[sv-poetry] SrI VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Satha NaamAvaLI: Part 4/ Third Naama: (PraNavam ) LakshmIpathayE nama:
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• June 9, 2002
SrI: NamO venkatEsAya ChithrabhAnu Samvathsara, VaikAsi, KrishNa paksha Chathurdasi Kaarthikai Nakshathram , BhAnu Vaasaram Dear BhakthAs of Sri Venkatesa : The THIRD of the 108 names of the Lord of the Seven Hills is: (PraNavam ) LAKSHMI PATHAYE NAMA: = SALUTATIONS TO THE LORD/ CONSORT OF MAHAA LAKSHMI . Our Lord is saluted as Sriya: Pathi , Lakshmi Kaanthan , KamalA Pathi , Sriya: SrI: , IndhirA Naayakan , SrIsan , LakshmI SahAyan , Sriya: Prabhu . All of these NAAMaS refer to the auspiciousness of Him being the Husband of MahA Lakshmi. Vedam itself celebrates the Lord's status as the husband of VishNu and Her status as His divine consort: " AsyEsAnA JagathO VishNu Pathni "--TaittirIya Samhithai ( SHE RULES THE WORLD AS VISHnU pATHNI). NavalpAkkam VidvAn Sri RamAnuja TatachAr Swamy has pointed out other Vedic references to MahA Lakshmi as VishNu Pathni in AsvamEdha-anga manthrams. The corollary of Her identification and salutation as VishNu Pathni is the name , "Lakshmi Pathi" for Her Lord(the third naamam for Lord venkatesan ) . Two passages from the above manthram cited by NavalpAkkam Swamy are: " DhruvA disAm " and " VidhrumbhO dhiva: ". DhruvA and Adhithi invoked in these manthrAs are identified with MahA Lakshmi , who is VishNu Pathni. "Adhithyai: VishNu Pathnyai: charum " is another Veda manthram , which refers to VishNu Pathni and Yaagam connected with Her. If She has VishNu as husband , He has Lakshmi ( SraddhA , MedhA , Adhithi , which are synonomous in Vedam to Lakshmi) as His wife.He is JaathavEdhan and She is His Divine consort . When SrI Sooktkam invokes Sriman NaarAyanan as : "JaathavEdhO ma aavaha " , it invokes His divine consort as well . Lakshmi Avaahanam (invocation )is hence implicit. Without His dearest Lakshmi , the name of Lakshmi Pathi can not be invoked. As Lakshmi Pathi , He consults with Her and is counselled by Her in all Jagath- vyApAram and Jagath Hitham (activities and well being of the world ) :" Saha-dharmacharI SourE: sammanthritha Jagath HithAm ".She is like a minister in counseling. He as Lakshmi Pathi is the First AchAryan for SrI VaishNavAs (AkAra Vaachyan) . She is the second AchAryan (UkAra Vaachyai) as VishNu Pathni. That is why we call our sampradhAyam as " Lakshmi-NaaTa SamArambhAm --". That is why our sampradhAyam has also been described as "antha: pura sampradhAyam " or SrI SampradhAyam . This couple (Dampathi)is therefore celebrated as the ancient MiTunam of the Universe: " aadhyou DampathI JagathAm Pathi ".They are the Father and Mother of this Universe: " Thvam MaathA SarvalOkAnAm DevadEvO Hari: PithA ". He is Lakshmi Pathi and She is His BhAryA and Nithya SrI. Paancha Raathra samhithai named JayAkhya Samhithai recognizes our Lord's Lakshmi Pathithvam and His inseperability from Her with two examples : Sooryasya rasmayO yathvAth OrmayasyachAmbhdhuEriva Sarvaiswarya prabhAvEna KamalA SrI tEstathA (meaning):Just as the rays and lustre (rasmi) can not be separated from the Sun and just as the waves of the Ocean can not be separated from the Ocean , SrI Devi is united with Her Pathi in an inseparable manner for Him to be recognized as Lakshmi Pathi. MahA Lakshmi is "AakAra Thraya Sampannai " and in that role , She helps Her Pathi in three ways to perform His vratham . AakAram means a rich source and resource : 1. PurushakAra aakAram 2. UpAya aakAram 3. UpEya aakAram During PurushakAram , AlarmEl Mangai ( PadhmAvathi) uses Her influence with her Pathi as His wife and pleads on behalf of the chEthanams that have committed many trespasses and pleads with Him to forgive their sins. She kindles Her Lord's affection (vaathsalyam ) for these pitiable Jeevans. During UpAya anushtAnam , She stimulates the Sankalpa Jn~Anam to protect the chEthanam performing Prapatthi and enhances Her Lord's Jn~Ana sakthi to come forward to protect the suffering jeevans. During the UpEya dasai , She enhances the soundharyam of Her Lord for the Muktha Jeevan to enjoy the Lord and accepts the havis of aathma samarpaNam(offering of Self ) as His Saha-dharmchari. Whenever and wherever PerumAL is mentioned , PirAtti is there .That is the Tatthvam which is behind this Third Naamam : (PraNavam) LAKSHMI PATHAYE NAMA: The most merciful Lakshmi united with Her Lord HrushIkEsan is recognized in all siddhAnthams as the protector of the erring Jeevans ( LakshmyA sahaHrushIkEsa:DevyA KaaruNya RoopayA , Rakshaka: Sarva siddhAnthE VedAnthEapi cha geeyathE). In this context , Dr.M.A.Venkata KrishNan Swamy has commented : " When the individual soul refrains from interdicted actions,the Lord along with Goddess Lakshmi overlooks the soul's innumerable demerits accumulated in its numerous previous lives and helps it attain infinite bliss ". Such is the glory behind this Third Naamam . SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VardAchAri SadagOpan > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Dr_ObB/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/7RdplB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sv-poetry-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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