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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Sri Pillai Lokacharya's
Mumukshuppadi

Sutra:
11. ivai mUnrilum vaiththuk koNdu periya thirumanthram prathAnam.

Meaning:
The Thiruvashtakshara manthra is considered as the first amongst 
the three vyApaka manthras that are higher than the avyApaka 
manthras.

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:
The three important vyApaka manthras are:
1. Om Namo Narayanaya
2. Om Namo Bagavade Vasudevaya
3. Om Namo Vishnave
Amongst these three, the Ashtakshara manthra which is also known 
as the Periya Thirumanthra is considered the highest. Just as there 
is no being superior to Sriman Narayana, so also there is no manthra
superior to the Ashtakshari manthra ("yadA sarveshu deveshu nAsti
nArAyaNAt para: tada sarveshu mantreshu nAsti sAshtAksharAt para:"). 
Also, one can see the greatness of this manthra by the fact that it 
is the first to be taken in the Vishnu Gayathri manthra.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

Mumukshuppadi Sarartha Deepikai Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/mumukshuppadi/index.html




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