The 108th NaamA of Lord VenkatEsA in His VarAha PurANa AshtOttharam

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108) Srinivaasaaya SrI VenkatEsaaya nama:

 

Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who has Mahaa Lakshmi (SrI Devi) on His chest for ever !

 

The word "Sri" has six connotations and refers to Sri Mahalakshmi's

manifold roles of being the refuge of Jeevas, seeking refuge in the

Lord on our behalf, listening patiently to our tales of woe,

conveying the same to the Lord with the exceptional eloquence of

advocacy, ridding devotees of their accumulated baggage of sins and

affording them infinite pleasure upto the stage of performing

kainkaryam to the Divine Duo. Since Srinivasa is the inalienable

abode of Sri Mahalakshmi, we have absolutely nothing to fear, for all

the aforesaid funcions of Sri become extremely easy of performance.

 

It is extremely siginificant that this Ashtotthara Shatha naamavali

begins with the name "Venkatesaya nama:" and ends with "Srinivasaya

nama:", siginifiying by the former, the Lord's propensity for

destroying all our sins, and by the latter, His readiness to bestow

on us all that we desire and more too, including the ultimate reward

of Celestial Bliss on an eternal basis, demonstrating His two-fold

benevolence of "anishta nivritti" and "ishta praapti".

 

Sri Venkateswara is the permanent and pleasurable abode of Sri

Mahalakshmi, His inseparable Consort. He is hence known as

"Srinivasa:".

 

When Sri Mahalakshmi emerged from the milky ocean being churned by the

Devas and asuras for nectar, She immediately occupied the Lord's broad

chest, true to Her promise never to forsake Him even for a

second--"agalakillen irayum endru Alarmel mangai urai maarba!".The

Sahasranama Nirukti sloka too says the same thing--"nityopagna

nivaasatvaat Sreenivaasa: SriyaL: smrita:".

 

In fact, "Srinivasa:" is the name of the Parabrahmam, which is

identified by the presence of the Consort Sri. Thus, it is because He

is Srinivasa that the Lord can claim to be the Supreme Being, as the

Vedas show the Paramapurusha to be accompanied by His divine consorts

Sri and Bhoodevi--"Hreescha te Lakshmeescha patnyou" (Purusha Suktam).

 

 

Sri Ramanuja too identifies Srinivasa to be the Parabrahmam, at the

very beginning of his magnum opus, the Sri Bhaashyam--"Shruti shirasi

videepte, Brahmani Srinivase".

 

In practical terms, how does this help us? Because He is the permanent

abode of Sri Mahalakshmi, who is the embodiment of all that is

auspicious, apart from being the fountainhead of all mercy, love and

compassion, the Lord too can never be otherwise. Even if he is

inclined to be annoyed at us at times for some insufferable

infringement on our part, the Divine Mother intercedes on our behalf

and ensures that we get off lightly. It is She who recommends us to

be pardoned all our sins and our elevation to the exalted world of

Sri Vaikunttam. Thus, if we can at all hope for emancipation, it is

because He is Lord Srinivasa.

 

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