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 The 36th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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 Nirmalaaya Nama:

 One who overlooks the dhOshams(blemishes) of His BhakthAs (and who Himself is devoid of any blemishes).

 This salutation is to be linked with the First Paasuram of ThiruppANAzhwAr's dhivya Prabhandham , AmalanAdhipirAN:

 Amalan Aadhi PirAn adiyArkkennaiAtpaduttha
 Vimalan ViNNavarkOn virayA pozhil Venkatavan
 nimalan ninmalan neethi vaanavan neeLmathiL ArangatthammAn
 Thirukkamala Paadham vanthen  kaNNInuLLana okkinRavE

 Here ThiruppANAzhwAr salutes the Lord of Vekatam as Amalan , Vimalan , Nimalan and Ninmalan .The key word here is  "Ninmalan" , which is close to the Sanskrit Nirmalan invoked in this Naamam. This naamam means that He is free from the dhOsham of finding faults in those , who has sought His protection. He is Amalan in that He destroys the dhOsham of all. He is Aadhi and  is the ancient cause for this Universe. He is PirAn in that He has the limitless generosity to help us all reach Him at His Supreme abode . He is Vimalan and as such is free from any inauspiciousness.

 Nirmalathvam : SrI BhAshyakArar describes this as "akila hEya pratyanIkathvam",  the antithesis of anything bad or with blemish.Andal refers to this quality  in her Prabahndham as " KuRai onrum illAdaGovindhan " .He does not have any Kurai ( blemish),

 The Upanishads salute this Nirmalathvam : " nishkaLanko nirvikalpO nirAkhyAta :  shuddhO Deva ekO NaarAyaNa: na dvitiyOthi kascchith ".




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