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ChitrabhAu , Aani 20, KrishNa Paksha Navami , Aswathi
(July 4,2002)

SrI:

NamO VenkatEsAya 

Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :

Let us reflect today on the Fifteenth
naamA of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam today :

11.(PraNavam) KesavAya Nama:
12.(PraNavam) DevAya Nama:
13.(PraNavam) MadhusoodhanAya Nama:
14.(PraNavam) AmruthAya Nama:

15.(Pranavam) MaadhavAya Nama:
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16.(PraNavam) KrishNAya Nama:
17.(PraNavam) SrIharayE Nama:
18.(PraNavam) Jn~Ana PanjarAya Nama:
19.(PraNavam) SrIvathsa VakshasE Nama:
20.(PraNavam) SarvEsAya Nama:

The 15th Naamam: (PraNavam) MaadhavAya Nama:
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The importance of this nAmam can be inferred from 
the fact that the Lord is addressed thrice by this
nAmam in SrI VishNu SahasranAmam ( Naamams 73, 169, 
and 741 ). 

Meanings of Maadhava Naamam: 
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Maadhvan is the divine consort of MahA Lakshmi.
He is Sriya: Pathi , Lakshmi Kaanthan . Maa means
Lakshmi and Dhava: is Husband.

The other four meanings of Maadhavan are:(1)He is the scion
of the Kulam of Madhu (Madhu KulOthbhavan) (2) One who
is realized by observing Silence (Maa/Mounam) ,
Meditation (dha) and YogA (Va)(3)One who has the sankalpa
Jn~Anam about Srushti (4)One who is the target (upEyam )
of prapatthi (4) One who has the quality of Madhu(Delectable
bhOgyam as Honey). 

Additional Comments
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(1)Among the twelve names used by SrI VaishNavAs 
during the SandhyA Vandhanam and adorning of
Urdhva PuNDrams , Maadhavan is the third one 
after Kesavan and NaarAyaNan :

"Maadhavam MaNibhangAbham ChinthayAmi Chathurgadham"
is the prayer used by us as we adorn the Pundram 
at the center of the chest. He is visualized as 
holding four maces as weapons for our protection 
and having the sapphire blue color.His direction 
is Urdhavam or upper region .

2) SrI DhvAdasa Naama Panjara SthOthram pays
its obesiance to Maadhavan this way:

IndhIvara-daLa shyAmO MaadhavOrdhvam GadhAdhara:

3) Maadhava Naamam is linked with the Lord , who 
blesses us with Moksham in the company of MahA Lakshmi.
SrI Tatthvam and Dhvaya Manhtram is thus deeply embedded 
in this Naamam according to PoorvAchAryAs , who
wrote commentary on ThiruvAimozhi .

4) Swamy NammazhwAr invokes the Maadhava Naamam 
FIVE TIMES in His ThiruvAimozhi (TVM) Prabhandham :

a) Maadhavan pAl SaThakOpan thIthaminRi uraittha 
yEdhamilA aayirappatthu OdhavallAr PIRAVAARE --TVM 1.6.11

Here Swamy NammazhwAr says: " Of the thousand flawless
verses that SaThakOpan has SUNG OF MAADHAVAN , THE LORD OF
MAHAA LAKSHMI , without any taint to affect Him , this decad 
is sure to make any one , who masters it ,FREE FROM
THE CYCLES OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ".

Here the Link of Maadhava Naamam with Moksham 
is clearly pointed out.

b) Maadhavan yenRathE --TVM 2.7.3

Here Swamy NammAzhwar confides to the Lord: " adiyen
just uttered Maadhavaa ; adiyEn did not know the depth
of meaning behind this name of Yours.adiyEn's Mother
and Your divine consort , MahA Lakshmi(Maa) must have
a special ruchi for this name and therfore She recommended 
adiyEn to You (purushakAram) . You said then : " Let
bygones be bygones! Though I could have enjoyed giving
the bliss of My Company to you long ago ! However I would 
assure you (now) that I would not let you subject yourself 
to any kind of penance or similar effort for gaining Me! 
Saying this , entering me and sitting fixed in me , 
the Lord , My nectar (amrutham) has totally terminated 
all kinds of sins that I had committed knowingly or 
unknowingly (after prapatthi) . He is My Swamy, Maadhavan. 

c) Towards the end of the ThiruvAimozhi, Swamy NammAzhwAr
is in a hurry to join His Lord at SriVaikuntam . He composes
Paasurams , which are almost like KuRaL . In these paasurams 
of 10.5 , he invokes the Moksham granting SrIman NaarAyaNana
twice. In the first of these two paasurams , He connects
Maadhava Naamam directly to Lord VenkatEsan(TVM10.5.6):

mEyAn Venkatam KaayA Malar VaNNan
pEyAr mulai uNDa vaayAn MAADHAVANE

(Meaning): Madhvan is the Lord , who has the hue of blue 
KaayAmbhu flower ;He is the beloved of MahA Lakshmi (SrinivAsan)
residing at ThiruvEnkadam. He sucked the life out of Poothanai,
who came to kill Him during His KrishNAvathAram. 

d) In the next Paasuram (TVM 10.5.7), Swamy NammAzhwAr 
asks us to recite the name of Maadhavan again and again
and at all times. He says: "Past sins will get destroyed 
and no sin or stigma will attach themselves in the future":

Maadhavan yeRu yenRu OthavalIrEl
theethu onRum adayA yEtham saarAve

Theethu here refers to the sins accumulated 
before the performance of Prapatthi; yEtham 
is connected with the sins committed after
SaraNAgahti. Both are destroyed by the repeated
utterance of Maadhava Naamam and reflecting on
its deep meanings.

e) In the TVM 10.9.5 paasuram , Swamy NammAzhwAr 
celebrates the servants of Maadhavan ( Sri VaishNavaas,
who performed SaraNAgathi) and points out the honors
recieved by them during their travel via archirAdhi
mArgam (path of light) to SrI Vaikuntam:

Maadhavan tamar yenRu Vaasalil Vaanavar
pOthumin yemathidam puthuha yenRalum
geethangaL paadinar Kinnarar GerudarkaL
Veda-nal-vaayavar vELviuL madutthE

That the VaishNavAs are DaasAs of MAADHAVAN ,
the name standing for the divine couple explicitly ,
would attract great respect from all ! The aadhivAhikAs 
welcome them at their gateways and honor them.DevAs, Maharishis 
pay their due regards to these MAADAVA DAASAAS .The Vedic
experts readily offer the fruits of their Yaj~nams to
fulfil their vow to recognize BhAgavatha Seshathvam
(Being servants of the Lord's bhakthAs) . Soon after, 
the divine musicians ( KinnarAs , garudAs and 
GandharvAs) play melodious music to honor these
Maadhava DaasAs. 

Such is the glory of the Naamam of MAADHAVAN ,
which has intimate connection to the Dhvaya Manthram !

SrI MaadhavAya Nama:
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 




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