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ChithrabhAnu Samvathsaram, UttharAyaNam ,
GrIshma Ruthu , VaikAsi Aswini , DwAdasi Thithi

SrI:

NamO VenkatEsAya 

Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :

Let us start our AshtOtthar Satha NaamArchanai !

The First Ten NaamAs of Sri VenkatEsa AshtOttharam
**************************************************** 

1. (PraNavam) SrI VenkatEsAya nama:
2. (PraNavam) SrIvAsAya nama:(*)
3. (PraNavam) LakshmI PathayE nama:
4. (Pranavam) anAmayAya nama:(*)
5. (PraNavam) amruthAmsAya nama:(*)
6. (Pranavam) Jagadh-vandhyAya nama:
7. (PraNavam) GovindhAya nama:
8. (PraNavam) SaasvathAya nama:(*)
9. (PraNavam) PrabhavE nama: (*)
10.(Pranavam) SEshAdhri-nilayAya nama:

(*) These are the same as in Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam.

The First Naamam : Meaning
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(PraNavam) SRI VENKATESAAYA NAMA: = Salutations to 
the Lord of the auspicious Venkatam Hills ! 

The names of Tiruvenkatam-udayAn,ThiruvenkatatthAn , 
Venktapathi, Venkataachala-pathi , VenkataramaNan,
Venkata Raaghavan , Venakta Varaahan , Venkata KrishNan 
arise from the links of the Lord to Thiruvenkatam 
( VenkatAdhri) hills . Venkatam hills have the power 
to burn away all our sins and bless us with 
the bliss of darsana souubhAgyam of the Lord
standing on top of it. 

PurANic Significance of this Naama : 
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The sacred temple of Lord SrinivAsa is located on 
the top most (Seventh ) peak of a group of hills in 
today's Andhra PradEsh and is revered as VenkatAdhri 
or Venkata hills . It is considered as the hill 
resting on top of the hoods of AdhisEshA . The sacred 
feet of the Lord are resting on VenkatAdhri Sikharam 
(crest/peak ) and that is why He is recognized as 
VenaktAdhri SikharAlaya KaaLamEgham. 

Once upon a time , in a fierce competition involving the testing of 
the strength of Vaayu and AdhisEshan , latter tied himself 
around the Ananda hills and Vaayu tried to blow that mountain 
away . Lord intervened in that powerful contest and
suggested to AdhisEshan to let go of that mountain so
that Vaayu can place it in the southern part of the country 
for the benefit of the BhakthAs to come and worship Him there.
He also blessed AdhisEsha to carry that hill on his thousand
hoods. Hence the hills below VenkatAdhri are known as SeshAdhri.

Spiritual and Philosophic significance of Venkatesa Naamam
**********************************************************
The first naama has deep philosophical and spiritual 
significance. The name Venkatam has been intrepreted as
akshaya Isvaryam ( Eternal, imperishable Wealth ). 
All AzhwArs except the RanganAtha pathivrathai 
(ThoNDaradippodi AzhwAr) have performed their
MangaLAsAsanams of this Eternal Isvaryam with 
a total of 202 Paasurams. His unique Isvaryam is 
that of being SarvalOka SaraNyan. 

SrI Venkatesa Naamam /manthram in His SuprabhAtham
***************************************************

Among the 29 slOkams Of Thirumalai SuprabhAtham , 
Lord of Thirumalai is addressed 14 times as 
Venkatachala-pathi (SrI VenkatAchalapathE ! Tava 
SuprabhAtham ). 

SrI Venkatesa Naamam/Manthram in Venkatesa SthOthram
*****************************************************
After wishing the Lord of Venkatam an auspicious dawn,
SrI VenkatEsa SthOthram acknowledges the Akshaya Nidhi
standing on top of the Venkatam hills through a powerful
slOkam:

VinA VenkatEsam na NaaTO na NaaTa:
SadhA VenkatEsam SmarAmi SmarAmi 
HarE! Venkatesa! praseedha praseesha 
Priyam Venkatesa ! prayaccha prayaccha

--Sri VenkatEsa SthOthram: 9th SlOkam

(Meaning): There is no Lord for me other than 
VenkatEsa . I will always remember and reflect
on Him . Oh Hari! Oh VenkatEsA ! May Thou be
pleased (with my imperfect aarAdhanam).May Thou
shower me with the undecaying Isvaryam of 
Moksha Sukham and Nithya Kaimkaryam!

SrI VenkatEsa Naamam/Manthram in VenkatEsa Prapatthi
****************************************************
Fourteen of the Sixteen SrI VenkatEsa prapathti slOkams 
concludes with a moving surrender at the holy feet of
Sri VenkatEsan : " Sri VenkatEsa Charanou SaraNam 
PrapadhyE " . One of the Prapatthi slOkam refers to
the sacred feet of the Lord being hailed in Rg Vedam 
as the most exalted (VishNO: ParamE padhE )and 
as the fountain of honey ( Yau Madhva uthsa )
and most enjoyable.

Those Thiruvadis of Lord VenkatEsa are the objects
of moving surrender ( Prapatthi) as revealed in
another VenktEsa Prapatthi SlOkam :

SrIman ! KrupA-jalanidhE! Kritha-sarvalOka!
sarvaj~na! saktha! nathavathsala! Sarvaseshin!
SwAmin! Suseela-Sulabha-Asritha-paarijAtha!
SRIVENKATESA CHARANOU SaraNam prapadhyE 

(Meaning): Oh the consort of the most auspicious
SrI Devi! Oh Ocean of Compassion! Oh the Creator 
of all the worlds and their beings ! Oh Omniscient One!
Oh the Omnipotent One! Oh the Lord filled with DayA 
for those , who prostrate before You! Oh the Lord of
the chEthanAms and achEthnams! Oh the easy object of
attainment by people of righteous conduct ! Oh boon 
granting KalpakA tree for those , who seek Your refuge !
Oh VenkatesA ! I perform Prapatthi at Your holy feet.

SrI VenkatEsa Naamam/Manthram in VenkatEsa Managalam
*****************************************************
There are 14 slOkams in SrI VenkatEsa MangaLam.
Ten out of the 14 slOkams celebrate the VenkatEsa
Naama Maahthmyam .Here are selected examples :

ChakshushE sarva-lOkAnAm VenkatEsAya MangaLam
(MangaLam to Lord VenkatEsa , who is the eye of
all the worlds)...SlOkam 2

SarvAntarAthmanE Srimath VenkatEsAya MangaLam
(MangaLam to Sri VenkatEsa , who is the indweller 
of All )..SlOkam 5

SulabhAya SushIlAya VenkatesAya mangaLam 
( MangaLam to Sri VenkatEsa , who is easily 
accessible to His devotees and is known for
His noble GuNAs)..SlOkam 6

prayunjE ParatatthvAya VenkatEsAya MangaLam
( Mangalam to VenkatEsa , who is the Supreme
principle with no equals or superiors)..SlOkam 7

atrupthyamrutha-roopAya VenkatEsAya MangaLam
( Auspiciousness to VenkatEsa , whose enchanting form 
is like the insatiable nectar to the ChEthanams)..SlOkam 8

prAya: sva-charanou pumsAm saraNyathvEna paaNinA 
KrupayA disathE SriMadh-VenkatEsAya MangaLam

( May MangaLam be to Sri VenkatEsa , who with
His right hand indicates His Feet , as refuge to
all human beings)...SlOkam 9

apAngai: sinjathE visvam VenkatEsAya MangaLam 
( MangaLam to VenkatEsa , who moistens/nourishes 
the universe with His rejuvenating glances)..SlOkam 10.

SarvArthi-samanAyAsthu VenkatEsAya MangaLam
( May auspiciousness be to VenkatEsa , who subdues
all afflictions /taapa thrayam )... SlOkam 11

SrI Vaikunta VirakthAya Swami pushkariNI-taDE
RamayA RamamAnAya VenkatesAya MangaLam

( MangaLam to SrI VenkatEsA , who gave up His
fondness for SrI Vaikuntam in favor of sporting
with LakshmI on the banks of Swami PushkariNi)
..SlOkam 12

Why such a celebration of VenkatEsa Naamam ?
********************************************
The First AshtOttharam is " (PraNavam) VenkatEsAya Nama:".
One may wonder why such celebration of this VenkatEsa
Naamam in His SuprabhAtham , SthOthram , Prapatthi
and MangaLam . The reason is because this first nAmam
is a version of the most powerful SrI VenkatEsa manthram:
" (praNavam) namO VenkatEsAya ". His AshtOttharam is thus
the most appropriate and auspicious start and confers
on the reciters immense MangaLams .

VenkatEsan is the Lord of VenkatAdhri or Venkata Giri.
The significance of that Giri (Hill ) has been revealed 
to us by Sawmy Desikan in the very first slOkam of his
famous SrI DayA sathakam:

PrapadhyE Thamm GIRIM prAya: SrInivAsaanukampayA
IkshusArasravanthyEva yannmUrthyA sarkarAyitham

AdiyEn performs Prapatthi at the Sacred hills of 
VenkatAdhri , which is the crystalized version of
the flood of cane sugar juice representing the Dayaa
guNam of Lord SrinivAsan . The limitless compassion of
Lord SrInivAsan flows swiftly as a flood to reach
His devotees.That compassion of the Lord is most
enjoyable.That compassion is like a river of cane 
juice. That cane juice transforms ultimately in to
the sweetest rock candy to be enjoyed by His BhakthAs .
That rock candy takes the form of VenkatAdhri , which
bears the trespasses of the chEthanams and grants 
all the desired boons sought by the BhakthAs.

Such is the MahAthmyam of the First AshtOtthara
nAmam of SrI VenkatEsa ! 

(PraNavam ) NamO VenkatEsAya ,
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 


















(PraNavam) NamO VenkatEsAya

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