Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 SrI: Shrimate Shri Lakshmi Nrusimha Parabrahmane Namaha: Shrimate Shri Seetha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha: Shrimate Shri Ramanujaya Namaha: Shrimate Nigamantha Maha Desikaya Namaha: Shrimate Shrivan Satagopa Shri Narayana Yateendra Mahadesikaya Namaha: " SrimAn VenaktanAthArya: kavithArkika kEsarI! VedAnthAchArya varyO mE sannidhatthAM sadhA hrudhi " !! We saw that both Goddess GodA and Goddess Lakshmi are on either side of the Lord requesting Lord to relieve the Jivas from the repeated cycles of births and rebirths. Both of them are extremely compassionate to the Jivatmas. Thus the objective of Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess GodA is the same! Goddess Lakshmi has a very special place in our Philosophy. The attributes of Goddess Lakshmi are as innumerable as those of Lord Vishnu. Our ultimate objective is Moksha and the Divya Dampati together constitute it. They are always united. The divine couple together create, preserve and bless the universe. Goddess Lakshmi does not know to punish any body. This is not the case with our Lord. Our Lord does punish us in order to correct us. SrI is full of mercy to us. The mere sight of Goddess Lakshmi is sufficient to bring in prosperity! In the vAmana avatAram, our Lord wanted to take back the worlds from MahAbali. Our Lord could not achieve this by nigraham because MahAbali was a descendant of Prahlada and out of consideration to the great devotion of Prahlada, the Lord had promised him that he would not slay any of his descendants. That is why in dasAvatAra stotram also Swami uses the term " rakshA vAmana " - In vAmana avatAram Lord protected every body including MahAbali! So, our lord went as a Brahmachari to achieve this objective. SrI is always in his chest and our Lord knew that the mere glance of SrI was sufficient to grant MahAbali all prosperity. The alternative of coming without Lakshmi is inconceivable as Lakshmi would never entertain the idea of leaving the Lord's chest even for a second. The only alternative therefore was to keep Goddess Lakshmi hidden. Our Lord used the Krishnajinam for this purpose. Swami Desika enjoys these leelas of the Lord in the 11th Sloka of Dehaleesa stuti: " bhikshOchitam prakatayan pratamAshamam tvam.... " Now that Lakshmi was not visible in our Lord's chest nobody expected the Brahmachari to be the Supreme Lord! But, when our Lord took the trivikramAvatAra, Goddess Lakshmi was visible to every body on his chest between his protecting arms. At once every one realised that He was the Supreme being - the consort of SrI - Sriya:Pathi ! This amply clarifies that being Sriya:Pathi is the hall-mark of Parabrahmam. This is embodied in Swami's SrIstuti also. " yatsankalpAdbhavathi kamalE yatra dEhinyamIsham janmasthEmapralayarachanA jangamAjangamAnAm ! tat kalyAnam kimapi yaminAmEkalakshyam samAdau poorNam tEja: spurati bavatI pAdalAkshArasAngam!! " Several Vedic concepts of the Supreme Lord is brought in by Swami Desika to establish who he is! Swami says that the Lord is the soul of all animate and inanimate things, all the worlds originate, sustain or face destruction by Lord's will. The Supreme Lord cannot be described, and He is effulgent and auspiciousness incarnate. And He is the soul aim of Yogis in meditation! But some of these Vedic descriptions qualify a few other demi Gods also. So, how are we to categorically declare that the Vedas refer to Lord Vishnu alone as the Supreme Brahman? Swami Desika states in the above Sloka that the red coloured marks of Goddess Lakshmi's feet is visible on Lord's chest. Swami says that this confirms that our Lord is the One whom all the Vedas adore and worship as the supreme God. So, Goddess SrI, not only gives our Lord an identity but also glorifies the Lord's complexion by her red prints on his sapphire - blue form ! " Kavi Taarkika Simhaaya Kalyaana guna SaalinE! SrimatE VenkateshAya VedAnta Gurave nama !! " ....To be continued! dEsikan tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi 14th Aug 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Sri: SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha, Sriman Venkatesh, Krishnajinam=deer skin. _____________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Dear Smt Praveena, Thank you for your excellent series on Swami Desika. Could you please explain what " Krishnajinam " is? > The > alternative of coming > without Lakshmi is inconceivable as Lakshmi would > never entertain > the idea of leaving the Lord's chest even for a > second. The only > alternative therefore was to keep Goddess Lakshmi > hidden. Our Lord > used the Krishnajinam for this purpose. ------ > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka > Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya > Nama > > > Sri Ramanuja Dasosmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 SrI: namO nArAyaNA. You wrote -------------------------- > Thank you for your excellent series on Swami Desika. > Could you please explain what " Krishnajinam " is? -------------------------- " Krishnajina " is the skin of a black antelope - mAnthOl. Every BrahmachAri is enjoined to wear this alongside his YagnyopavItam. Since our Lord appeared as a BrahmachAri, he could make use of this Krishnajina. Tirumangai ALvar has also referred to this as " mAN konda thOl mArbil mANiyAi " i.e an outsize Krishnajinam was requisitioned for this purpose. Hope this helps. Sita Rama Jayam Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi - Veda Venkatesh <veda_venkatesh Sunday, August 15, 1999 10:22 PM Re: Experiencing Swami Desika - 70 > Dear Smt Praveena, > Thank you for your excellent series on Swami Desika. > Could you please explain what " Krishnajinam " is? > > > The > > alternative of coming > > without Lakshmi is inconceivable as Lakshmi would > > never entertain > > the idea of leaving the Lord's chest even for a > > second. The only > > alternative therefore was to keep Goddess Lakshmi > > hidden. Our Lord > > used the Krishnajinam for this purpose. > ------ > > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka > > Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya > > Nama > > > > > > > Sri Ramanuja Dasosmi > > ------ > Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka > Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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