SrI: SrImathE Nigamantha Mahadesikaya namah: SrImAn venkatanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI | vedAntAcArya-varyo me sannidhattAm sadA hRdi || May the glorious Venkatanatha, the greatest of teachers of Vedanta, and the lion among poets and debaters, reside forever in my heart. Dearest Srivaishnavas, Let us continue to enjoy the sthOthra granthas of Swamy Desikan [in alphabetical order] Sri Stuti- Praising MahalakshmI- Vishnu patnI Sri Stuti in twenty-five slokas is in praise of Lakshmi, the Supreme Goddess, presiding over wealth and prosperity, success and auspiciousness. She is the consort of Bhagavan Narayana and Her greatness is beyond description. Lakshmi and Bhagavan are the Divya-Dampati(the Divine couple) who create, protect and bless the world. As creators They are known as Divya-Dampati, as Saviours as Saranya-Dampati and as Rulers as Seshi-Dampati. Lakshmi is worshipped in three forms of Kaamya-arcaa, Bhoga-arcaa and Laya-arcaa. In the form of Kaamya-arcaa she is installed in an idol form in separate shrine in the temple when people worship Her and get all their desires fulfilled here and hereafter. In the Bhoga-arcaa form She is by the side of Bhagavan for His delectation and sport in the main shrine for the protection of the world. In the form of Laya-arcaa, Lakshmi adorns the right side of the brosd chest of Bhagavan?s body itself as compassion-incarnate and prevails upon Him to have tolerance and forgiveness towards the erring Jivas. A mere glance of Hers is enough to make persons rich, virtuous and pious. Like Bhagavan himself, She is omnipresent, omni-scient and omni-potent and takes birth with Him in all His incarnations assuming suitable forms. Such is the greatness of Lakshmi portrayed by Swami Desika in Sri Stuti. The first ten slokas describe the greatness of the Svaroopa of Lakshmi; slokas eleven to fourteen refer to Her vigrahas; fifteen to nineteen present Her as the bestower of all purusharthas, and the last six deal with the way of surrender at Her feet. Sloka thirteen gives a beautiful description of the coronation of Lakshmi as the Supreme Deity. Sri Desika concludes the Stotra with the phala-sruti that a mere reading of it will dispel all the evils of Kali-yuga and make persons sovereigns of all auspicious things. [from the book - Life and works of Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikan- by Prof Sri A Srinivasaraghavan] Swamy Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan kavi-tArkika-simhAya kalyANa-guNa-SAline | Srimate venkateSAya vedAntagurave namaH || Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, in whom all perfections reside, who is the teacher of Vedanta and the lion among poets and debaters _________________________________________________________________ Get 10mb of inbox space with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-sg ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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