SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam: RathnAngi Kaimkaryam Series:Part 91: Sahasra Naamam 3( .

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SrI:

 

NamO VenkatEsAya

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

 

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamams 4

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4. (PraNavam) VisvabhAvanAya Nama:

 

Salutations to the Lord of Saptha Giri, who is pervasively

present in the entire Universe.

 

Special Notes:

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The name originates from the Padhma PurAnam salutation:

 

" jitham tE PuNdareekAksha ! namstE VISVABHAAVANA".

VisvaantharyAminE Thubhyam visvOtthIrNa vibhO nama:"

 

The Visva BhAvana-VisvAntharyAmi is saluted here.

 

This VisvAntharyAmin doctrine is very central to

AchArya RaamAnujA's teachings on " sarIra-sarIri"

(body-soul relation).The theory of Upanishadic Brahman

as the pervasive inner controller of all the chEthanams

(Sentients) and achEthanams( insentients) of the Visvam

(Universe) is described in the seventh BrAhmana of

BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad .

 

There is an instruction session between UddAlaka and

Sage Yaj~nyavalka , where latter teaches UddAlaka

about the SELF ( Brahman) being the inner controller of

water, fire (agni), sky (anthariksha), air(vAyu) , heaven

(dhivi), the Sun (aadithya) , the directions (dhig),

moon and stars( Candra-tArakA), ether (aakAsa),

darkness (tamas), light (tEjas), all beings (Sarva-

bhUtha/individual self ), life breath(prANa), the eyes,

the ears,the mind, the skin, the individual self( Vij~nAna)

and semen (rEtas).ParamAthman is recognized as the indweller

is the immortal antharyAmin ( Visva BhAvanan).

As the indweller of all these entities, antharyAmi

Brahman bears witness to all as VisvasAkshi and

controlls them .The Upanishad declares that every

thing else other than Him (antharyAmi Brahman) is

a source of misery .This enquiry (jij~nAsa) about

the nature of Brahman and its relationship to the Jeevan

is important for those who seek mOkshA ( MUmukshu).

 

In the mUrtAmUrtA BrahmaNa of BruhadhAraNyakam ,

this immutable Brahman is described as a PurushA with

an asthetic form ; this Purusha is recognized as

the entire world (Visvam): "Purusha yEvadam Sarvam".

That Purushan the controller (prErithA) of all beings

in this universe by Upanishads is the Supreme Being

(PurushOtthaman) recognized as NaarAyaNa standing on

NaarAyaNAdhri as SrI VenkatEsan.He is the Param Jyothi,

ParamAthmA , Para Brahman and Para Tatthvam.

 

SkAndha PurANam salutes the Lord as : " Nama: ThrailOkya-nATAya

VisvaroopAya SaakshiNE" to recognize His Lordship

over the Universe (VisvEsvaran: Third Sahasra Naamam)

and as the One standing as Saakshi to the activities

of the various entities including the JeevAthmAs.

 

Let us salute this Lord on the top of Saptha Giri now:

 

NaarAyaNaadhri-nivAsAya SrInivAsaya tE nama:

 

SeshAchala nivAsAya SrInivAsAya tE nama:

 

Siva-BrahmAdhi vandhyAya SrInivAsAya tE nama:

 

PraNathArTi-vinAsAya SrInivAsAya tE nama:

 

Dhushta rAkshasa samharthrE SrInivAsAya tE anama:

 

BhakthAnAm pApa samharthrE SrInivAsAya tE anma:

 

--Excerpts from SkAndha PurANam

 

Here the Salutations is to the destroyer of all

Paapams (Venkatam) , who is worshipped by Siva and

Brahma and who resides on top of the NaarAyaNadhri and

SeshAdhri.

 

This Parabrahmam and its identity with the five forms

as Para VaasudEvan, VyUha Moorthy, Vibhava avathAran,

antharyAmi and archA moorthy (SrI Venkatesan) is

saluted brilliantly by Swamy NammAzhwAr ( ThiruvAimozhi:6.9.5):

 

ViNN meethiruppAi ! Malai mEl niRppAi! kadaRsErppAy!

MaNN meethuzhalvAi! ivaRRuLengum maRainthuRaivAi!

yeNNmeethiyanRapuRavaNDatthAi! yenathAvi

uNNmeethADi urukkAttAthO oLippAyO ?

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr begs the Lord , who hs five forms

to appear before him in His physical form so he can

enjoy union/communion with Him.When Swamy NammazhwAr

addresses Him as "Malai mEl niRppAi", he has in mind

ThiruvEnatamudayAn standing on top of the seven hills.

 

(meaning of the above Paasuram): with a form in

SrIvaikuntam as Para VasusdEvan, another form resting

in the Milky ocean as KsheerAbdhi NaaTan , an endearing

and " an ever- worshippable form" on Thiruvenkatam hills ,

and yet other forms as VibhavAvathara Moorthys ( Raama

and KrishNa in human forms roaming in this world)

as well as the indweller form (antharyAmi), You appear

to be hiding from us. Taking similar other forms in

Your innumerable galaxies beyond the power of human

beings to count, You are also hiding in adiyEn's soul.

Is it fair for You to hide inside me without appearing

before me in Your physical form?

 

NamO SrI VenkatEsAya

Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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