SrI lakshmI is the Mother of the Universe

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SrI lakshmI is the Mother of the Universe

SrI Perundevi tAyAr, tirukkacchi

Slokam 11

kAritAbhimatA cittA vAse hAritamA ramA |
mAramAtarihAsevAttA citAmabhitArikA ||

Meaning:

The most enchanted Lakshmi will make every wish come true. It is surprising that the service we perform for Her, the Mother of the god of love – Manmatha, will grant us liberation.

Comments:

Lakshmi, our Mother attracts us toward Her with Her love and affection. She makes all our wishes fruitful. Even though She is the Mother of Manmatha, Her worship does not make us drown further in samsAra but grants us liberation.

Lakshmi makes our wishes come true in three ways:

• She grants all that we wish to attain.
• She makes us wish only what She would like to grant us.
• Her thoughts are always on what we would wish.

The term ‘cittAvAse’ means ‘the place where the cittam (mind) resides’ can also be interpreted as ‘cittA AvAse’. ‘cittA’ means ‘caitanyam’.

‘cittA AvAsam’ means the locus of consciousness, caitanyam or the cetana vastu. Hence, PirATTi is the ‘sarvAbhIshta phalapradai’ or the one who grants the wishes of all the living.

If the term ‘cittAvAse’ is used as an address then it calls Her ‘the one who sits in our minds when we contemplate up Her’.

The term ‘mAra-mAtari- hA-seva’ can be split as ‘mAramAta:-iha-A-sevA’ which means ‘Mother of Manmatha. It is a wonder that such a small service (to You) grants us such a great benefit.

hA — means surprise. The reason for the surprise is two fold. Commonly, those who serve Manmatha, who are slaves of their desire, will sink further in worldly life. However, service to Manmantha’s Mother (Lakshmi) is producing the opposite effect, they get liberation. The other reason for the surprise is that while PirATTi fulfills our worldly desires, She also makes us cross the ocean of worldly life even if that was not what we wished for.

AttA — which serves as the adjective for ‘sevA’ and thus mean the service that is obtained can be used as an adjective for Lakshmi and interpreted as ‘the Lakshmi who is obtained through service will liberate us’. The benefit that one derives from serving Lakshmi is the opportunity to serve Her in future also. Lakshmi’s service is the means and the goal for a cetana.

‘hAri-tama ramA’ can be split as ‘hArita-mAra-mA’ to mean that even though PirATTi is the mother of Manmatha, She drives away Manmatha from us.

AttAcitAm when split as AttA acitAm which means even the non-sentient acetanam that is serving Her will benefit from it. All the parts of Her temple — the steps, the maNDapams, all that belongs to Her — are subjects of our worship. KulaSekhara AzhvAr meant this when he sang ‘paDiyAyi kiDantu un pavaLa vAi kANpEnE’.

The following twelve points are gleaned through this Slokam:

1. PirATTi grants our wishes.
2. She makes us think what She wishes for us.
3. She will reside in our hearts.
4. She will grant us what is good for us.
5. She will win our hearts.
6. She will drive away our desire.
7. She grants great benefits even for a small service.
8. She will liberate all the cetanams.
9. She remains as the means and the goal.
10. She is cherished by those who worship Her.
11. She will rescue even the acetanam that serve Her.
12. Even if She is the Mother of mAran (Manmathan) and even if She is the granter of wishes, She removes our worldly desires.

Citram:

The specialty of this Slokam is that the first half of it when reversed reads as the second half. It diplays ‘anuloma pratilomam’.

Slokam 12

kApi mA sarasA sA trAbhilApAkaranAmakA |
kAyinAriharA sevyAgrya nAvA stutivAcayA ||

Meaning:

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