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 The 10th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsA AshtOttharam
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 SESHAADHRI NILAYAAYA NAMA: =SALUTATIONS TO THE LORD , WHOSE CHOSEN RESDIENCE IS SESHADHRI HILLS !

 This nAmam refers to Lord VenkatEsan having Seshaadhri as His favorite abode. The Sthala PurANam states that  in a mighty contest between Vaayu and AdhisEshan , a piece of Meru mountain was blown away as AdhisEshan was binding himself tightly to it and that piece landed in today's Thirumalai. SrIman NaarAyaNa comforted AdhisEshan with the assurance that His aalayam in Kali yugam will stay on top of AdhisEshan's seven heads . These seven hills are saluted in SrI VenkatEsa SubrabhAtham ( SlOakm 15):

 SrI Seshasaila GaruDAchala VenkaDAdhri
 NaaraayaNAdhri VrushabhAdhri VrushAdhri MukhyAm
 aakhyAm TvadhIya vasatEr-anisam vadanthi
 SrI VenkataachalapathE ! Tava SubrabhAtham

 (Meaning): Oh Lord of Venkatam hills! The abode of Thine is always called by several names such as SrI Seshasailam , GaruDAchalam , VenkatAdhri, NaarAyaNAdhri , VrushabhAdhri, VrushAdhri (and AnjanAdhri). The peak of these seven hills  is Seshadhri , which is where You reside) .

 SeshAdhrinilayan is the Supreme Lord , who has as His aasthAnam/nilayam/abode , the Sesha Hills.

 This "nilayam " part of this nAmam reminds one of the famous prayer of Droupadhi , when BhagavAn rushed to protect Her, as she was being humiliated at the court of KouravAs:

 " Sankha Chakra GadhApANE DwarakA-NilayAchyutha "

 DwarakA-Nilyan is Lord KrishNan on the west coast and SeshAdhri-Nilayan is SrI VenkatEsan in His SeshAdhri hills.




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