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The 71st Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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NeelamEga-syAma-tanavE Nama:

One who has the dark blue hue of rain-bearing cloud .

Our Lord is known for His Neela Megha ShyamaLa ThirumEni. AzhwArs have sung raptourously about His unique dark-blue hued body and the red lotus like eyes :

Neelat-tadavarai mEl PuNDareeka nedum TadangaL
kOlam kariya pirAn EmpirAn KaNNin kOlangaLE

--Swamy  NammAzhwAr's Thiruviruttham: 39th Paasuram

The eyes of the Lord are compared to the red lotus ponds in the middle of a beautiful bluish gem mountain."Kariya kOlam EmpirAn" refers here to the dark blue hue of the Lord resembling the monsoon clouds.

When our Lord arose out of the Yaj~na Kuntam of Brahma Devan at Kaanchi, He was saluted as "ShyAmaLo HavyavAha: ". Normally the Agni will be of a flaming red hue. When the Lord arose out of that Agni , the color of the Agni was overshadowed by the dark blue ( shyAmaLa) hue of the Lord.

The Neela Meghan's hue  is compared some times to KaayAm Poo , a bluish flower , Maragatham and
Mazhai muhil ( dark rainy cloud).




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