Sri Lakshmi Sahsram : 17.30 & 31

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of MahA Lakshmi:

 

In the 30th SlOkam , Sri VenkatAdhri Kavi instructs us

that Her nAmAs bless the reciter with enduring Phalans:

 

manvantharANyamBa phalam taneeya:

tanvanthy manvantharamAthravathim

Aamushmikam Saasavathamaihikam

ThvannAma kim nAma phalam na dhatthE

 

(Meaning): Oh Mother ! All mantrAs except Yours yield

only limited phalans . Their power is only for a short time

such that the phalans granted wont last beyond a limited

time. Your nAmAs in contrast bless the reciter with phalans

on this earth and beyond. There is nothing that they can not

do in terms of granting phalans .They will grant every thing

the reciter wishes to have .

 

Comments :

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1) Manu means Manthram . Manvantharam therefore refers to

another mantram . Manvantram also has another meaning:

a Time bound entity . Time demarcations of different Manus

are known as SvAyambhuva manavntharam , Vaivasvatha

manvantharam etc ; each of these manvantharam last

4,320,000 human years. The reign of each of these Manus

(Sage Rishis) last thus for a finite time just as the other

mantrams (manvantrams) yield phalans for a limited time.

Your nAma sankeerthanam yields SaaSvatha Phalan .

 

2) What is this SaaSvatha Phalan ? It is Moksham . She is

both upAyam and upEyam (Means and goal ). During

MokshOpAya samayam , She pleads with Her Lord

for forgiving the trespasses of the ChEtanam and during

the UpEya Dasai, She accepts the SaraNAgathy with Her

Lord through yEkasEshithva yOgam in the Desika

sampradhAyam .

 

3) No one can grant this SaaSvatha Phalan except the dhivya

damapthis. Rest of the gods can only bless one with boons

that can only last a finite time. Their own stay in positions

that they earned by worshipping dhivya dampathis are limited

in time ( Brahma Pattam , Indhra Pattam et al).

 

4) The SaraNAgathy performed for Moksham itself starts

with MahA Lakshmi's name ( Dhvaya Mantram). This slOkam

underlines that tatthvam .

 

SlOkam 31

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MahA Lakshmi's nAmAs being more sacred than PraNavam

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VarNathrayAthmA praNavassvanishDAm

varNathrayeemEva punAthy yuktham

yEkathvivarNApi RamETavAkhyA

chithram puneethE chathurOapi varNAn

 

(Meaning): Oh Ramaa Devi! Every one knows about

the exalted status of PraNavam .Still , Your nAmAs

are superior to PraNavam in one aspect. Your nAmAs have

sarva yOgyathai ( fitnees to recite by members of the four

VarNams ) . The recitation of Your nAmAs bless all

the 4 VarNams ( BrahmaNAs , KshathriyAs , VaisyAs and

SudrAs). It is open to every one and grants phalan to all .

The Japam of PraNavam with its three letters ( Thraya Aathmaa

PraNava:)is limited however to the first three varNAs ( VarNa

thrayeem yEva punAthi ; yuktham ). What a wonder ! In contrast,

even Your nAmAs (AakhyA) with one aksharam or two aksharams

(SrI: , Ramaa) cleanse the members of all the four varNams ( yEka

dhvi varNA Tava AakhyA chathura: api varNAn puneethE).This is

indeed a miracle (Chithram) linked to the power of Your nAmAs.

 

Comments:

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1) The one lettered PraNavam is split into its three letters

of which it is made: A+U+M (VarNa thraya AathmA PraNava:).

It has a body made of VarNa thrayam. This three lettered

PraNavam purifies people belonging to the three VarNams

( BrahmaNa , Kshathriya , VaisyALs). They recite it and

mediate on it for gainning siddhi. This three-three symmetry

seems to be fitting. In contrast to the limited sweep of PraNavam ,

Your nAmAs extend the reach to memebrs of all the FOUR

varNams and purify them . It is amazing to recognize that

even Your one lettered nAmAs ( SrI) or two lettered nAmAs

( Ramaa, Seethaa , Ambhaa, Padhmaa et al) have the power

unlike the PraNavam ( wiht its limited reach) can bless all

( belonging to every one of the 4 VarNams).

 

2) PraNavam is established in the three letters (A, U and M).

Its sTAnam , siddhi nilai , nishtai are in those three letters.

The one or two lettered MahA Lakshmi nAmAs have nishtai

or Prathishtai in one or two aksharams respectively and yet

they are disproportionate in their outreach and covers all

the 4 varNams. That is indeed a wonder !

 

The SaasthrArTams

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1) Every one is not fit to recite every mantram. The mantrams

wont yield their phalans if recited by those who are not eligible .

Further , MantrOpadEsam has to come from a qualified AchAryan,

who has mantra siddhi. The poet uses "VarNathrayeemEva "

( only by the Thrai VarNikAs ) to emphasize this point . Breaking

thse rules out of a sense of broadmindedness and democratization

would not only be a failure but can also harm the unfit adhikAri

( PrathyavAyam).

 

2) In contrast to PraNavam , Lakshmi manthtrams can be recited

and mediated upon by ANY ONE AND EVERY ONE .

 

3) Sankeerthanam of Her nAmAs wil not only cleanse us but will

also set us in the pth to Moksahm since the term of cleansing

includes in itself every aspect of cleansing : Cleanliness in

speech , mind , conduct to dissolve the links to Prakruthi

and direct us towards Moksha Sukham .

 

4) Lakshmi mantrams have sarva yOgyathai /amitha adhikAram

in contrast to the mitha yOgyathai (limited access ) of PraNavam .

 

Sri PadhmAvathy SamEtha Sri SrinivAsa ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan