SrI: NamO VenkatEsAya Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai: SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam 11 *************************** 11 . (PraNavam) Sesha-bruthyAya Nama: Salutations to SrI VenkatEsa , who is borne on the head of AdhisEshan, while he keeps singing about the glories of his Lord !AdhisEshan thus serves as the servant of the Lord with joy. Special Notes: *********** As a nithya soori , AdhisEshan is looking for opportunities to serve His Lord either as His umbrella or bed or throne or as paadhukAs. At Thirumala , AdhisEshan takes the form of the Sesha hills and on the peak of that Seshagiri ( VenkatAdhri , he serves as the peetam for the Lord to stand on to offer His darsanam to all the devotees that climb the seven hills to reach Lord VenkatEsa. The first reference to AdhisEshan's kaimkaryam is the passage of Swamy AlavanthAr's ChathuslOki slokam : " PaNipathi: SayyAsanam vAhanam " ( AdhisEshan is both the bed and the throne to sit upon " for Lord SrinivAsan. The second reference to AdhisEshan's kaimkaryam to the Lord is the Paasuram of Poygai Azhwar: " senRAl kudayAm irunthAl singhAsanamAm ninRAl maravadiyAm neeL-kadaluL--yenrum puNayAm amNi-viLakkAm poompattAm pulhum aNayAm, ThirumARkkaravu -- First ThiruvandhAthi: Paasuram 53 (meaning according to Dr.V.N.Vedantha Desikan)): " What a variety of proximate services does AdhisEsha perform to the Lord, Sriyahpathi ! When the Lord moves about , he serves as an umbrella; When seated , he constitutes the throne , when the Lord stands , AdhisEshan is the foot-sandals; AdhisEshan becomes the soft couch for the Lord to recline on in the milky ocean; Adhiseshan provides the eternal auspicious lamp by the light radiated by the gems in his hoods. For the Lord , he acts as the divine garment , he will become the pillow either to cause a distancing in divine love-play or to substitute himself as a pillow in the place of the consorts , when they are estranged! Sesha is all in the service to the Lord". At Thirumala , AdhisEshan carries the Lord on his thousand hoods. Sahasra Naamam : 12 ***************** (PraNavam) Sesha SaayinE Nama: (Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who is resting on AdhisEsha ! Special Notes ************ At the milky ocean(KsheerAbdhi) , Lord VenkatEsa is resting on His snake bed (AdhisEshan) in the state of Yoga Nidra . Hence , our Lord is known as Sesha Saayee. At this dhivya dEsam of ThiruppARkkadal (Milky Ocean) , our Lord is in the vyUhaa state. There are 51 paasurams dedicated to Sesha Saayee by TEN AzhwArs. Only Madhura Kavi and ThiruppANar have not performed MangaLAsAsanam for the Milky Ocean dhivya dEsam and the Lord resting there as Sesha Saayee.Three excerpts from the selected paasurams of PeriyAzhwAr are: "PaiyyaraviNaip-PaaRkadaluL paLLI koLhinra Paramamoorthy uyya ulahu padaikka vENDi unthiyil tORRinAi Naanmukhanai--" -- PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi : 4.10.5 Here the reference is to the Supreme Lord(Parama Moorthy) resting on the beautiful bed of the giant serpent (AdhisEshan) in the middle of the milky ocean and creating Brahma Devan on the lotus growing out of His Naabhi to engage in the creation of the world with the help of the VedAs.. "veLai veLLatthin mEloru Paampai metthayAha viritthu athan mEl kaLLa nithrai koLhinra maarkam kaaNalAm yenru--" --PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi: 5.1.7 Here the reference is to the AzhwAr is visualizing the Lord engaged in a simulated sleep (KaLLa Nitthirai) resting in the middle of on top of AdhisEshan that He spread out as His bed.The white waves of the milky ocean gently bounce on the Lord's bed. "aravatthamaLiyinOdum azhagiya pARRkkadalOdum aravindhap-paavayum thAnum ahampadi vanthu puhunthu---" --PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi: 5.2.10 Here the reference is to AzhwAr enjoying the presence of the Lord and MahA Lakshmi resting in his heart lotus . He sees the divine couple resting on the bed of AdhisEshan in the middle of milky ocean in his heart and enjoys that auspicious scene . Sahasra Naamam 13: ***************** (PraNavam) VisEshaj~nAya Nama: (Meaning): Salutations to the omniscient Lord( Sarvaj~nan) , who has blessed us with the VisEsha Jn~Anam about Tatthva Thrayam and arTa panchakam (through His SadAchArya linege/paramparai) ! Special Notes ************ A clear understanding of the Tatthva Trayam --chEthanam, achEthanam and Iswaran--is vital for gaining Mukthi (Moksham).The individual lakshaNams of the three doctrines of ChEthanam (Sentients) , achEthanam (insentients) and Iswaran ( the Lord , who is the Sarvaj~nan) has to be clearly understood to avoid hurdles met with on the journey towards Liberation from the cycles of births and deaths . ArTa Panchakam means five meanings. These five meanings relate to the following five topics: (1) ParamAthmA: PrApyan , the Lord who is the goal sought by the JeevAthma and the Svaroopam of this Lord( PrApya Svaroopam). This Svaroopam is always with MahA Lakshmi ; it is free of any blemishes and is full of auspicous attributes.It is of the form of true Jn~Anam and infinite bliss. This PrApyan has a dhivya MangaLa vigraham ( divine body made of Suddha Satthvam ). This Lord has the two kinds of wealth-- LeelA VibhUthi ( this world) and the Nithya VibhUthi (Eternal SrI Vaikuntam) --for His enjoyment. This Lord has the sport of creating , protecting and dissolving the universe and its entities. (2) JeevAthmA: PrApthA ( The svaroopam of the JeevAthma seeking the Lord as its goal to attain.The Svaroopam of the Jeevan divides in to three categories: the bound one, liberated one and the eternally liberated. Jeevan is of the atomic size ; it has also the JN~Ana , Aanandha Svaroopam ; it is the liege (Servant) of the Lord; it has the sole goal of attaining the Lord, its Master even if it takes many janmams . (3) The UpAyam (Means) by which the JeevAthman gains the Lord. This UpAyam is the anushtAnam (observance ) of Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam . Prapatthi or total surrender of the Lord's property (Aathma) to Him as the owner and resting the burden of protection at His sacred feet .This is easier to do than the complex and lengthy anushtAnam of Bhakthi yOgam. (4) The fruits resulting from the attainment of the Lord.The matchless fruit from the completion of Bhakthi or Prapatthi yOgam is ParipoorNa BrahmAnubhavam or the total enjoyment of the Lord and His consort at SrI Vaikuntam and performing eternal service (nithya Kaimkaryam ) to Them. (5) The obstacles.deterrents (VirOdhis) that one faces during the efforts to attain Moksha Sukham granted by the Lord are many .The principal VirOdhi is the anger of the Lord over the trespasses of His commands housed in Sruthis and Smruthis.This anger of the Lord arises from twelve different kinds of lapses and trespasses.Our Lord's anger over the Jeevan's trespasses is known as Nigraham. The powerful and unfailing cure (parihAram) for that anger of the Lord is SaraNAgathy at His sacred feet . Sahasra Naamam: 14 ***************** ( PraNavam) VibahavE Nama: (meaning): Salutations to the Lord, who is all pervading and existing everywhere ! SahasranAmam 15: *************** (PraNavam): SvabhuvE nama: (Meaning): Salutations to the Lord, who is self-born and is responsible for His own birth to perform His leelAs.(The other version of the name is: SvambavE nama:) Special Notes: *********** SahasranAmam 16 *************** (PraNavam) VishNavE Nama: (Meaning): Salutations to Lord VishNu-VenkatEsan , who protects the world through His many incarnations as Raama, Krishna , Narasimha and others. Special Notes: *********** Sahasra Naamam 17 **************** (PraNavam) JishNavE Nama: (Meaning):Salutations to the Lord, who is the synonym for victory in all His undertakings on behalf of His devotees!. Special Notes *********** Sahasra Naaman 18 **************** (PraNavam) VardhishNavE Nama: (Meaning): Salutations to the Lord Thrivikram-VenkatEsan , who can grow to any dimensions and fill out the space in all directions! Special Notes: *********** Sahasra Naamam 19: ***************** (PraNavam) UthsavishNavE Nama: (Mening): Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who is celebrated for His sankalpam to protect His devotees and destroy their enemies. Special Notes: *********** Sahasra Naamam 20 **************** (PraNavam) SahishNukAya Nama: (Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who tolerates all the trespasses of a Jeevan once that jeevan surrenders to Him unconditionally! Special Notes: *********** NamO SrI VenkatEsAya Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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