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Dear mama,

Pranams!

The insight on the significance of 108 from KathOpanishad talks
about 7 steps of yogic realization. Does this phenomenon anyway
relates to the elavation of soul from earth to 7 lokas above it?
If so, is prAnAyAmam the way to achieve that?

Thanks,

Respectfully,
Ramanan


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---- On Mon, 06 Sep 2004, Sadagopan (sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> ThaaraNa Samvathsara SrI Jayanthi Dinam
> **********************************************
> 
> Dear SrI VenkatEsa BhakthAs:
> 
> Every morning at Thirumala , Lord VenkatEsan
> is worshipped with 108 NaamAs from VarAha PurANam .
> The hills resound with Govindha Naamam .
> 
> One wonders why 108 Naamaas instead of some other 
> number like 10 or 28 or 100 are used in His daily archanaa. 
> Here is some background information.  
> 
> The New CD ROM on SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam
>
***************************************************************
> AdiyEn , SrIman Sriram Srinivasan of  California and
> Coimbatore SrI Sadagopan IyengAr created few weeks 
> ago  a CD ROM with commentaries on the 108 NaamAs
> of Lord VenkatEsA from Varaaha PurANam . There are 108
> images that go along with the 108 SrI VenkatEsa NaamAs .
> 
> adiyEn and SrI Sriram Srinivasan added the earlier write up
> on the commentaries of the 108 SrI VenkatEsa NaamAs
> from  BrahmANDa PurANam with another 108 images
> of Sapthagireesan and other Dhivya DEsa EmperumAns 
> in that CD ROM. You can access the content of the CD ROM
> at this URL:
> 
> http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva
> 
> Please enjoy the Vaibhavam of Lord VenkatEsA celebrated by
> these 216 NaamAs from the two AshtOttharams with corrsponding
> number of images of  Sriman Venkata NaarAyaNan .  
> 
> Why the Number 108 or 1008 in Naama KusumAnjalis ?
>
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> AshtOtthatams ( 108) or Sahasrams ( 1,008) are used 
> to offer TuLasi or Flower or SvarNa Pushpa archanais .
> What is significant about the number , say 108 or 1008 ?
> 
> As I contemplated on this topic , I came across the
informative 
> booklet published by Professor M.G.Prasad entitled : " 108
thoughts
> to Ponder "  .Three of those ponderings dealt with the number
108 
> itself . With Professor Prasad's permission , adiyEn would
like to share
> them with you all in the context of the above announcement of 
> the new CD ROM on the 108 NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsA .
> 
> 1. Insights from MahA Bhaaratham
> **********************************************
> 
> " The seeker prays for peace of mind throughout the year of
> 12 months from the disturbances created by the three qualities

> (Satthva , Rajas and Tamas) and the three (Samsaaric)
afflictions
> (physical , accidental and natural catastrophies , spiritual
causes/
> Aaadhidhaivikam )" .  3X3X12 adds upto 108 accounting for year

> round kavacham / protection/ rakshaNam from all these
obstacles .
> 
> 2. Insights from KaThopanishad
> ******************************************
>  The second quostation is from KaThOpanishad ( 6th Valli):
> " 100+1+7 = 108 ; Every human being has hundred and one(101)
> multi-colored naadis in the heart . The one singular central
naadi 
> (Sushumna ) is for meditation , realization of the Supreme
Truth . 
> It is also required for the passage of individual's final
emancipation 
> ascending through the seven steps (VyAhruthis) of Yogic
realization .
> The passage through other hundred nadis will lead the
individual 
> into other worlds and other janmAs  ".
> 
> This tatthvam is central to the individual self leaving the
body with
> the Lord's help to leave via Moordhanya Naadi to enter
ArchirAdhi
> mArgam ( the path of light ) to travel to SrI Vaikuntam for
performing
> nithya Kaimkaryam and enjoy there ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham . 
> The self exiting the body through any of the naadis other than
> Moordhanya naadi enter into other janmAs and stay as SamsAris
.
> 
> The actual Upanishad Manthram elaborated in many esoteric
> texts of SrI ViashNava SiddhAntham is :
> 
> Satham chaikaa cha hrudhayasya naaDya:
> thaasAm moordhAnamabhinisruthaikaa
> tayOrdhvamaayannamruthatathvamEthi 
> vishvangganyA uthkramaNE bhavanthi ....KaThavalli: 6.16 
> 
> The Commentary of PoorvAchAryas is : " tayaa naadyaa 
> urdhvam Brahma lOkam ( SrIvaikuntam) gacchan 
> dEsa-visEsha-visishta Brahma-prApthi-poorvaka 
> svasvaroopaavirbhAva lakshaNAm Mukthim prApnOthi ". 
> 
> Support from Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram
> *************************************************************
> NiryANAdhikAram of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram(20th chapter)
> elaborates on the exit of the Jeevan by the Moordhanya Nadi.
> Swamy  Desikan staes at the conclusion of this chapter :
> 
> dhamanimiha nastasmin kaalE sa yEva sathAdhikAm
> akruthaka-pura-prasTAnArTam pravEsayathi Prabhu:
> 
> (Meaning ): The Lord , who resides in the subtle ether 
> of the heart lotus takes the effort to prepare the Prapanna 
> Jeevan commence its journey via ArchirAdhi maargam 
> by entering it into the upward facing Moordhanya Naadi .
> 
> The subsequent Gathi visEshAdhikAram and ParipoorNa
> BrahmAnubhava adhikArams of SrImath Rahasya Thraya 
> Saaram discuss the travel of the Jeevan by the path of
> light and arrival at Sri Vaikuntam to enjoy ParipoorNa
> BrahmAnanadham in the company of nithya sooris and
> other Muktha Jeevans .
> 
> The significance of the number 108 evoked by
> the ashtOthara Satha NaamArchanam can thus 
> be understood against this background .
> 
> Wish you all Happy browsing of the two commentaries
> on the AshtOtthara Satha NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsaa
> from the Varaha and BrahmANDa PurANams housed 
> in the new CD with URL :
> 
> http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/sva
> 
> NamO VenkatEsAya 
> Govindha ! GovindhA! 
> 
> Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan   
> 
> 
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