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1. paSyatAm deva devAnAm yayau vaksha sthalam hareh (SrI vishNu
purANam);
2. en tiru vAzh mArvar (tiruvAimozhi 8. 3. 7);
3. malindu tiru irunda mArvan (mUnRAm tiruvantAdi 57);
4. tiru ma'ngai ta'ngiya Sir mArban (nAcciyAr tirumozhi 8. 4).
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri describes the inseparable oneness of bhagavan and
pirATTi in terms of pirATTi being the amRta creeper that surrounds bhagavAn
who is like the kalpa vRksham - yato lakshmIs-tato harih.
SrI Samkara bhAshyam for the occurrence of this nAma in Slokam 20 is:
yasya vkashasi anapAyinI SrIh vasati sah SrI-nivAsah - He in whose vakshasthalam
SrI always resides is SrI-nivAsah.
SrI cinmayAnanda describes SrI as connoting "all Glory and power, faculties
and strength, to be good and to perform creative acts of righteousness".
She is found to never reside permanently in any bosom, except that of Lord
vishNu. Even great sages and saints in recorded history have come to
compromise the perfection in them. The only place where imperfections never
enter to molest the serene essence is the seat of Eternal Perfection, which is
the bosom of nArAyaNa. Hence mahA vishNu is indicated as SrI-nivAsa - The
Permanent Abode of lakshmi.
b) In the current Slokam, SrI BhaTTar interprets the nAma in terms of the
Oneness of bhagavAn and pirATTi - He is the contiguous support of lakshmi -
note the word nitya in the vyAkhyAnam - divya vallyA iva kalpa drumah tasyAh
nitya aupaghnah SrI-nivAsah.
c) SrI Samkara bhAshyam in the current instance of the nAma is: SrImatsu
nityam vasati iti SrI-nivAsah - He who dwells in devotees who are endowed
with SrI or virtue.
SrI cinmayAnanda gives the interpretation that SrI here refers to those who
are pure at heart, wherein the passions and lusts have been removed, and
peace, joy, devotion, and understanding reside. BhagavAn lives in the hearts of
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