )
.
That is the Manthra PrabhAvam
of Dhvayam with SrI sabdham and Swamy Desikan
hints at that
Prapatthi aimed at Dhivya Dampathis through his Prapatthi
.
Swamy Desikan also
reflects on aakAra Thraya Sampannai , Sri Devi and
and addresses
his Prapatthi to Her as " Sriyam PrapadhyE " . He thinks of
the upadEsam of
AruLALa PerumAL EmperumAnAr here :
AakAriNasthu vij!nAnam AakAra-Jn~Ana
poorvakam
tEnAkAram SRIYAM jn~AthvA jn~thavyO BhagavAn
Hari:
(Meaning) : The Vaibhavam
/ VisEshaNam / Uniqueness has to be understood
FIRST before knowing the
object . For understanding BhagavAn , His
PradhAna
visEshaNam ( top most
visEshaNam/ Qualifying attribute ) , SrI Devi , has to
be
understood first . Only
after that , one has to get to know BhagavAn .
7. ThvAm aSaraNa:
parapdhyE : adiyEn without any other gathi seeks You as
protection and perform my Prapatthi.
The pramANams to remember in the context of
ananya SaraNan , ananya gathi are found
in many sthOthrams . They are addressed
to Sriman NarayaNan and could be
readily extended to Sri Devi as well because of
their
anyOnya
Seshithvam :
1. Ahirbudhnya Samhithai(37.30) / Lord
SivA's declaration :
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aham aparAdhaanAm aalayO
akinchanascchanOagathi:
(Meaning ) : I am the abode of all
aparAdhams/ transgressions .
I do not have the means to protect
myself ; I am in a state , where
I am not in need of any vasthu other
than You for my rakshaNam .
2. Swamy AaLavanthAr's famous
SaraNAgathy in SthOthra rathnam
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akinchanOananyagathi: SaraNya !
Thvath PAdhamoolam SaraNam prapadhyE
(Meaning of the total slOkam ): adiyEn
has not practised Karma Yogam ;neither
Jn~Ana or Bhakthi Yogams . Oh SaraNyA !
adiyEn reaches Your sacred feet
as the object of protection in
adiyEn's state as one without any other means
as akinchanan without any other vasthu
to attain as PrApyam .
3. JithanthA SthOthram :
2.15
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akinchanOananyagathi: SaraNya ! gruhANa
mAmm klEsinam AmbhujAksha !
Oh Sarva lOka SaraNyA ! adiyEn is a
helpless akinchanan . adiyEn has no other
means except Your Paadha Kamalam as
refuge . Oh Lotus eyed One ! Please
hold this worried one agitated by
SamsAric fears !
4. Swamy NammAzhwAr's SaraNAgathy
(ThiruvAimozhi: 6.10.10)
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" Puhal onRumillA adiyEn Unnadikkeezh
amarnthu puhunthEnE "
adiyEn with no rakshakan (protector)
and upAyam have taken the refuge of
Your sacrd feet
.
Aakinchanyam is the inability to
practise Bhakthi Yogam with the two other yOgams
which will assist them (Karma and
Jn~Ana Yogams). ananya gathithvam is inability to
seek other UpAyams for protection or
disinterest in seeking phalans other
than Moksham and not trusting
anyone other than the yEka-sEshithva
dhivya dampathis for Moksham
.
Although much more can be written about
the individual words chosen by
Swamy Desikan in the slOkams of Sri
Sthuthi , adiyEn will resist the temptations
in view of the length of these
postings. We have 24 more SlOkams to cover
the Vaibhvam of MahA Lakshmi with
"MaanAtheetha Vaibhavam " .
An Appeal to AaasthikAs to
support this Kaimkaryam for AchAryan
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Follwing Srimath Azhagiya Singar's
niyamanam , adiyEn has initiated this
Kaimkaryam on Sri HayagrIva Jayanthi (
Sep 14) . We have recieved sofar pledges
and matching funds to hte tune of
$3250 .
adiyEn requests all the sishyAs
and abhimAnis to
take part in this kaimkaryam
and to honor one of the greatest
YathiswarALs to
continue with His many
MalOla PaadhukA sevaka kaimkaryams as
He approaches His 79th Thirunakshathram .
Please let me know of your pledges to
the limit of your
abilities .You can send
your tax deductible checks to
Ahobila Mutt , North
America now or at a futuere
date not later than the Third
week of Novemebr
2005 . At this time , adiyEn is
mostly interested in your pledges .
Thank you .
SrImath Azhaagiya Singar
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan ,Oppiliappan Koil
VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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