Fw: SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam: RathnAngi Kaimkaryam Series:Part 96: Sahasra Naamam 8-10

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SrI:

NamO VenkatEsAya

 

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

 

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam 8

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8 . (PraNavam) VisvarAD-PrabhavE nama :

 

Salutations to SrI VenkatEsa , who is the sole soverign of this world.

 

Special Notes:

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Our Lord of Saptha Giri is the Yeka-chathrAdhipathi( ruler of the Universe

under one Umbrella). As VisvaraaD, He is the unchallenged Emperor of this

SaamrAjyam of the Universe and its beings . He is also the Prabhu or

the One with Prabhavam ( Superior, Powerful , majestic and valorous)

and PrabhAvam ( Splendour,Grandeur, Power and efficacy to protect

those who seek His refuge and offer them Moksha Sukham). He is

the Chakravarthy of this Visvam (VisvaraaD).He is the Lord (Prabhu)

of Ubhaya VibhUthis ( This world and SrI Vikuntam/Nithya VibhUthi).

 

As Prabhu , He is powerful to confer BhOgam and Moksham to Brahma , Siva

and others as well as others , who seek the protection of His sacred feet.

He is the SamarTa Prabhu ( Capable Lord) for granting all the four kinds of

PurushArTams ( goals of life) . He is thus the SarvEshta Phala Pradhan

(Grantor of all desired wishes ).He will grant Moksham even on His sworn

enemy like SisupAla as VisvaraaD Prabhu.. Granting Moksham to some one

like the Gopi by the name of Chintayanti , who always thought of Lord

Krishna , is much easier for her beloved Prabhu.

 

He may take a Vibahva avathAram as Raama and KrishNa in human body

and yet He is still the all powerful Prabhu . He may be absolutely dependent

on

His " parents and others" (Paratantran) in these human avathArams and yet He

is

the Prabhu of them all .

 

Another definition given to the name of Prabhu (Jagath

Prabhu/Visva-raaD-Prabhu)

is: "anayaa nithAntha kaanthatayaa Sarvahrudhaya -haraNE prabhavathi ithi

Prabhu ":

(by His extraordinary soundharyam , He has the Supreme power to attract the

minds of

ALL towards Him ( VasIkaraNam of ALL). He is the JagadhAnandhaka Prabhu and

Sarva Satthva ManOhara Prabhu.

 

Our Lord is the Sarva Seshi (Supreme Master ) and we are His sEsha BhUthans

(bonded servants). The realtionship of Sesha-Seshi is the heart of SrI

VaishNavam.

We are all aspects of His splendour (PrakArAs) and are not independent at

all.

 

As the VisvarAd Prabhu , infinite is His spendour of attributes and His

power

as the Soverign. Swamy NammAzhwAr alludes to it as "Veevil sIran ":

 

veevil inbam miha yellai nihazhntha namm Achyuthan

veevil sIran malark-KaNNan ViNNOr PerumAn

--ThiruvAimozhi: 4.5.3

 

Elsewhere , Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes Him as the Soverign of all

the seven worlds seated on a majestic throne with His sceptre representing

His unquestioned authority :

 

"VeeRirunthEzhulahum tanikkOl sella veevil sIr

AaRRal mikkALum ammAnai..."

--ThiruvAimozhi: 4.5.1

 

Veevil sIr means undecaying Isvaryam as the Soverign Lord. The Isvaryam

of other kings will come and go but not our Lord's. His is Nithya VibhUthi.

The vibhUthis of other kings are anithyam.He is SarvEsvaran, JagadhIsvaran.

His svaroopam ( Mahimai) and His svabhAvam ( auspicious attributes) are

unparalleled as Prabhu of the Visvam.

 

Sahasra Naamam : 9

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(PraNavam) SeshAdhri-nilayAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who has the SeshAdhri Hills as His

abode !

 

Special Notes

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Lord VenkatEsA is known as the Lord of Seven Hills(Saptha GirIsan).

One of those Seven Hills is SeshAdri hills ( the hills associated with

AdhisEshan) .

 

Once upon a time , there was a fight at Srivaikuntam between Vaayu and

AadhisEshan about who is more powerful. SrI ViakuntanAthan intervened and

set up a contest according to which AdhisEshan was to tie himself around

Aanandha Giri, a portion of Meru mountain and Vaayu was to blow away

the Aananda giri from the grip of AdhisEshan. In the ensuing contest of many

days

neither of them won. DevAs persuaded AdhisEshan to let go of the hill so

that

the world will not suffer from the anger of Vaayu in case he looses.

AdhisEshan

agreed to be defeated and Vaayu dropped the Aananda hill on the southern

bank of

Swamy PushkaraNi . AdhisEshan metamorphosized as the Vast Sesha Hills

(SeshAdhri )

with his hoods becoming the VenkatAdhri Hills , where His Lord's sacred feet

can rest

during His avathAram as SrinivAsan .

 

SeshAdhri and VenkatAdhri hills became two of the Seven Hills (Saptha

Giri). The other five hills forming the total of seven are saluted in the

SrI

VenkatEsa SuprabhAtha SlOkam:

 

SrI-Seshasaila GarudAchala VenkatAdhri-

NaarAyaNAdhri VrushabhAdhri MukhyAm

aakhyAm ThvadheeyavasatEranisam vadanthi

SrI-VenkatasailapathE ! Tava SuprabhAtham

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord of VenkatAchala! Thy abode is always called

by several names -- SeshAdhri , NaarAyanAdhri , VenkatAdhri,

GarudAchala , VrushAdhri, VrushabhAdhri , AnjanAdhri. May it be

an auspicious dawn to You !

 

The choice name of Lord VenkatEsa is "SeshAdhri SEkhara Vibhu".

SeshAdhri Sekharam (peak) is Venkata Sailam and hence He is known

as SrI VenkatanATan.

 

Sahasra Naamam 10:

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(PraNavam) AsEsha-bhaktha- dukkha -praNAsanAya Nama:

 

(Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who is the destroyer of the misery

(inauspicousness) of limitless number of His devotees from time immemorial!

 

Special Notes

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This NaamA recognmizes His VenkatEsa aspects as the destroyer of

all sins and amangaLams of His bhakthAs . He stands on top of the Seven

Hills waiting to destroy the inauspiciousnes sof His devotees , who come to

have His darsanam. He is a KrupA nidhi . He is a DayA Moorthy.

 

He is Bhaktha Sulabhan ( easily accessible to His devotees).

He gives to the Prapannan every thing ( those who seek His refuge all of

His Isvaryam including Himself). He forgives the entire assembly of

tresapasses of His bhakthAs ( nissEsha ahas-sahan) as SahishNu ( 20th SrI

VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam). He does not prefer one or more devotees to confer

His anugraham of Dukkha-praNAsanam but He blesses every one of

His assembly of BhakthAs ( asEsha Bhaktha dukkha Naasakan).

 

Lord VenkatEsa is Sarva Sulabhan for His devotees ( Paathudai adiyavarrku

yeLiyavan, piRakaLukku ariya Vitthakan) and not accessible to others.

Although He has nothing to gain by conferring His anugraham

( na Tasya KaaraNam karaNam cha vidhyathE according to

SvEtasvatAra Upanishad) and no special circumstances compel Him to do so,

He is avyAja karuNA Moorthy and His abundant grace overflows to

come to the rescue of the suffering jeevans seeking His protection.

 

Regarding the PraNatha arthi hara svabhAvam ( destroying the sorrows

of those , who prostrate before Him ) , Swamy Desikan composed a

magnificent centum on His DayA and visualized that DayA taking the form of

one of His consorts ( DayA DEvi) to come to the rescue of the bhakthAs.

Swamy Desikan salutes this DayA DEvi as "SrInivAsasya KaruNAmiva

RoopiNeem". Swamy Desikan salutes this KrupA nidhi as " KrupaNa jana

Kalpa LathikA" ( The KalpakA creeper for the suffering jeevans and remover

of

all their distresses).Swamy Desikan says that the human beings suffering

from SamsAric afflictions gains MOksham by the KauNA katAksham of

the Lord's DayA ( ThvayA yEva dhrushta: apavargam anubhavathi).

Swamy Desikan compares Himself to the emperor of all trespasses

(aparAdha Chakravarthy ) and the Lord as the Emperor of all auspicious

attributes and begs the Lord of Venkata Sailam to take pity on him and

bless him to be seated under the Lord'd sacred feet for liberation:

Swamy Desikan is really thinking about all of us since he has no trespasses

to speak of. This slOkam takes the following form:

 

ahamasmy aparAdha chakravarthee

KaruNE Thvam cha guNEshu Saarvabhoumi

Vidhushi sTithimeedhruseem svayam

mAmm VrushasailEswara padhasAth kuru Thvam

 

--SrI Dayaa Sathakam : 30th slOkam

 

May we all become objects of Lord VenkatEsA's DayA

and be blessed to live on the Thirumala hills worshipping

Him every day of our lives !

 

NamO SrI VenkatEsAya

Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

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