Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 SrI : Dear Sri Devi BhakthAs : Sri Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan has 25 beautiful and powerful slOkams that on recitation confers Sarva MangaLams (Ishta Kaamya Siddhi) to the reciter . The Poetic Metre of SrI Sthuthi SlOkams *************************************************** Swamy Desikan has set the First 24 of the 25 slOkams of Sri Sthuthi in the MandhAkrAntha Metre and the 25th slOkam in the Maalini metre . It is striking to note that Swamy Desikan chose the same MandhAkranthA metre for the 24 Sri Sthuthi SlOkams that he elected for eulogizing the Lord of Srirangam in the 12 slOkams of Sri Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAanam ; latter is modelled after ThiruppANAzhwAr's dhivya Prabhandham of AmalanAdhipirAn , which is an exquisite anubhavam of the soundharyam of the Lord's ThirumEni from His sacred feet to His majestic crown . Sri Sthuthi and PattAbhishEkam for Sri Devi as Sarva lOka Iswari ************************************************************************************ In a similar vein , Swamy Desikan praises the glories of Sri Devi in the first 12 and the last twelve slOkas and right smack in the middle ( 13th sLokam ) positions a gem of an anubhavam of the PattAbhishEkam of Sri Devi as Sarva Loka Iswari as described in Sri VishNu PurANam according to Vaikunta Vaasi Sri V.N.SrirAma DesikAcchAr Swamy of Oppiliappan Sannidhi . Six Topics Celebrated in Sri Sthuthi *********************************************** Sri Devi's Svaroopam , ThirumEni Soundharyam , KalyANa guNams , Vibahavam , Archai and Iswaryam are celebrated in these 25 slOkams . Her Three ArchA Forms ******************************* As LayArchA Moorthy , She takes Her place on the sacred chest of the Lord and never ever leaves Him . There She stays as the Empress of the Lord and pleads for Her Lord's forgivance of the multitudinous trespasses of the chEtanams ( PurushakAram role ) ; next , She stays as the Means (UpAyam) along with Her Lord during ChEtanan's Prapatthi and as Phalan for Moksham that arises as a result of the Prapatthi performed . As BhOga ArchA Moorthy , She stays by Her Lord's side . As AdhikAra ArchA Moorthy , She stays at Her seperate Temple (Sannidhi) without Her Lord . The Kaamya Siddhi from reciting Individual slOkams of SrI Sthuthi *************************************************************************************** Each Of the 25 slOkams have their own power to grant specific wishes . Scholars have summed up the power of these individual slOkams this way in the AhObila Mata SampradhAyam : 1st SlOkam : MaanAtheetha --- For rise of all MangaLams 2nd SlOkam : AavirbhAva: ---- For gaining control over divine speech 3rd SlOkam : SthOthavyathvam ---- For fulfilment of what one desires 4th SlOkam : Yath Sankalpath ---- For the enrichment of one's DhyAnam 5th SlOkam : NishprathyUha --- For growth in VedAntha VidhyA 6th SlOkam: UddhEsyathvam--- For enhancing happiness of the Mind 7th SlOkam : Pasyantheeshu --- For landing high positions 8th SlOkam : AsyEsAnaa---For destruction of One's sins 9th SlOkam : ThvAmEvAhu: --- For enhanced recognition of one's name/Fame 10th SlOkam : AapannArTi ----For destruction of one's sorrows and fears 11th SlOkam : ---DhatthE SObhAm --- for gaining Her Lord's anugraham 12th SlOkam : AasamsAram --- For the blessings of a distinguished Education 13th SlOkam: AgrE Bharthu: --- for the fulfilment of Subha Kaaryams 14th SlOkam : AalOkyathvAm --- For neutralization of Curses 15th SlOkam : AarthathrANa -- For gaining everlasting wealth 16th SlOkam : yOgArambha ---- For the growth of one's Bhakthi 17th SlOkam: SrEyaskAmA : ---For attaining High Positions 18th SlOkam : Ureekarthum ---For conquering the vagaries of one's mind 19th SlOkam : JaathAkAnkshA --- For attachment to Dharmam 20th SlOkam : sEvE Devi ! --- For gainig Moksham 21st SlOkam : sAnuprAsa --- For destruction of physical/mental illnesses 22nd SlOkam : SampadhyanthE --- For removal of fears about SamsAram 23rd SlOkam : MaathA Devi ! --- For gaining Kaimkaryams ( Kaimkarya PrApthi) 24th SlOkam : KalyANAnAm --- For gaining all desired Phalans 25th SlOkam : Upachitha Guru BhakthE: ---For growth in AchArya Bhakthi The Sanklapam for each of the slOkams for specific siddhi has to be followed by : SrImAn VenkatanATArya: KavitArkika Kesaree VedAnthAchAryavaryO mE sannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi the SlOkam or the whole Sthuthi should be recited now . The Japam should be completed with : KavitArkika Simhasya KalyANaguNasAlinE SrImathE VenkatEsAya VedAntha GuravE nama: Periya PirAttiyAr ThriuvadigaLE SaraNam , SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan (SaThakOpan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 SrI: Dear Sriman Murali Rangaswamy : Many thanks for your informative mail regarding the just commenced series of postings on Sri Sthuthi . It is a BhAgyam to write about and recieve Periya PirAtti's anugraham . Inview of the excellent points covered in your mail , I have taken the liberty to share it with other aasthikAs . I am sure that they wille njoy it as much as I did . AhObilE GaarudasailamadhyE KrupAvasAth kalpitha sannidhAnam LakshmyA SamAlingitha Vaama bhAgam Lakshmi Nrusimham SaraNam PrapadhyE Thanks again , V.Sadagopan > SrI: > SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, > > Dear Sriman Sadagopan Swamin, > > Thank you very much for commencing this beautiful Kaimkaryam of glorifying > Our Supreme Compassionate Mother through the Sri Stuthi salutations of > Swami Desikan. The purport of the individual verses is succinctly > encapsulated in your wonderful summary. The number of verses in this > Stuthi is significant. The syllable Ma is the 25th aksharam of the > Devanagari alphabet. It is also the arambha aksharam for Thayar and for > Our Lord Madhavan-one who is never separated from Sri. Swami Desikan > celebrates this aspect through the salutations > ekashEshithvayOgAth and dhampathI dhaIvatham na: in the Sri Sthuthi. > Furthermore, the import of the Dvaya mantram consisting of 25 aksharams, > i.e., unconditional total surrender to the Lotus Feet of the Lord > eternally united with Sri, is conveyed in the Sri Sthuthi. > In view of these aspects, Our Swami employs 25 verses to celebrate the > matchless glory of Thayar. Interestingly, the opening verse begins with a > salutation "MadhuvijayinO" for Bhagavan Hayagriva the aradhana murthy of > Our Swami. Verse 24 again contains a salutation "sampath > dhivyAmadhuvijayinO" again eulogizing Bhagavan Hayagriva. The connection > to Thayar's Pattabhishekam is special-it eulogizes the copious streams of > water used for the ceremonial bath in terms of Abhishekavalli Thayar at > TirukaNNamangai. Shruti celebrates the aspect very succinctly as "sAmrAjya > Lakshmi" and through the mantram "samrAjnyaI..". The latter mantram is a > commonly uttered Samaveda benediction during weddings. Verse 8 describes > the act of granting refuge to a Prapanna in terms of a Yajna performed by > Our Lord. In the performance of this Yajna, the Lord is necessarily > accompanied by His Consort Sri. The term Pathni is reserved for exclusive > use in the context of Yajna. Thayar offers her support as ViShNu Pathni by > destroying the sins of the Baddha jivan and rendering them as fitting > receptacles of the Lord's grace. Swami Desikan embeds the most powerful > mantram for Thayar in this verse "pruthivyA asyEshAna jagathO viShNu > pathni". Swami Desikan uses the 25 verses of this blessed Stuthi to > powerfully convey the six meanings underlying the word Sri, i.e. ShriyathE > (One who is sought after by all), ShrayathE (One who grants refuge to the > seeker), shruNOthi (One who listens to the appeals of baddha jivans), > shrAvayathi (One who conveys this appeal to Her Lord), shruNAthi (One who > removes impediments-sin pile in the context of baddha jivans seeking the > grace of Lord Narayana), shrINAthi (One who confers lasting wealth-Dhivya > Sampath). Thanks again for touching upon this wonderful aspects pertaining > to Thayar. Adiyen looks forward to enjoying your nectarine offerings on > Thayar. As Swami Parashara Bhattar remarks "Even the Lord fails to > comprehend the full extent of Thayar's glory". > > Namo Narayana, > > SriMuralidhara Dasan > > > []On > Behalf Of sgopan > Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:16 PM > Ponnappan; Sgt; Swami; Rajeev; Iowa; DS; acharya; SG; vaideekam > Moderator > Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part III > > > SrI : > > Dear Sri Devi BhakthAs : > > Sri Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan has 25 beautiful > and powerful slOkams that on recitation confers > Sarva MangaLams (Ishta Kaamya Siddhi) to the reciter . > > The Poetic Metre of SrI Sthuthi SlOkams > *************************************************** > Swamy Desikan has set the First 24 of the 25 slOkams of Sri Sthuthi > in the MandhAkrAntha Metre and the 25th slOkam in the Maalini metre . > > It is striking to note that Swamy Desikan chose the same MandhAkranthA > metre for the 24 Sri Sthuthi SlOkams that he elected for eulogizing > the Lord of Srirangam in the 12 slOkams of Sri Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAanam > ; > latter is modelled after ThiruppANAzhwAr's dhivya Prabhandham of > AmalanAdhipirAn , which is an exquisite anubhavam of the soundharyam > of the Lord's ThirumEni from His sacred feet to His majestic crown . > > Sri Sthuthi and PattAbhishEkam for Sri Devi as Sarva lOka Iswari > ********************************************************************************\ **** > In a similar vein , Swamy Desikan praises the glories of Sri Devi > in the first 12 and the last twelve slOkas and right smack in the middle > ( 13th sLokam ) positions a gem of an anubhavam of the PattAbhishEkam > of Sri Devi as Sarva Loka Iswari as described in Sri VishNu PurANam > according to > Vaikunta Vaasi Sri V.N.SrirAma DesikAcchAr Swamy of Oppiliappan Sannidhi . > > Six Topics Celebrated in Sri Sthuthi > *********************************************** > Sri Devi's Svaroopam , ThirumEni Soundharyam , KalyANa guNams , > Vibahavam , Archai and Iswaryam are celebrated in these 25 slOkams . > > Her Three ArchA Forms > ******************************* > As LayArchA Moorthy , She takes Her place on the sacred chest of the Lord > and never ever leaves Him . There She stays as the Empress of the Lord and > pleads for Her Lord's forgivance of the multitudinous trespasses of > the chEtanams ( PurushakAram role ) ; next , She stays as the Means > (UpAyam) > along with Her Lord during ChEtanan's Prapatthi and as Phalan for Moksham > that arises as a result of the Prapatthi performed . > > As BhOga ArchA Moorthy , She stays by Her Lord's side . > > As AdhikAra ArchA Moorthy , She stays at Her seperate Temple > (Sannidhi) without Her Lord . > > The Kaamya Siddhi from reciting Individual slOkams of SrI Sthuthi > ********************************************************************************\ ******* > Each Of the 25 slOkams have their own power to grant specific wishes . > Scholars have summed up the power of these individual slOkams this way > in the AhObila Mata SampradhAyam : > > 1st SlOkam : MaanAtheetha --- For rise of all MangaLams > > 2nd SlOkam : AavirbhAva: ---- For gaining control over divine speech > > 3rd SlOkam : SthOthavyathvam ---- For fulfilment of what one desires > > 4th SlOkam : Yath Sankalpath ---- For the enrichment of one's DhyAnam > > 5th SlOkam : NishprathyUha --- For growth in VedAntha VidhyA > > 6th SlOkam: UddhEsyathvam--- For enhancing happiness of the Mind > > 7th SlOkam : Pasyantheeshu --- For landing high positions > > 8th SlOkam : AsyEsAnaa---For destruction of One's sins > > 9th SlOkam : ThvAmEvAhu: --- For enhanced recognition of one's name/Fame > > 10th SlOkam : AapannArTi ----For destruction of one's sorrows and fears > > 11th SlOkam : ---DhatthE SObhAm --- for gaining Her Lord's anugraham > > 12th SlOkam : AasamsAram --- For the blessings of a distinguished > Education > > 13th SlOkam: AgrE Bharthu: --- for the fulfilment of Subha Kaaryams > > 14th SlOkam : AalOkyathvAm --- For neutralization of Curses > > 15th SlOkam : AarthathrANa -- For gaining everlasting wealth > > 16th SlOkam : yOgArambha ---- For the growth of one's Bhakthi > > 17th SlOkam: SrEyaskAmA : ---For attaining High Positions > > 18th SlOkam : Ureekarthum ---For conquering the vagaries of one's mind > > 19th SlOkam : JaathAkAnkshA --- For attachment to Dharmam > > 20th SlOkam : sEvE Devi ! --- For gainig Moksham > > 21st SlOkam : sAnuprAsa --- For destruction of physical/mental illnesses > > 22nd SlOkam : SampadhyanthE --- For removal of fears about SamsAram > > 23rd SlOkam : MaathA Devi ! --- For gaining Kaimkaryams ( Kaimkarya > PrApthi) > > 24th SlOkam : KalyANAnAm --- For gaining all desired Phalans > > 25th SlOkam : Upachitha Guru BhakthE: ---For growth in AchArya Bhakthi > > The Sanklapam for each of the slOkams for specific siddhi has to be > followed by : > > SrImAn VenkatanATArya: KavitArkika Kesaree > VedAnthAchAryavaryO mE sannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi > > the SlOkam or the whole Sthuthi should be recited now . > > The Japam should be completed with : > > KavitArkika Simhasya KalyANaguNasAlinE > SrImathE VenkatEsAya VedAntha GuravE nama: > > Periya PirAttiyAr ThriuvadigaLE SaraNam , > > SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , > Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan (SaThakOpan) > > > > > > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka > Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi : It is my pleasure to share with you a private note from Dr.M.Rangaswamy with his permission . NamO Narayanaya , V.Sadagopan - "Rangaswamy Muralidhar Civ AFRL/SNHE" <Muralidhar.Rangaswamy "'sgopan'" <sgopan Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:16 AM RE: Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part III > Sri: > > SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, > > Dear Sriman Sadagopan Swamin, > > Thank you very much for commencing this beautiful Kaimkaryam of glorifying > Our Supreme Compassionate Mother through the Sri Stuthi salutations of > Swami Desikan. The purport of the individual verses is succinctly > encapsulated in your wonderful summary. The number of verses in this > Stuthi is significant. The syllable Ma is the 25th aksharam of the > Devanagari alphabet. It is also the arambha aksharam for Thayar and for > Our Lord Madhavan-one who is never separated from Sri. Swami Desikan > celebrates this aspect through the salutations > ekashEshithvayOgAth and dhampathI dhaIvatham na: in the Sri Sthuthi. > Furthermore, the import of the Dvaya mantram consisting of 25 aksharams, > i.e., unconditional total surrender to the Lotus Feet of the Lord > eternally united with Sri, is conveyed in the Sri Sthuthi. > In view of these aspects, Our Swami employs 25 verses to celebrate the > matchless glory of Thayar. Interestingly, the opening verse begins with a > salutation "MadhuvijayinO" for Bhagavan Hayagriva the aradhana murthy of > Our Swami. Verse 24 again contains a salutation "sampath > dhivyAmadhuvijayinO" again eulogizing Bhagavan Hayagriva. The connection > to Thayar's Pattabhishekam is special-it eulogizes the copious streams of > water used for the ceremonial bath in terms of Abhishekavalli Thayar at > TirukaNNamangai. Shruti celebrates the aspect very succinctly as "sAmrAjya > Lakshmi" and through the mantram "samrAjnyaI..". The latter mantram is a > commonly uttered Samaveda benediction during weddings. Verse 8 describes > the act of granting refuge to a Prapanna in terms of a Yajna performed by > Our Lord. In the performance of this Yajna, the Lord is necessarily > accompanied by His Consort Sri. The term Pathni is reserved for exclusive > use in the context of Yajna. Thayar offers her support as ViShNu Pathni by > destroying the sins of the Baddha jivan and rendering them as fitting > receptacles of the Lord's grace. Swami Desikan embeds the most powerful > mantram for Thayar in this verse "pruthivyA asyEshAna jagathO viShNu > pathni". Swami Desikan uses the 25 verses of this blessed Stuthi to > powerfully convey the six meanings underlying the word Sri, i.e. ShriyathE > (One who is sought after by all), ShrayathE (One who grants refuge to the > seeker), shruNOthi (One who listens to the appeals of baddha jivans), > shrAvayathi (One who conveys this appeal to Her Lord), shruNAthi (One who > removes impediments-sin pile in the context of baddha jivans seeking the > grace of Lord Narayana), shrINAthi (One who confers lasting wealth-Dhivya > Sampath). Thanks again for touching upon this wonderful aspects pertaining > to Thayar. Adiyen looks forward to enjoying your nectarine offerings on > Thayar. As Swami Parashara Bhattar remarks "Even the Lord fails to > comprehend the full extent of Thayar's glory". > > Namo Narayana, > > SriMuralidhara Dasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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