Fw: Srimath Azhagiya Singar's 79th Thirunakshathram : Part XXXIII ( Selected Lakshmi Sahsram SlOkams )

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Sri:

 

Dear BhakthAs of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan :

 

Today , we wil focus on one more Lakshmi Sahasra SlOkam

that celebrate Her Naama Vaibhavam and include its 8 SaasthrArthams

as per the NavalpAkkam School .

 

May the power of those Naamams shower Kanaka Varsham (rain)

for Srimath Azhagiya Singar's Thirunakshathra Uthsavam !

 

Akshara Naamam of Sri Devi that blesses us with Aksharam

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Aksharam means a letter of the alphabet and aksharam also means

aparAjitha ( invincible) and eternal , everlasting Sri Vaikuntam . Here ,

the Kavi refers to the EkAkshari ( One letter ) mantram of Lakshmi (SrI)

granting the boon of Sri Vaikuntam , the akshara world .

 

SlOkam :

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SaraNa-varaNa-manthrE SaarngiNa: PrANakAnthE !

Parama-purusha-nAmna: prAgupAdheeyamAnam

ViSadha-mahima nAma Kshipram yEkAksharam tE

vitarathy japathAmapi yEkamEvAksharam tath

 

Let us enjoy Sri NavalpAkkam KaNNan Swamy's commentary now.

 

SaarngiNa: PrANa KaanthE ! = Oh Dearest consort ( Uyir Kaathali)

of the Lord holding the bow named Saarngam !

 

SaraNa-varaNa -mantrE = in the SaraNAgathy manthram of dhvayam

 

viSadha mahima yEkAksharam tE naama = Your name with undisputed

and transparent glory is constitued by One Letter (SrI:)

 

Parama Purusha Naamna: prAk upAdheeyamAnam = (is positioned )

before Your Lord's name ( NaarAyaNa) .

 

tE nAma japathAm api = For the reciters of that yEkAksharam ( Your name of SrI )

 

tath yEka aksharamEva kshipram vitharathy = that yEkAksharam quickly grants

them ( the reciters of Your NaamA ) the akshara(eternal) sTAnam of Parama

padham.

 

Oh Lakshmi ! Dhvayam is the SaraNAgathy Manthram . There , Sri sabdham appears

before the NaarAyaNa sabdham . That nAmaa of SrI is made up of one letter( Yeka

aksharam) . That yEka aksharam on japam grants one Sri Vaikuntam . ( Aksharam

has two meanings : a letter of the alphabet or the One that is eternal , without

ksharam ( dissolution) .

 

The 8 SaasthrArthams

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1. In our sampradhAyam , the Manthram starting with " Sriman NaarAyaNa-- "

is used to perform SaraNAgathy . This is the dhvaya manthram .All other

beginnings

not having the Sri Naamam at the beginning and followed by PerumAL's name next

are not accepted as SaraNAgathy mantram .

 

2. It is not only true that the ThAyAr's name is before PerumAL's name but it

is also the tradition to perform SaraNaagathy to ThAyAr before performing

SaraNAgathy to perumAL . That yEkAksharam ( Sri ) is present in the SaraNAgathy

Mantra Vaakyam .

 

3. The fact that those who recite the yEkAsharam (SrI ) gain Aksharam ( Vaikunta

PrApthi) fits with the Tathkrathu nyAyam . The target for the japam(DhyAnam)

and the phalan of that Japam are not different form one another .

 

4. VishNu SahasranAmam has a naama for PerumAL : Aksharam . Even when

we accept this meaning , the essential meaning of dhvyam with Lakshmi's

YekAksharam in the front does not change essentially ( bhAvArTam does not

alter) .

 

5.Yekam has two meanings : It is a number . It also means unique , matchless .

 

6. ViSatha mahima: The glorious , unmatched vaibhavam of Sri Devi is referred to

here . Only our SampradhAyam gives this much reverence to Sri Devi as

exemplified

by AchAryAs starting from Swamy AlavanthAr ( " SrIrithyEva naama tE " in

ChathusslOki) .

Swamy KurEsar devotes a whole slOkam in SrI Sthavam to celebrate the Sri Padham

..

 

7. Our AchAryAs give six different meanings to bring out the multiple roles

played by

Sri Devi. Swamy Desikan brings them out in Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ,

SthOthra BhAshyam , MummaNikkOvai et al. With all these in mind , Sri

VenkatAdhri Kavi

uses the words " ViSatha Mahimaa " for the unique vaibhavam of SrI Devi.

 

8. Kavi chooses the word " Kshipram to indicate the rapidity with which the

meditation

on SrI yields the Phalan of Moksham .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan