Fw: Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part III

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

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> 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

>

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> 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

>

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> 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)

>

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

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" Rangaswamy Muralidhar Civ AFRL/SNHE "

<Muralidhar.Rangaswamy

" 'sgopan' " <sgopan

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:16 AM

RE: Tributes to MahA Lakshmi : Part III

> Sri: