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 The 19th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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 SrIvathsa-VakshasE nama:

 This naamam is the same as the 608th VishNu Sahasra nAmam.

 Meaning of  SrIvathsa-VakshasE Nama:
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 Salutation to the Lord of Sapthagiri , who has SrIvathsam mole as a mark of auspiciousness on His chest and having His dear consort of MahA Lakshmi there as well.

 Additional Comments on the SrIvathsa-Vakshas Tatthvam
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 The second half of the SrI VishNu sahasra nAma slOkam housing the SrIvathsam on the chest of the Lord as a symbol of the Lord being Sriya: Pathi takes this form :

 "SrIvathsavakshA: SrIvAsa: SrIpathi: SrImathAm vara:"

 SrIman NaarAyaNan is identified here as the unmistakable One with SrIvathsam on His chest as well as MahA Lakshmi residing there . His chest is Her eternal abode and She never leaves that abode and gives Him thus the title of SRINIVAASAN.

 SrIvathsam is recognized as the unique symbol(Chinnam) of SrInivAsan underlining the Vaallabhya and SoubhAgya tatthvams of MahA LakshmI . PerumAL's other name is  SrI Vallabhan.

 Swamy Desikan salutes the auspicious chest region of the Lord in His SrI Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAnam following the way shown by ThiruppANar in His AmalanAdhipirAn:

 SRIVATSENA praTitha-vibhavam SrIpadha-nyAsa dhanyam
 madhyam BaahOr-maNivararuchA ranjitham RangadhAmna:
 sAndhracchAyam taruNa-tuLasi-chithrayA VaijayanthyA
 samthApam mE samayathi dhiya: chandrikOdhAra-hAram

 --The Sixth SlOkam of SrI Bhagavath DhyAna Sopanam

 (Meaning): The SrIvathsam mole shines on the chest of the Lord to reveal the grand vaibhavam of the Lord's chest.That chest has attained the greatest of auspiciousness through the residence of MahA Lakshmi there and the contact with Her Thiruvadi . The resplendent Kousthubham gem , the white pearl necklace and the fresh green TuLasi garland on the Lord's chest combine to beautify and sanctify the Lord's chest with its well known symbol of SrIvathsam.

 Thirukkudanthai Desikan , the founder of the Munithraya SampradhAyam was a great devotee of Lord AarAvamudhan of Thirukkudanthai. Following the lead of Sawmy Desikan's Bhagavath DhyAna sOpAnam , this AchAryan composed a sOpanam of his own named AparyApthAmrutha DhyAana sOpAnam . The seventh slOkam salutes the Lord's auspicious chest and the SrIvathsam (MaRu ) found there as a SrInivAsa- chihnam:

 RamA-Vaasa-sTAnam MaNivararuchA bhAsvad-anagam
 mahAhArOllAsam nikhila jagadhAdhi prakruthibhU:
 Sunaddham sUthrENa dhrutha-kanaka-bhAsvath svavapushA
 sadhA VakshascchitthE mama lasathu SaarngAkhya-dhanusha:

 (Meaning): " The lovely CHEST of the Lord-- who wields a bow reputed as Saarngam -- is flawless and harbours on it: MahA Lakshmi , the Kousthuba gem , the SrIvathsA curl of hair (Which is regarded as the representative of Moola Prakruthi, the basic element of the world), a large garland made up of wild flowers and the Yaj~na Soothram , which is a veritable flow of pure gold . May the sight of this chest of our Lord remain in my heart for me to enjoy its loveliness!

 Such is the glory of the Lord's chest in general and the SrIvathsam mole there in particular to signal the residence of the auspicious Periya PirAtti on Lord SrInivAsan's Thiru Maarbhu (Chest)!




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