Sri Lakshmi Sahasram :17th Chapter(staBakam) : Lakshmi Naama Vaibhavam

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri MahA Lakshmi BhakthAs:

 

Onn this auspicious Sri Raama Navami Day , let us start the coverage of

Sri Lakshmi Sahasram . This morning adiyEn recieved the original write up of

Sriman NavalpAkkam KaNNan Swamin from Hyderabad . He has been gracious

enough to give me his permission to use it to translate the individual slOkams

and his excellent commentary for them in Tamil that has apepared in

Sri RanganAtha PaadhukA Journal of Srimath Srirangam Andavan Aaasrama

monthly journal. adiyEn will add some more comments occasionally . adiyEn

is deeply indebted to Sriman Kannan Swamin .

 

Naama Vaibhava StaBakam : 17th Chapter of Sri Lakshmi Sahasram

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dhAmnA dhruSyEya rAjeeva dhAmnA tEna dayALunA

AamnAnam jAthuchith yasya nAmnAm Jn~Anair yunakthy na:

 

(Meaning): The splenderous lustre (tEjas) of MahA Lakshmi is recognized

as being rooted in the lotus flower. That tEjas has all soubhAgyams to bless

us.The very mention of Her many nAmAs even occasionally will bless us with

Jn~Anam ( Superior knowledge about the three tatthvams). May the glances

of this embodiment of Dayaa fall on adiyEn !

 

The superior power of Lakshmi Naama sankeerthanam (nAmnAm AamnAnam)

is referred to here . That sankeerthanam need not be done every day . Even

occasional recitation (Jaathuchith/kadhAchith) ) of Her nAmAs will confer

the extraordinary boon of uniting us with blemish-free Jn~Anam ( nAmnAm

AamnAnam na: Jn~Anai: yunakthy).

 

She is the embodiment of Dayaa ( DayALu). Her lustre (dhAmnA) has its

home in the auspicious lotus flower ( rAjeevadhAmnA dhAmnA ). May adiyEn

be the object of the mangaLa dhrushti of that lustre ( tEna dhAmnA dhrusyEya).

 

MahA Lakshmi is identified with tEjas based on the SrI Sooktha salutations as

" Jwalantheem " , "ChandrAm " and "SooryAm ". She is JyOthirmayee ",

JyOthi SvarUpiNi.

 

The sukhAnubhavam of the usage of similar sounding words that lilt is

adhbhutham : yasya dhAmnA Raajeeva dhAmnA dhAmnA dhruSyEya ! ".

Our ThAyAr is ParamdhAmavathi , Raajeeva lOchanai , PuNDareeka valli

and aravindha dalAyathAkshi . The power of Her MangaLa dhrushti has been

celebrated by Swamy Desikan elaboratlely . Sankeerthnam of Her dhivya NaamAs will

give us many kinds of boons , the chief among them is the acquisition of

Sadh Jn~Anam . Parama Bhakthi about Her sacred feet is the end result ,

which propells us to Moksha sukham .

 

The boon granting power of Her nAmAs is such that they even an occasional

recitation is sure to confer the supreme boons on the reciter. Such is Her oudhAryam

and Dayaa Svaroopam celebrared by Swamy Desikan in His Dayaa Sathakam .

 

The poet prays here for the dhivya KaDAkshams of the MahA PrabhAvasAli ,

SriKoMaLavalli ThAyAr , who rsored his eye sight with her JyOthirmaya

KadAksha veekshaNyam .

 

DaasOham ,

V.Sadagopan