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Vyaya Samvathsaram, Chittirai  Month First Day
SwAthi Nakshathra Dinam dear to Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan

SrI:

Dear MahA Lakshmi BhakthAs :

On this First day of the Tamil New Year , Vyaya , let us continmue 
with the study of the next slOkam (8th)  from the 17th StaBakam of 
Lakshmi Sahasram . The 7th slOkam described how the diseases are
chased away by the recitation of the NaamAs of MahA Lakshmi . This
slOkam instructs us as how Her nAmAs kindle the desire for Moksham
( Release from the cycles of births and deaths) and lift the ordinaryfolks
and great sages  to the stage of Mumukshus( those who desire Moksham).  

8th SlOkam
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thrayyanthaika-praNayimatayas-tApasA: pApa-sArTam
prathyAdEsa-pramudhitha -mahA-chEtasas-spheetha-satthvA:
nAma SrImatthva kila valathkeertthaya: keerthayantha:
mAthar-mukthou vihitha-kuthukA mOdhayanthE priyam tE  

The key words in this slOkam are: " Maatha ! tava Srimath nAma
keerthayantha: kila mukthou vihitha kuthukA: tE priyam mOdhayanthE " .

Oh Mother ! By the recitation of Your most auspicious nAmAs , the fortunate
ones express their desire in Moksham and please the heart of Your Lord .

This group of fortunate ones is constituted by the VedAnthins , Sages 
with theevra ( intense) tapas( penance), PuNyasAlis with a broad mind 
( BhAgavathOtthamAs of a forgiving nature , who have rejected 
the accumulation of sins) , the SaathvikAs ( unoffending ones
filled with Satthva guNam ) , the ParamaikAnthi Mumukshus ( Single minded 
ones intent on gaining Moksha Siddhi without other prayOjanams) .

Sriman KaNNan Swamy salutes them this way in Tamil :

" nigamAntha neRi vEtpAr nirambiya naRR-puhazh yERppAr
   Ninn nAmam keertthippAr Ninn pathiyai mahizhvippAr "

The two key words here are: " nigamAntha neRi vEtpAr "and
" naRR-puhazh yERppAr "  .

" nigamAntha neRi " is the Veda-VedAnthic path (dharma mArgam ) .
Those who have chosen  to travel by this auspicious way are saluted by 
the passage of Sri VenkadAdhri Kavi's slOkam : " thrayyanthaika praNayi
mathaya: ". PraNayi mathaya: means those intelligent ones , who are 
deeply in love with travelling that VedAnthic way . Here VenkadAdhri Kavi 
emulates ANDAL , who revealed in ThiruppAvai that Her Lord NaarAyaNan 
alone can and will grant Kaimkarya SrI  and Moksham ( NaarAyaNanE 
namakkE paRai tharuvAn) . The one and only  Moksha dhAyaka Mukundan 
is identified by ANDAL as Her Lord , Srimann NaarAyaNan . In a similar vein , 
the BhAgayasAlis reciting MahA Lakshmi's naamAs are recognized as those 
who travel ONLY in the VedAnthic path   ( Thrayyanthaika praNayi mathaya: ) . 
This addition of yEka sabdham to Thryyantham is a remarkable upadEsam 
from the Kavi , who blessed us with the Lakshmi Sahasram .

The others in the company of "Thrayyanthaika praNayi mathaya: "
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Who else are in the blessed company of the VedAntha Maarga SanchAris 
reciting the auspicious nAmAs of MahA Lakshmi ? There are three more
in this visEsha ghOshti :

They are listed by the  poet as (1) TaapasA: ( Tapasvees or accomlpished
sages known for their penance and self-restraint) , (2) Paapa saarTa pratyAdEsa 
pramudhitha mahA chEtasa: ( those broadminded and forgiving ones who are
joyful over their success in rejecting the accumulation of the bundles of sins) 
,
(3) spheetha satthvA: ( One who possesses a high degree of Satthva GuNam) . 

The second category needs additional understanding . They are mahA chEtas 
or one with lofty minds worthy of adulation . Why is it so ? This is because 
they have rejected ( nirAkAram= prathyAdEsam/rejection  , which is the opposite 
of
AadEsam) the route that leads to the  piling up of bundles of sins thru pursuit 
of
karmAs prohibited by Bhagavath Saasthrams ( PrAthikoolya varjana janam). 
Their success in rejecting the pull of sins makes them happy ( pramudhitha 
mahA chEthasa: ). Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi salutes this special group of chEthanams
( PrapannAs ) as : " Paapa sArTa pratyAdEsa pramudhitha mahA chEtasa: " .

Their eulogy of Your NaamAs & its effects
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These noble ones known for their satthva guNam and VedAnthic ways 
are engaged in the sankeerthanam of Your auspicious nAmAs:

" Tava Sreemath nAma keerthayantha: kila valathkeerthaya: " 
   (iha sancharanthy) .

They perform Naama Sankeerthanam of Your sahasra Naamams and
through that alone ( keerthayantha: kila) become famous in this world 
( valathkeerthaya:) . 

In addition to being celebrated by their fellow human beings , these srEshta 
bhAgavatha PrapannAs keenly desirous of Moksha Aanandham delight 
the heart of  Your Lord and are blessed with ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham
thru nithya , niravadhya kaimkaryam at Your Sri Vaikuntam .

Mukthou tE Priyam mOdhayanthE
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There is another meaning attributed to these words of the last Paadham .
Mukthou can also mean in the state of Moksha dasai . Even in Sri Vaikuntam,
the MukthAs perform Naama sankeerthanam of MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs 
and as a result please Her Lord ( tE Priyam mOdhayanthy ). So effective are
the sankeerthanam of Your naamAs that it ends up in delighting Your Lord .

Summary of this slOkam
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One should not think that only of  those longing wealth here , those without 
detatchment , the commerical types and the sukham seekers in their lives here 
as the only ones that recite MahA Lakshmi's  nAmAs for short term and 
persihable gains. There is another set , the virakthAs ( VairAgyasAlis) and 
Mumukshus/ MokshArTis , who are outside these perishable wealth seekers .
This special category of jeevans perform nAma sankeerthanam of Your dhivya 
naamAs for gaining the preethi of the dhivya dampathis , even while residing in 
Sri Vaikuntham and during their post-prapatthi stage of their lives here .  

Whoever they are they climb higher rungs of Saadhanai . Even for those seeking
alpa ( insignificant sukhams here) mature with time ( kaala kramENa mature in
their Jn~Anam ) , develop taste (ruchi) for VedAnthic truths , perform tapas ,
increase their Saathvika guNams and the fame follows them. Their desire for 
Moksham increases . They desire to gain mukthi and perform eternal kaimkaryam
to both of You as Yeka Seshis at Your Supreme abode of Sri Vaikuntam . The 
progressive
stages in their spiritual development are:Gaining of Jn~nam , Tapas, 
destruction of
Sins ( Paapa naaSam) , UdhAra manas, Satthva guNa abhivruddhi , Keerthi ,
icchai in Moksham , Bhagavath Kaimkarya Preethi and ParipoorNa BrahmAnanadha
anubhavam at Sri Vaikuntam . Oh MahA Lakshmi ! All of these are made possible 
by 
the power of  Your Naama Sankeerthanam 
    
NamO Sri RanganAyaki samEtha SriranganATAya Nama:
RaamAnuja Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan  





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