79th Thirunakshathram of Srimath Azhagiya Singar : Dec 10 , 2005 at Bangalore , SrI sthuthi SlOkam 23 : Part XXVII

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SrI :

 

Dear BhakthAs of SrI Lakshmi Nrusimhan :

 

The 23rd slOkam is recited for being blessed with Kaimkarya PrApthi

(realization of Service) to the Divine Couple :

 

MaathA DEvi ! Thvamasi BhagavAn VaasudEva: PithA mE

Jaatha: sOaham Janani yuvayO: yEka-lakshyam dayAyA :

dhatthO yushmath parijanatayA Desikair-api ata: Thvam

Kim tE BhUya: priyamithi kila smEravakthA vibhAsi

 

The key passage if this slOkam is : " Aham YuvayO: DayaayA: yEkalakshyam

Jaatha: "

( Oh Sri Devi ! adiyEn has become the target ( key object) of both of Your Dayaa

" .

Swamy Desikan exults here over the many anugrahams recieved from the Dhivya

Dampathis .

 

Word by word Meaning

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Devi Thvam mE MaathA asi = Oh PirAtti ! You are my Mother .

 

BhagavAn VaasudEva: PithA asi = EmperumAn with all auspicous gunams

is my Father .

 

Janani ! Sa: aham yuvayO: DayaayA: yEkalakshyam jaatha: = Oh Mother !

Myself with You both as my parents has become the key object of both of

Your DayA .

 

Desikairapi Yushmath parijanatayA dhattha: = adiyEn has also been presented by

my AchAryans as Your Daasa bhUthan / servant (That is another blessing ).

 

atha = therefore

 

BhUya: tE priyam kim ? = (You seem to be asking) what else would you wish to

have ?

 

ihti kila smEra vakthrA Thvam vibhAsi = SrI Devi ! It appears as though You

are asking me with a smile on Your face as to what other boons I wish to have .

 

Meaning according to Dr. M.NarasimhAchAry:

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You are my Mother and Lord VaasudEva is my Father. I am the sole object

of the compassion of both of You . I was entrusted by my AchAryans to both

of You as Your servant . Oh Sri Devi ! You seem to be asking me with a shining

,

smiling face : " What other favors do You want ? " .

 

Meaning according to Villivalam Sri Narayanachar Swamy

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Divine Consort of the Lord ! You are my Mother . EmperumAn VaasudEvan

is my Father. I am the one , who was born as Your son as a result of both of

Your

Dayaa . Further, my AchAryans have presented me as Your daasan ( Parijanam /

servant) to You . Therefore , You seem to have a smiling face with the query :

" What else is there for Me to grant You as additional boons ? " .

 

Additional observations on this slOkam passages :

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Oh PirAtti ! Through Your compassionate nature of overlooking adiyEn's

trespasses ,

You serve as my Mother . Your Lord , who has the intention of correcting me for

all

my trespasses stands in the role of my Father. As a result , I have become the

key

object of both of Your dayaa as You take on the role of my Father and Mother .

Thanks

to Your grace , adiyEn is blessed to have noble AchAryans . They in turn

presented me

as Your servant to perform kaimkaryams for You . Oh Mother ! When adiyEn looks

at

Your smiling face , it appears to me that You are asking me the question : Are

You

contented ? What else can I do for you ? " . adiyEn is indeed blessed to have

all

these soubhAgyams .

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan