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Srivaikuntam Kallapiraan
 The 25th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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 VaikuntapathayE Nama:

 This SrI VenkatEsa Naamam is connected with the 406th Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam : "VaikuntAya Nama:" ( Vaikunta: Purusha:  PrANa: PrAnadha: PraNama: Prithu:) ".

 Meaning of NamaAm " VaikuntapathayE nama:"
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  Salutation to the Lord of Sapthagiri , who is  the Lord of SrI Vaikuntam , the Supreme abode of  SrIman NaarAyaNan .

 Additional Comments on this Vaikunta Pathi Tatthvam
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 SrI Vaikuntapathy is also ThiruviNNagarappan ( ILam Kumaran Tann ViNNagar ) offering His dhivya darsanam on top of the seven hills as well as at the dhivya dEsam of Oppiliappan Koil as DakshiNa Venkatesan.

 Swamy ParAsara Bhattar derives the word "Vaikunta" from the root " kuti" , which means obstructing the paths (obstacles to the paths to unite with Him ).Lord SrinivAsan as Sri Vaiknuta NaaTan removes all the obstacles for the ChEthanams to unite with Him at Vaikuntam and blesses them to become Muktha Jeevans and
 to perform nithya kaimkaryam for Him at His Supreme abode .

 The glories of the Lord at SrI Vaikuntam is celebrated by AchArya RaamAnujA in His SrI Vaikunta Gadhyam in raptourous passages .The descriptions of the Beauty of SrI Vaikuntapathy seen through DhyAnam of AchArya RaamAnujA are the most moving : " Achinthya- dhivyAdhbhutha Nithya Youana svabhAva LaavaNyAmrutha saagaram--prabhuddha-mugdhAmbhuja-chAru lOchanam - savibrama-bhrUlatham , ujjvalAdharam , Suchismitham , kOmala GaNDam --tath-kshaNOnmeelitha puNDarIka-sadhrusa saraNa YugaLam -- ". All of these most beautiful desscriptions the Lord at Vaikuntam apply to SrI Vaikunta Pathy at Thirumalai . In BhUlOkam, many dhivya desams have suffix of  ViNNagaram (Vaikuntam ) to their names : ArimEya  ViNNagaram , SrI Vaikuntam , Thiru Nandhipura ViNNagaram, Thiru ParamEswara ViNNagaram (Vaikunta PerumAL Koil ) and Thiru ViNNagaram. SrIrangam is recognized as BhUlOka Vaikuntam. In all these dhivya dEsams , SrI Vaikunta Naathan is present as ArchA Moorthy.

 The Supreme abode of SrIman NaarAyaNan situated beyond this earth is known as SrI Vaikuntam . This dhivya desam can not be seen with our human eyes and is saluted by AzhwArs through their 36 Paasurams as " TeLi Visumpu Thiru Naadu, NalamathamillathOr Naadu , Sudar OLiyAi ninRa Tannudai ChOthi ".

 The 36 Paaasurams relating to SrI Vaikunta Naathan at His Parama Padham (Supreme Anode ) are the following :

 PeriyAzhwAr(4) : Dhivya prabhandham(D.P) 190, 277, 399, 472.
 AndaaL (1): D.P 482
 Thirumazhisai(2): D.P 796, 2476
 ThiruppANar(1): D.P 927
 Thirumangai(1): D.P 2042
 Poygai(2): D.P 2149, 2158
 PEy(1) : D.P 2342
 NammAzhwAr(24): D.P 2543, 2545, 2552, 2652,
 3627 , 3740 , 3747 ,3755-3765.

 At SrI Vaikuntam , the Lord gives His darsanam (prathyaksham ) to Nithya Sooris (eternally liberated souls)and Muktha Jeevans (liberated Souls). Among the five states of manifestations of SrIman NaarAyaNan (Param , VyUham , Vibhavam , AntharyAmi and ArchA ), the First is Sri Vaikuntam or Parama Padham . Here , He gives us His sEvai as Parama Padha NaaTan . He is there seated on Adhi SEsahan . The river there is VirajA nadhi; the pushkaraNi is aiyiramatha Pushkarani; the VimAnam is AnanthAnga VimAnam.




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