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SrI:
NamO VenkatEsAya

Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:

SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam 8
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8 . (PraNavam) VisvarAD-PrabhavE nama :

Salutations to SrI VenkatEsa , who is the sole soverign of this world.

Special Notes:
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Our Lord of Saptha Giri is the Yeka-chathrAdhipathi( ruler of the Universe
under one Umbrella). As VisvaraaD, He is the unchallenged Emperor of this
SaamrAjyam of the Universe and its beings . He is also the Prabhu or
the One with Prabhavam ( Superior, Powerful , majestic and valorous)
and PrabhAvam ( Splendour,Grandeur, Power and efficacy to protect
those who seek His refuge and offer them Moksha Sukham). He is
the Chakravarthy of this Visvam (VisvaraaD).He is the Lord (Prabhu)
of Ubhaya VibhUthis ( This world and SrI Vikuntam/Nithya VibhUthi).

As Prabhu , He is powerful to confer BhOgam and Moksham to Brahma , Siva
and others as well as others , who seek the protection of His sacred feet.
He is the SamarTa Prabhu ( Capable Lord) for granting all the four kinds of
PurushArTams ( goals of life) . He is thus the SarvEshta Phala Pradhan
(Grantor of all desired wishes ).He will grant Moksham even on His sworn
enemy like SisupAla as VisvaraaD Prabhu.. Granting Moksham to some one
like the Gopi by the name of Chintayanti , who always thought of Lord
Krishna , is much easier for her beloved Prabhu.

He may take a Vibahva avathAram as Raama and KrishNa in human body
and yet He is still the all powerful Prabhu . He may be absolutely dependent
on
His " parents and others" (Paratantran) in these human avathArams and yet He
is
the Prabhu of them all .

Another definition given to the name of Prabhu (Jagath
Prabhu/Visva-raaD-Prabhu)
is: "anayaa nithAntha kaanthatayaa Sarvahrudhaya -haraNE prabhavathi ithi
Prabhu ":
(by His extraordinary soundharyam , He has the Supreme power to attract the
minds of
ALL towards Him ( VasIkaraNam of ALL). He is the JagadhAnandhaka Prabhu and
Sarva Satthva ManOhara Prabhu.

Our Lord is the Sarva Seshi (Supreme Master ) and we are His sEsha BhUthans
(bonded servants). The realtionship of Sesha-Seshi is the heart of SrI
VaishNavam.
We are all aspects of His splendour (PrakArAs) and are not independent at
all.

As the VisvarAd Prabhu , infinite is His spendour of attributes and His
power
as the Soverign. Swamy NammAzhwAr alludes to it as "Veevil sIran ":

veevil inbam miha yellai nihazhntha namm Achyuthan
veevil sIran malark-KaNNan ViNNOr PerumAn
--ThiruvAimozhi: 4.5.3

Elsewhere , Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes Him as the Soverign of all
the seven worlds seated on a majestic throne with His sceptre representing
His unquestioned authority :

"VeeRirunthEzhulahum tanikkOl sella veevil sIr
AaRRal mikkALum ammAnai..."
--ThiruvAimozhi: 4.5.1

Veevil sIr means undecaying Isvaryam as the Soverign Lord. The Isvaryam
of other kings will come and go but not our Lord's. His is Nithya VibhUthi.
The vibhUthis of other kings are anithyam.He is SarvEsvaran, JagadhIsvaran.
His svaroopam ( Mahimai) and His svabhAvam ( auspicious attributes) are
unparalleled as Prabhu of the Visvam.

Sahasra Naamam : 9
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(PraNavam) SeshAdhri-nilayAya Nama:

(Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who has the SeshAdhri Hills as His
abode !

Special Notes
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Lord VenkatEsA is known as the Lord of Seven Hills(Saptha GirIsan).
One of those Seven Hills is SeshAdri hills ( the hills associated with
AdhisEshan) .

Once upon a time , there was a fight at Srivaikuntam between Vaayu and
AadhisEshan about who is more powerful. SrI ViakuntanAthan intervened and
set up a contest according to which AdhisEshan was to tie himself around
Aanandha Giri, a portion of Meru mountain and Vaayu was to blow away
the Aananda giri from the grip of AdhisEshan. In the ensuing contest of many
days
neither of them won. DevAs persuaded AdhisEshan to let go of the hill so
that
the world will not suffer from the anger of Vaayu in case he looses.
AdhisEshan
agreed to be defeated and Vaayu dropped the Aananda hill on the southern
bank of
Swamy PushkaraNi . AdhisEshan metamorphosized as the Vast Sesha Hills
(SeshAdhri )
with his hoods becoming the VenkatAdhri Hills , where His Lord's sacred feet
can rest
during His avathAram as SrinivAsan .

SeshAdhri and VenkatAdhri hills became two of the Seven Hills (Saptha
Giri). The other five hills forming the total of seven are saluted in the
SrI
VenkatEsa SuprabhAtha SlOkam:

SrI-Seshasaila GarudAchala VenkatAdhri-
NaarAyaNAdhri VrushabhAdhri MukhyAm
aakhyAm ThvadheeyavasatEranisam vadanthi
SrI-VenkatasailapathE ! Tava SuprabhAtham

(Meaning): Oh Lord of VenkatAchala! Thy abode is always called
by several names -- SeshAdhri , NaarAyanAdhri , VenkatAdhri,
GarudAchala , VrushAdhri, VrushabhAdhri , AnjanAdhri. May it be
an auspicious dawn to You !

The choice name of Lord VenkatEsa is "SeshAdhri SEkhara Vibhu".
SeshAdhri Sekharam (peak) is Venkata Sailam and hence He is known
as SrI VenkatanATan.

Sahasra Naamam 10:
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(PraNavam) AsEsha-bhaktha- dukkha -praNAsanAya Nama:

(Meaning): Salutations to the Lord , who is the destroyer of the misery
(inauspicousness) of limitless number of His devotees from time immemorial!

Special Notes
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This NaamA recognmizes His VenkatEsa aspects as the destroyer of
all sins and amangaLams of His bhakthAs . He stands on top of the Seven
Hills waiting to destroy the inauspiciousnes sof His devotees , who come to
have His darsanam. He is a KrupA nidhi . He is a DayA Moorthy.

He is Bhaktha Sulabhan ( easily accessible to His devotees).
He gives to the Prapannan every thing ( those who seek His refuge all of
His Isvaryam including Himself). He forgives the entire assembly of
tresapasses of His bhakthAs ( nissEsha ahas-sahan) as SahishNu ( 20th SrI
VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamam). He does not prefer one or more devotees to confer
His anugraham of Dukkha-praNAsanam but He blesses every one of
His assembly of BhakthAs ( asEsha Bhaktha dukkha Naasakan).

Lord VenkatEsa is Sarva Sulabhan for His devotees ( Paathudai adiyavarrku
yeLiyavan, piRakaLukku ariya Vitthakan) and not accessible to others.
Although He has nothing to gain by conferring His anugraham
( na Tasya KaaraNam karaNam cha vidhyathE according to
SvEtasvatAra Upanishad) and no special circumstances compel Him to do so,
He is avyAja karuNA Moorthy and His abundant grace overflows to
come to the rescue of the suffering jeevans seeking His protection.

Regarding the PraNatha arthi hara svabhAvam ( destroying the sorrows
of those , who prostrate before Him ) , Swamy Desikan composed a
magnificent centum on His DayA and visualized that DayA taking the form of
one of His consorts ( DayA DEvi) to come to the rescue of the bhakthAs.
Swamy Desikan salutes this DayA DEvi as "SrInivAsasya KaruNAmiva
RoopiNeem". Swamy Desikan salutes this KrupA nidhi as " KrupaNa jana
Kalpa LathikA" ( The KalpakA creeper for the suffering jeevans and remover
of
all their distresses).Swamy Desikan says that the human beings suffering
from SamsAric afflictions gains MOksham by the KauNA katAksham of
the Lord's DayA ( ThvayA yEva dhrushta: apavargam anubhavathi).
Swamy Desikan compares Himself to the emperor of all trespasses
(aparAdha Chakravarthy ) and the Lord as the Emperor of all auspicious
attributes and begs the Lord of Venkata Sailam to take pity on him and
bless him to be seated under the Lord'd sacred feet for liberation:
Swamy Desikan is really thinking about all of us since he has no trespasses
to speak of. This slOkam takes the following form:

ahamasmy aparAdha chakravarthee
KaruNE Thvam cha guNEshu Saarvabhoumi
Vidhushi sTithimeedhruseem svayam
mAmm VrushasailEswara padhasAth kuru Thvam

--SrI Dayaa Sathakam : 30th slOkam

May we all become objects of Lord VenkatEsA's DayA
and be blessed to live on the Thirumala hills worshipping
Him every day of our lives !

NamO SrI VenkatEsAya
Daasan, Oppiliappn Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

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the Abhaya Hastham. Gold price is going up daily. Please help
by joining in this Kaimkaryam blessed by all AchAryAs.
Thew Kaimkaryam commitee needs your help. Thank you all .



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