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 TaaraNa  TulA Sukla Sapthami , PoorvAshADA  Nakshathram
 Seventh Day of NavarAthri Celebrations , Soumya Vaasaram
 
 SrI :
 
 Dear BhakthAs of SridEvi:
 
 Here is adiyEn's daily samarpaNam of 7 NaamAs 
 from Sri Lakshmi Sahasra Naamam saluting Her
Vaathsalyam and anugraham for Her children :  
 
 (PraNavam)  Aanandha RoopAyai Nama: 
 (PraNavam)  Bhadra HomAyai Nama:
 (PraNavam)  YogakshEma VaahAyai Nama:
 (PraNavam)   Iccha-kriyAthmikAyai Nama:
 (PraNavam)  SarvArTa Saadhinyai Nama:
 (PraNavam)   ApramEyayai Nama: 
 (Pranavam)    MahA Oushadhyai Nama:
   
 THE THIRD SLOKAM OF CHATHUSSLOKI
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Yeeshath karuNA nireekshaNa 
    sudhAsandhukshaNAth rakshyathE
nashtam prAk tadhalAbhatas
    thribhuvanam samprathyananthOdhayam
srEyO nahyaravindhalOchana mana:
    KaanthAprasAdhAdhruthE 
SamsruthyaksharavaishNavAthvasu
    nruNAm sambhAvyathE karhichith
 
anvaya Kramam ( Prose Order)
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Samprathi Thvath KaruNA nireekshaNa 
sudhA yeeshath sandhukshaNAth , prAk
tadhalAbhatha: nashtam thribhuvanam
ananthOdhayam rakshyathE . 

AravindhalOchana mana: kAnthA prasAdhAthruthE , 
samsruthi akshara VaishNavAthvasu srEya: karhichith
na hi  SambhAvyathE 

Word by word Meaning :
**************************
Samparathi = now
 
Thvath karuNA nireekshaNa sudhA sandhukshaNath =
through the spreading of even a small  amount of Your 
nectarine glances mingled with Your krupai 

prAk tadhalAbhadha: nashtam thribhuvanam ananthOdhayam
rakshyathE = Before those glances spread , the three worlds 
experienced inauspiciousness everywhere . After Your  mangaLa 
dhrushti fell on those three worlds , they were protected and 
enjoyed immeasuarable anantha abhyudhayam ( the dawn of 
limitless prosperity and auspiciousness).

ArvaindhalOchana mana: KaanthA prasAdhAthdhruthE   =
Oh MahA Lakshmi , the delight of the mind of Your lotus-eyed
Lord ! Without Your anugraha-SrI ,

Samsruthi akshara VaishNavAdhvasu srEya: karhichith
na sambhAvyathE = Without Your anugraha SrI ,  NONE
of the three desired fruits -- -- Enjoyment of the material 
pleasures in this universe (Vishaya Sukham) , Kaivalya
anubhavam ( aathma SaakshAthkAra anubhavam ) , 
residence in Parama Padham as VaishNavan ( Moksha
Sukham of a muktha jeevan )-- -- will ever be realized . 

Commentaries : PeriyavAcchAn PILLai (PVP) 
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PVP uses a different Paatam for "ananthOdhayam"
in this slOkam ( 4th line in the above slOkam )  .
His Paatam (version) is " AanandhOdhayam "
( Aanandha udhayam versus anantha udhayam) .
PVP sees the effect of Sri DEvi's glances as 
the beginning of many levels of bliss . The other 
version ( ananta udhayam) refers to the birth of 
many auspicous and sought--after PurushArthams .

Here, Swamy AlavanthAr instructs us that any one
of the three kinds of SrEyas ( Iswaryam in this world 
or aathma ssakshAthkAram or Moksha Sukham ) will
never happen without the fall of the  benovolent glances of
the dear consort of the AravindhalOchanan on one . Here 
again , Swamy AlavanthAr chooses the word "KaanthA "
to salute Sri Devi instead of " BhAryai of AravindhalOchanan".
The reasoning is similar to the choice of " KaanthA " 
sabdham in the first verse ( Kaantha: tE PurushOtthama: ).
Our Lord is " kOlamalarp-pAvaikku anbhan "  and " Pitthar
panimalar paavaikku " according to AzhwAr MangaLAsAsanams.

Her anugraham appears at the time , when the Lord makes 
His sankalpam for Jagath Srushti ( Tadhaikshatha bahu syAm
prajAyEyEthi- - - ChAndhOgya Upanishad) , the mercy-laden 
glances of Sri DEvi supports His efforts and protects the new born
world and its beings ( Yeeshath Thvath karuNA nireekshaNa sudhA
sandhukshaNAth rakshyathE ). As His compassionate sahadharma-
chAriNi and anugrahamayee , Sri DEvi joins in the srushti and rakshaNam:
( aavAbhyAm karmaNi karthavyAni , prajAsccha uthpAdhayithavya: ).
She reminds Her Lord that Both of Them have to do Their karmAs 
and the beings have to be created ). Her Jagath KaaraNathvam
and Rakshakathvam is recognized here . Swamy ParAsara Bhattar
echoed His poorvAchAryAn's thoughts in His GuNa Ratna Kosam 
( 4th slOkam ) :

yath bhrU bhangA: pramANam sTirachararachanaa tAratamyE MurArE: 
vEdAntha: tatthvachinthAm Murabhidhurasi yathpAdhachhinai: taranthi

(Meaning): May Sri RanganAyaki's KatAkshams that have defeated 
the ocean of nectar in their power to confer all auspicousness immerse 
me in their sweep ! Those glances and the shifts in the position of Her
eyebrows are taken as clues by Her Lord in creating the differences
in the SthAvara Jangama Jagath Srushti . The VedAnthins end their
inquiries on Para Tatthvam of the Lord by finding Her lotus feet 
on His chest region and recognize Him as Sriya: Pathi and
Her as His MangaLadhAyini .

In the second slOkam of Sri GuNa Ratna Kosam , Bhattar salutes
Sri DEvi's  RakshaNam of the seven worlds after their creation 
( UllAsa Pallavitha pAlitha sapthalOki , nirvAhakOrakitha nEma 
katAksha leelA ). Without those benovolent glances, the world
and its beings lose all of their Iswaryams( Nashtam  Thribhuvanam) . 
Once those reviving (nectarine) glances fall on the world , then 
anantha samruddhi ( limitless Iswaryam) results. PraLayam happens
when Her dhrushti ( Lakshmi KatAksham ) is not there; Srushti comes
into being , when her mangaLa dhrushti falls on the universe .Anishta
nivrutthi (Removal of sorrows) and Ishta PrApthi ( realization of
what one desires) happen because of Her Subha dhrushti.

It is Her anugraham that lets Prapanna Jeevans travel on archirAdhi
mArgam and enjoy the many  upachArams that they recieve .
The indispensable nature of Her anugraham in Moksham is
emphasized here. Along with Her Lord , She stays as UpAyam
and UpEyam (Means and Goal ) and They observe the vratham of
yEkasEshithvam . 

Swamy Desikan points out that the " VaishNavAdhva "
sabdha prayOgam refers to " GathivisEsha dhvArA
Bhagavath PrApthi"  lakshyam . Swamy Desikan has 
elaborated in Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram( Gathi viSEsha
adhikAram : 21 st chapter) this journey to reach Sri Vaikuntam
by the Muktha Jeevan with the power of the Dhivya Dampathis.   

Sakala dhrAviDAmnAya-- saara VyAkhyAna kaariNam
SrAvaNE RohiNee jaatham KrishNa Samj~nam aham bhajE 

TaNmai singam rOhiNI nALL tazhaikka vanthOn VaazhiyE
TaaraNiyil SankanallUr thAnudayOn VaazhiyE- - - 
- - - AbayapratharAjar thALL anavaratham VaazhiyE 

Swamy PeriyavAcchAn PiLLai ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam  
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan   






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