Fw: SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam: RathnAngi Kaimkaryam Series:Part 93: Sahasra Naamam 5 (VisvasrujE nama:) .

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SrI:

 

VenkatEsAth ParO dEvo nAsthyanya: SaraNam bhuvi

VenkatEsa SamO dEvo nAsthi nAsthi maheetaLE

 

--VarAha PurANam , First Canto , 61st chapter

 

(meaning):There is no other God like VenkatEsa to seek refuge

for protection and there is no other God equal to Him

in this world.

 

NamO VenkatEsAya

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

 

In the previous Sahasra NAmam of "VisvabhAvanAya

Nama:" , BhagavAn's antharyAmithvam(indwellership) was saluted.

Saasthram states that there are two kinds of antharyAmithvam

that needs to be considered based on context. These two kinds

of antharyAmithvam are: (1) SarvAntharyAmithvam and

(2) HrudhayAntharyamithvam.The first is " the formless , omnipresent ,

pure , blissful ParamAthma and the second is " the divya avathAra

form residing in every one's heart".The first kind of indweller is

SarvAntharyAmi and the second is HrudhayAntharyAmi.

 

Let us now move on to the Fifth Sahasra Naamam.

 

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam 5

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5. (PraNavam) VisvaSrujE Nama:

 

Salutations to the Lord of Saptha Giri, who is the Creator of this world.

 

Special Notes:

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The name originates from the Padhma PurAnam salutation

(KshEthra KaaNDam: 33rd Chapter):

 

VISVASRUSHTRE Visva-bharthrE Visva-thrAthrE VichakshaNa

VisvAntharyAminE Thubhyam VisvOtthIrNa VibhO Nama:

 

--- Padhma PurANam , KshEthra KaaNDam, 33rd adyAyam.

 

Our Lord, SrI VenkatEsa is recognized and saluted by both the Upanishads

and Dhivya Prabhandhams as the Sole creator of this Universe and its beings

without any one's help. The PravAha-nithyathva or " the continous existence

through the cyclic process of a begining and end without total annihilation"

is discussed by many Upanishads and Veda manthrams.Upanishads point out

through many passages that Brahman is both the instrumental and the

material cause of this universe and does not need any help from any other

power (sahakAris).

 

A sampling of Upanishadic description of the Creation of the world

can be encountered in TaittirIya Upanishad (II.6.1):

 

sOakAmayatha / bhausyAm prajAyEyEthi/ sa TapOatapyatha/

sa tapastapthvA / IDHAM SARVAM ASRUJATHA/ yadhitham kincha/

tath srushtvA/ tadhEvanupravisath/ saccha tyacchAbhavath/

nirukthnchAniruthamcha/ nilayanancchAnilayananccha/

vij~nancchAvij~nAnamccha/satyamcchAnrutham cha satyam

bhavath/yadhitham kinccha/tath sathyamithyAchakshathE /

tadhabhyEsha slOkO bhaavthi//

 

asadhvA idhamagra aaseeth/tathO vai sadhajAyatha/

tadhAthmAnam svayam kurutha/tasmAth tathsukruthamuchyatha ithi//

 

(meaning): " Brahman created all This, whatever is here.Having created it ,

Brahman entered into it.Having entered it, it became both the sentient and

the non-sentient , the defined and the undefined , the founded and the

unfounded, the non-inert and the inert , the true and the untrue.Brahman

became all

this....Therefore , they say that this universe is that true Brahman.There

occurs a

verse pertaining to this: all this was in the beginning unmanifested Brahman

(without articulation of names and forms). From that the manifested came

into existence . That Brahman created Itself by Itself. So Brahman is called

the One of good deed".

 

Mundaka, Subaala, ChAndhOgya and AitarEya Upanishads also

have specific passages saluting the Para Brahman as the creator of

this Naama-Roopa VyAkaraNa Prapancham.

 

AzhwAr's Paasurams also pay particular attentiuon to BhagavAn's

divine leelAs in creation , protection and dissolution of the Universe.

His Jagath KaaraNathvam is described by the AzhwAr Paasurams

following the VedAntha SoothrAs and Upanishads.Examples of

Paasurams dealing with the cosmic functions of the Lord with

particular emphasis on creation are:

 

tAnE ulahellAm --tAnE padaitthu idanthu

tAnE uNDu umizhinthu--tAnE aLvAnE

 

--ThiruvAimozhi: 10.5.2

 

(meaning): As NaarANAm ayanam, Our Lord of Saptha Giri

created all the worlds by Himself without any external help.

He did this all alone. He recovered this Universe , when it sank deep in

the praLaya waters.He saved this Universe in a small portion of His stomach,

when the dangerous PraLaya waters swirled around. Later , He spat that

Universe himself. All of these leelAs He performs without anyone goading Him

to do

them. He alone protects the Universe that He created.

 

In another paasuram passage, Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes the Lord as

" Ulahu Padaitthu uNda Yenthai" and instructs us that our Lord is the sole

cause of the Universe ( Visvasrujan).He is the soul of all that too in

conformity with VedAntha SoothrA I..1.2 ( JanmAdhyasya yatha:) .This

Soothram establishes

that " Brahman is that Omniscinet , Omnipotent , all merciful being from

whom proceeds the origin , sustenance and dissolution of this varied and

wonderfully fashioned world".

 

The next three SrI VenakatEsa Sahasra Naamams cover the dissolution of the

Universe , the sustenance of this universe and the unquestioned rulership

of the

Universe that the Lord created by SrI VenkatEsan..

 

NamO SrI VenkatEsAya

Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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