ChitrabhAu , Aani 23, KrishNa Paksha , DhvAdasi,
Kaartikai (July 7,2002)
SrI:
NamO VenkatEsAya
Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :
Let us reflect on the Seventeenth 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:
17.(PraNavam) SrIharayE Nama:
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18.(PraNavam) Jn~Ana PanjarAya Nama:
19.(PraNavam) SrIvathsa VakshasE Nama:
20.(PraNavam) SarvEsAya Nama:
The 16th Naamam: (PraNavam) SrIharayE Nama:
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This is the 656th SrI VishNu Sahasra Naamam.
Meanings of SrI Hari Naamam:
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Swamy ParAsara Bhattar intreprets this Naamam
as the Lord with Green Hue. He is saluted as
Young KrishNa living at the Govardhana Hill with
the name of Hari. He is the reciever of the Havis/
Hari BhAgam (Sacrificial offerings in Yaj~nams).
The Lord Himself states that the color dear Him
is green and therefore He is called Hari (varNasccha
mE HARI: SRESHTA: tasmAth Hari ithi smrutha:).
Additional Comments on the Hari Tatthvam
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The doctrine of Hari is an ancient one. It is
about KrishNA and hence this name follows the
previous SrI VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Satha nAmam
of " KrishNAya Nama:".
In this Seventeenth nAmam, the prefix of SrI is
added to the Naamam of Hari ( SrI HarayE Nama:).
Thus the connection betweeen SrInivAsan and
SrI Hari is established. He is not simple "Hari"
but "SrI Hari" , the Lord accompanied by
Sri Devi ( SrI RukmiNi SamEtha DwArakA NaaTan ).
MahA BhAratham (The great War of BharathAs),
the tenth canto of BhAgavatha PurANam and Hari Vamsam
(Geneology of VishNu ) house abundant salutations
to the glories of the avathAram of Hari NaarAyaNan
as KrishNA . Hari Vamsam is the appended text(19th parvam )
of MahA BhAratham ; it was appended to MahA BhAratham
around 4 C.E. It is thus an anubhandham to the main
text of MahA BhAratham ; it has 317 chapters with 16 thousand
plus slOkams . Hari Vamsam , with its impressive narrative
vigor deals with the life of the Young KrsihNa as SrI Hari.
The 12th century text of "Geetha Govindham " is yet another
moving source book containing vibrant salutatations to Marthaka
MaNI VaNNan, KaNNan and is hailed by the composer (JayadEva) of
this MangaLa-manjuLa-gItham as " Hari-CharaNa -Smruthi
Saaram " ( The essence of reflections on the sacred feet of
Lord KrishNA , adhi-adhbhutha KrishNAnusmaRaNam).
This Hari NaarAyaNan is always accompanied by SrI Devi
in every one of His avathArams to qualify as
"SrI Hari NaarAyaNan " and is saluted as DasAvathAran
by the KrishNa-bhakthi laden mind of JayadEva Kavi
in his Geetha Govindham:
" Kesava-dhrutha dasa-vitha roopa , Jaya JagadhIsa HARE "
( " You take the tenfold cosmic form , KrishNA .
Triumph HARI,the Lord of the World !")...Song 1.15
In the Fourteenth song of the 7th chapter of
Geetha Govindham sung in Raaga VasanthA at
the Poori JagannAth Temple, JayadEva Kavi prays to
HARI to remove the dhOshams of Kali Yugam that
drive us away from Him (Hari NaarAyaNan):
" SrI JayadEva BhaNitha HARI-ramitham
Kali-kalusham janayathu parisamitham "
(" May Hari's delight in JayadEvA's song
bring an end to this dark time" (Kali yugam).
Such is the Vaibhavam of Hari united with SrI Devi
as "SrI Hari!".
When the Naama sankIrthanam of SrI Hari (SrInivAsan
as Govindhan ) is done with KrishNAnusmaraNam ,
then the road to Moksham is paved through
the intervention of SrI Devi.
Such is the power and glory of SrI Hari's Name!
SrI HarayE Nama:
Srimad Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
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