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 The 34th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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 DharA-PathayE Nama:

 One Who is the Lord of BhUmi DEvi.

 As Vedam declares , Lord VenkatEsa has SrI Devi and BhU Devi as His two pathnis ( Hreesccha tE LakshmIsccha Pathnyou). Here the salutation is to the Lord as the Divine consort of Bhoomi DEvi.Thirumalai is known as VarAha KshEthram . BhUmi DEvi is saluted as" MaayA VarAha Mahishi " or the Consort of the Lord who incarnated out of His own sankalpam as SrI VarAha Bhagavan . The various names that glorify BhUmi DEvi as the Consort of the Lord are: Sarvam SahA , AchalA , Visvambhara , Vipula Ananandha, PruTvee  and Vasundhara. Her Lord is proud about these and other NaamAs of His dear consort  that reveal Her durability in coming to the protection of suffering ChEthanams with Her Lord, Her infinite capacity to forgive  those who transgress Her Lord's injunctions , Her vastness (VipulA) and  possessing inestimable wealth( VasundharA).

 BhUmi Devi's association with Her Lord VenkatEsan makes Him potent and powerful to grant the Wishes of all those who seek boons from Him ( Thvath sangamAth asou Harichandana: labhdha pOsaha: Bhavathi).She becomes the ultimate boundary to the Ocean of mercy that Her Lord is ( VishNu jaladhE: vElEva).

 The dearness of BhUmi Devi to the Lord is indicated by the 10th slOkam of SrI BhU sthuthi of Swamy  Desikan . Our AchAryan says that the Lord adorns SrI Devi on His chest and honors Her ( PraNayAnurhOdhAth VaruNa aalaya rAja kanyAm vakshasthalEna SambhAvayan Madhuripu:) . He goes one step further in recognizing the greatness of BhUmi Devi by carrying Her on His thousand heads by taking  AadhisEsha  Roopam (SeshAthmanA Bhavatheem sirasA thu dadhAthi). As DhArA Pathi , He demonstrates His special affection for BhUmi Devi.

 The salutations to Him as the Lord of BhUmi DEvi is housed in the following SrI VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham:

 SrI BhUmi Naayaka ! DayAdhi-guNamruthAbhAdhE!
 DevAdhidEva! JagadhEka SaraNya MoorthE !
 SrIman-Ananatha GarudAdhibhir-archithatAngrE!
 SrI VenkatAchalapathE ! Tava SuprabhAdham

 (Meaning): Oh Lord of SrI Devi and BhUmi DEvi! Oh the nectarine Ocean of  DayA  and other auspicious attributes! Oh the Lord of DevAs! Oh Sole refuge of the Universe worshipped by AdhisEshan and Garudan ! May this be an auspicious dawn for You !

 As the Lord of BhU Devi, our Lord brought Her out from the depths of Ocean : " uddhrutAsi VarAhENa KrishNEna Satha bAhunA ".

 Sruthi pays its tribute to the consort of Lord VenkatEsa as : " MahIm dEvIm VishNupatnIm ajUryAm".

 BhU Sooktham salutes the consort of the Lord as : " BhUmir BhUmnA dhyour varina antariksham mahitvA ".

 The Lord's consort is invoked in PrANAyAmam as Bhoo:

 Our Lord as the divine consort of BhU Devi blessed us with the powerful VarAha Charama slOkam at Her request to uplift us.




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