devii miinanetrii - anupallavi 2/2

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Continuation of the commentary by shrii naadapriyan:

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O Divine mother, one of your favorite hymns shrI lalitAtrishatI

praises you as karuNamR^itasAgara, ekaishvaryapradAyini,

iipsitaartha pradaayinii, ishvaratvavidayinii,

ishitvaadyaShTasiddhidaa, sadgatiidaayinii (*1), and celebrates

your all bestowing glory. You being an ocean of compassion,

bestow the status of emperorship in this world, higher status in

other worlds, all auspicious boons, and ultimately the most

desired liberation. The names from trishatii adores and worship

your glory of fulfilling the wishes of devotees. You shine like

a chintaamani ratnam for your devotees and take care of their

needs. shrI adi shankara who wrote a magnificient commentary to

your trishatI, sings your greatness as through the verse in

miinAkshI stotram(*2) as the one who bestows all aishvaryam-s,

being the embodiment of it.

 

shabdabrahmamayI charAcharamayI jyotirmayI vA"nmayI

nityAnandamayI nira~njanamayI tattvaMmayI chinmayI |

tattvAtitamayI pAratparamayI mAyAmayI shrImayI

sarvaishvaryamayI sadAshivamayI mAM pAhi mInAmbike || 8||

 

You who are seat in the midst of ocean of compassion in the

chintaamaNi gR^iham in the seat of shrii chakraa, was indeed the

jewel which filled the heart of shrI shankara who worshipped you

through this miinaakShi stotram.

 

It is the same glory, shrI shyAma shAstri sings as

 

sEvinche vArikellanu chintaamaNiyai unnaara!,

 

O ambaa, shri shankara highlights this wonderful aspect of yours

through the 3rd verse(*3) of saundaryalaharii, in which he

states, the sand that touched your feet (paadathooLi), is like

the light which dispels the darkness of avidya, gives the fount

of wisdom even to the worst dull-headed, and all the wealth the

the poorest of the poor and it is like the teeth of shrI varAha

which lifted the earth out of misery.

 

avidyaanaaM antastimiramihiradviipanagarii

jaDaanaaM caitanya\-stabaka\-makaranda\-srutijharii |

daridraaNaaM cintaamaNiguNanikaa janmajaladhau

nimagnaanaaM daMShTraa muraripu\-varaahasya bhavatii || 3 ||

 

When the sand that sanctified thy feet is all bestowing, how can one

describe thy greatness. You being the mother of the universe, is the

only succour to all those who are in need.

 

[next post verse 1, baala nive gatiyanii ...]

 

 

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Notes

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*1 meanings of the names quoted

also see

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/7587/meenakshi/lalita300.html

 

9. karuNAmr^ita sAgarA

SHE who is an ocean of nectar like compassion

AUM karuNAmR^itasAgarAyai namaH

 

34. ekaishvaryapradAyinI

SHE who bestows the unique aishvaryam (that is moksham) to HER devotees.

AUM ekaishvaryapradAyinyai namaH

 

35. ekAtapatrasAMrAjyapradA

SHE who bestows supreme over lordship to HER devotees.

AUM ekAtapatrasAMrAjyapradAyai namH

 

43. IpsitArthapradAyinI

SHE who gives the desired objects.

AUM IpsitArthapradAyinyai namaH

 

45. IshvaratvavidAyinI

SHE who confers the attitude of oneness with Ishvara.

AUM IshvaratvavidAyinyai namaH

 

47. IshitvAdyaShTasiddhidA

SHE who confers the eight great powers.

AUM IshitvAdyaShTasiddhidAyai namaH

 

229. sadgatidaayinii

SHE who bestows liberation to HER devotees.

AUM sadgatidaayinyai namaH

 

 

 

*2 Whole text of miinaakShi stotram is in

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/7587/meenakshi/ms.html

 

*3 This verse in prayogam is the continuation of verse 2. There

is a brilliant commentary on saundaryalaharii by thethiyur

subrahmaNya shaastrigaL in tamil.