SrI:
Dear Devotees of MahA Lakshmi :
In this 39th SlOkam , Sri VenkatAdhvari Kavi plays with
the word "Aksharam " , which has two meanings : (1) A Letter
and (2) Srivaikuntam :
SaraNa-varaNa-mantrE SaarngiNa: prANakAnthE
Paramapurusha-nAmna: prAg-upAdheeyamAnam
ViSadha-mahima nAma kshipram yEkAksharam tE
vitarathy japathAm apyEkam yEvAksharam tath
(Meaning): Oh Lakshmi ! SaraNAgathy mantram is dhvayam.
The aksharam " SrI " comes before the nAmA of " NaarAyaNa "
in dhvayam. "SrI" has only one aksharam . For one who recites
this yEkAksharam ( Your name) , the phalan is Aksharam
(SrI Vaikuntam) . The akshara mantram grants Aksharam
( SrI Vaikuntam/Thiru Naadu) quickly .
Commentary :
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1. Dhvaya Mantram used for performing SaraNAgathy starts
with the word " Sriman NaarAyaNa ". The aksharam of "Sri"
comes before NaarAyaNa sabdham . In this SaraNa varaNa
Mantram (Dhvaya Mantram) , ThAyAr's yEkAksharam (SrI:)
appears before "NaarAyaNa " sabdham .
2. It is not only the "SrI" sabdham before "NaarAyaNa"
sabdham but it is also customary to perform Prapatthi
to ThAyAr before the execution of Prapatthi to the Lord.
3. Akshara Japam yielding akshara phalan fits with Tathkrathu
nyAyam . The yEva sabdham refers to the object of dhyAnam
being the same as the Phalan from such a meditation .
4. Akshram has also the meaning of PerumAL according to
one Sri Vishunu Sahasra Naamam . That meaning does not
alter the BhAvArTam .
5." yEkam " has two meanings : (1) One and (2) matchless.
6. ViSatha mahimaa : Many AchAryas have celebrated
the Mahimai of the name of "SrI". Swamy AlavanthAr
has has declared : "SreerithyEva naama tE " to reveal
Her Vaibhavam . Swamy Desikan has elaborated on
the six meanings of SrI sabdham in many of his Sri Sokthis :
Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram , ChillaRai rahasyams ,
SthOthra BhAshyam and MummaNikkOvai . Having all these
AchArya upadEsams in mind , Sri VenkatAdhvari Kavi
salutes Lakshmi's mahimaa as "ViSatha mahimA ".
7. Kshipram aksharam , yEkAksharam vitharathy : Oh Sri Devi !
The one leetered NaamA of Yours delivers quickly the Aksharam
(Sri Vaikuntam ) for the ones , who meditate on that yEkAksharam
of Yours : " viSadha mahima yEkAksharam tE nAma japathAm api tath
yEkam aksharam yEva kshipram vitharathy " .
Lakshmi Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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