Sound of Divinity (17) - Sanskrit Carnatic Krithi (Violin) - "Hiranmayim Lakshmim" (Dikshitar)(Lakshmi stotra.20)
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Śrī Sūkta, also called Śrī Sūktam, is a Sanskrit devotional hymn (set of Śloka-s) revering Śrī as Lakṣmī, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity and fertility. The hymns are found in the Rig Vedic khilanis, which are appendixes to the Ṛkveda that probably date to pre-Buddhist times. The goddess Śrī appears in several earlier vedic hymns, and is the personification of auspicious and royal qualities. Śrī Sūkta is perhaps the first text in which the homology between Śrī and Lakṣmī is drawn, and the goddesses are further associated with the god of fire, Agni. Since the later epic period (ca 400 CE), Śrī-Lakṣmī is particularly associated with Viṣṇu as his wife or consort. The Śrī Sūkta describes Śrī as glorious, ornamented, royal, lustrous as gold, and radiant as fire, moon and the sun. She is addressed as the bestower of fame, bounty and abundance in the form of gold, cattle, horses and food; and entreated to banish her sister alakṣmī (misfortune), who is associated with need, hunger, thirst and poverty. The hymn also associates Śrī with (agrarian) fertility and she is described as the mother of Kārdama (mud), moist, perceptible through odour, dwelling in cowdung and producing abundant harvest.
The Śrī Sūkta uses the motifs of lotus (padma or kamala) and elephant (gaja) - symbols that are consistently linked with the goddess Śrī-Lakṣmī in later references. The lotus is thought to be symbolic of purity, beauty, spiritual power, life, fertility, growth or, in Tantra, the entire created universe. It is a recurring motif in Hindu (as well as Buddhist and Jain) literature and a lotus growing from Viṣṇu's navel is said to mark the beginning of a new cosmic creation. The elephants are symbolic of royalty and, in Hindu mythology, are also related with cloud and rain; they thus reinforce Śrī-Lakṣmī's stature as the goddess of abundance and fertility. Later Hindu iconography often represents Śrī-Lakṣmī in the form of Gaja-Lakṣmī, standing on a lotus, flanked by two elephants that are shown showering her with water with their trunks.
The Śrī Sūktam assumes specific significance because of Śrī Mahālakṣmī's presence on Lord Śrī Venkaṭeśvara (at Tirumala) or Viṣṇu's chest, at the Heart. Lakṣmi is the embodiment of Love, from which devotion to God or Bhakti flows from. It is through Love/Bhakti or Lakṣmī that the Ātmā or soul is able to reach God or Viṣṇu.
Śrī or Lakṣmī is also the personification of the Spiritual energy within us and universe called Kuṇḍalinī. Also, She embodies the Spiritual World or Vaikuṇtha; the abode of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu, not to be confused with Heaven, as The Heavenly Planets are still part of the Material Universe. Vaikuṇtha-Dham is purely spiritual, eternal and self illuminating. She is also supposed to have the Divine qualities of God and the soul. Lakshmi is God's superior spiritual feminine energy or the Param Prākṛti, which purifies, empowers and uplifts the individual. Hence, She is called the Goddess of Fortune.
==(For sri sukta pl.see.lakshmi stotra.9)
Śrī Sūkta, also called Śrī Sūktam, is a Sanskrit devotional hymn (set of Śloka-s) revering Śrī as Lakṣmī, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity and fertility. The hymns are found in the Rig Vedic khilanis, which are appendixes to the Ṛkveda that probably date to pre-Buddhist times. The goddess Śrī appears in several earlier vedic hymns, and is the personification of auspicious and royal qualities. Śrī Sūkta is perhaps the first text in which the homology between Śrī and Lakṣmī is drawn, and the goddesses are further associated with the god of fire, Agni. Since the later epic period (ca 400 CE), Śrī-Lakṣmī is particularly associated with Viṣṇu as his wife or consort. The Śrī Sūkta describes Śrī as glorious, ornamented, royal, lustrous as gold, and radiant as fire, moon and the sun. She is addressed as the bestower of fame, bounty and abundance in the form of gold, cattle, horses and food; and entreated to banish her sister alakṣmī (misfortune), who is associated with need, hunger, thirst and poverty. The hymn also associates Śrī with (agrarian) fertility and she is described as the mother of Kārdama (mud), moist, perceptible through odour, dwelling in cowdung and producing abundant harvest.
The Śrī Sūkta uses the motifs of lotus (padma or kamala) and elephant (gaja) - symbols that are consistently linked with the goddess Śrī-Lakṣmī in later references. The lotus is thought to be symbolic of purity, beauty, spiritual power, life, fertility, growth or, in Tantra, the entire created universe. It is a recurring motif in Hindu (as well as Buddhist and Jain) literature and a lotus growing from Viṣṇu's navel is said to mark the beginning of a new cosmic creation. The elephants are symbolic of royalty and, in Hindu mythology, are also related with cloud and rain; they thus reinforce Śrī-Lakṣmī's stature as the goddess of abundance and fertility. Later Hindu iconography often represents Śrī-Lakṣmī in the form of Gaja-Lakṣmī, standing on a lotus, flanked by two elephants that are shown showering her with water with their trunks.
The Śrī Sūktam assumes specific significance because of Śrī Mahālakṣmī's presence on Lord Śrī Venkaṭeśvara (at Tirumala) or Viṣṇu's chest, at the Heart. Lakṣmi is the embodiment of Love, from which devotion to God or Bhakti flows from. It is through Love/Bhakti or Lakṣmī that the Ātmā or soul is able to reach God or Viṣṇu.
Śrī or Lakṣmī is also the personification of the Spiritual energy within us and universe called Kuṇḍalinī. Also, She embodies the Spiritual World or Vaikuṇtha; the abode of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or Viṣṇu, not to be confused with Heaven, as The Heavenly Planets are still part of the Material Universe. Vaikuṇtha-Dham is purely spiritual, eternal and self illuminating. She is also supposed to have the Divine qualities of God and the soul. Lakshmi is God's superior spiritual feminine energy or the Param Prākṛti, which purifies, empowers and uplifts the individual. Hence, She is called the Goddess of Fortune.
==(For sri sukta pl.see.lakshmi stotra.9)
Hiranmayim Lakshmim
Hiranmayim Lakshmim
By
Muthuswami Deekshithar
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Ragam Lalitha
Talam Roopakam
Pallavi
Hiranmayim Lakshmim sadaa bhajaami,
Heena manava asrayam Thyajami
Anupallavi
Chira thara sampath pradam,
Ksheerambudhi thanayam
Hari vaksha sthaaalyam,
Harinim charana kisalayaam,
Kara kamala drutha kuvalayaam,
Marakatha mani maaya valayam
Charanam
Swetha dweepa vasinim,
Sri Kamalambikam param,
Bhootha bhavya vilasinim,
Bhoosura poojitham varam,
Mataram babja malinim,
Manikhya aabharana dharam,
Gita vadhya vinodinim,
Girijam thaam indiraam,
Seetha kirana nibha vadanaam,
Sritha chithamani sadanam,
Peetha vasanam Guru guha ,
Mathula kantham Lalithaam.
English meaning
Pallavi
I always the pray the golden Lakshmi,
And forsake the company of bad people
Anupallavi
She who bestows everlasting wealth,
The daughter of the ocean of milk,
She who stays on the chest of Vishnu,
She who is like deer and has a soft feet,
She who holds lily flower in her lotus like hands,
She who wears enchanting emerald bangles.
Charanam
She is the one who lives in a white island,
She is the divine Kamalambika,
She is the one who plays with the past and the future,
She is the blessed one worshiped by Brahmins,
She is the mother wearing lotus garlands,
She wears ornaments made of gems,
She enjoys hearing music and musical instruments,
She is Parvathy as well as Lakshmi,
She has the face of the cool rayed moon,
She is the place of the wish giving gem,
She wears yellow cloths and she is the wife,
Of the uncle of Guruguha.
By
Muthuswami Deekshithar
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Ragam Lalitha
Talam Roopakam
Pallavi
Hiranmayim Lakshmim sadaa bhajaami,
Heena manava asrayam Thyajami
Anupallavi
Chira thara sampath pradam,
Ksheerambudhi thanayam
Hari vaksha sthaaalyam,
Harinim charana kisalayaam,
Kara kamala drutha kuvalayaam,
Marakatha mani maaya valayam
Charanam
Swetha dweepa vasinim,
Sri Kamalambikam param,
Bhootha bhavya vilasinim,
Bhoosura poojitham varam,
Mataram babja malinim,
Manikhya aabharana dharam,
Gita vadhya vinodinim,
Girijam thaam indiraam,
Seetha kirana nibha vadanaam,
Sritha chithamani sadanam,
Peetha vasanam Guru guha ,
Mathula kantham Lalithaam.
English meaning
Pallavi
I always the pray the golden Lakshmi,
And forsake the company of bad people
Anupallavi
She who bestows everlasting wealth,
The daughter of the ocean of milk,
She who stays on the chest of Vishnu,
She who is like deer and has a soft feet,
She who holds lily flower in her lotus like hands,
She who wears enchanting emerald bangles.
Charanam
She is the one who lives in a white island,
She is the divine Kamalambika,
She is the one who plays with the past and the future,
She is the blessed one worshiped by Brahmins,
She is the mother wearing lotus garlands,
She wears ornaments made of gems,
She enjoys hearing music and musical instruments,
She is Parvathy as well as Lakshmi,
She has the face of the cool rayed moon,
She is the place of the wish giving gem,
She wears yellow cloths and she is the wife,
Of the uncle of Guruguha.
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pa) hiraNmayeem lakshmeem sadA bhajAmi
heena mAnavASrayam tyajAmi || hiraNmayeem
a) sthiratara sampatpradAm | ksheerAmbudi tanayAm
harivaksha sthalalAyAm hariNeem | charaNa kisalayAm
karakamala dhRta kuvalayAm | marakata maNimaya valayAM || hiraNmayeem
cha) SwEta dweepa vAsineem | SrI kamalAmbikAm parAm
bhUta bhavya vilAsineem | bhUsura pUjitAm varAm
mAtaram abjamAlineem | mANikyAbharaNa dharAm | sam-
geeta vAdya vinOdineem | girijAm tAm indirAm
ma) Seeta kiraNa nibha vadanAm | Srita chintAmaNi sadanAm
peeta vasanAm | guruguha mAtula kAntAm lalitAm || hiraNmayeem
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heena mAnavASrayam tyajAmi || hiraNmayeem
a) sthiratara sampatpradAm | ksheerAmbudi tanayAm
harivaksha sthalalAyAm hariNeem | charaNa kisalayAm
karakamala dhRta kuvalayAm | marakata maNimaya valayAM || hiraNmayeem
cha) SwEta dweepa vAsineem | SrI kamalAmbikAm parAm
bhUta bhavya vilAsineem | bhUsura pUjitAm varAm
mAtaram abjamAlineem | mANikyAbharaNa dharAm | sam-
geeta vAdya vinOdineem | girijAm tAm indirAm
ma) Seeta kiraNa nibha vadanAm | Srita chintAmaNi sadanAm
peeta vasanAm | guruguha mAtula kAntAm lalitAm || hiraNmayeem
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