Dear BhakthAs of Sri Devi :
adiyEn has 3 slOkams from the 17th chapter of
Lakshmi Sahasram
named " Naama Vaibhavam " ( slOkams 40-42)
to get ready before
the release of Volume I of Sri Lakshmi Sahasram as
an e-book this week .
The inspiration for the write ups on Sri Lakshmi
Sahasram is from
Professor NavalpAkkam KaNNan Swamy's postings
in Sri RanganAtha
Paadhukaa of Srimath Srirangam Andavan Aasramam
.
Please enjoy the 40th SlOkam of Naama Vaibhavam
.
SlOkam 40
anvaya
Kramam: Samudhra Puthri ! kaNDE kapachayai: kuNDitha
nisvanE akshEshu vikshEpishu , yAthanAbhi: chEtasi syUthE asushu
kshipram prathishDAsushu , sAyAsaa api samaya abhij~naa rasaj~naa
Thvath naama upahitham hitham Devasya nAma svayam japathu
(Meaning): Oh Daughter of the Samudhra Raajan !
There will be a time
when my throat will be congested with the
accumulation of phlegm and
will interfere with my speech ; my limbs will be
weak ; my sufferings of
the last moments will be deeply entwined with my
mind and the life will
be rapidly extinguished . Inspite of the
fatigue experienced during those
parting moments , may my tongue knowing that
approaching moment recite
Your name along with that of Your Lord (Sriman
NarayaNa ) to comfort me .
(Comments
): During the moments of departure from this earth one
undergoes
a lot of unpleasant experiences ; Speech may be
blocked by the phlegm in
the throat ; the eyes and the ear would have lost
their functions ;the mind will
be confused by the onslaught of fear about the
approaching death and pains
experienced by the aching limbs . The vital air
would be ready to leave the body .
At hat time of great turmoil , Oh Mahaa Lakshmi ,
bless my tongue to recite
Your Lord's name preceded by Your name to have
hitham .
Sri Kannan Swamy points out that the poet literally
translates various AzhwAr's Paasura
Vaakyams dealing with human experiences as death
approaches into equivalent Sanskrit
passages and includes them in this slOkam . Four
such examples are listed below :
" Yeyttha sollOdeeLayEngi irumi " is translated
into " kuNDitha nisvanE kapachayai: "
" pulankaL naiyya meyyil muthu " has its echos in "
akshEshU vikshEpishu " .
" uLLam yeLhik-kalanga " has been translated into "
syUthE chEthasi " .
" sAmidatthu yenRum aRRathu vaaNAL has
been translated into "asushu prathishDAsushu "
Another AzhwAr reminded the Lord ahead of time
about what the Lord has to do:
" appOthaikkppOthE solli vaitthEn". Please do not
tell me that adiyEn did nort remind
you way ahead of time , when my faculties are in
tact . AppOthu refers to the time of
nearness to death , when faculties and the limbs
are not in control. IppOthu is the time ,
when the mind is clear and the limbs are strong
.
In Bhagavath GithA and in Swamy Desikan's GopAla
Vimsathy , we are remided of
the importance of anthima smruthi ( rememberance of
the Lord's Naama and form during
the last moments ) . During the final moments of
life , our thoughts should be on Sriman
NarayaNan and not on children and property and
other useless things for gaining sathgathy.
The poet says in this context : " mama rasaj~nA
Thvath naama upahithamhitham dEvasya
Naama SVAYAM Japathu " . Knowing that the end is
nearing , May my tongue recite
Your Naamaa with that of Your PirAtti ( Siman
NaarAyaNa , Jaanaki RamaNa , SeethA Raamaa) .
May my tongue be programmed to step in at that time
to recite those NaamAs .My tongue
is aware of the time to conenct the switch as it
were to the recitation of those NaamAs
( samaya abhij~naa) . It would be a deliberate act
and not a happenstance event . We have
an agreement . adiyEn will recite Your name even in
those difficult times or would have
performed my SaraNAgathy , when my faculies and
limbs were in control and You will
come and guide me with Your own hands to Your
supreme abode as you instructed
us in Your VarAha Charama slOkam .The poet's prayer
to Mahaa Lakshmi is : May my
tongue recite Your Lords' NaamAs automatically (
Mama rasaj~nA svayam japathu , SamayE
japathu ) .That would be Parama hitham says the
poet .
Sri KaNNan Swamy has a KuRaL like succinct
translation of thei slOkam in TamiL :
thunpuRRut-thujumkaal
thuyar
mikkut-thudikkunkaal
thuNayAhum unn
pErAl
thodangum unn ThuNaivan
pEr
Thunpam is sufferring . This suffering is
during the time of death ( thunjum kaal) .
There are so many sorrows that makes one
restless and makes one's mind jump
with fear of the naraka VaathaNai due to
accumulated sins ( thunpuRRu tudikkumkAl) .
Thudipaathu is intense suffering like the
fish out of water or the jumping with pain ,
when one crosses a hot , dry river bed in
the height of summer . During those times of
intense suffering , Your name is a great
protection ( TuNayAhum unn Peyar ) . Your Name
( SrI ) is preceded by your Lord's name (
unn pErAl thodangum unn ThuNaivan Peyar ) :
Sriya: Pathi , Indhiraa Kaanthan , SeethA
Raaman , Kamalaa Pathy et al .
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