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Malolan: Ahobila Matam
19) Vasoo-parichara traatre Sri Venkatesaaya nama::
 
Salutations to Srinivasa, who saved the renowned Vasu called Uparichara !
 
The Vamana Purana tells us about this Vasu named Uparichara, who was an extremely pious, well-read king, whose devotion to Sri Krishna was unparallelled. Once, due to his erudition, he was approached by Devas and Rishis to mediate in their dispute as to whether the offering in a Yagya should be an actual cow or one made of flour. When the King ruled in favour of the Devas without adequate scriptural support for the same, Rishis were angered and cursed him to be consigned to the Paataala loka. Despite his miserable sojourn in the Paataala, the king continued his blissful contemplation of Sri Krishna. The other Rakshasa residents of Paataala Loka started torturing the king due to his pious pursuits. The Lord who never tolerates insult or injury to His true devotees, dispatched the Sudarsana Chakra to destroy the tormenting asuras, thus saving the king from sure death, and brought the king to earth, reestablishing him in his former postion of royalty.
 
It is this Uparichara Vasu who was later born as the Shankha Raja, whose history was recounted in the context of the 18th tirunaama.
 
Another possible intrepretation of the meaning of this naama outside the Sthala puraanam context would be : Salutations to
Lord VenkatEsa , who offers protection to the attendants of the eight (ashta) Vasus ( spheres of existence). The eight Vasus
are: Fire , Earth , Wind , Atmosphere , Sun , Sky , Moon and  Stars . Ashta Vasus are worshipped to gain wealth .The power behind them is ofcourse Lord VenkatEsa .
 
Vasu in the Vedic parlance means wealth as well as the good. This name can also be intrepreted to mean that Lord Venkatesa
is the protector of all linked to His devotees (BhagavathAs) . In the context of wealth being one meaning for Vasu , this word
Vasu also stands for Kubera . Lord VenkatEsa is then considered as the protector of the servants of Kubera  such as Nalagreeva
and Manikoopuraa .



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