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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]
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[blue] मानाथीथा पिथता ििभािं मंगलम मंगलानाम

िक: पीठीम मधिुिजििनो भुशािांथीम सिकंथि

पथिकनुर:साििका -मििमा पितििथनीनाम पजनाम

[u]शि
े ो मुिथम
ि सि
ृ म असराना : तिं सरनिाम पपधिे[/u]

[blue] Maanatheetha Prathita Vibhavam Mangalam Mangalanaam

Vaksha: Peetheem Madhuvijayino Bhushayantheem Svakanthya
Prathyakshan:Sravika-Mahima Prartithineenam Prajanam
[u] Sreyo Murthim Sriyam Asarana: Thvam Saranyam Prapadhye[u][/blue].
LINE#(1)
1. [red][u]Maanaateta…[/red][/u] limitless maana (means limit )
2. [red][u]Prathita…[/red][/u] . Wellknown
3. [red][u]vibhavaam [/red][/u] fame
4. [red][u]Mangalam.. [/red][/u] Auspiciousness
5. [red][u]Mangalaanaam.. [/red][/u] One Because of whom all
auspicious things get their auspiciousness.( both 4 & 5) means It
LINE#(2)
1 [red][u]Vaksha:… [/red][/u] ……. Chest
2. [red][u]Peetheem [/red][/u] seat..Asanam
3 [red][u]Madhuvijayino[/red][/u] … One who vanquished the Rakshashas
named madhu.
4[red][u] Bhushayantheem. [/red][/u] . one who illuminate by adorning
5. [red][u]Svakanthya….[/red][/u] By virtue of self bright ness.
LINE#(3)
1. [red][u]Prathyakshan:Sravika[/red][/u] … Now & future ( present Birth &
life )
2 [red][u]Mahima…[/red][/u] . Here it means wealth.
3[red][u]Prajaanam…[/red][/u] ….. people or bakhthas
4 [red][u]Prartineenam [/red][/u] what ever they wish for
LINE#(4)
1 [red][u]Sreyo Murthim[/red][/u] …….. One who’s full of auspiciousness or g
virtue ness.
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2 [red][u]Sriyam[/red][/u] one who is called as “Sri”

3[red][u].Asarana : [/red][/u]
4 [red][u]Tvam [/red][/u]
word just like Hindi “AAP”
5. [red][u]Saranyam[/red][/u]
6 [red][u]Prapadhye[/red][/u]
one who has no other go.
You ( consider this you as Respectfu
saranagati.
. Seeking saranagati.

Prarti because you only all the things get their auspiciousness. By your
Glory (jyoti) you glorify yourself as well as by adorning HIS Vakshshthalam
you glorify HIS Vakshshthalam.
When lord Hayagrivar Vanquished rakshas Madhu [red][u]SRIDEVI adorned
his Vakshshthalam & HE’s knownas Lakshmi Hayagrivar. [/red][/u]
Every body seeking all the woldly prosperity from you & some of them seek
salvation from this world. You being the divine mother grant all their wishes
by accepting their saranagati proposal.
Becoz of this you get The Thirunamam “sri” No name is better than this Sri
Thirunamam.
I who don’t have any other go prostrate before you seeking saranagati.
The term “Sri” has 6 meanings. [red][u]The Six definitions of Sri Devi's names: [/red][/u]
The Sreyas (Mangalams) that She confers come under six broad categories as
indicated by Her name: Sri Devi (Sriyam: One who has the name of Sri). These Six
are [blue]
1. She is attained by those who wish to be redeemed and uplifted.
2. She approaches Her Lord Herself for that purpose. She pleads with Him.
3. She out of Her compassion listens to the appeal by chetanams to protect them.
4. She invites the attention of Her Lord about the plight of the Jeevas and appeals
to Him to overlook their multitudinous trespasses.
5. She chases away the the things(which prevents attaining salvation) that stand
in the way of the fulfilment of Sarana gathy.
6. She brings to perfection the aathma gunams of those, who seek Her
rakshaNam.[/blue]
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SLOKAM #(2)

आििभा ि ि : कल स-जल धा अधि रे िापी िसिा

सथान ं िसिा :सरिस जिानाम ििषण ु िक :सथ लं िा

भू मा िसिा : भुिानाम ििल म द ेिी िधविपद म िा

सतोका -पगज नैर : अनििध गुना सथ ु िास े सा कथ ं ति ं

[b][blue]Aavirbhava: Kalasa-jaladha Adhvare Vaapi Yasya

Sthanam Yasya:Sarasijavanam Vishnu vaksha:sthalam vaa
Bhuma Yasya: Bhuvanamakhilam Devi Dhivyam Padham vaa
[u] Sthoka-praj~nai: Anavadhi Guna SthuyaseSaa Katham
ThvAm[/b][/blue][/u]

LINE#(1)
1 [red][u] [b]Aavirbhava [/b] [/red][/u] appearance(means
Avataram)
2 [red][u] [b] Kalasa-jaladhou[/b] …[/red][/u] .Shira saharam(
Paarkadal)
3 [red][u] [b]Adhvare Vaapi [/b] [/red][/u] Yagna salai
4 [red][u] [b]Yasya. [/b] [/red][/u] whose ( Sanskrit
pronoun)

LINE#(2)
1 [red][u] [b]Sthanam: [/b] [/red][/u] ……. Place. Of living./seat
2. [red][u] [b]Yasya [/b] [/red][/u] whose
3 [red][u] [b]Sarasijavanam [/b] [/red][/u] … Lotus field/ forest.
4[red][u] [b]Vishnu. [/b] [/red][/u] Perumal.sreeyapati
5. [red][u] [b]vaksha:sthalam vaa …[/b].[/red][/u] HIS Chest..
LINE#(3)
1. [red][u] [b]Bhuma[/b] [/red][/u] Prosperity( wealth)

2 [red][u] [b]Yasya…[/b] [/red][/u] . whose.

3[red][u] [b]Bhuvanamakhilam [/b] …[/red][/u] ….entire world/universe
4 [red][u] [b]Devi [/b] [/red][/u] Prarti.Maha Lakshmi
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5 [red][u] [b] Dhivyam Padham [/b] [/red][/u] Means sri Vaikuntham

……..Contd….
LINE#(4)
1 [red][u] [b]Sthoka-praj~nai [/b] [/red][/u] …….. One who’s.having little
knowledge/ Gnanam.
2 [red][u] [b] Anavadhi [/b] [/red][/u] boundryless
3[red][u]. [b] Guna: [/b] [/red][/u] Gunangal ..quality
4 [red][u] [b]Sthuyase [/b] [/red][/u] Praised by all.
5. [red][u] [b]katham[/b] [/red][/u] how
6 [red][u] [b]SaaTvam[/b] [/red][/u] . such a person like you
SLOKAM#(2) Contd
. Oh divine mother how a person with little KNOWLEDGE can start chanting Praising you. Your place of living are
HIS Vakshsthalam & lotus field. You came out of Parkadal (SHIRA SAHARAM) & as SeethaG you came out of
Yagna salai. Thus un like My Lord Sriman Narayanan you never under gone womb living(GARBA VASAM) and you
appeared(avataram) in this world. If we look /notice your greatness & Keerti I just don’t understand How a a
person with little knowledge(STHOKA PRAGJNAN) can start chanting Praising you?
Oh Perum Devi! I engage in praising You. Is it proper for me to evaluate Your vaibhavams? How lofty is Your
place of birth How loftyi s Your chosen places of residence? How immense is the magnitude of Your wealth?How
great are Your auspicious Gunams? How can adiyen think of coming to termswith them all and venture to sing in
praise of Your unlimited Vaibhavam? (BHUMA)You took Your avatharam first in the Milky Ocean and then
appeared (AAVIRBHAVAM)in the Yaaga Saalai of King Janaka at Mitilapuri. In both these manifestations,You
were self-manifest and did not have to endure garbha Vaasam like Your husbandin Raama-Krishna avatharams

Contd
. One place of your residence, the Lotus pond Known for its natural fragrance and purity. The other place of
residence of yours isthe sacred chest of Your Lord. There is no one who can claim to have those lofty stanams
(places of residence). All the wealths of this world (LEELA VIBHUTI)and the Supreme abode (Nithya Vibhuti / Sri
Vaikuntam) are under Your rulership.
….
Your anantha Kalynaa gunams are beyond anyanyone's grasp. Each of these many
gunams is difficult to comprehend and describe. Thus in every aspect, You’r matchLess.
Swamy Vedanta Desikan identifies himself as a sthoka Prajgnan” or a person of limited
intellect. Sthoka means little or small. Prajgna means intuitive wisdom It
is customary for great Acharyans to acknowledge their disqualifications when they engage in sthuthis about
Bhagavan and His Devi, Maha Lakshmi. .

SLOKAM #(3)
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[blue][i]सथो थाव िति ं िद सती भिती द े ििभी : सथुिामाना

थमेिाति ं अ िनिथरािगत : सथोत ु म आस ं सामना :

िसदारमभ : सकल भ ुिन स लागान ीिो भि ेिम

[u]सेिाप ेका त ि चरनाि ो: सेिास े कसि नसिाथ [/u][/i][/blue]

[blue][b]Sthothavyathvam Disaty Bhavatee Dehibhi: Sthuyamana

Thameva Thvam Anithiragaty : Sthothum aasam Samana:
Siddharambha : Sakala Bhuvana Slaganeeyo Bhaveyam
[u]Seva peksha Tava Charanayo: Sreyase Kasya Nasyath .[/u][/blue][/b]

LINE#1
1 [red][u] [b] Sthothavyathvam [/b] To be praised by others
[/red][/u]
2 [red][u] [b] Disaty [/b] [/red][/u] Giving (to them )
3 [red][u] [b] Bhavatee [/red][/u] You(respectable way of addressing )
4 [red][u] [b] Dehibhi:. [/red][/u Chetana/Achetanas (living & non living things)
5 [red][u] [b] Sthuyamana. [/red][/u] You being praised by others

LINE#2
1 [red][u] [b] Thvameva [/b] [/red][/u] (Tham eva) .. you
2 [red][u] [b] Tham [/b] [/red][/u] Such a
3 [red][u] [b] Anithiragaty [/b] One who has no other go
[/red][/u]
4 [red][u] [b] Sthothum [/b] [/red][/u To praise
5 [red][u] [b] aasam Samana:. [/b] Like to try
[/red][/u]

LINE#3
1 [red][u] [b] Siddharambha [/b] I’m trying toattain the goal of chanting / praising you
[/red][/u] (siddhi means Goal Ref VSN Stanza#27)
2 [red][u] [b] Sakala + Bhuvana [/b] Entire universe
[/red][/u]
3 [red][u] [b] Slaganeeyo [/b] Here means praising or praised by
[/red][/u]
4 [red][u] [b] Bhaveyam. [/b] [/red][/u I’ll become

LINE #4
1 [red][u] [b] Seva(a)peksha [/b] Want to perform this kainkaryam( tamizhil “thondu
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[/red][/u] seidal}
2 [red][u] [b] Tava Charanayo: [/b] On your thiruvadi( holy feet)
[/red][/u]
3 [red][u] [b] Sreyase [/b] [/red][/u] To achieve goodness/name fame etc
4 [red][u] [b] Kasya.. [/b] [/red][/u who Why can’t they
5 [red][u] [b] Nasyath.. [/b] [/red][/u] Don’t want
want it?

Maha Lakshmi when chetanas ( people /living things with awareness about supreme reality) achetanas with
profound devotion starts chanting praise( stuti) {to attain all the better things }this world start noticing their effort &
acknowledge their bakthi and start praising them. These things happen because of you, their bakthi towards you
Devi. Although I a person with limited intellect having any other go except you thiruvadi Devi , trying to the job
of chanting slokams upon you, it ‘s an impossible/uphill task ; I’m still trying I certainly believe you will make
me do the job of praising you by your benign grace . The world will take notice about this & I will be celebrated for
this effort. There is no doubt about this.

Who don’t want to prostrate on your Thiruvadi(feet) ( charanagati) , to perform this kainkaryam( devoted duty)
and seek all the better things?like wise I’m also trying to this. Although I don’t have the ability to
sthothram(chanting praise) you but the desire* to do so will see through it and I will get all the better things.
[blue]*[u]Compare[/u] In His Vishnu sahasranama Vyakyanam Varadhachari sadagopan swami ( sadagopan
.org)mentions about a little kid goes to his mother & demands to have an Orange. The baby miss pronounce Orange
as [b]‘Ange[/b]”,but the mother understands what her baby wants & give him the[i] orange [/i]ignoring the
pronunciation mistake. Like wise Divine Mother, just see through the sincere effort put by us & not the mistakes in
chanting /sthothram by us.[/blue] {This is what our Acharyan swami Vedanta Desikan implies here}
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