Jagadudaranativimala guNarU

pagaLanAlochanadi bhArata

nigamatatigaLatikramisi kriyAvishEShagaLa

bagebageya nUtanava kANuta

mige haruShadhim pogaLi higguva

triguNamAni mahAlakumi saMtaisalanudinavu ||

Jagadudarana = He who has kept the unending world in His stomach during parlaya, Jagat – Jeevas. During pralaya only Lakshmi and Narayana are present

ativimala = extremely immaculate and pure. In Bhagavatha, 10^th canto, lakshmidevi does  shruthi geetha of Narayana during his Nidra state i.e. when there is no process of creation and every Jeeva is in its inactive state. Mala = dosha, Ativimala = pure

guNarUpagaLana = figure or form constituting jnAnAnaMda, anaMtakalyANaguNa and other natural or unnatural guNAs which Lakshmi and directly see.

Alochanadhi = thinking about it within her capability or understanding (meaning that His devotees think about Him within their limited knowledge)

bhArata = MahAbhArata, which is understood to be the paMchama Veda (fifth Veda)

nigamatatigaLa = knowledge contained in apouruShya Vedas

Bharata is told first because many facets which are not told in Veda are told in Bharata. It is said that even though Chaturmukha knows meaning of all Vedas, he does not know the whole meaning of Bharata.

“Each word of Veda atleast has 3 meanings, each shloka of Bharata has atleast 10 meanings and each name of Narayana in Vishnu sahasranama has 100 meanings.”

There are 1000 names in VishnuSahasranama. Each name has 100 meanings. Hence totally it is 1 lakh etymological meaning. Bharata has 1 lakh shlokas. Hence VishnuSahasranama gives nirvachana meaning of all shlokas. All Vedas put together have about 10-12 aksharas in them. But Bharata has 32 lakh aksharas, each word is an epithet of God.

atikramisi = MahAbhArata and the group of vedAs describes Shri Hari’s guNas (qualities) with understanding

kriyAvishEShagaLa = while meditating on the various activities of the Lord

bagebageya = variety of

nUtanava kANuta = seeing new things (guNAs)

mige haruShadhim = exasperation and delight

pogaLi = while praising the Lord

higguva = elated with extreme happiness

triguNamAni = the abhimAnidevi of three guNAs i.e. satva, rajas and tamas

mahAlakumi = MahAlaxmI devi ….mahA (above the level of Brahma Rudra etc..)

Lakshma = one who has all lakshanas, the one who can recognize all the qualities of Narayana and is paramount

Vish = to pervade, Vishnu = omnipresent

saMtaisali = please protect us, encourage us, keep us happy

anudinavu = everyday, every moment  (in today’s context 24/7)

MahAlaxmI devi is dependent on ShrI Hari although she has several qualities similar to Lord NArAyaNA. However during praLaya i.e. during annihilation of the world He keeps the entire world in his stomach and protects the same. ShrI Hari has limitless qualities. He has immense qualities which cannot be understood completely by anyone.

MahAbhArata, written by VedavyAsa is the jewel of shAstras understood to be the 5th Veda and has the hidden meaning of several prameyAs. Many of the guNAs of ShrI Hari have been explained therein. Although this is a pouruShya graMtha the VEdAs are apouruShya, shR^iti and smR^iti praise the Lord in all sense. MahAlaxmI dEvi has the capability to reflect upon the guNAs of ShrI Hari stated in these works, within her capability of perception. However when she perceives the guNAs of ShrI Hari beyond her insights of Hari then she recognizes that ShrI HarI has a variety of new guNAs. Thus, She discovers his new guNAs very often.

Saint PuraMdara dAsa says, “nigamakE silukada agaNita mahimana….”

Thus while meditating on various activities of the Lord, She discovers new guNAs and praises the Lord and becomes happy. LaxmI dEvi is the abhmAni dEvatA of the three worldly guNas like sata, raja, tamas. JagannAtha dAsa appeals to this triguNamAni to protect us and keep us happy (chittadali AnaMda sukhavanIvaLu RamA—PuraMdara dAsa).