9 to recite daily.

Swami Alavandar, an erudite scholar, great Acharya and philosopher, is well-known as Yamunacharya. His most prominent work is Chatushloki. Chatus means four, sloki means hymns. That is, the four slokas in praise of Goddess Mahalakshmi, said Tirukudanthai Dr. Venkatesh in a discourse. Periyavachan Pillai and Swami Vedanta Desika composed scholarly commentary on the work of Alavandar’s Chatushloki. Periyavachan Pillai, in his commentary, explains that every Sri Vaishnava should recite and contemplate nine sacred teachings every day as part of their spiritual practice. The first three constitute the Rahasya Trayam, the three sacred secrets. They are the Thirumantra, the Dvaya Mantra, and the Charama Sloka from the Bhagavad Gita. The fourth and fifth are the two Varaha Charama slokas spoken by Lord Varaha to Bhoomi Devi (Mother of Earth).

The remaining four, making up the sixth through the ninth, are the Chatushloki, the four verses composed by Swami Alavandar. The first verse explains Goddess Mahalakshmi’s supreme sovereignty. Her divine spouse is the supreme Lord Narayana Himself. The second verse narrates Her infinite glory and forgiveness. Alavandar highlights that Goddess Lakshmi’s grace and glory are so vast that even Lord Narayana cannot set boundaries. The third verse expounds the power of Her glance from the corner of an eye known as “Lakshmi Kataksham”. Alavandar focuses on the transformative power of Goddess Lakshmi’s side glance. A single gracious look from Her blesses devotees with unending spiritual and temporal abundance. In the final and fourth verse, Alavandar explains how Mother Lakshmi accompanies Lord Narayana across all dimensions and incarnations. Goddess Lakshmi manifests in a form perfectly corresponding to Him, ensuring that Her divine grace is always available to protect and delight all devotees.

The Varaha Charama Slokam is a sacred verse from the Varaha Purana where Lord Varaha promises salvation to those who remember Him, forming one of the three ultimate verses of surrender (Charama Slokas) in the Sri Vaishnava tradition. 

varaha charama slokam

Sthite manasi susvaste
Sarire sathi yo narah!
Dhaatu saamaye sthite smartaa
Visvaroopam cha maam ajam!!
Tatastam mriyamaanam tu
Kaastha paashaana sannibham!
Aham smaraam madbhaktam
Nayaami paramaam gatim!!

स्थिते मनसि सुस्वस्थे शरीरे सति यो नरः |

धातुसाम्ये स्थिते स्मर्ता विश्वरूपं च मामजम् ||

ततस्तं म्रियमाणं तु काष्ठपाषाणसन्निभम् |

अहं स्मरामि मद्भक्तं नयामि परमां गतिम् || 

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 कान्तस्ते पुरूषोत्तम : फणिपति :शय्यासनं  वाहनम्

    वेदात्मा विहगेश्वरो ,यवनिका माया जगन्मोहिनी |

    ब्रह्मेशादि सुरव्रज :सदयित :त्वत्ध्धास दासिगणा :

    श्रिरित्येव च नाम ते भगवति !ब्रूम :कथं त्वां वयम् ||

Kanthasthe  purushothama ,pannipadhi saiyasanum vahnaum,

Vedathma vihakesvaro yavanika maya jaganmohini

Brahmesaadhi sooravraja sadhayidha tvaththasa dhasigana

Sreeth yeva sa naama dey Bhagavathibrumha kadham tvam vayam.

 यस्यास्ते महिमानम् आत्मन इव त्वद्व् ल्लभोपि प्रभु :

नालं मातुम इयत्या निरवधिं नित्या नुकूलं  स्वत :

तां त्वां दास इति प्रपन्न इति च स्तोष्याम्यहं   निर्भय :

लोकैकेश्वरि !लोकनाथदयिते !दान्ते  दयां ते  विदन् ||

Yesyaasthe mahimanam atmana iva tvath vallabhobi prabhu

naallum maadhum iyathiya niravadhim nithya anukulum swathaha

thaam thvum dhasa ithi prapanna ithi sa stosh yaamyahum nirbhayo

lokai kesvari !lokanatha thayidhe!thaanthe daiyaam dhe vidhan|

ईषत् त्वत्करुणनिरीक्षण सुधा सन्धुक्षणाद रक्ष्यते

         नष्टं प्राक् तदलाभत  : त्रिभुवनं सम्प्रत्यनन्तोदयम् |

         श्रेयो न हयरविन्द लोचनमन :कान्ता प्रसादाद् ऋते

       संसृत्यक्षरवैष्णवाध्वसु  नृणां सम्भाव्यते कर्हिचित् |

yeeshadh tvathkaruna niri kshana soodha sandhu kshanath rakshayadhe

nashtum prakthalapada tribhuvanum samprath yanunthodayam

Sreyo na hayaravindha losana mana kaantha prasada trudhe'

samasruthya ksara vaishnavaathsoo nrinum sambhav yadhe gharhichith|

  शान्तानन्त महाविभूति परमं यद् ब्रह्म रूपं हरे :

          मूर्तं ब्रह्म ततोपि  तत्  प्रियतरं रूपं यद् अत्यदभुतम् |

          यान्यन्यानि यथासुखं विहरतो रूपाणि  सर्वाणि तानि 

         आहु :स्वै: अनुरुपरुप विभवै :गाटोपगूटानि   ते ||   

         

             Shantha nanda mahavibuthee brahmam yath bramharupam harey    

   Moorthum bramha thadhos pidhut priyadharum rupam yath adhyuthbhudum

Yanayan yani yadhasooghum viharadho rupanni sarvani dhani

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