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The 88th Naamam of SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam:
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VanamAlinE Nama:

One who wears the divine garland made of wild (forest) flowers (Vaijayanthi)  of the forest .

The 566th Naamam of Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam is "Vanamaalee". The never-fading forest flower garland is known as Vaijayanthee and it adorns the Lord's chest along with MahA Lakshmi and the mole known as SrIvathsam.

VanamAlai (Vaijayanthee) is hailed in our siddhAntham as the presiding deity of the Pancha BhUthams and Pancha TanmAthrais ( the subtle and gross  from of the five elements ) , all of which have been created by the  Lord  Himself.

Swamy  Desikan's salutation to the VanamAlai found on the chest of Lord DevanAthani SrI Deva Naayaka PanchAsath  is a beautiful one:

"VarNakramENa ViBhudhEsa vichithritAngi
smEra prasoona subhaghA VanamaalikEyam
 hrudhyA sugandhi rajahath kamalA MaNIndhrA
nithyA Tava sphurathi Moorthiriva ThvadheeyA "

Here Swamy  Desikan states that the Vaijayanthi maalai is like the other body of the Lord and gives reason for this comparison . It is made up of multicolored flowers. It is fragrant like the Lord's body (rasO vai gandha:). It never leaves His body like Kousthubham jewel, MahA Laskshmi and is eternally present .




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