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The 55th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam: *************************************** AvyakthAya Nama: One who assumes human form as Raama and KrishNa and yet conceals His true nature as Isvaran ( manushyathvEna goohathE) . Avyaktha strictly means One , who is not manifest.He incarnates as Raaman and KrishNan and yet does not make His Supreme Purushan's nature manifest or patent . He keeps it latent.He declares Himself to be the mere human child of King DasarathA. After Raavana's destruction , the DevAs and Rishis reveal His Supreme Nature and offer their praises to Him as SarvEswaran .At that time , He becomes Vyakthan . The Lord does not manifest Himself to the human eyes : " na chakshushA pasyathi kasccha nainam " (no body sees Him with the fleshy eyes ) says the Upanishad. AzhwAr salutes Him as " Kaatkilee" ( one who is beyond experience by mortal eyes. He becomes manifest however to the devout and provides them with a special faculty for seeing Him . It s thus that Arjuna and Sanjayaa saw Him in His Viswaroopam at Kuru KshEthram. Our Lord is avyakthA for those lacking in devotion but is very much accessible to the sight of those , who pine away for His company : peN ulAm SadainaNum pIramanum Indiranum yeNNilA Oozhi tavam seidAr veLgi niRppa viNNulAr viyappa vandhu Aanaikku anRu aruLAi yeendha en KaNNAraA! Unnai anRO kaLaikaNA karudumArE In this ThirumAlai Paasuram , AzhwAr points out that a lowly elephant could see Him directly with the mascara of devotion , while even exalted DevAs like BrahmA and RudrA could not . Latter had done penance for aeons but their ahankAra-mamakArams interfered with the direct visualization . |