Shri :
Shri Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmanE Nama:
Sri Malola Panchakam
श्री मालोल पञ्चकं
[Mukkur Sri Lakshmi Narasimhachariyar]
Upanishad proclaims “मातृ देवो भव“(MAtru DevO Bhava) It ordains unequivocally that one should treat his/her mother as God. As pronounced by the MahAkavi KAlidAsa in the sloka “श्रुतेरिवार्थम् स्मृतिरन्वगच्छत “ (shruterivArtham smrutiranvagacchat ie.Smruti follows the footsteps of Shruti), DharmashAstra, following the footsteps of Vedas, emphatically emphasizes the same point.
यथा मातरं आश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तव:
तथा गृहाश्रमं प्राप्य वर्तन्ते इतर आश्रमा:
yathA mAtaram aashritya sarvE jeevanti jantava:
tathAgruhAshramam prApya vartantE itara AshramA:
Smruti thus highlights the fact that just as all living beings are dependent upon their mothers for their livelihood, all ashramams, which refer to four stages of dhArmic life viz. Brahmacharya (as a BrahmachAri or bachelor), Gruhastha (as a householder), VAnaprasthA (as a person living in retirement) and SanyAsa (as an ascetic), rely upon GruhAsrama (ie. Domestic life as a householder).
The glory of mother is eulogized by –
Maharishi by reciting “कौशल्यासुप्रजा राम” (kaushalyA suprajA rAma)
Shri KulasEkara AzhvAr in his hymn “mannupugazh kosalai than manivayiru vAiththavanE” (Oh Lord who was born from the pearl like belly of world renowned Kaushalya)
Upanishad by acclaiming “ब्रह्मण्यो देवकी पुत्र:”(“BrahmaNyO, Devakee putra:” ie. Oh, Brahman (the Supreme Lord), son of DEvaki)
Shri Vishnu PurAnam (widely celebrated as Shri PurAna Ratnam) by proclaiming “देवकी पूर्वसन्ध्यायां आविर्भूतं महात्मना” (Devakee poorvasandhyAyAm Avir bhootam mahAtmanA: ie. The Omnipotent Supreme Lord incarnated as the son of DEvakee).
Shri AndAl, extolled as soodikkoduttha nAchiyAr, expressing Her divine experience with Lord KrishnA, in Her proclamations in various hymns including the utterances “Yashodhai Ilangsingam (the young lion cub of Yashodha) and “Orutthi maganAi pirandhu Oriravil orutthi maganAi olitthu valara” (born as the son of one incomparable woman and brought up in hiding by another peerless woman)
Thus Shruti, Smruti, itihAsa, PurAnAs and AzhvArs’ Divya Shree Suktees (popularly known as NALAyira Divya Prabhandam) all profusely extol the greatness of mother. PramAna (प्रमाण्) which means proof or correct means of accurate knowledge and truths, emphatically declares that a mother’s love is incomparable and proclaims that- “न गायत्र्या : परो मन्त्रो न मातृ दैवतम् परम्” (na GAyatrayA: parO mantrO na mAtrudaivatam param) ie. There is no Mantra more glorious than GAyatri Mantra and there is no God more glorious than mother.
The agony of losing such a glorious mother is very huge. It is extremely difficult to live after such a calamitous grief. As adiyEn has been undergoing such an agony, adiyen is the only prime evidence (parama pramAnam) for the above irrefutable fact.
In this regard, there is a beautiful pasuram in KambarAmAyanam. In Citrakootam, on coming to know through BharathA the demise of DasaratA, the deeply distressed ParamAtma Shri RAmA lamented and started crying inconsolably. His wailing utterances included, interalia, the following-
thEnadaindha solaiththirunAdu kaivittukkAnadainthEn
ennath dhariyAdhu kAvala nee vaanadaindhAi.
Innam irundhEn nAn vazhvukandhE
voonamadaindha thevvaruir adaindha volvELOi
“Unable to withstand the news that I have left the Kingdom and reached the forest, you died. But even after knowing that you have died, I am still alive.” ( Where is your affection and where is mine?)”
In the same manner, adiyEn is also crying. Who will console adiyEn? Is it possible to recoup this irreparable loss? At this point of time, a voice reciting the superb Tamil pAsuram of ParakAlan (Thirumangai AzhvAr) “thAyE thandhai enrum thAramE kiLaimakkalendrum” is heard by adiyEn. Immediately, the darkness of ignorance vanished. AdiyEn’s thoughts started getting drenched in the ocean of the following kanimozhi (sweet language/verses) of SvAmi vEdanta DEsikan (eulogized as “ kaliyanurai kudi konda karutthudayOn” ie. Embodiment of the divine words of Thirumangai AzhvAr).
Payinmathi neeyE ! payinmathi tharudhalin
VeLiyum neeyE ! veLiyura nitralin
ThAyum neeyE ! sAla thandhugatthalin
Thandhaiyum neeyE ! mundhi nindraLithalin “
All relationships arising due to the current karmik birth of a person (birth arising due to the karma of the person) are liable for extinction. In this current birth as well as in all the preceding and succeeding births, our one and only eternally sustainable relationship is that with the Supreme Lord (ParamAtmA) who is aptly described as “Atmabandhu”. We are thus able to perceive that He and only He is the “Sarvavidhabandhu” He is the Father, He is the Mother, He is the Relative and He is all in all.
All these lead to the clear realization of the irrefutable fact that one should shower all his/her love and affection on the Supreme Lord, instead of bestowing the same on those with whom we have relationship only due to our current karmic birth. The fact that-
Father is not the saviour is unequivocally clear from the story of Hiranyakashipu.
Mother cannot be the saviour is obvious from the acts of KaikEyi
Brother cannot be the saviour is evident from the deeds of RAvanA
Husband cannot be the saviour is explicit from UtthAnapAdan’s episode
Friends and relatives cannot be saviours is evidenced by the trumpeting of the distressed Gajendra (elephant) for pleading to Lord Vishnu to save him from the clutches of the crocodile which had caught his leg.
Thus, all types of perennial eternal relationship is with Shree Lakshmiinrusimhan only and He is the one and only Saviour (SarvalOka Saranyan– Universal Protector). This irrefutable fact has been deeply entrenched in adiyEn’s mind by adiyEn’s divine mother, who had attained the Lotus feet of the Supreme Lord due to the bountiful blessings of Shri Injimedu Shrimad Azhagiya Singar. Overwhelmed by this eternal relationship between the Supreme Lord (as the Creator) and all His Creations (all animate and inanimate beings and things), adiyEn has been inconsolably crying for His divine grace. At that time, due to the abundant blessings of Shri Injimedu Azhagiyasingar, adiyEn had been rewarded with this Stotram. It is absolutely impossible to express in words the infinite compassion and grace of the Lord in having this stotram, composed in the everlasting memory of MAtru dEvathA, released on the divine occasion of 8th Shri MahAyagnam.
It is He who changed adiyEn’s thought of not performing any Yagnam for one year and made adiyEn to continue with the volitioned yagnams. It is absolutely certain that with the bountiful divine blessings and grace of the Lord, the revered AcAryas and all devout devotees, all the yagnams, starting with this 8th yagnam, would be performed without any obstacles/hindrances whatsoever. All those who recite this Malola Panchakam, which was bestowed upon adiyEn due to the infinite grace and compassion of the Lord to relieve adiyEn’s grief and grant eternal bliss, would get rid of all their miseries. They would certainly be cleansed of all their sins and blessed with all auspiciousness.
The meaning of this Stotram is as under-
श्री मालोल पञ्चकं
योगिध्येयं सदानन्दम् भक्तानाम् अभयङ्करम् |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || १ ||
YogidhyEyam sadAnandam bhaktAnAm abhayankaram |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 1 ||
AdiyEn surrender at the divine lotus feet of Shri Malolan (Shri Lakshmiinrusimhan) –
who is worshipped daily by those who have attained proficiency in the practice of AshtAnga Yoga ( ie. Eight stages of Yoga viz. यम ( yama- self restraint), नियम ( niyama- Control of mind), आसन (Asana- physical posture), प्राणायाम (regulation of breath), प्रत्याहार (pratyAhAra- withdrawal of the senses from the outer world), धारणा (dhAraNA- concentration), ध्यान (dhyAn- Meditation) and समाधि ( samAdhi- superconscious state)
who is in a state of eternal bliss
who drives away all the fears in the minds of His virtuous devotees
whose divine eyes excel the splendor of the beautiful lotus in full bloom (PundareekAkshan) radiating compassion and kindness
who causes extinction of all the sins of His pious devotees
who grants all the boons sought by His devout devotees
सर्ग – स्थिति विनाशानां कर्ता कर्त्रुपति: स्वयं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || २ ||
Sarga-sthiti vinAshAnAm kartA kartrupati: svayam|
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 2 ||
AdiyEn prostrate at the sacred lotus feet of Shri Malolan-
who, in His fervent hope that the mortals who are reeling under the unending cycle of births and deaths due to indulgence of their bodies and senses in material/sensual pleasures would one day or other realize their follies and renunciate the worldly pleasures and seek salvation at the His lotus feet to attain Moksha, continues the job of creation of the Universe again and again
who, out of His immense compassion (parama kArunyam), is eternally continuing his triple auspicious functions of Creation, Protection and Destruction, in His ardent expectation that in a Kalpakoti Yugam atleast one mortal (JeevAtmA) would fully realize His innumerable auspicious qualities and refrain from worldly pleasures and single mindedly surrender at His Lotus feet for salvation and for relieving himself/ herself from the shackles of the vicious cycle of births and deaths
who is RajeevalOchanan (lotus eyed)
who cleanses all the sins of His righteous devotees
who bestows all the boons sought by His pious devotees
रमासखम् दयापूर्णं सर्वलोक नमस्कृतं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ३ ||
RamAsakham dayapoornam sarvalOka namaskrutam |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 3 ||
AdiyEn surrender at the holy Lotus feet of Shri Malolan as adiyEn’s one and only Saviour-
who is eternally inseparable from His divine Consort Shree MahAlakshmii
who is veritable ocean of boundless compassion and mercy, the extent of which is beyond the cognizance of anyone.
who is having the unique glory of being worshipped unanimously by people all over the world
who is having immensely charming eyes which have the beauty of a fully bloomed lotus flower
who annihilates all the sins of His ardent devotees
who showers all the boons sought by His faithful devotees
प्रह्लाद वरदं श्रेष्टं गरुडाद्रि निवासिनं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ४ ||
Prahlaada varadam shreshtam garudaadri nivAsinam |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 4 ||
AdiyEn surrender at the benign lotus feet of Shree Malolan-
who protected His ardent steadfast devotee Shri PrahlAdan
who is “VotthArum mikkArum illAdhavan” ( ie. the Supreme and Peerless one, having no one equal or superior to Him in any of His innumerable auspicious qualities)
who resides in the holy Garudadri Hill(Garuda Malai) or Garudachalam
who is having exceptionally enchanting lotus like eyes
who is having unmatched graceful and alluring lion-man form
who confers all the boons sought by His devotees
वेदन्तगुरुणा नित्यं सेव्यमानं परम् शुभं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ५ ||
VEdantaguruNA nityam sEvyamAnam param shubham |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 5 ||
AdiyEn surrender at the Lotus feet of Shree Malolan-
who is daily worshipped in full consonance with the tenets and traditions as mandated by ShAstrAs, with utmost reverence, dedication and spiritual fervour, by ShreevaN ShaThakOpa VEdAnta DEsika Yateendra MahAdEsikan ( Mukkur Shreemad Azhagiyasingar), who is gracing Shree AhObila Mutt as its 44th pattam
who is the Supreme One
who is an embodiment of innumerable auspicious qualities
who is having astonishingly mesmerising lotus-like beautiful eyes
who roots out all the sins of His devotees
who is infinitely generous in granting all the boons sought by His devotees
श्रीरङ्गयोगिकृपया प्रोक्तम् स्तोत्रमिदं शुभं |
य: पटेथ श्रद्धया नित्यं सर्वपापै : प्रमुच्यते || ६ ||
ShreerangayogikrupayA prOktam stOtramidam shubham |
Ya: patEth shraddhayA nityam sarvapApai: pramucyatE || 6||
All those who recite this auspicious Stotram, which was composed with the bountiful blessings of Shree Lakshmiinrusimha Divya PadhukA sEvaka ShreevaN ShaThakOpa Yateendra MahAdEsikan (Shree Injimedu Shrimad Azhagiyasingar), would get relieved of all sorts of sins.
In the first Shloka, the glory of the Upanishad proclamation “आनन्दो ब्रह्माति ठथजानात् “ was analysed.
In the second Shloka, the Upanishad proclamations such as “यतो वा इमानि भूतानि जायन्ते” were taken into account.
In the third Shloka, the import of the Vedic proclamations such as “य: पूर्व्याय वेधसे नवीयसे” were explained.
In the fourth Shloka, the glory of the BhagavAn’s soulabhyam in ArcAvatAram recited in Upanishad proclamations such as “अम्भस्य पारे “ had been recollected.
The 5th shloka eulogises “ Shree AcArya MahimA” ( “ Glory of AcAryA” ) as elucidated in slokas such as “देवामित आचार्य मुपासीत”
The 6th Shloka extols the glory of the divine blessings of the AcAryA as proclaimed in the sloka “आचार्यादिह समधिकामन्याम् न मन्यामहे” and declares the Phalashruti for this Stotram
In order to facilitate all to recite daily this glorious “ Shree Malola Panchakam” and reap the divine benefits therefrom, this was released during the eighth of the series of 108 Shree Svati Nakshatra Shree mahA nArasimha mahA mantra Japa homa MahA yagnam, volitioned on the divine orders of Shree Nrusimhan, performed with glory on behalf of Shree Yagna Committee at 10, East MAda Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 on Sunday and Monday, the 17th and 18th of January 1982 ( on the 4th and 5th of the Tamil month “Thai”).
Mukkur Lakshmiinrusimha DAsanShri Malola Panchakam
श्री मालोल पञ्चकं
योगिध्येयं सदानन्दम् भक्तानाम् अभयङ्करम् |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || १ ||
YogidhyEyam sadAnandam bhaktAnAm abhayankaram |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 1 ||
सर्ग – स्थिति विनाशानां कर्ता कर्त्रुपति: स्वयं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || २ ||
Sarga-sthiti vinAshAnAm kartA kartrupati: svayam|
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 2 ||
रमासखम् दयापूर्णं सर्वलोक नमस्कृतं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ३ ||
RamAsakham dayapoornam sarvalOka namaskrutam |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 3 ||
प्रह्लाद वरदं श्रेष्टं गरुडाद्रि निवासिनं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ४ ||
Prahlaada varadam shreshtam garudaadri nivAsinam |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 4 ||
वेदन्तगुरुणा नित्यं सेव्यमानं परम् शुभं |
मालोलं पुण्डरीकाक्षं संश्रये वरदं हरिं || ५ ||
VEdantaguruNA nityam sEvyamAnam param shubham |
MALOLam pundareekaksham samshrayE varadam harim || 5 ||
श्रीरङ्गयोगिकृपया प्रोक्तम् स्तोत्रमिदं शुभं |
य: पटेथ श्रद्धया नित्यं सर्वपापै : प्रमुच्यते || ६ ||
ShreerangayogikrupayA prOktam stOtramidam shubham |
Ya: patEth shraddhayA nityam sarvapApai: pramucyatE || 6||