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SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra NaamAvaLi at the First Bell****************************************Every day at Thirumala , our Lord is woken up with SrI VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham ; Suddhi , ThOmAla SevA and Koluvu Dharbaar follow thereafter.Now is the time for the First Bell and the First NaivEdhyam. Lord's SatthumuRai follows . At this time of the first bell , Sri VenkatEsa SahasranAmams are recited by archakAs. It takes approximately 45 minutes to recite the Sahasra- nAmams housed in BrahmANDa PurANam as Conversation between Sage Vasishta and the great VenkatEsa Bhaktha, Sri NAradha. This Sahasra Naamam recitation concludes with the following ancient benediction for the Lord: Sriya: KaanthAya kalyANa NidhayE nidhayEarTinAm SrI Venkata-nivAsAya SrinivAsAya MangaLam SrI VenkatAchalAdhIsam SriyAadhyAsitha Vakshasam Sritha-chEthana-mandhAram SrInivAsam aham BhajE The First NaivEdhyam for the Lord is offered now. SrI VenkatEsa AshtOtthara NaamAvaLi at the Second Bell ********************************************** Now an EkAntha Pooja (aparanha poojA) takes place . Only ArchakAs are inside the sanctum and they recite the 108 NaamAs of the Lord housed in VarAha PurAnam . Cherupulu and PaNiyArams are offered to the Lord as naivEdhyam during this period known as the second bell. Afterwards sarva darsanam and aarjitha sEvAs for the day continue until the end of that day's AarAdhanam for the Lord.The AshtOttharam used inside the garbha graham is from VarAha PurANam with copious references to sthala purANam and the incidents associated with the seven hills:

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva/v/index.html

 

 

TheBrahmANDa purANam version is quite different in NaamAvaLis than the one enshrined in the VarAha PurANam .AdiyEn has released the commentary on the

BrahmANDa PurANa AshtOttharam as a CD ROM and

the text is available at the URL:

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva/intro.html

The two recitations of the Lord's 1008 and 108 NaamAs take place at the early hours of the Morning as described by ANDAL in Her ThiruppAvai as "SiRRam SiRu KaalE Vanthunnai Sevitthu ". These are very sacred recitations at Thiruppathi-Thirumalai before the Lord by His archakAs.May the DayA Devi , the divine Consort of Lord bless adiyEn with the insight to undertake this kaimkaryam on behalf of Her Divine consort!

 

 

 

 

The Importance of PraNavam before the NaamA **************************************Prior to reciting the naamA of the Lord , we always include PraNavam in front and Nama: sabdham at the end. For instance , we recite as First nAmam : (PraNavam) SrI VenkatEsAya Nama: Let us reflect on the importance of adding PraNava OmkAram before the Lord's NaamA first . Let us follow the revelations provided by VishNu PurANam ,which is revered as "PurANa Rathnam " by our AchAryAs. PraNavam is Sabdha Brahma Svaroopam. The UpAsanam of PraNavam is vital for realizing Para Tatthvam according to ParAsara Maharishi , the author of VishNu PurANam. He says: DhruvamEkam Brahma OmithyEva vyavasTitham BhruhathvAth BruhmaNathvAccha tath BrhamEthyabhidheeyathE Here is SrImath Prakrutham Azhagiyasingar's comments on this passage : " This PraNavam is forever eternal . It does not ever get destroyed. It has the svaroopam of YekAksharam. Even if the Vedam is divided , this PraNavam alone stays undivided.When it is recited , it expands in its KaaraNa state into the three VyAhruthis ; in the KaaryA state, it expands into both VyAhruthis and VedAs and thus becomes Brahman. It becomes Brahman because the three VyAhruthis( BhU:, Bhuva: and Suva:) and the Four VedAs ( Rg, Yajus, Saama and Atharava) are rooted in this PraNavam . This PraNava Brahman alone is worshipful as the central element for the origin of the Universe (Jagath KaaraNam). This PraNavam has therefore to be worshipped as the cause for the origin ( uthpatthi) and layam for the Universe ; it has to be worshipped as the subtle principle that is superior to the doctrine of Mahath . This is the way to peform UpAsana on PraNavam . ParAsara Maharishi salutes this PraNavam further as : (1) anaadhi or timeless in origin (2) eternally present everywhere (vyApthi) (3) undestroyable (4) base for the TamO guNam , which bewitches the World and deludes its beings (5) PraNavam shines through Satthva GuNa activities (6) It confers PurushArTams through the RajO guNa activities known as Pravrutthi (7) It serves as the sought after target for those have Saankya Jn~Anam / worshippers of Moola Prakruthi (8) It confers tranquility and control of IndhriyAs for those who desire them (9) It stays as the abode of all auspiciousness and reveals the Svaroopam of ParamAthmA and therefore is referred to as avyaktham and aksharam by Upanishads . Inview of these multifaceted glories of PraNavam , it is verily worshipped as the Supreme Brahman (Bhagavath Roopam ) itself ". This PraNavam is considered as VaasudEva Svaroopam . Its avayavams are AkAram , UkAram and MakAram . Inspite of its three components (avayavam), PraNavam in its avayavi svaroopam is undivided. This is the Prabhu VaasudEvan. He is the One , who is present without differentiation in all sentients and insentiens of the universe.He is the One present as the Rg, Yajus, Saama Veda Svaroopi as well as their essence . He is the indweller of all beings . PraNavam is the Svaroopam of BhagavAn VaasudEvan , who is limitless (Ananthan, Jn~Ana Svaroopan) , who is saluted by the following slOkam : Sa BhidhyathE Vedamaya: Sa Vedam karOthi Vedair-bahubhi: SasAkhAm SaakhApraNathO Sa Samastha SaakhA: Jn~AnaroopO Bhagavan Anantha: Parasara Maharishi thus celebrates PraNavam by recognizing it as Bhagavath Svaroopam . By prefixing Bhagavan NaamAs in AshtOttharams and Sahasrams , we enhance the sanctity of our utterances . PraNavam is Veda Mayam. The Importance of Nama: Sabdham ***************************** In the AshtOthara and Sahasra Naama Archanais , we end with the Nama: sabdham . For instance , we recite : ( Pranavam ) VishNavE nama: The Nama: sabdham is part of ashtAkshara manthram just as PraNavam . The Nama: sabdham has many meanings as elaborated by AchAryAs in the context of the Seshithvam of the Lord and the Jeevan's Seshathvam. According to SamhithAs , there are three levels of meaning or Nama: (SthUlam , Sookshmam and Param) of meaning .The SthUla Meaning is based on VyAkaraNa sAsthram and reveals that Jeevan is prostrating before the Lord with reverence and performing Prapatthi with all the required angAs. The Sookshma meaning is derived from niruktham concludes that jeevan is not independent and is not a Master of its own destiny . The meaning at the Param level is based on rahasya SaasthrAs and it establishes that fruit of Prapatthi (SaadhyOpAyam ) is the Lord Himself ( SiddhOpAyan). Thus by prefixing Bhagavan NaamA with PraNavam and concluding with the Nama: sabdham , we link ourselves the core and profound doctrines of SrI VaishNavam .

 

Contributors for this 108 & 1008 NaamAvaLi Kaimkaryams

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All the web page assembly related work has been brilliantly

completed by SrI SrInivAsan SrIram of California. The text of

the commentary on the 108 NaamAs housed inside the BrahmANDa PurANam was put together by myself .

 

The Commentaries on the Varaaha PurANa AshtOttharams

used daily at Thirumalai SrinivAsan's sannidhi were jointly

constructed by SrI Coimbatore SadagOpan IyengAr and

myself .

 

The Commentaries on the 1008 NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsan

are being assembled by Dr.Venkat Kanumalla of SrI RanganAtha Temple of Pomona, N.Y and myself . We hope to

complete that detailed work before this PurattAsi SravaNam ,

the avathAra dinam of Lord SrINivAsan .

 

It is a Parama BhAgyam to write the commentaries on the two AshtOttharams and the Sahasra Naamams of the Lord of Thirumalaa Hills .

 

AdiyEn places all these three Commentaries at the Sacred feet of the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam Hills .

 

NamO VenkatEsAya *****************Let us start our AshtOtthara Satha NaamArchanai now

in unison with the blessed ArchakAs of the Lord of Seven Hills !

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

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Sri Venkatesa Ashtotthram

 

 

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Sri Venkateswara Ashtotthram

 

 

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra NaamAvaLi at the First Bell

****************************************

Every day at Thirumala , our Lord is woken up with SrI VenkatEsa

SuprabhAtham ; Suddhi , ThOmAla SevA and Koluvu Dharbaar follow thereafter.

 

Now is the time for the First Bell and the First NaivEdhyam.

Lord's SatthumuRai follows . At this time of the first bell , Sri VenkatEsa

SahasranAmams are recited by archakAs. It takes approximately 45 minutes to

recite the Sahasra- nAmams housed in BrahmANDa PurANam as Conversation between

Sage Vasishta and the great VenkatEsa Bhaktha, Sri NAradha. This Sahasra Naamam

recitation concludes with the following ancient benediction for the Lord:

 

Sriya: KaanthAya kalyANa NidhayE nidhayEarTinAm

SrI Venkata-nivAsAya SrinivAsAya MangaLam

 

SrI VenkatAchalAdhIsam SriyAadhyAsitha Vakshasam

Sritha-chEthana-mandhAram SrInivAsam aham BhajE

 

The First NaivEdhyam for the Lord is offered now.

 

SrI VenkatEsa AshtOtthara NaamAvaLi at the Second Bell

**********************************************

Now an EkAntha Pooja (aparanha poojA) takes place . Only ArchakAs

are inside the sanctum and they recite the 108 NaamAs of the Lord housed in

VarAha PurAnam . Cherupulu and PaNiyArams are offered to the Lord as

naivEdhyam during this period known as the second bell. Afterwards sarva

darsanam and aarjitha sEvAs for the day continue until the end of that day's

AarAdhanam for the Lord.

 

The AshtOttharam used inside the garbha graham is from VarAha

PurANam with copious references to sthala purANam and the incidents associated

with the seven hills:

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva/v/index.html

 

 

TheBrahmANDa purANam version is quite different in NaamAvaLis than

the one enshrined in the VarAha PurANam .AdiyEn has released the commentary on

the

BrahmANDa PurANa AshtOttharam as a CD ROM and

the text is available at the URL:

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva/intro.html

 

The two recitations of the Lord's 1008 and 108 NaamAs take place at

the early hours of the Morning as described by ANDAL in Her ThiruppAvai as

" SiRRam SiRu KaalE Vanthunnai Sevitthu " . These are very sacred recitations at

Thiruppathi-Thirumalai before the Lord by His archakAs.

 

May the DayA Devi , the divine Consort of Lord bless adiyEn with

the insight to undertake this kaimkaryam on behalf of Her Divine consort!

 

 

 

 

The Importance of PraNavam before the NaamA

**************************************

Prior to reciting the naamA of the Lord , we always include

PraNavam in front and Nama: sabdham at the end. For instance , we recite as

First nAmam : (PraNavam) SrI VenkatEsAya Nama:

 

Let us reflect on the importance of adding PraNava OmkAram before

the Lord's NaamA first . Let us follow the revelations provided by VishNu

PurANam ,which is revered as " PurANa Rathnam " by our AchAryAs.

 

PraNavam is Sabdha Brahma Svaroopam. The UpAsanam of PraNavam is

vital for realizing Para Tatthvam according to ParAsara Maharishi , the author

of VishNu PurANam. He says:

 

DhruvamEkam Brahma OmithyEva vyavasTitham

BhruhathvAth BruhmaNathvAccha tath BrhamEthyabhidheeyathE

 

Here is SrImath Prakrutham Azhagiyasingar's comments on this

passage :

 

" This PraNavam is forever eternal . It does not ever get

destroyed. It has the svaroopam of YekAksharam. Even if the Vedam is divided ,

this PraNavam alone stays undivided.When it is recited , it expands in its

KaaraNa state into the three VyAhruthis ; in the KaaryA state, it expands into

both VyAhruthis and VedAs and thus becomes Brahman. It becomes Brahman because

the three VyAhruthis( BhU:, Bhuva: and Suva:) and the Four VedAs ( Rg, Yajus,

Saama and Atharava) are rooted in this PraNavam . This PraNava Brahman alone

is worshipful as the central element for the origin of the Universe (Jagath

KaaraNam). This PraNavam has therefore to be worshipped as the cause for the

origin ( uthpatthi) and layam for the Universe ; it has to be worshipped as the

subtle principle that is superior to the doctrine of Mahath . This is the way to

peform UpAsana on PraNavam . ParAsara Maharishi salutes this PraNavam further as

:

 

(1) anaadhi or timeless in origin (2) eternally present everywhere

(vyApthi) (3) undestroyable (4) base for the TamO guNam , which bewitches the

World and deludes its beings (5) PraNavam shines through Satthva GuNa

activities (6) It confers PurushArTams through the RajO guNa activities known as

Pravrutthi (7) It serves as the sought after target for those have Saankya

Jn~Anam / worshippers of Moola Prakruthi (8) It confers tranquility and

control of IndhriyAs for those who desire them (9) It stays as the abode of all

auspiciousness and reveals the Svaroopam of ParamAthmA and therefore is

referred to as avyaktham and aksharam by Upanishads . Inview of these

multifaceted glories of PraNavam , it is verily worshipped as the Supreme

Brahman (Bhagavath Roopam ) itself " .

 

This PraNavam is considered as VaasudEva Svaroopam . Its avayavams

are AkAram , UkAram and MakAram . Inspite of its three components (avayavam),

PraNavam in its avayavi svaroopam is undivided. This is the Prabhu VaasudEvan.

He is the One , who is present without differentiation in all sentients and

insentiens of the universe.He is the One present as the Rg, Yajus, Saama Veda

Svaroopi as well as their essence . He is the indweller of all beings .

PraNavam is the Svaroopam of BhagavAn VaasudEvan , who is limitless (Ananthan,

Jn~Ana Svaroopan) , who is saluted by the following slOkam :

 

Sa BhidhyathE Vedamaya: Sa Vedam karOthi Vedair-bahubhi: SasAkhAm

SaakhApraNathO Sa Samastha SaakhA: Jn~AnaroopO Bhagavan Anantha:

 

Parasara Maharishi thus celebrates PraNavam by recognizing it as

Bhagavath Svaroopam . By prefixing Bhagavan NaamAs in AshtOttharams and

Sahasrams , we enhance the sanctity of our utterances . PraNavam is Veda

Mayam.

 

The Importance of Nama: Sabdham

*****************************

In the AshtOthara and Sahasra Naama Archanais , we end with the

Nama: sabdham . For instance , we recite : ( Pranavam ) VishNavE nama:

 

The Nama: sabdham is part of ashtAkshara manthram just as PraNavam

.. The Nama: sabdham has many meanings as elaborated by AchAryAs in the context

of the Seshithvam of the Lord and the Jeevan's Seshathvam. According to

SamhithAs , there are three levels of meaning or Nama: (SthUlam , Sookshmam and

Param) of meaning .The SthUla Meaning is based on VyAkaraNa sAsthram and

reveals that Jeevan is prostrating before the Lord with reverence and

performing Prapatthi with all the required angAs. The Sookshma meaning is

derived from niruktham concludes that jeevan is not independent and is not a

Master of its own destiny . The meaning at the Param level is based on rahasya

SaasthrAs and it establishes that fruit of Prapatthi (SaadhyOpAyam ) is the Lord

Himself ( SiddhOpAyan).

 

Thus by prefixing Bhagavan NaamA with PraNavam and concluding with

the Nama: sabdham , we link ourselves the core and profound doctrines of SrI

VaishNavam .

 

Contributors for this 108 & 1008 NaamAvaLi Kaimkaryams

*******************************************************************

All the web page assembly related work has been brilliantly

completed by SrI SrInivAsan SrIram of California. The text of

the commentary on the 108 NaamAs housed inside the BrahmANDa PurANam

was put together by myself .

 

The Commentaries on the Varaaha PurANa AshtOttharams

used daily at Thirumalai SrinivAsan's sannidhi were jointly

constructed by SrI Coimbatore SadagOpan IyengAr and

myself .

 

The Commentaries on the 1008 NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsan

are being assembled by Dr.Venkat Kanumalla of SrI RanganAtha Temple

of Pomona, N.Y and myself . We hope to

complete that detailed work before this PurattAsi SravaNam ,

the avathAra dinam of Lord SrINivAsan .

 

It is a Parama BhAgyam to write the commentaries on the two

AshtOttharams and the Sahasra Naamams of the Lord of Thirumalaa Hills .

 

AdiyEn places all these three Commentaries at the Sacred feet of

the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam Hills .

 

NamO VenkatEsAya

*****************

Let us start our AshtOtthara Satha NaamArchanai now

in unison with the blessed ArchakAs of the Lord of Seven Hills !

 

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

 

 

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