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32) AnanthAkshAya SrI VenkatEsaaya nama:
 
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa of Visvaroopa form displaying thousands of eyes ,
which stand as witness  to all events happening in the world (Visva Saakshi ) !

This was the form the Lord with thousands of eyes displayed to Arjuna during the Kurukshetra Yuddham, as also to Agastya, Brahma and others, who had come to worship Him at Tirumala.
 
Indra too is reported to have a thousand eyes and is known as "Sahasraaksha:". However, these eyes were acquired due to improper conduct towards Gautama Patni Ahalya, and as a result of a curse. Unlike this, the Lord's innumerable eyes add lustre and distinction to Him, givng the beholder the impression of a thousand lotuses blooming simultaneously. it is this beautiful form that the Purusha Sukta mentions, as "Sahasra seersha Purusha: sahasraaaksha: sahasra paat".
 
It is these innumerable eyes, spread all over the universe, which enable the Lord to instantly be aware of what happens anywhere, says Sri Nathamuni--"Yo vetti yugapat sarvam pratyakshena sadaa svata:". There can be absolutely no secrets from HIm, anywhere, anytime.  However, the Upanishad tells us that He can see without eyes too, lest we mistake Him to be dependant on physical faculties, like we mortals are.
 
Lord VenkatEsa has thousands of eyes , feet , hands and heads as experienced by Arjuna in the battle field of Kuru KshEthram ; there,  the Lord gave him the divine eyes (dhivya chakshus) to see His Visvaroopam (cosmic Form) .
 
These hundreds upon thousands of forms with eyes and legs are described by the Lord Himself as " RoopANi SathasOaTa
Sahasrasa: ( My forms , which are hundreds upon thousands and are the foundation of all ) ."
 
Lord displays particularly His innumerable faces , each containing two eyes as "anEka vakthra-nayanana anEkAdhbhutha darsanam ".
 
ArjjunA responds with wonderment at this extraordinary sight of the Lord in Universal form this way :
 
AnEka bhAhu udhara vakthra nEthram
pasyAmi ThvAm SarvathOanantha roopam
nAntham na madhyam na punastavAdhi
payAmi VisvEswara Visvaroopam
 
(meaning ) " With innumerable arms , stomachs  , mouths and EYES (ananthAkshan) , I witness Your infinite form on every side .
I see no end , no middle nor the beginning too of Thy form . O Lord of the Universe ! O You of Universal Form "  



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