Sri Pillai Lokacharya's Mumukshuppadi - 011

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Original Sutra:

11. ivai mUnrilum vaiththuk koNdu periya thirumanthram prathAnam.

 

Meaning:

The Thiruvashtakshara manthra is considered as the first amongst

the three vyApaka manthras that are higher than the avyApaka

manthras.

 

Sri PBA Swami's Sarartha Deepikai:

Amongst the three vyApaka mantras, the Ashtakshara manthra

which is also known as the Periya Thirumanthra is considered

the highest. Just as there is no being superior to Sriman

Narayana, so also there is no manthra superior to the

Ashtakshari manthra ("yadA sarveshu deveshu nAsti nArAyaNAt

para: tada sarveshu mantreshu nAsti sAshtAksharAt para:").

Also, one can see the greatness of this manthra by the fact

that it is the first to be taken in the Vishnu Gayathri manthra.

 

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

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