Sri Lakshmi sahasram 11. Kshanti stabakam (30 Slokams). Introduction by Sri. V. Sadagopan

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SrI lakshmI sahasram 11

kshAnti stabakam (30 Slokams)

Dr. (Smt). Geetha Anand,

VaikuNTha vAsi Koil, Sabdam, Vangeepuram, VeerApuram SrI SaThakOpAcchAr

And “Sri nrusimha sEvA rasikan” Oppliappan Koil Dr. VaradhAchAri SaThakopan

INTRODUCTION BY SRI. V. SADAGOPAN

KshAnti means Patience, Forbearance, Forgiveness. This is very close in meaning for kshamA, one of the nAmAs of BhUmi Devi because of Her Forbearance. This guNam is also known as an AbharaNam for yatISvarALs, who tolerate and forgive their enemies as well as their well wishers with equanimity and forbearance. The 8th nAmA and the 83rd nAmA in SrI Lakshmi ashTottaram are:

‘kshamAyai nama:’ and

‘kshAntyai nama:’

Not only is She revered as KshAnti but She has powerful influence over Her Lord and grows His KshAnti (tat kshAnti samvardhinIm). SrI VenkaTAdhvari kavi chose to celebrate the KshAnti guNam of Periya PirATTi in this stabakam.

SrimAn PaaTrachAr of Sri KrshNa sabhA makes these observations about this stabakam: "We commit sins almost every moment and that redemption from even a single sin may take many births. The poet says that only Her mercy will expatiate all the sins. Veda VyAsA's son, SrI VedAcAriar writes about this attribute in KshamA shoDaSi (anubandham) and Swamy Desikan has written extensively about this in SrI pAdukA sahasram”.

Sri U. Ve. SrivatsaankAcAryar Swamy states that this stabakam focuses on the guNam of KshAnti of Periya PirATTi.

KUreSar points out that it will take many crores of Brahma Devan's Kalpams even to get rid of the sins accumulated in half a second by a jIvan. All of these bundles of sins can not be destroyed by various PrAyaScittams either recommended by the various mantrams of the atharva Vedam. They keep accumulating. The only prAyaScittam that is effective to chase away these pApams is the prayer to Periya PirATTi ("prAyaScittam kshamasveti prArthanaikeva kevalam"). Periya PirATTi is the KshAnti mUrti and She alone can forgive us out of Her compassion for us engaged tirelessly in accumulating huge bundles of sins.

The Veda Mantrams deal with the sins that we accumulate and classifies them in to four categories:

1. pApa,

2. amhas,

3. enas and

4. agha.

pApa is defined as the sin of the mind. Vedam itself points out that the sins shall not be extricated away from us until He comes to our rescue (as a result of PirATTi's intercession). He alone is our atonement for the manushya krta pApams arising from the transgression of His SAstrAs. His reaction to such flouting of His SAstrams is the display of His mighty anger and His inclination to punish the sinner (seeRRam). Our prayers to Periya PirATTi, who is the embodiment of KshAnti, results in Her successful intervention with Her Lord to overlook these sins and grant the suffering jIvan the highest of PurushArthams, viz., Moksha sukham.

In the fourth Slokam, the Kavi states with firmness that PirATTi is the embodiment of KshamA (KshAnti ): "bhavati mUrtymati kshAmaiva nUnam".

At many places in this stabakam, the Kavi uses "kshamA" interchangeably with "kshAnti". In Slokam 7, the kavi uses with great cAturyam, the word "kshamA" three times.

In Slokam 13, the Kavi praises the power of persuasion of PirATTi and Her vAllabhyam over Her Lord ad how She succeeds in transforming Her wrathful Lord into a merciful One. Her Lord was very angry over the trespasses of His SAstrams and was going to punish the offending jIvan. The embodiment of Forbearance, PirATTi had compassion for the frightened jIvan and used clever arguments to persuade Her Lord to desist from punishment and show compassion (kalayasi vacanena kshAntimantam prabhum tam).

In Slokam 15, the poet declares his ananyagatitvam in an unambiguous manner: "kshAntimatyA bhavatyA: SaraNavaraNatoanyat kevalam nAvalamba:".

In Slokam 17, Sri VenkaTAdhvari begs PirATTi to tell loudly in the ears of Her Lord that He should forgive the aprAdhi jIvan (him) since there is no one free from making mistakes (nanu ka iha vimarSe nAparAdhIti Saure: karNayor- varNayoccai:).

In Slokam 19, Sri VenkaTAdhvari states that nothing is beyond the capabilities of PirATTi and refers the happenings after Lord Narasimha incarnated and tore the offending HiraNyan apart. Our Lord was frightening every one with His ugra aspect and no one dared to approach the Lord. PirATTi was the only One, who could calm Him down and transform Him into a SAnta mUrti:

devAdyairapi dushkaraprasadanam devam nrsimham rame
kshAntim nItavatI kshaNena bhavatI kim te param dushkaram?

Every devan including BrahmA was afraid of JvAlA NarasimhAn seething with uncontrollable anger after the destruction of HiraNyan. It was an impossible act (dushkaram) for them to calm Him down. PirATTi, the KshAntimati approached Her Lord and calmed Him in a second. The poet asks now in wonder as to what is impossible for Her.

In all of our fights against these sins, She is the sustainer of our determined efforts to overcome them and help us reach Her Lord, who is the vratapati, the sustainer of the purposeful struggles to overcome the sins committed by mind, body and speech consciously or unconsciously.

In the 28th Slokam of this stabakam, the Kavi makes a reference to "amhas" and its destruction and affirms that such a destruction is impossible without Periya PirATTi's intervention:

nigamavihitam prAyaSccittam madIyamahAmhasAm nirasanakrte nAlam mAtastava kshamayA vinA

In thirty Slokams, the Kavi pays wonderful tribute to the KshAnti GuNam of Periya PirATTi.

dAsan,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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