TaaraNa TulA Sukla Shasti , Moola Nakshathram Sixth Day of NavarAthri Celebrations , Bhouma Vaasaram SrI : Dear BhakthAs of SridEvi: Here is the daily samarpaNam of 7 NaamAs from Sri Lakshmi Sahasra Naamam saluting Her Vibhuthvam and Jagath KaaraNathvam : (PraNavam) VaasudEva Mahishyai Nama: (PraNavam) PumpradhAnEsvaryai Nama: (PraNavam) Brahma bhAvam GathAyai Nama: (PraNavam) Sarva Jaganmayyai Nama: (PraNavam) Jagath Kudumbhinyai Nama: (PraNavam) AkhilAdhArayai Nama: (Pranavam) ApruTakchArInyai Nama: THE SECOND SLOKAM OF CHATHUSSLoKI ********************************************* YasyAstE mahimAnam Aathmana iva ThvadhvallabhOapi Prabhu: nAlam maathumiyatthayA niravadhim nithyAnukoolam svatha: ThAmm ThvAm dhAsa ithi Prapanna ithi cha sthOshyAmyaham nirbhayO LokaikEswari! LokanATa dayithE ! dhAntE ! dayAnthE vidhan Word by word Meaning : ************************ LokaikEswari = Oh Devi , who is the only Iswari for the world ! LokanATa DayithE = Oh the dearest consort of the Lord , who is the Swami of all the worlds ! DhAnthE = Oh the abode of abundant compassion ! Thvadh Vallabha: Prabhu: api = Your Lord even if He is omnipotent and Omniscient aathmana: mahimAnam iva niravadhim , svatha : nithyAnukoolam iyatthayaa mAthum na alam = (He) is unable to assess and quantify Your limitless auspiciousness , which is natural to You and which is favorably disposed towards Him always. Just as He can not comprehend the extent of His own mahimai , He is unable to establish the boundaries of Your glories. LokaikEswari ! LokanATa dayithE ! dhAnthE ! = Oh Consort of the Lord , who is the sole Emperor of this Universe ! Oh the dearest consort of that LokanATan ! Oh paripoorNa DayA Moorthy ! ThAmm ThvAm (ittham ) Vidhan , Nirbhaya: Dhaasa ithi , prapanna ithi aham sthOshyAmi = Knowing you thus ( as the KaruNA Moorthy ) , adiyEn is going to eulogize You without fear in my role as Your bonded servant and as one who has performed prapatthi at Your sacred feet . UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: ********************************** Here, Swamy AlavanthAr makes reference to Her Parathva guNams (Supermacy ) as well as Her Dayaa / Krupaa / KaaruNyam , which are the causes for Her Soulabhya guNam . By admitting that he is incapable of eulogizing Her and yet he will engage in such an impossible effort , Swamy AlavanthAr has performed visEsha sthuhti of Sri Devi and points out that he has been emboldened to eulogize Her in his role as Her dhAsan and as one who has sought Her refuge ( Prapannan). PirAtti's Vaibhavam is limitless. It is equal to the Lord in this respect. It is svaabhAvikam ( intrinsic and not caused by anyone).Vedam has given up in its efforts to describe His anantha kalyANa guNams adequately after trying . The loftiness of Sri DEvi who is forever favorably disposed towards Her Lord is One , whose Parathva and Dayaadhi guNams matching that of Her Lord can not be underestimated or denied . To that DEvi with adhbhutha mahimai , Swamy AlavanthAr says : " Oh DayA SvaroopiNi ! As Your dhAsan and Prapannan , adiyEn has overcome my fears about my inadequacies and am going to engage in Your eulogy " . PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai's anubhavam : *************************************** Oh LokanATa DayithE ! Veda PramANams establish Your Lord's Parathvam (Supermacy) elaborately and without doubt . some Examples saluting His Parathvam are : yathO vaachA nivartantE , aprApya manasA saha Aanandham BrahmaNO VidvAn , na bhiBhEtha kuthascchana --- --- TaittirIya AaraNyakam : 9.1 (Meaning): Those who truly comprehend the bliss of ParamAthma have nothing to fear . That ParamAthmA is the One whose vaibhavam is not at all measurable and the words along with the mind attempting such efforts return back recognizing their failure. ParAsya sakthir vividhava srUyathE svbhAvikee JN~Ana BalakriyA -- -- -- SvEtaswatara Upanishad (Meaning ): It is understood that this ParamAthmA has natural Jn~Anam , strength and sakthi , which are multifaceted and immeasurable . Your Lord is "avaangh--manasa gOcharan " ( can not be described by speech or mind ) . He does not know the limits of His own Vaibhavam. Such a Lord of Yours , who can not succeed in attempting his own Vaibhava niroopaNam fails also at establishing the boundaries of Your (Sri Devi's) anantha kalyANa guNams ( Tava Vaibhava niroopaNam ) . Such is the greatness of Your Vaibhavam ! Jagath Seshithva dhvithvam ( Having double Seshis) ********************************************************* One may wonder whether there is One Seshi or two Seshis for the Universe , if the Lord is the Seshi and His consort is the SeshiNi . Sri Devi has chosen to be Her Lord's servant /daasi /seshan , while being the SeshiNI for the world and its beings . Taittiriya Samhithai pramANam 4.4.12) addresses this question brilliantly : AsyEsAnA JagathO VishNupathnee ( She is the Swamini/Empress for the whole world, while being the dear consort of VishNu , the SarvEswaran). Our Lord is totally enchanted with His divine consort's soundharyam and KalyANa GuNams ( Pitthar Panimalar Paavaikku). She is Sesham to Her Lord and as such SeshINi to the world as well . Hence , there are no double Seshis (Seshithva dhvithvam) . She attains Swaminithvam (SeshiNi status) for the world and its beings of Her role as the dearest consort of the LokanATan . PeriyavAcchAn PiLlai's son , NaayanArAcchAn PiLLai in his vyAkhyAnam for ChathusslOki gives the meaning for "DhAntE " as " KaruNAmrutha Samvardhithai aana KaRpakak-kodiyE ( Oh Devi , who is like a tender Kalpaka creeper noted for its nectar of KaruNai ). Swamy AlavanthAr addresses this "KaruNOjwala samvardhithai" and states his qualifications for eulogizing Her : " dhAntE ! tE dayAm vidhan DhAsa ithi , Prapanna ithi aham nirbhaya: sthOshyAmi ". Knowing Her unlimited Daya and Her special affection towards those , who are Her DhAsaas and PrapannAs , Swamy AlavanthAr states that he has become fearless in his attempts to eulogize Her through his ChathusslOki . Summary of Swamy Desikan's commentary ********************************************* Sarva Sakthan , BhagavAn is unable to describe fully and successfully your infinite auspicious attributes . As Omniscinet one ( Sarvaj~nan ) , He knows that Your Vaibhavam is limitless and they are growing forever. Hence , He gives up this impossible task of establishing the limit to Your Vaibhavam . I am emboldened however to engage in this attempt to eulogize Your Vaibhavam since You are my compassionate Mother and adiyEn is Your prapannan . As Your dhAsan , adiyEn can not stay away from eulogizing You . Further for my little effort of Prapatthi , You have blessed me with a great phalan of Moksham . That is additional reason for adiyEn to eulogize You without fear . Out of my uncontrollable joy over gaining the huge fruit of Moksham in return for my laghu upAyam ( easy anushtAnam of Prapatthi performed in a trice ) , I can not but give my thanks to You through my eulogy . If I have Your anugraham , I will have no fear about any punishment from Your Lord ( Oh LokanAta DayitE! Thvath prasAdhE sathi , SarvEswarAdhapi bhayam naasthi ithyAhu: ) . Thus I have become nirbhaya: (fearless about my attempts to praise You) . Your Lord will not go against You because He is known as Sri Vallabhan . He adores You and will not do anything that would displease You . Hence I am emboldened . ThirumAmhaL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Alavanthar ThaaLiNaikaL anavaratham VaazhiyE Suchou MasyuttharAsADaa Jaatham Yaamuna Desikam Sriramamisra SaraNa SarOjAsritham aasrayE Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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