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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 Sixteenth
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:

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

The 16th Naamam: (PraNavam) KrishNAya Nama:
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This is the 58th SrI VishNu Sahasra Naamam. 

Meanings of KrishNa Naamam: 
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Swamy ParAsara Bhattar intreprets the Naamam 
with One , who is exceedingly delighted. He is 
saluted as KrishNa since He is exceedingly
delighted with the joy of His LeelAs .

The other meaning is derived from etymological
perspective: " Krushi: BhUvAchaka: sabdha Nasccha
nirvruthi vaachaka:". (i-e ) He is the receptacle of 
Joy (Aanandham in the Upanishadic concept). The word 
"krishi" stands for the ground or resceptacle or 
aadhAram. "Na" signifies the Joy housed in 
the Krishi sabdham. 

Additional Comments on the KrishNaa doctrine
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This is an anciet doctrine. 

SrImad BhAgavatham
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The Tenth Canto (dasama Skandham) of Srimad BhAgavatham 
has many eulogies (Sthuthis) that elaborate on
the meanings of KrishNa Naamam and His glories :

1. VasudevA's and Devaki's Hymns at the time of 
birth of KrishNa in the prison (Chapter 3).

2. The Hymn of BrahmA (Chapter 14)

3. Indhra"s Hymn to KrishNa (Chapter 27)

4. Gopi's Yugala Geetham ( Chapter 35)

5. Uddhava on the greatness of KrishNa (Chapter 46)

6. Hymn of AkrUra (Chapter 48)

7. The Glory of KrishNa (Chapter 90).

Celebration of KrrishNa Tattwam in ThiruvAimozhi
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1. Swamy NammAzhwAr is an authority on SrIKrishNa
Tatthvam. In one of the Paasurams of ThiruvAimozhi
(3.4.9) , Swamy NammAzhwar tries to explain this
extraordinary Tatthvam:

"To describe and thereby , cover the whole gamut of
the splendour that the Lord possesses , the Lord who always 
accomplishes one magical phenomenon or another , who churned
the Milk-Ocean to secure the nectar , who is Achyutha , 
who is AnanthA , lying on the couch of another AnanthA 
(AdhisEshan ) , who is well seated on this couch (as if in
deep sleep , whom even His consorts can not wake up) ,who
once swallowed and spat the universe with a purpose ,
is admittedly an impossible Tatthvam to fully comprehend.
I attempted to understand Him , since the desire to do so was 
unquenchable. I shall now merely content myself by concluding
that HE IS ALL THINGS AND ALL BEINGS".

2. In ThiruvAimozhi 9.1.10 , Swamy NammazhwAr declares that
there is no other sure God of surrender is there for us,
to be sure. He instructs us to surrender all of our possessions
at His sacred feet to ensure our Moksham. He concludes again with 
the statement there is nothing in this world , which are not His.

3. In ThiruvAimozhi 10.5.1, Swamy NammAzhwAr links the NaamA of
KrishNa with SrIman NaarAyaNan and asks us to reflect on
His pair of sacred feet to secure without fail , Moksham:

KaNNan kazhaliNai --NaNNUm Manamudayeer 
yeNNum ThirunAmam --tiNNam NaaraNamE

VishNu PurANam & the Glories of KrishNa Naamam
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In the second amsam , sixth chapter of VishNu purANam , 
Sage ParAsarA reveals the greatness of KrishNa Naamam 
and the unique benefits arising from meditation on that 
Naamam with the understanding that we are His leige 
(bonded servants ):

prAyascchitthAn asEshANi Tapa: karmAthmakAni vai
yaani tEshAm asEshANAm KRISHNA-ANUSMARANAM PARAM 

SmaraNam means recall and reflection . Addition of prefix ,
"anu" gives us the word "anusmaraNam " indicating
that we will have recall of ourselves as the seshabhUthars 
to Lord krishna ( the SarvasEshi) always . Such
reflections (KrishNAnusmaranam ) will remove all 
of our sins and repeated reflections with a sense of
being His servant will prevent future sins from 
attaching to us and grant us Moksham. All the Japam ,
Homam and archanai should be done with KrishNanusmaraNam
and the fruits should be placed at KrishNa's sacred feet 
as belonging to Him alone . 

Such is the power and glory of KrishNa Naamam !

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




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