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The 53rd Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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Sankha-dhArakAya Nama:

One who holds the divine Conch (Paanchajanyam ) in His left upper hand .Our Lord's conch is pure white in hue ( " sol aazhi veNN sangE').

Our Lord's divine conch has the name of Paanchajanyam. AndAl has envied this Conch , which has the intimate
contact with the Lord's mouth and  has pointed out that even the Devis of the Lord do not have the frequency of communion with the Lord's nectarine mouth. The sankhA is very dear to the Lord , since it has the same place  of origin (the Ocean) as MahA Lakshmi , His dear consort .

This may be the reason why the divine conch , PaanchajanyA , is always mentioned first , whenever the Lord's Chakram and Sankham are mentuioned at one place: " Sankha Chakra GadhApANE "  , "paschAth bAhu dhvayEna pratibhata samanE dhArayan  Sankha chakrE " et al.  AndaaL has bestowed the honorific  title of "SankarayyA " on this nithya Soori .

 The second PanchAyudha SthOthram seeks the unfailing refuge of  this Conch , the sound of which filled by the air from the divine  mouth of  VenkatEsan destroys the pride of haughty asurAs .  This conch shines like a crore of Moons in the sky:

 VishNOr-mukhOtthAnila-pooritasya
 Yasya dhvanir-dhAnava-darpa-hantaa
 Tamm Paanchajanyam Sasi-kOti subhram
 Sankham sadhAham SaraNam prapadhyE




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