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21) Abdhi kanyaa parishvakta
vakshase Sri Venkatesaaya nama :
The moment Sri Mahalakshmi emerged
from the Milky Ocean, due to the churning of the same by Devas and asuraas for
obtaining nectar, She reached Her permanent abode, which is the Lord's broad
and beautiful chest.
In the context of
Tiruvenkatamudayan, this tirunaama recounts the episode of Sri Mahalakshmi
leaving Sri Vaikunntam in anger against the Lord's meek acceptance of Sage
Bhrigu's kick aimed at His chest, the abode of the Divine Consort.
Sorrowful at the separation from Sri Mahalakshmi, the Lord came down to earth,
searched for Her high and low, and, unable to find Her, performed penance for
12 years on the banks of the Suvarnamukharee river. Sri Mahalakshmi emerged at
long last from the Padma Saras on a Karthiga Shukla Panchami day and garlanded
the Lord with a "Kalhaara" maalaa. Immediately She ascended to His
chest, returning to Her permanent residence.
The two slokams referring to Mahaa Lakshmi's
appearance before Her lord on the Kaarthigai Shukla Pancchami day and Her
joining the Lord's chest region are given by
Utthamur Swamy in his Sri Venkatesa Kalyaana charitham:
Saa panchamee panchajanaabhinandhyaa Sa
Kaarthikasccha kshapatharthraaseeth
sahottharaashaadamaharbhugosthath mahottharam
maithravahasccha maithra:
(Meaning): In that aarthi naasaka ( distrees
removing) Kaarthigai month , on a Shula Panchami Friday , when the Utthaarada
constellation was in ascendance and the
muhoortthamwas Maithram , Mahaa Lakshmi appeared before Her Lord , who
was
performing tapas to reunite with Her.
dhruguthpalam praagata Tasya vaksha: klahaara
maalyena sugandhinaa Saa
dhoorvaatulasyuthpala-chithrithena
svinnaangayashti : samalankaara
(meaning): First Maahaa Lakshmi with the glances
of Hers resembling uthpala pushpam ( karuneythal flowers) and next with
Her neck decorated with fragrant garlands
made of Kalhaara, red lotus attained the sacred region
of Her Lord , which is Her
wonted residence .
This scene reminds us of the
episode described earlier, of Sri Mahalakshmi, emerging from the Milky Ocean,
making straight for the Lord's chest, beautifully described by the Vishnu
Purana thus--"pasyataam sarva devaanaam yayou vakshastthalam Hare:".
Addressing the Lord of
Tiruvenkatam, Sri Nammazhwaar tells us of the inseparable inhabitation of
Tirumagal in the Lord's chest--
" agalakillen irayum endru
Alarmel mangai urai maarba!". At every available opportunity, Azhwars and
Acharyas emphasise the eternal cohabitation of the Divine Duo--"en
Tirumagal ser maarbane" "Malar mangai urai maarban"
"Maamalar mannia mangai magizhndu urai maarbinan" "Poo
mannu maadu porundiya maarban" etc.
The practical utility of such
proximity of the Divine Mother to the Lord, as far as we sinning mortals are
concerned, is that She never permits Him to be angry at our peccadilloes and
rushes to our defence and at the slightest sign of His displeasure, intercedes
on our behalf even to the extent of recommending emancipation, though we
might be totally undeserving of the same.
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