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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi:

In the 30th SlOkam , Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi instructs us 
that Her nAmAs bless the reciter with enduring Phalans:

manvantharANyamBa phalam taneeya:
tanvanthy manvantharamAthravathim
Aamushmikam Saasavathamaihikam
ThvannAma kim nAma phalam na dhatthE

(Meaning): Oh Mother ! All mantrAs except Yours yield 
only limited phalans . Their power is only for  a short time
such that the phalans granted wont last beyond a limited 
time. Your nAmAs in contrast bless the reciter with phalans
on this earth and beyond. There is nothing that they can not
do in  terms of granting phalans .They will grant every thing
the reciter wishes to have .

Comments :
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1) Manu means Manthram . Manvantharam therefore refers to
another mantram . Manvantram also has another meaning:
a Time bound entity . Time demarcations of different Manus 
are known as SvAyambhuva manavntharam , Vaivasvatha
manvantharam etc ; each of these manvantharam last
4,320,000 human years. The reign of each of these Manus
(Sage Rishis) last thus for a finite  time just as the other
mantrams (manvantrams) yield phalans for a limited time.
Your nAma sankeerthanam yields SaaSvatha Phalan .

2) What is this SaaSvatha Phalan ? It is Moksham . She is
both upAyam and upEyam (Means and goal ). During 
MokshOpAya samayam , She pleads with Her Lord 
for forgiving the trespasses of the ChEtanam and during
the UpEya Dasai, She accepts the SaraNAgathy with Her
Lord through yEkasEshithva yOgam in the Desika 
sampradhAyam . 

3) No one can grant this SaaSvatha Phalan except the dhivya
damapthis. Rest of the gods can only bless one with boons
that can only last a finite time. Their own stay in positions
that they earned by worshipping dhivya dampathis are limited 
in time ( Brahma Pattam , Indhra Pattam et al).

4) The SaraNAgathy performed for Moksham itself starts 
with MahA Lakshmi's name ( Dhvaya Mantram). This slOkam
underlines that tatthvam .

SlOkam 31
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MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs being more sacred than PraNavam 
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VarNathrayAthmA praNavassvanishDAm
varNathrayeemEva punAthy yuktham
yEkathvivarNApi RamETavAkhyA
chithram puneethE chathurOapi varNAn  

(Meaning): Oh Ramaa Devi! Every one knows about 
the exalted status of PraNavam .Still , Your nAmAs 
are superior to PraNavam in one aspect. Your nAmAs have
sarva yOgyathai ( fitnees to recite by members of the four
VarNams ) . The recitation of  Your nAmAs bless all 
the 4 VarNams ( BrahmaNAs , KshathriyAs , VaisyAs and 
SudrAs). It is open to every one and grants phalan to all .
The Japam of PraNavam with its three letters ( Thraya Aathmaa 
PraNava:)is limited however to  the first three varNAs ( VarNa 
thrayeem yEva punAthi ; yuktham ). What a wonder ! In contrast,
even Your nAmAs (AakhyA) with one aksharam or two aksharams 
(SrI: , Ramaa) cleanse the members of all the four varNams ( yEka 
dhvi varNA Tava AakhyA chathura: api varNAn puneethE).This is
indeed a miracle (Chithram) linked to the power of Your nAmAs.

Comments:
****************
1) The one lettered PraNavam is split into its three letters 
of which it is made: A+U+M (VarNa thraya AathmA PraNava:).
It has a body made of VarNa thrayam. This three lettered 
PraNavam purifies people belonging to the three VarNams
( BrahmaNa , Kshathriya , VaisyALs). They recite it and 
mediate on it for gainning siddhi. This three-three symmetry
seems to be fitting. In contrast to the limited sweep of PraNavam ,
Your nAmAs extend the reach to memebrs of all the FOUR 
varNams and purify them . It is amazing to recognize that 
even Your one lettered nAmAs ( SrI) or two lettered nAmAs
( Ramaa, Seethaa , Ambhaa, Padhmaa et al) have the power 
unlike the PraNavam ( wiht its limited reach) can bless all
( belonging to every one of the 4 VarNams).

2) PraNavam is established in the three letters (A, U and M).
Its sTAnam , siddhi nilai , nishtai are in those three letters. 
The one or two lettered MahA Lakshmi nAmAs have nishtai 
or Prathishtai in one or two aksharams respectively and yet 
they are disproportionate in their outreach and covers all
the 4 varNams. That is indeed a wonder !

The SaasthrArTams 
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1) Every one is not fit to recite every mantram. The mantrams
wont yield their phalans if recited by those who are not eligible .
Further , MantrOpadEsam has to come from a qualified AchAryan,
who has mantra siddhi. The poet uses "VarNathrayeemEva " 
( only by the Thrai VarNikAs ) to emphasize this point . Breaking
thse rules out of a sense of broadmindedness and democratization
would not only be a failure but can also harm the unfit adhikAri
( PrathyavAyam).

2)  In contrast to PraNavam , Lakshmi manthtrams can be recited
and mediated upon by ANY ONE AND EVERY ONE . 

3) Sankeerthanam of Her nAmAs wil not only cleanse us but will
also set us in the pth to Moksahm since the term of cleansing
includes in itself every aspect of cleansing : Cleanliness in
speech , mind , conduct to dissolve the links to Prakruthi 
and direct us towards Moksha Sukham .

4) Lakshmi mantrams have sarva yOgyathai /amitha adhikAram
in contrast to the mitha yOgyathai (limited access ) of PraNavam .  
  

Sri PadhmAvathy SamEtha Sri SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 
   
     





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