SrI:
Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi:
In this 29th SlOkam , Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi compares
MahA Lakshmi's NaamAs to fragrant flowers ( Sourabha
nAma kusumams) ;when strung together with the strong
string of Her divine attributes ( Dhivya guNams) , these flowers
form a garland that is very much desired by Her Lord
( MaalayAhi Maalai mahizhvikkum nAmangaL):
ThvannAma dhivya kusumAni dhruDair-guNastE
sangraTya sourabha visEsha parishkruthAni
AamunjathAmiha madheeya sarasvatheeyam
mAthar-mahA Purusha mAnasa ranjanAya
(Meaning): Oh Mother ! May adiyEn's speech string your
nAmAs ( fragrant celestial paarijAtha flowers) with the firm
string of Your own auspicious attributes (dhivya guNams)
and create a beautiful garland to be presented for delighting
Your Lord's ThiruvuLLam !
Here the poet states that Her dhivya nAmAs ( Thvath nAma
dhivya KusumAni ) are adorned with an unique kind of beauty
and fragrance ( sourabha visEsha parishkruthAni ).
The poet's speech indhriyam ( Vaak /Sarasvathy) constructs
a beautiful garland using Her Naama kusumams by stringing
them together with the firm thread of Her auspicious attributes
( Tava dhivya nAma kusumAni dhruDai: guNai: sangraTya)
and presents that fragrant garland to the utter delight of Her
great Lord ( MahA Purusha mAnasa ranjanAya Aamunjathy).
Additional Comments :
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1. Her divine nAmAs are compared to beautiful celestial flowers
with a special , never-fading fragrance . Her nAmAs are adorned
with visEsha sourabham . The word sourabham has two meanings:
(1) Fragrance and (2) Beauty . In Her sourabha nAma kusumams ,
the Vaak ( beautiful speech) and artham ( the deep menings) are
blended together indissolubily .
2. When the poet creates a nAmAvaLi with Her divine nAmAs ,
he organizes them in an orderly manner according to their different
hues and strings them together to form a charming garland as it were.
The strong strings used to create this garland are Her guNams that hold
the nAmAs together. GuNam has two meanings: (1) divine culture and
(2) the thread . If this thread is not strong , it will not have the strength
to hold the flowers together and the garland will shed all its flowers.
In the case of MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs , the holding strings (guNams )
are very strong .
3. My speech (Vaak/Saraswathy)is the one , which created
this unique garland of infinite fragrance and beauty
( Sri Lakshmi Sahasram) .
4. My speech presents this special garland to delight Your
Lord . My speech is the lady who strung this garland with
Your NaamAs and guNams .
5. The SaasthrArthams referred to in this slOkam are :
(a) MahA Lakshmi's guNams are firm ; for instance ,
Her guNams like Vaathsalyam (affection for us) and
KaaruNyam ( Compassion) are firm and do not display
any variations .
(b) Her divine names have both deep meanings ( as in SrI , Lakshmi)
as well as aural beauty ( as in Padhmasadhma, JalajA , Sura Sundari
et al). SrI sabdham alone has six different and profound meanings.
(c) Her nAma kusuma maalai (garland) immensely pleases
Her Lord , the PurushOtthaman .
6) In the set of five contiguous slOkams including this one ,
Her nAmAs have been conpared to (a) Fragrant flowers
(b) KaamadhEnu , the celestial Cow (c) Gold (d) the flame
used for creating curative potions (kAshAyam) to cure
samsAric disease and (e) the lustre of a lamp.
The rich imagination of the poet is abundantly displayed
in these slOkams celebrating MahA Lakshmi's nAma
vaibhavam .
Sri PadhmAvathy SamEtha Sri SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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