12:22:22 AM5/7/2022 1 Thoopul Acharyan Swami Desikan's SRI-STUTI [b][blue]Sriman Venkatanadharya Kavitarkika Kesari.!. [u]Vedantachrya Varyome Sannidhattam Sadahridi!![/u][/b][/blue] [P] There are many sthothrams in praise of Goddess Lakshmi the mother of all chetanas & achetanas..[blue] Swami Nikamanta Maha Desikan has given us SRI-STUTI, BHUSTUTI, & NEELA STUTI singing & praising the3 prartigals of our perumal Lord Sriman.Narayana.!! [/blue] [P] My prarkridam Acharyan says that People like I who never follows Acharam anushtanam etc,are not eligible to perform Agnihotram & Chant [red]SRI SUKTHAM[/red]. therefore For people like I to worship[b][i] SriDevi, our Divine mother[/b][/i] who gives prosperity to the chetanas in this birth & Nonperishable /immortal ness in the Next , Swami Desikan Gave us This [b][blue]SRISTUTI[/b][/blue] [P] By chanting this slokam everyday we may get all the prosperity[blue][i] (Vanchhitanam Vasunam –slokam #16).[/blue][/i] During the life period of our Acharyan swami Desikan Once a Brahmachari Approached our Acharya vallal & requesting His help to get wealth & money so that he(that Brahmachari) may follow the Grihastasramam. {In ancient days just like today if the bridegroom don’t have paddy fields, cows etc no body will give him their daughters hand in marriage, and a brahmachari’s not permitted perform all rituals That's why this brahmachari requested our acharya vallal's Help.} He took the Brahmachari to Lords abode and start chanting this slokam in the Perundevi thayar’s sannidi. On hearing the chanting(esp slokam 15& 16) from HER favorite son the divine mother showered gold coins . our achryan asked the brahmachari to collect all the coins for his marriage/life saying He needs none of it. such a parama vairAgyasaali our Acharya vallal Ji. With the Permission of My Acharyans & elders AND YOU ALL let us study[red][i]SRI- STUTI from next posting. [/red][/i] [B][u]Slokam NO(1)[/u] [blue] मममममममम ममममममम मममममम ममममम मममममममम
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…..The bond of uninterrupted (ever-present) love between You as a pair holds You-tightly together [blue] (Nishprathyuha Pranaya gaditham)[/blue].Both of You are inseparable from each other [blue] (Nithya anapayam) [/blue]..!!
…….Both of You have special places for your mutual enjoyment. These are: (a) bed of Adhi Seshan, the pure heart of the Yogis [blue] (Vimala manasam chittha:) [/blue] and top of the Crown of the Vedams [blue] (Srutheenaam Moulaya:) [/blue]….!!.
9:26:46 AM4/11/2023 11[u][i]Jaganmata Mahalakshmi,[/u][/i] . Whenever a Yajgnam performed in this world the oblations/offering (havis) were given to the
Devas thro’ Agni. Such a deva for him this oblation meant for known as [blue]Udhdheshyan. [/blue] That Particular
Dev feels happy on receiving these kind of havis . These kinds of oblations are known as [blue]shesham[/blue] & the recipient is known as[blue]
Sheshi. [/blue] Like the above said yagna [blue] PRAPATTI [/blue]*** is also a type of sacrifice. {(***) [blue] Prapatti [/blue] (as per [blue] swami s Nyasa Dasagam[/blue])form 3
parts ,submitting the Atma to HIM. Leaving the Responsibility to save the Atma with HIM. Submitting the fruits of action of saving the atman to HIM} In Prapatti this Atma is offered as an oblation by the chetanan(it’s the Havis in Prapatti) …………Stanza ...(6)... Contd...!! ……………. The only deference here in this prapatti yagjnam is that Atma Doesn’t belong to jivan , it’s belong
to HIM In this yagjna(Sacrifice) the[blue] sheshi & the sheshan is Sriyapati[/blue] The rest of the sacrifices the sheshis, Indran,Agni etc are although Devas Now, they aren’t devas
naturally, they were jives like us. They become devas due to their good deed. On realizing that this atma is the property of Perumal the Jivan who become chetanan, resubmit it
to HIM. Since the property returns(as a havis) to the owner back naturally [blue]HE becomes the
udhdheshyan &(because he gets havis ) sheshi too[/blue] This is the difference between Perumal & rest of the Devathas, who get to the post & sheshitvam
due to their past good deeds for limited period only. What to talk of U R(both perumal & prati) greatness which is vast, unlimited even the Vedas are
still searching.On knowing this difference, we all are happy. Also in this [i][blue]Yagnam of Prapatti Bagwan is not sheshi & sheshan alone .Both of you
become Udhdheshan & sheshi in this prapatti yagjnam[/i] [/blue]. In this prapatti you both are become (single Identity for us) joint sheshi & udhdheshyan [blue]
(Ekasheshitva Yogat) [/blue] to receive the resubmitted Atma by the chetanan. Both of yours non-comparable quality is unlimited [blue] (Avachedam). [/blue] Even the shrutis(Vedas) always [blue](Nityam) [/blue] trying to Search [blue] (anvishyamano)
[/blue]/fathom your (both of u r) greatness. By thinking about the (both of) your greatness makes our heart happy & dancing with
3 [blue][u] [b] Prerite [/b] [/blue][/u] ------ Set in motion
4 [blue][u] [b] Janmachakre [/b] [/blue][/u]
------ Cycle of birth & death
[p]…...Contd……Stanza # (8)...Contd...!
[u][i]Jagat Janani, Loka Mata [/u][/i]You being the consort of Bagawan Vishnu automatically become, Sarveshvari to the entire universe. [blue] (“अस्�$शा�ना� त्�मासृ� जग�ता- Asyeshana Tvamasi Jagata”:)[/blue].You therefore becomes Lokeshwari to chetanan & achetanan. The shrutis also reiterates this again &again. . you’ve many names like, Lakshmi,Padma,Jaladi- Tanaya [blue](“ लक्ष्मा� : पीद्मा� जलयिधु –ताना�� वि�ष्र्णं�-पीत्ना� इझिन्दर$विता”- Lakshmi Padma jaladi-Tanaya Vishnu Patni Indireti)[/blue] [b]Compare..[/b] In Lakshmi Ashsthotram also, we’re chanting this thirunamam of Mahalakshmi, in a wee bit diff way [red](Samudhra Tanayam…)[/red] .. .[b].Compare[/b]... Again in Lakshmi Ashsthotram we’re chanting this thirunamam of Mahalakshmi [red](Vishnu Patneem…)[/red] ….The shrutis tries to explain all things by keeping various names of yours as basis/datum [blue] (�न्ना�मा�ना� श्रे�विता पीरिरपीर्णं�न्�$� आ�ता\� ता�- yannamani shruti Paripanan yevam avartayanto) [/blue].These chetanans by keep on chanting [blue]( आ�ता\� ता� )[/blue] your various Thirunamam (names) washes their sin & Surrender themselves to the Lord [red]”Prapatti [/red]By doing so they are trying to get out of this world of sin-[blue]( दुरिरतापी�ना)[/blue] ...,cycle of birth & death, [blue] ( जन्माचकंर$) [/blue]You being the mother of all, naturally having compassion on the plights of these chetanan, approach your Husband lord Vishnu [blue] (सृम्श्रे� ता� मा�कं� न्दमा) [/blue] & recommend their case for salvation.
9:26:46 AM4/11/2023 18By doing these compassionate Act, you automatically prove you’re Jagan Mata..,,Sarva Loka Eeshvari ,the divine consort of”vishvadeeshan” Sriman Narayanan….!!In this stanza our Acharyan says [i]”By Repeatedly chanting {[i]Avrutti[/i]} the sacred names of Maha Lakshmi one will not come back to this world of Birth & death.(naa avrutti)[/i][i]”Avrutti” means repetition & returning, Tamizh siledai mozhi.. சி�லே�டை� மொ�ழி�[/i]……… [b][i]…..Stanza. (8)… [/b][/i]…..!!!
…… Stanza #(9)….Contd….. [This is going to b a very lengthy one. I apologize for this pl.
[u][i] Jagat Janani, Loka mata, Maha Lakshmi , [/u][/i][p]
A.) There are many siddhantam and they have different views about their ideas. Some [blue] (कंविताथिचद) [/blue] say that you are the Empress of this universe.
B.) One group states that you and Sriman Narayanan are only one Aathma but have two separate bodies. Another group Believes that Bagawan himself also known as Lakshmi and there is no separate form of Lakshmi.
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C.)A select few believe that you are [blue] (त्��मा$�) [/blue] the Supreme over and above the three, truth/reality(Tattvam) viz [i] Chetanan{च$तार्णंना} (knower), Achetanan and Iswaran (Master).[/i] Thus, all of these groups accept you, Bhagavati, as Sarveswari and yet argue with each other..
D.)Another[blue](अपीर$)[/blue] group opposing this view ,that Lakshmi is Sarveswari, denies Your Sarveswaratvam and insists that Vishnu is the Lord of the entire universe [blue] (ल�कंना�थी ) .[/blue] (Sarveswaran) and that you (Lakshmi) have no claim to be called Sarveswari.
E.) They claim that you are a visesha Jeevan.These two groups insist and reject [blue] (अ ता: कंल ) [/blue] iswarathvam for Lakshmi & argue vehemently for their points of view and become exhausted just like a fellow who is drowning tries to come up for breather & drowns again .[blue] ( विकंम्च�द उत्त��\ माग्नाI) .[/blue]
F.) These people declare that the Saasthram (indoctrination / theory) backed their views and are unable to establish their points of views. They come forward to accept that Lakshmi is a separate reality/identity and accept your Vaibhavam (greatness) but they fall apart by not accepting your Iswarathvam (nature of Being Iswari).[i][/red]
,………………….. Contd…………….
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…… Stanza #(9)….Contd…..
[blue] oh Divine mother, Maha Lakshmi ,
[u][b] Our Siddhantham (Doctrine/Principle) [/u] is quite different [/b].:- .[/blue]
a) We believe that Your Lord engages in acts such as Creation of the world etc.., for
your amusement. [blue] (त्�ता सृम्म्प्री�त्�I). .[/blue]
b) The Vedas when looked superficially, appears to be talking about HIM alone,.
c) If one studies the shrutis deeply, it becomes clear that the [i]inner meaning of
the Vedas is about revering you both as equal [/i]. .
d) Therefore, we consider[i] Both (Perumal & Maha Lakshmi) of You as Supreme
deity (पीर द$�ताI) [/i].During the performance of [blue] Prapatti (प्रपीत्तित्त-Surrender to the
Lord).[/blue]; one has to accept both of you as [blue]upayam (means) .[/blue] for
offering the Aathma. [i] In some Sacrifices the saasthram (theory) point out that
one has to combine two Devatas and offer the Havis to that united Devatai.[/i]
e) Therefore, in [blue][i] Prapatti sacrifice - {apt Sanskrit term for”Prapatti’ is
Bharanyaasa***).[/blue] - one has to aim BOTH OF YOU as the target to offer the
Aathma as the Havis. THUS, conclude the Prapatti yagjnam successfully [/i].
f) As a fruit of that Offering, the [blue] Chetanan / liberated Jeevan should perform
Nithya Kainkaryam to BOTH OF YOU at Your Supreme abode. Both of you
9:26:46 AM4/11/2023 28…… Stanza #(11)….Contd….. [p] In this stanza Acharyar Vedanta Desikan describes the beauty of Devi.
Maha Lakshmi, Devi..,
a) The divine body of your husband in SriVaikuntham known as Para roopam[i][blue] (पीर रूपीमा- supreme/high appearance) [/i][blue] it is of green emerald gem[i][/blue] ( र�-मारकंता$-hari marakate) colour. (--“Pachaimamalai”pol Meni “-Thondaradipodiazhwar--) [/i][/blue]
b) This roopam is the source of all his forms of all incarnation like Rama Krishna etc.
c) Similarly, you have also a Para roopam, it is of molten gold color[i][blue] (ताप्ता – ज�म्ब�नाद�भा�-tapta- jaambhunadabha) [/i][/blue]
d) You have a very slender[i][blue] (तान्��-tanvee) [/i][/blue]waist, & due to the weight of your heavy breasts, your beautiful thirumeni slightly bent forward.
e) Your golden colored Thirumeni’s presence in his vakshasthalam (in HIS green emerald Body) gives HIM a bewitching beauty.
f) Your Thirumeni is of the form of Bliss. g) From the speed of your sankalpam, from time to time, your divine
incarnation forms arise from that ocean of Bliss. h) Once the task pertains to that particular, incarnation completes these
Forms merges in to your Para roopam.i) Your Para roopam is an ocean of Bliss [i][/blue] (आना द–सिंसृ"धु3). Your
will/wish (इच्छं�) is a powerful wind. [/i][/blue] j) Your Incarnation/ forms are the waves that [i][blue]( उद� –वि�ल��I..
Udaya-Vilayai -) [/i][/blue] appear and disappear in that ocean of bliss .
a) When the lord with the help of Devas & asuras churned the (Milky) ocean [blue] (Ambhorasher) [/blue] you [blue] Tvaam [/blue] appeared [blue](Utthitaam) [/blue] out of it along with the Nectar (amirtam). [blue](Adhigata- Sudhaa-Samplavad) [/blue].
b) You sat opposite [blue]( agre)[/blue] from HIM on lotus[blue]( Sarasijamaye ) [/blue] flower (throne). &selected [blue] Svyamvaram)[/blue] HIM[blue] (Bhartu) [/blue] as your husband.
c) On observing this, the splendorous golden colored clouds [blue]( PushkalaaVartakadhyai) [/blue]start pouring flowery rain [blue]( Pushpa aasara) [/blue] that made the worlds almost disappear[blue]( Sdagita Bhuvanai) [/blue]
d) After the abhishekam by the clouds, excellent (eight directional) elephants [blue]( Gajendra) [/blue] continued [blue]( kluptham) [/blue] the abhishekam[blue](Abhyashinchajan) [/blue] by holy waters held in golden pots[blue]( Kanaka Kalasa) [/blue]
e) Your Pattabhisheka (Crown ascending) Ceremony started [blue] (Arambha) [/blue] by the glorious pushkalavarta clouds & finished by the Astha dhig Gajam, accompanied by the Veda mantra pronouncement of all great Rishi’s.
f) This way only you ascended the (vakshasthalam-your simhasanam) [blue]( Bhadhra Peethe Nishannam ) [/blue] of Sriman Narayan.
a) Once Sage Dhurvasa gave a garland to Devendran. Without any respect to the Sage Dhurvasa, Devendran put it on the head of His elephant Irawatam, which in turn thru it on the ground
b) On observing this Disrespectful act***…… Stanza # (14)….Contd…! (the flower is the place where Maha Lakshmi resides, because of his & his elephants disrespectful act), the enraged sage cursed Devendran that he may loss all his prosperity/Lakshmi kataksham & let these world may also suffer.
c) Due to the sage Dhurvasa’s curse the Devas lost all their prosperity & Driven out of their kingdom by the auras.
d) Feeling with remorse [blue][u]( Shaapaakrantaa:) [/blue][/u] & fear all the Devas [blue][u]( Surendraa ) [/blue][/u] accompanied by their wives & Devathas approached Bagawan Vishnu to alleviate the problem.
e) Bagawan made Asuras & Devas churn the milky ocean,,f) After churning the ocean, Devi Maha Lakshmi, [blue]( Tvaam) [/blue]
appeared [blue](Utthitaam) [/blue] out of the milky ocean along with the Nectar (amirtam). [blue](Adhigata- Sudhaa-Samplavad) [/blue] & ascended to the vakshatalam of Sriman Narayanan[i][(“we have already studied this in the previous stanza/slokam”)[/i]
g) The Devas on seeing you [blue][u] ( Aalokya Tvaam) [/blue][/u], sought refuge [blue][u](Saranam + Agaman) [/blue][/u] on your Lotus feet.
h) By your karuna katakhsam[blue][u]( Tvat Katakshai) [/blue][/u] , the enraged sages curse nullified & the Devas regained all the Iswaryam forever[blue][u](Sarvaakara Sthira Samudayaam) [/blue][/u]& enjoying[blue][u]( Nirvishanty ) [/blue][/u] it till date.
i) *** By prostrating on the lotus feet of Maha Lakshmi, all Devas did the prayashchitam (atonement) to the Devendran’s disrespectful act.
j) By giving holy bath to Maha Lakshmi with all theertam, the excellent elephants did the Prayashchitam (atonement) to the Irawatam’s disrespectful act.
4 [blue][u] [b] Devi [/b] [/blue][/u] ----- Devi, Maha Lakshmi
5 [blue][u] [b] Drishti [/b] [/blue][/u] -----
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6 [blue][u] [b] Tvadeeyaa [/b]
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1 [blue][u] [b] Tasyaam Tasyaam
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2 [blue][u] [b] Ahamahamikaam
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(Aham mean I )rushing in that direction
3 [blue][u] [b] Tanvate [/b]
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4 [blue][u] [b] Sampadoghaa: [/b]
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9:26:46 AM4/11/2023 40……….Contd………. [p]
…… Stanza # (15)….Contd…
This slokam is one of the Key slokams of sristuti(one of the best among
the best)
[i][u]Devi. Maha Lakshmi:-[/i][/u]
You have taken a viratam [blue][u] [b]( Vratibhi) [/b] [/blue][/u] to save[blue][u] [b](Traana) [/b] [/blue][/u] the bakhtas from the miseries[blue][u] [b]( Aarta) [/b] [/blue][/u] of this world.[p]Compare.:- in the slokams # (10) in which we already studied that Bagawan Sriman Naryanan has made a sankalpam/Promise [blue]( “Baddha-Deekshasya”)[/blue] to save his bakhtas from the miseries of this world;[p] Our Acharyan says like her hubby Maha Vishnu, Pirati also taken this viratam of saving us from the worldly miseries. [p] Maha Lakshmi Your beautiful eyes resembles[blue][u] [b]( Antarangai) [/b] [/blue][/u] that of early morning blossoming[blue][u] [b](Ushasi Mishataam) [/b] [/blue][/u] LOTUS [blue][u] [b]( Ambhojaanaam) [/b] [/blue][/u].[p]Your beautiful eyes resembles that of Beautiful (karmegam) dark blue clouds [blue][u] [b] (Neelaambuvahai) [/b] [/blue][/u] *** which showers Amrita vaarsham[blue][u] [b] (Amritaasaara) [/b] [/blue][/u]/ karuna kataksham on her Bhaktas.[p] Your eyes are full of compassion towards chetanas & you want to relive them of their miseries.[p] Whichever direction[blue][u] [b]( Yasyaam Yasyaam Dishi Viharate Devi Drishti) [/b] [/blue][/u] your auspicious vision- roams , all the sampad$$( prosperity) want to go in that [blue][u] [b] (Tasyaam Tasyaam) [/b] [/blue][/u] Direction(##), competing with each other by saying I will go first, I will go first ,in that direction.[p]Not full open eyed glance is needed just glancing from the corner of your eyes [blue][u] [b]( Apaangai )[/b] [/blue][/u]} is enough, for all prosperity to compete with each other to alleviate our problem.[p]. …….Contd………. [p]…… Stanza # (15)….Contd…
(###)[i] In the HINDI FILM HARIVAMSAM I remember this particular scene. -Kuselar swamin prompted by his wife, gone to meet his childhood friend Lord Krishna for help. he took some AVAL-(Chidwa in Hindi- I don’t know the English name For AVAL)as an offering. bagwan eagerly eats that AVAL. Devi Rukmani (as if innocently) enquires Bagawan where from this pious Brahmanan come
9:26:46 AM4/11/2023 41from?. Bagawan by saying from this direction only he came here, indicate the direction to her. On Devi’s glance all the iswaryam fills up in the Kusalers residence transforming the house from Hut to bunglow etc..[/i][p] [i](***)1.[red]swami Thirupaanazhwar[/red] In His (last stanza) [red]Amalanadipiran[/red] says [b] [red]Kondal vannanai[/red].[/b] (Kondal means dark clouds). Wherever the dark clouds goes there must be some rain occurs that particular place. It’s surely going to rain there. [p]Like wise Bagawan, Forgiving all our transgressions, having compassion also showers Vatsalyam on us/his devotes like the above said dark clouds ( where as the other type of clouds like cirrus/cumulus are just for looking only... ah we can write many Kavitais(poems/lyrics) about them..Ada thavira 8 Anaku(50Paisa ku ) proyojanam kidayadu[:)] .)[p]In VSN(1000names of Vishnu ) also we have already studied about the Thirunamam[b] [red] Parjanyan[/b] [/red] (Stanza #87)[p]. Remember [blue] swami Desikan already said( in Sristuti sloakm #(9)}- If one studies the shrutis deeply, it becomes clear that the [i] inner meaning of the Vedas is about revering you both as equal [/i]. . Therefore, we consider[i] Both (Perumal & Maha Lakshmi) of you as Supreme deity (पीर द$�ताI) [/i]. Swami Desikan in another way here reiterates the same point.[/blue][p]$$ 4. Sarveswari,Maha Lakshmi as you haven’t commanded a particular Iswaryam to go in that direction where your auspicious Vision roams, all prosperities are competing with each other to go first in that particular Direction..[/i]