Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part I

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SrI :

 

Dear Sri Devi BHakthAs :

 

One of our dear Members of Oppiliappan Group asked me to write about

SrI Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan . adiyEn is happy to do so .

 

There are many sthOthrams in praise of our Supreme Mother .

ChathusslOki of Swamy AlavanthAr , Sri Sthavam of Swamy

KurEsar and Sri Sthuthi of Swamy Desikan besides Sri Lakshmi Sahasram

by Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi , Lakshmi AshtOttharam and Sahasra Naamam .

 

Let us start with one of the simplest ones to recite and enjoy

(Viz) , Sri Lakshmi DhvAdasa Naama SthOthram . It has twelve names of

MahA Lakshmi for recital during the three sandhyA kaalams and

reflection on the Meanings for being blessed with long life , perfect health

and wealth for use in Bhagavath-BhAgavatha Kaimkaryam .

 

The twelve Names are :(1) SrI Devi (2) KamalOdhbhavaA

(3) KamalA (4) Loka Sundaree (5) VishNu Pathnee (6) VaishNavee

(7) VarArOhA (8) Hari VallabhA (9) SaarngiNee (10) Deva DevikA

(11) MahA Lakshmee (12) SrI Hari PriyA .

 

The SthOthram contianing the names for recitation is :

 

SrI KrishNa uvAcha --

 

SrIdEvee PraTamam nAma , Dhvitheeyam KamalOdhbhavA

Thrutheeyam KamalA prOkthA , ChathurTam Lokasundaree

 

Panchamam VishNupathnee cha , shashtam syAth VaishNavee taTA

Sapthamam thu VarArOhA , ashtamam HarivallabhA

 

navamam SaarngiNee prOkthA , dasamam DevadEvikA

yEkAdasam MahA Lakshmee , dhvAdasam SrI HaripriyA

 

Phala Sruthi:

 

dhvadasaithAni nAmAni thrisandhyam ya: patEnnara:

Aayu: AarOgyamaisvaryam tasya puNyaphalapradham

 

AdiyEn Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan(SaThakOpan)

 

References for further study :

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(1) Sristhavam of Swamy KurEsar :

 

http://sadagopan.org/acharyans/ac25.pdf

 

http://sadagopan.org/acharyans/ac11,htm

 

The above covers the links of KurEsar's Sri Sthavam and Swamy AlavanthAr's

ChathuslOki and how both influenced Swamy Desikan's Sri Sthuthi .

 

2) Sri GuNa Ratna Kosam of Swamy ParAsarar :

 

MahA Lakshmi Tatthvam is very important to us. It is covered at great length

in these series on Sri GuNa Ratna Kosam ( 61 slOkams of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar ) :

 

http://www.Malolan.org

 

or

 

http://www.malolan.org/sgrk_all.htm