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 ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ---- 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 ? > ********************************************************************** > 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 ! 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