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Dear devotees of Sri Devi :

Sri Lakshmi Sahsram is a brilliant Kaavyam that is known for 
its poetry and  intense Bhakthi for Sri Devi . The author is AathrEya vamsa
samudhbhavar ( descendant from AthrEya Kulam ) of Swamy AppuLLAr ,
the maternal uncle of Swamy Desikan .

adiyEn has the bhAgyam of recieving the Tamil postings of U.Ve. Sri NavalpAkkam
Kannan Swamy that are being serialized in Sri Ranganatha PaadhukA . He has 
given me
the permission to translate them and add addditional comentaries as  
appropriate .
adiyEn is grateful for his permission to undertake this Kaimkaryam to Sri Devi 
in
the blessed year of the SathAbhishEkam of asmath AchAryan , Sri NaarAYaNa 
YathIndhra MahA Desikan and for inclusion in the Sundarasimham web site. 
This kaimakryam is for the benefit of those who may not be familiar with Tamil
and Sanskrit .

Sreemathyai Lakshmyai Nama:
DaasOham , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan

P.S: A sample posting is included that is appearing now in  Oppiliappan List . 

 

SrI:

Dear  MahA Lakshmi BhakthAs:

In the third slOkam of Naama Vaibhava sTaBakam , ArasANippAlai Kavi
instructs us that the sankeerthanam of our Divine Mother's naamAs will
transform us to a status superior compared to that of the blessed DevAs :

rAjeevagEhE Tava marthyarAjee
rAjeevayanthy vyasanABdhi-magna:
nAmAni ya: keertayathE sa dhanyO 
vaimAnikaanAmapi mAnaneeya:

(Meaning): Oh MahA Lakshmi having Your abode in the Lotus flower ! 
Those who recite Your rejuvenating nAmAs , while they are swirled about
in the whirlpools of SamsAric ocean become blessed and are saluted even by
the celestail beings for their loftiness of  status !

The key words of this slOkam are : " Ya: Tava nAmAni keerthayathE ,
sa: VaimAnikAm api mAnaneeya: (bhavathy) . 

The One who engages in the sankeerthanam of  Your auspiciuous nAmAs
attains a status that is superior even to that of the DevAs . 

The Tamizh rendition of this slOkam by Sri KaNNan Swamy is:

tEnmalar thAmarai veetu
dEvi Ramai peyar paattuut-
thErcchi peRum narar mAttu
dEvarhaLin pArAttu 

( Comments) on the word groups of this slOkam : 

1. " RaajevagEhE": MahA Lakshmi is addressed here as " Raajeeva gEhE ".
That sambhOdhanam relates to Sri Devi having the lotus flower as Her 
Home . It is in this context , Sri Sooktham salutes Her as one resident in
the Lotus flower known for its  softness and beautiful hue :

" padhmE sTithAm Padhma VarNAm ThvAmihOpahvayE Sriyam " 

The prayer here is for the Devi of the Lord residing in Her  lotus home
to reside near the upAsakan .

Another manthram of Sri Sooktham also recognizes Her residence 
in the  Lotus flower ( PadhmAlayA ) :

Padhma PriyE Padhmini Padhma hastE 
PADHMAALAYE PadhmadaLAyathAkshi
ViswapriyE VishNumanOnukoolE 
Thvath paadha padhmam mayi sannidhathsva 

The prayer here is for the Lady residing in the house of Lotus to 
place Her lotus soft feet on the head of the Upaasakan .

2. " MarthyarAjee: Aajeevayanthy ": Here MahA Lakshmi is recognized as 
the One , who rejuvenates the assembly of human beings (Marthya rAjee:)
from their states of ajn~Anam , Vipareetha Jn~Anam that sinks them deep 
into the ocean of SamsAram . She is the DayALu , who takes pity on them 
and helps them readily as the Mother caring for Her suffering children . 

3. " VyasanABdhi-magna: Ya: tava nAmAni keerthayathE sa : dhanya: " Oh Lakshmi !
Any one deeply immersed in the sorrowful sea of Samsaaram and is astute enough t
to  recite Your auspicious names becomes a fortunate one (dhanya:). 

4. " " sa: VaimAnikAnAmapi  mAnaneeya: " Oh Sri Devi! That fortunate one 
becomes 
superior even to the DevAs dear to the Lord . That blessed one is worshipped 
even by
those Celestial ones . If that blessed one is saluted by DevAs , it is easy to 
surmise that 
human beings will defenitely hold him in highest reverence . DevAs travel in 
the sky in
their chariots , the wheels of which do not make contact with the Earth ; the 
humans before 
reciting Lakshmi's sahasra Naamams  were caught up in the whirlpool in SamsAric 
ocean .
The power of Lakshmi"s nAma sankeerthanam lifts these troubled ones and elevate
them  to the level of the DevAs . Such is the ennobling power of Her nAmAs! The 
person
becomes fit for worship by the DevAs , who consider him as a PuNyasaali and 
wish to acquire
their puNyam by worshipping these fortunate ones ( Daasars of Lakshmi Devi) .

5. Alliteration : Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi uses the "Raajee" sabdham thrice to 
telling effect
in this slOkam : " Raajeevam ( Lotus) , Raajee ( rows) and Aajeevayanthy( 
resucitates) .
Similarly , the poet uses   to pleasing effect " the naama and maana sabdhams"  
in 
the second half of this slOkam :" nAmAni , vaimAni ,naamapi , mAnanee ". This 
is 
a power packed and pleasing usage for the enjoyment of the listeners.  

Sreemathyai MahA Lakshmyai Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan        






Namo VenkateshAya namah:


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