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Similarly, it is not possible to separate bhagavan from lakshmi, just as it is not
possible separate the heat from the fire, the whiteness from the milk, the
prakASam from the Sun, etc., as additional examples.
nAma 618. ïIkr> SrI SrI-karah SrI karah –
a) He who makes lakshmi (follow Him in His incarnations)
b) He who confers SrI (spiritual wealth) on the devotees, including moksham
(nitya-SrI)
c) He who makes His devotees shine with SrI (glory).
d) He who has taken the hand of SrI (mahA lakshmi).
SrI-karAya namah.
Sriyam karoti iti SrI-karah.
SrI BhaTTar's vyAkhyAnam is that bhagavAn makes lakshmi incarnate Herself
in a suitable form when He comes down into this world in His incarnations, and
thus He is called SrI-karah. 'devatve deva deheyama maushyatve ca mAnushI'
is from SrI vishNu purANam (1. 9. 145) - She assumes the deva deham when
He is in daiva lokam, and she assumes a human form when He takes a human
form.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan quotes the following support from nammAzhvAr: ezhil
malar mAdarum tAnum iv-Ezh-ulagai inbam payakka AlginRa e'ngaL pirAn
(tiruvAi. 7. 10. 1).
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri elaborates on this, and adds that after making
lakshmi incarnate in a suitable form with Him, (such as sItA when He came as
rAma, rukmiNi when He came as kRshNa etc.), He spreads her fame, and
ensures that she blesses those who worship Him, including nitya-SrI
(moksham) to those devotees who have matured to that level.
SrI Samkara vyAkhyAnam is: smaratAm, stuvatAm, arcayatAm ca bhaktAnAm
Sriyam karoti iti SrI-karah - He is called SrI-karah since He confers spiritual
wealth on His devotees who think about Him, praise Him, and worship Him.
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