SrI: FYI and comments .
V.S
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From: R.Srinivasan
To: vaideekam Moderator
Cc: soundararajan desikan
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: Saranagathi Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part II
I was in receipt of this mail indicating manthrams. Wherein it is different
from some familiar verses to my know ledge. I am indicating the same . Pl
inform the correctness such that the correct one may be memerised.........
SrI : Dear Sri Devi BhakthAs : SrI Sooktham , Sri Nanjeeyar's BhAshyam for it
, Swamy Desikan's BhAshyamfor ChathusslOki ,ShraddhA Sooktham , Adhithi
Sooktham are other PramANamsfor understanding the Vaibhavam of SrI Devi
celebrated in Swamy Desikan'sSrI Sthuthi , which arose in front of MahA Laskhmi
at Kaanchipuram or Srirangamare additional references for understanding MahA
Lakshmi Tatthvam . Let us focus on Adhithi Sooktham , Vaag Sooktham and
NaacchiyAr SambhAvanAManthrams today in this context . 1. Adhithi
Sooktham**************************Adhidhi Sooktham is in celebration of Adhdhi
Devi , who is none other thanMahA Lakshmi . One version of the Adhidhi Sooktham
is housed in AruNamPrachnam 1-13.4 . The other versions are at TaitthirIya
Upanishad , the First KaaNDamof Samhithai . They all salute MahA Lakshmi or Her
VibhUthi , BhUmi Devi .Vaag Sooktham is about VaaNi , who is the dharma Pathnee
of Lord HayagrIvanin SrI HayagrIvAvathAram . Sriamthy Subha Venkatesan of
Thiruvenkatam list sent us recentlythe Tamil translations from an out of print
Text of Adhithi , SraddhA ,Vaag Sookthams as well as commentary in Tamil on
the individualnames of Sri Lakshmi AshtOttharam . adiyEn will draw from them
tocomment on Swamy Desikan's SrI Sthuthi .
>>>>>>
"Adhithi-dhyour-anthariksham , Adhidhir-MaathA sa PithA sa Puthra: ,
to be as "Adhithi-dhyour-Adhithiranthariksham , Adhidhir-MaathA sa PithA sa
PuthraHa: ,
>>>> VisvEdEvAAdhithi: panchajanA: , Adhithir-jAthamadhithirjanithvam "to be
as VisvEdEvA Adhithi: panchajanAHa: , Adhithir-jAthamadhithirjanithvam "
The above is the Text of Adhithi Sooktham about MahA Lakshmi . (Meaning):
Adhithi is Svarga lokam as well as anthariksha lOkam( that between heaven and
Earth ). She is SarvAthmikai ( present inall forms ) as Mother , Father and Son
.The Five kinds of people orJnan~Endhriyams are manifestations ( VibhUthis) of
Her . Nanjeeyaridentifies the Pancha Janams as the five Jn~Endhriyams and
SaayanArelates the Pancha JanAs to the five kinds of Jaathis : Brahmin
,Kshathriya , Vaisya , Soodhra and NishAdha Jaathi people . She isof the form
of all that has been created and those to be created yet.
>>>> Bhatta bAskara says different pancha janA I suppose. Any one can point
out if possible.
2. NaacchiyAr SambhAvanA
Manthram*************************************************gruNAhi gruthavathee
SavitharAdhipatyai: payasvathee ranthirASA nO asthudhruvA diSAm
VishNupathnyagOrAasthyESAnA
tsahasO yaa manOthA BruhaspathirmAthariSvOtha Vaayu: sandhuvAnA vAthA abhi nO
gruNanthuvishDambhO dhivO dharuNa: pruTivyA asyEsAnA JagathO VishNupathnee (
Meaning ) : Oh JyOthi who is fundamental to all chEtanAchEtanams !May Your
grace bless us to be abundant with Milk, ghee etc in whicheverdirection we look
; May those Iswaryams grow and grant us the capabilityto nourish and protect
our Bandhus and Friends ! Periya PirAtti , who blesses uswith freedom from fear
is the One who also grants the power of forbearancethrough Her graceful
rememberance of us . May She stay firmly rooted everywhere !May the AchAryan
for the DevAs and Mukhya PrANan along with the otherPrANans be empowered by
that grace to create auspicousness for us !That Mahaa Lakshmi is aadharam
(base) for both heaven and Earth .She isthe SahadharmiNi for the all pervasive
VishNu . She has the rights to commandthe entire Universe . 3. Vaag
Sooktham************************This is housed in 2nd ashtakam , 8th PraSnam ,
8th anuvAkam . ananthA manthAdhapi nirmathAm maheem
>>>> to be as ananthA manthAdhadhi nirmithAm maheem
YasyAm dEvA adhadhurbhOjanAniyEkaksharam dhvishadhou shadpadhAm cha
>>>> to be as yEkaksharam dhvipadAgum shadpadhAm cha
Vaacham dEvA upajeevanthy visvE
>>> to be repeated twice.
Vaacham GandharvA: paSavO manushyA:
VaacheemA visvA bhuvanAnyarpithASaa nO havam
jushathAm-indhrapathniVaagaksharam praTamAruthasya
>>>> to be as praTamajA mrutasya.
vEdhAnAm mAthAmruthasya nAbhi:Saa nO jushANopayaj~namAgaathavantheedEvee
suhavA mE asthuyaamrushayO mantrakruthO maneeshiNa:anvaicchan dEvathAstapasA
SramENa
>>>> to be as dEvAstapasa
Thaamm dEveem Vaachagum havishA yajAmahESaa nO dhadhAthu sukruthasya lOkE
Nanjeeyar's comments on the specific Manthra
BhAgams*************************************************************************In
his SrI Sooktha BhAshyam , Nanjeeyar comments on the keywords of the Vaag
Sooktham to reveal the identity of Vaag Devi asMahA Lakshmi ( wife of Lord
HayagrIvan in that avathAram of Her Lord ). Najeeyar intreprets "ananthAm " to
mean that SrI Devi is not limited byDesam , Kaalam and Vasthu . He intreprets "
VaachAm dEvA: " asthe One Iswari Tatthvam to be worshipped by all chEtanams
includingthe DevAs . The word " YaamrushyA: " in this manthram also refers
toHer being the fit object of worship by all ." Vaachee mE VisvA: "
isunderstood as the basis for all the Universe . " Amruthasya Naabhi:"according
to Nanjeeyar means that She is Sarva Rakshakai . By the salutation ,"Indhra
Pathnee" , She is recognized as the Supremely rich VishNu Pathni . Meaning of
the Vaag Sooktham according to SaayanaachArya
:********************************************************************************The
dEvAs thrive through the Vaak " Indhraaya SvAhA ". They earntheir food (
bhOjanam) through food offered in the homam invokingthe mantram : "IndhrAya
SvAhaa". The reason(factor) behind their food isVaak . Therefore , the havis
offering consecrated with this manthrambecomes the life-sustaining cause for
the dEvAs . There is no kaala-dEsa-Vasthu limitations to that Vaak (Vaag Devi).
The utterer isDeva Guru Brahaspathy ; the listener is Indhran , the king of
DevAs.Thousand deva ayanam is the time for reciting Vedams and yet dEvAsdo not
reach the end of the time for adhyayanam ( Vedic recitation ) .It is bigger
than ParamEswaran .That Vaak is of PraNava Svaroopam .It is of two kinds :
samskrutham and apasabdham and is united withsix languages : PrAkrutham ,
PaisAsam et al . Therefore , it is very big.As mentioned before , all the dEvAs
sustain themselves with the Vaakinvoked at the time of AahUthi. GandharvAs also
sustain themselveswith that Vaak. The animals also sustain themselves with that
HambhAravaroopa Vaak. Therefore all chEtanams carry on with ther sustenanceand
existence through the grace and power of that Vaak (Vaag Devi) . May that Vaag
Devi, the protectress of IndhrA accept our Havis !Vaak is the imperishable
Brahmam . She is the Mother of Vedams .She is the cause for attaining the
status of DevAs . May She arrive atour Yaj~nam with affection ! May She become
my protectress andrespond to my call to arrive here and protect me ! May She be
ofeasy of approach and rspond readily to my call ! The intelligent sages
likeVasishtA and other rishis (Mantra sampradhAya PravartakAs )use with effort
the power of their fierce penance to attain Her .We offer our worship to that
Sri DEvi of such eminence . May She blessus and place us in the lOkam , which
is filled with PuNyams . We will study SraddhA Sooktham ( 2 Versions ) next and
then plunge in tothe anubhavam of Swamy Desikan's SrI Sthuthi next .
>>> Bhatta bhaskara bhashyam will be more relevant.
Vasu vadhyar or any body can pl enlighten me.
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