Sri VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Satha NaamAvaLI: Part 17: Sixteenth NaamA.

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ChitrabhAu , Aani 20, KrishNa Paksha Navami , Aswathi

(July 4,2002)

 

SrI:

 

NamO VenkatEsAya

 

Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :

 

Let us reflect today on the Sixteenth

naamA of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam today :

 

11.(PraNavam) KesavAya Nama:

12.(PraNavam) DevAya Nama:

13.(PraNavam) MadhusoodhanAya Nama:

14.(PraNavam) AmruthAya Nama:

15.(Pranavam) MaadhavAya Nama:

 

16.(PraNavam) KrishNAya Nama:

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17.(PraNavam) SrIharayE Nama:

18.(PraNavam) Jn~Ana PanjarAya Nama:

19.(PraNavam) SrIvathsa VakshasE Nama:

20.(PraNavam) SarvEsAya Nama:

 

The 16th Naamam: (PraNavam) KrishNAya Nama:

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This is the 58th SrI VishNu Sahasra Naamam.

 

Meanings of KrishNa Naamam:

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Swamy ParAsara Bhattar intreprets the Naamam

with One , who is exceedingly delighted. He is

saluted as KrishNa since He is exceedingly

delighted with the joy of His LeelAs .

 

The other meaning is derived from etymological

perspective : " Krushi: BhUvAchaka: sabdha Nasccha

nirvruthi vaachaka: " . (i-e ) He is the receptacle of

Joy (Aanandham in the Upanishadic concept). The word

" krishi " stands for the ground or resceptacle or

aadhAram. " Na " signifies the Joy housed in

the Krishi sabdham.

 

Additional Comments on the KrishNaa doctrine

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This is an anciet doctrine.

 

SrImad BhAgavatham

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The Tenth Canto (dasama Skandham) of Srimad BhAgavatham

has many eulogies (Sthuthis) that elaborate on

the meanings of KrishNa Naamam and His glories :

 

1. VasudevA's and Devaki's Hymns at the time of

birth of KrishNa in the prison (Chapter 3).

 

2. The Hymn of BrahmA (Chapter 14)

 

3. Indhra " s Hymn to KrishNa (Chapter 27)

 

4. Gopi's Yugala Geetham ( Chapter 35)

 

5. Uddhava on the greatness of KrishNa (Chapter 46)

 

6. Hymn of AkrUra (Chapter 48)

 

7. The Glory of KrishNa (Chapter 90).

 

Celebration of KrrishNa Tattwam in ThiruvAimozhi

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1. Swamy NammAzhwAr is an authority on SrIKrishNa

Tatthvam. In one of the Paasurams of ThiruvAimozhi

(3.4.9) , Swamy NammAzhwar tries to explain this

extraordinary Tatthvam:

 

" To describe and thereby , cover the whole gamut of

the splendour that the Lord possesses , the Lord who always

accomplishes one magical phenomenon or another , who churned

the Milk-Ocean to secure the nectar , who is Achyutha ,

who is AnanthA , lying on the couch of another AnanthA

(AdhisEshan ) , who is well seated on this couch (as if in

deep sleep , whom even His consorts can not wake up) ,who

once swallowed and spat the universe with a purpose ,

is admittedly an impossible Tatthvam to fully comprehend.

I attempted to understand Him , since the desire to do so was

unquenchable. I shall now merely content myself by concluding

that HE IS ALL THINGS AND ALL BEINGS " .

 

2. In ThiruvAimozhi 9.1.10 , Swamy NammazhwAr declares that

there is no other sure God of surrender is there for us,

to be sure. He instructs us to surrender all of our possessions

at His sacred feet to ensure our Moksham. He concludes again with

the statement there is nothing in this world , which are not His.

 

3. In ThiruvAimozhi 10.5.1, Swamy NammAzhwAr links the NaamA of

KrishNa with SrIman NaarAyaNan and asks us to reflect on

His pair of sacred feet to secure without fail , Moksham:

 

KaNNan kazhaliNai --NaNNUm Manamudayeer

yeNNum ThirunAmam --tiNNam NaaraNamE

 

VishNu PurANam & the Glories of KrishNa Naamam

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In the second amsam , sixth chapter of VishNu purANam ,

Sage ParAsarA reveals the greatness of KrishNa Naamam

and the unique benefits arising from meditation on that

Naamam with the understanding that we are His leige

(bonded servants ):

 

prAyascchitthAn asEshANi Tapa: karmAthmakAni vai

yaani tEshAm asEshANAm KRISHNA-ANUSMARANAM PARAM

 

SmaraNam means recall and reflection . Addition of prefix ,

" anu " gives us the word " anusmaraNam " indicating

that we will have recall of ourselves as the seshabhUthars

to Lord krishna ( the SarvasEshi) always . Such

reflections (KrishNAnusmaranam ) will remove all

of our sins and repeated reflections with a sense of

being His servant will prevent future sins from

attaching to us and grant us Moksham. All the Japam ,

Homam and archanai should be done with KrishNanusmaraNam

and the fruits should be placed at KrishNa's sacred feet

as belonging to Him alone .

 

Such is the power and glory of KrishNa Naamam !

 

SrI KrishNAya Nama:

Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan