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Dear Sri Vikas swamin, and sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

In response to your points on Sri vishNu sahasra naamam, I wish to 
add the following:

First: Sri bhattar while commenting on this naama puNdareekaakshaaya 
nama: [naamaa no 112 occurring in slokam 12] gives the meaning 
as "the eye of the inhabitants of the transcendental world - meaning 
sri vaikuntam. 

As explanation to this meaning, it is further stated "puNdareeka is 
the transcendental world which is eternal. Your supreme abode is 
puNdareeka which is eternal, indestructible, and immutable. You are 
like the eye to the world and hence known as pundareeka akshaaya 
nama. The lord is like the eye to the residents of the eternal 
vaikuntam. [Mahabharata udyoga parvam 69-6].

Just to add, it is not pundari but pundareeka, which means lotus and 
aksha is eye. Hence he who is lotus eyed. This meaning is in simple 
parlance. 

Actually sri sankara says pundareekam is heart and one who can be 
contacted and fully experienced in [captured in or seen in] the heart 
and hence he is pundareekaaksha.   

Second: There is no naama mahEsvaraaya nama: just to substantiate I 
add all naamaas starting with mahaa. [Perhaps you can refer my 
earlier postings in oppiliappan or present postings in tiruvenkatam 
list for different combinations of naamaas occurring in Sri vishNu 
sahasra naamam]

1. Om mahaa svanaaya nama:
2. Om mahaa thapasE nama:
3. Om mahaa maayaaya nama:
4. Om mahaa uthsaahaaya nama:
5. Om mahaa balaaya nama:

6. Om mahaa budhDhayE nama:
7. Om mahaa veeryaaya nama:
8. Om mahaa sakthayE nama:
9. Om mahaa dhyudhayE nama:
10. Om mahaa adthri dhrugE nama:

11. Om mahaa ishu aasaaya nama:
12. Om mahaa indhraaya nama:
13. Om mahaa asanaaya nama:
14. Om mahaa akshaaya nama:
15. Om mahaa Bhaagaaya nama:

16. Om mahaa kOsaaya nama:
17. Om mahaa bhOgaaya nama:
18. Om mahaa Dhanaaya nama:
19. Om mahaa makhaaya nama:
20. Om mahaa ijyaaya:

21. Om mahaa dhEvaaya nama:
22. Om mahaa udhadhi sayaaya nama:
23. Om mahaa arhaaya nama:
24. Om mahaa srngAya nama:
25. Om mahaa varaahaaya nama:

26. Om mahaa manasE nama:
27. Om mahaa kramaaya nama:
28. Om mahaa karmaNE nama:
29. Om mahaa thEjaaya nama:
30. Om mahaa uragaaya nama:

31. Om mahaa krathavE nama:
32. Om mahaa yajvanE nama: 
33. Om mahaa yajnaaya nama:
34. Om mahaa havishE nama:
35. Om mahaa moorthayE nama:

36. Om mahaa hradhaya nama:
37. Om mahaa garthaaya nama:
38. Om mahaa bhoothaaya nama:
39. Om mahaa niDhayE nama:
40. Om mahathE nama:

There is one naama `bootha mahaa eesvaraaya nama:'  and just to list 
all eesvara naamaas:

1. Om praDhaana purusha eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 20 occurring 
in slOkam 3 
meaning: lord of primordial matter, and purushaas - jeevaas.

2. Om eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no.36 occurring in slOkam 4
also naamaa no. 75 occurring in slOkam 9
meaning: for 36 - the supreme ruler
for 75 - the ruler - omni potent

3. Om sarva eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no.97 occurring in slOkam 11
meaning: he who reaches all - the supreme controller- all mighty and 
all powerfull.

4. Om sura eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 287 occurring in slOkam 31
meaning: lord of all gods.

5. Om jana eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 342 occurring in slOkam 37
meaning: lord of the people - janana Dharmavaan jana: janaanaam 
eeswara: janEswara: - all those who are born are jana or people - 
people's lord is janEswara:

6. Om parama eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 378 occurring in slOkam 41
meaning: the supreme ruler - one who is omni potent and all glorious.

7. Om Dhana eesvaraaya nama: -- naamaa 475 occurring in slOkam 50
meaning: who confers wealth on his devotees immediately - the lord of 
wealth.

8. Om Bhootha mahaa eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 490 occurring in 
slOkam 52
meaning: supreme lord of all beings. 

9. Om jyOthi: gaNa eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 625 occurring in 
slOkam 66
meaning: lord of hosts of ever effulgent deities - lord of luminaries 
in the cosmos.

10. Om soora jana eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 651 occurring in 
slOkam 69
meaning: ruler of all the valiant persons, commander of the brave.

11. Om sarva vaak eeswara eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 808 
occurring in slOkam 86 
meaning: the very lord of the lord of speech - best among all great 
and eloquent arguers. 

Generally eeswaran is lord. mahaa eeswaran [or when combined 
mahEswaran - aa + ee = E as in ape] is great lord, not necessarily 
siva. 

Just for your information there are other naamaas, which are commonly 
used while denoting siva ? siva, sthaaNu, sambu, eesa, etc, but while 
interpreting these naamaas are given different meanings. 

Dhasan
Vasudevan m.g.
 

From: vikas <vikas_puri_1@...> 
Date: Sun Dec 11, 2005  3:01 pm 
Subject: about sahasranamam vikas_puri_1 
Dear bhaktas, I have two questions and would be grateful if someone 
would answer them. First
I wanted to know the meaning of "pundarikAksha". Please comment on 
the two different meanings that I have read so I can better 
understand the word and its context.
1. The first meaning is (pundari - lotus and aksha - eyes) one who 
has eyes like lotus.
2. This is the second one that I found on
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/srirangasri/archives/feb03/msg00173.ht
ml

The word "pundarika" refers to "paramapada", the eternal and 
imperishable abode of God in Vaikuntah. The Lord residing 
in "pundarika" is hence called "pundarikAksha".

Second: 
In the sahasranamam there are many instances where lord is referred 
to as mahesvaram, which as I have known refers to Lord Shiva. Also 
the sahasramam has
more such names that refer to Lord Shiva. Please comment on this fact 
so that I can better understand the context. Thanks









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