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NamO VenkatEsAya

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam 11
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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:
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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
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(PraNavam) Sesha SaayinE Nama:

(Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who is resting on AdhisEsha !

Special Notes
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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:
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(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
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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
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( PraNavam) VibahavE Nama:

(meaning): Salutations to the Lord, who is all pervading
and existing everywhere !

SahasranAmam 15:
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(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:
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SahasranAmam 16
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(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:
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Sahasra Naamam 17
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(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
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Sahasra Naaman 18
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(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:
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Sahasra Naamam 19:
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(PraNavam) UthsavishNavE Nama:

(Mening): Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa , who is celebrated for
His sankalpam to protect His devotees and destroy their enemies.

Special Notes:
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Sahasra Naamam 20
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(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:
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NamO SrI VenkatEsAya
Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan






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