ThaaraNa Samvathsara SrI Jayanthi Dinam**********************************************Dear SrI VenkatEsa BhakthAs:Every morning at Thirumala , Lord VenkatEsanis worshipped with 108 NaamAs from VarAha PurANam .The hills resound with Govindha Naamam .One wonders why 108 Naamaas instead of some othernumber like 10 or 28 or 100 are used in His daily archanaa.Here is some background information.The New CD ROM on SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam***************************************************************AdiyEn , SrIman Sriram Srinivasan of California andCoimbatore SrI Sadagopan IyengAr created few weeksago a CD ROM with commentaries on the 108 NaamAsof Lord VenkatEsA from Varaaha PurANam . There are 108images that go along with the 108 SrI VenkatEsa NaamAs .adiyEn and SrI Sriram Srinivasan added the earlier write upon the commentaries of the 108 SrI VenkatEsa NaamAsfrom BrahmANDa PurANam with another 108 imagesof Sapthagireesan and other Dhivya DEsa EmperumAnsin that CD ROM. You can access the content of the CD ROM
at this URL:Please enjoy the Vaibhavam of Lord VenkatEsA celebrated bythese 216 NaamAs from the two AshtOttharams with corrspondingnumber of images of Sriman Venkata NaarAyaNan .Why the Number 108 or 1008 in Naama KusumAnjalis ?**********************************************************************AshtOtthatams ( 108) or Sahasrams ( 1,008) are usedto offer TuLasi or Flower or SvarNa Pushpa archanais .What is significant about the number , say 108 or 1008 ?As I contemplated on this topic , I came across the informativebooklet published by Professor M.G.Prasad entitled : " 108 thoughtsto Ponder " .Three of those ponderings dealt with the number 108itself . With Professor Prasad's permission , adiyEn would like to sharethem with you all in the context of the above announcement ofthe new CD ROM on the 108 NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsA .1. Insights from MahA Bhaaratham**********************************************" The seeker prays for peace of mind throughout the year of12 months from the disturbances created by the three qualities(Satthva , Rajas and Tamas) and the three (Samsaaric) afflictions(physical , accidental and natural catastrophies , spiritual causes/Aaadhidhaivikam )" . 3X3X12 adds upto 108 accounting for yearround kavacham / protection/ rakshaNam from all these obstacles .2. Insights from KaThopanishad******************************************The second quostation is from KaThOpanishad ( 6th Valli):" 100+1+7 = 108 ; Every human being has hundred and one(101)multi-colored naadis in the heart . The one singular central naadi(Sushumna ) is for meditation , realization of the Supreme Truth .It is also required for the passage of individual's final emancipationascending through the seven steps (VyAhruthis) of Yogic realization .The passage through other hundred nadis will lead the individualinto other worlds and other janmAs ".This tatthvam is central to the individual self leaving the body withthe Lord's help to leave via Moordhanya Naadi to enter ArchirAdhimArgam ( the path of light ) to travel to SrI Vaikuntam for performingnithya Kaimkaryam and enjoy there ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham .The self exiting the body through any of the naadis other thanMoordhanya naadi enter into other janmAs and stay as SamsAris .The actual Upanishad Manthram elaborated in many esoterictexts of SrI ViashNava SiddhAntham is :Satham chaikaa cha hrudhayasya naaDya:thaasAm moordhAnamabhinisruthaikaatayOrdhvamaayannamruthatathvamEthivishvangganyA uthkramaNE bhavanthi ....KaThavalli: 6.16The Commentary of PoorvAchAryas is : " tayaa naadyaaurdhvam Brahma lOkam ( SrIvaikuntam) gacchandEsa-visEsha-visishta Brahma-prApthi-poorvakasvasvaroopaavirbhAva lakshaNAm Mukthim prApnOthi ".Support from Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram*************************************************************NiryANAdhikAram of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram(20th chapter)elaborates on the exit of the Jeevan by the Moordhanya Nadi.Swamy Desikan staes at the conclusion of this chapter :dhamanimiha nastasmin kaalE sa yEva sathAdhikAmakruthaka-pura-prasTAnArTam pravEsayathi Prabhu:(Meaning ): The Lord , who resides in the subtle etherof the heart lotus takes the effort to prepare the PrapannaJeevan commence its journey via ArchirAdhi maargamby entering it into the upward facing Moordhanya Naadi .The subsequent Gathi visEshAdhikAram and ParipoorNaBrahmAnubhava adhikArams of SrImath Rahasya ThrayaSaaram discuss the travel of the Jeevan by the path oflight and arrival at Sri Vaikuntam to enjoy ParipoorNaBrahmAnanadham in the company of nithya sooris andother Muktha Jeevans .The significance of the number 108 evoked bythe ashtOthara Satha NaamArchanam can thusbe understood against this background .Wish you all Happy browsing of the two commentarieson the AshtOtthara Satha NaamAs of Lord VenkatEsaafrom the Varaha and BrahmANDa PurANams housedin the new CD with URL :NamO VenkatEsAyaGovindha ! GovindhA!Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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