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The 54th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam: ***************************************** AnEka-mUrthayE Nama: One who is of Many forms . According to the VisishtAdhvaithic sampradhAya , the Lord exists in each and every being , sentient and otherwise , as the antharyAmi . Hence all the forms that are found in this world are indeed the Lord's own Moorthy. This plurality too flows from His own sankalpam revealed in the Upanishadic statement : " Tath aikshatha , bahu syAm prajAyEyEti " ( Let Me become Many ). Why is there a need for the Lord to be present as anEka Moorthys? Because , He does not relish being alone ( Sa yEkAki na ramathE ). Swamy NammAzhwAr salutes this anEka Moorthithvam this way: " yEka Moorthy iru Moorthy mUndru Moorthy pala Moorthy---" This is the 726th VishNu Sahasra Naamam. He has many forms that are unique to Him such as the four Vyuha Moorthys . In DhwAraka , He took 16,100 forms to be with each of His 16,100 wives always . Sage Naradha was blessed to see these many forms of KrishNa at DhwArakai as He went from one palace to the other of the wives of DEvaki Puthran . VishNu PurANam also salutes the the 16,100 forms of the Lord as DhwarakAdheesan: ShOdasatsthree sahasrANi sathamEkam tathOadhikam tAvanthi chakrE roopANi BhagavAn DevakIsutha: |