SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam: RathnAngi Kaimkaryam Series: Part 89, Second Sahasra Naamam : ViroopAkshAya Nama:

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SrI:

 

NamO VenkatEsAya

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

 

2. (PraNavam) ViroopAkshAya Nama:

 

(Meaning) Salutations to the Lord , who has unusual

(asymetric) eyes radiating Daya for the Saadhu Janams and

anger at the dushta janams(PrathikoolarhaL)!This is

the Naamam that is an echo of NaarAyaNAnuvAkam passage:

" UrdhvarEtham VIROOPAAKSHAM VisvaroopAya vai Nama:"

 

 

 

Special Notes:

 

It is impossible to visualize the Lord as ViroopAkshi.

Literally VioopAkshi means one with weird or deformed

eyes. This description of the Lord , who is known for

Mercy-laden , KaruNA KatAksham can not therefore be

intrepreted as deformed or weird. ViroopAkshan is also

a name given to Lord SivA for having an eye on the forehead

( NeRRikkaNNan/Agni nEthram that burnt Manmathan , when

he tried to distract His Tapas). He is recognizeded by

that name for having unusual number of eyes. Lord Narasimhan

has also the three eyes of Agni, Chandran and Sooryan

( TapanEndhvagni nayana: as described in the second

slOkam of SrI KaamAseekAshtakam of Swamy Desikan).

For Lord VenkatEsa , neither of these references apply

strictly. Yes, He has eyes that destroy the three kinds

of Taapams with His three eyes , which have recieved

the salutation of "Vishama VilOchanan"( the odd number of

three eyes) .

 

ViroopAkshaya Nama: is to be intrepreted in the context

of NrusimhAvathAram as pointed out by Vaikunta Vaasi

MukkUr SrI Lakshmi NrusimhAcchAr Swamy , a great Nrusimha

BhakthA.His lotus-like eyes can radiate krupA for the child

of HiraNyakasipu ( tE krupA sarOja sadhrusaa dhrusaa

dhanujadimBa tattha sthanA).The same eyes can radiate

terror towards HiraNyakasipu, who did not understand

His Parathvam and harmed Bhaktha PrahlAdhan.

 

Viroopaksham relates to the fact that the Lord's eyes

are filled with DayA for the Baala BhAgavathan ,

PrahlAdhan and at the same time are glowering with anger

at those,who try to cause harm to His BhaagavathAs. Those

eyes (Akshi) can reach this vikAram/Viroopam (Change of form

or transformation or deviation from the natural state),

when confronting the enemies of His BhakthAs ( parithrANAya

SaadhUnAm vinAsAya cha dushkruthAm).

 

SeshAdhri Sekhara Vibhu's DayA-filled eyes are like

the boon granting Kalpaka creeper( KrupaNa Jana kalpa LathikA)

according to Swamy Desikan as he saluted them in his

magnum opus of a sthOthram : SrI DayA Sathakam on

Lord VenkatEsa.Those auspicious eyes lift one out of

the horrible ocean of SamsAaram (SamsAra ThAriNee).

When those benovolent eyes fall on an aparAdhi

(transgressor of Lord's Saasthrams ),then they become

the unsurpassed , easiest PrAyscchittham for

cleansing the sins arising from aparAdhams (" Krutha

aparAdhasya aadhyAm NishkriyAm ThvAm vadanthi" ). Those

eyes filled with KaaruNyam lift one from the ocean of

SamsAram.Those eyes stand for all times as " sTira Pradheepam"

( Steady Dheepam/ViLakku).All of us must seek the freindship

of those benovolent eyes( Taara-maithreem dadhAna akshi).

 

When one is like HiraNyakasipu and committs apachAram

to His BhagavathAs, the Lord's anger has no limits and

His eyes are the First indicators of His rage.His anger

grows and grows ( Vijrumbhitha OoshmA).PeriyAzhwAr born

under SvAthi Nakshathram like Lord Narasimha refers to

the destruction of HiraNyan in ThiruppallANDu this way:

 

"anthiyam pOthil AriuruvAhi ariyai azhitthavanai

panthani theerap-pallANDu pallAyiratthAnDenRu paaduthumE"

 

This Narasimha Moorthy at Ahobila KshEthram (Lower Ahobilam)

has Lord SrinivAsa in a sannidhi next to Him and has a KalyAna

MaNtapam , where Lord SrInivAsa had a TadhiyArAdhanam

for the particpants in His VivAha MahOthsavam. The annam

distributed at that TadhiyArAdhanam was presented as NaivEdhyam

by Lord SrInivAsan to AhObila KshEthra Naayakan. Thus the ancient

nature of this ViroopAkshan , who is behind the second NaamA

of SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam.

 

NamO SrI VenkatEsAya,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan