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36) Neelamegha nibhaaya Sri Venkatesaaya nama:
 
Salutations to Sri Srinivasa, who resembles in hue a dark, rain-bearing cloud.
 
The Lord may sport many hues in His avataras, but His natural colour is black, the Scripture tells us. This is no ordinary and unseemly black, but a beautiful black, that of dark, rain--bearing clouds, says the Scripture time and again. Refer for instance the Vishnu sahasranama stotra, which says, "megha shyaamam", the Krishnaashtakam which describes Him as "neela jeemoota sannibham", Sri Andal who perceives Him to be "Aazhi mazhai Kanna!"  "Mugil uruvam em adigal uruvam" (Sri Kalian) etc.
 
While there are any number of black things in the world, why choose the cloud for a simile? Because the Lord shares not only the colour of such clouds, He is also extremely munificent, showering upon us all that we seek. Just as the cloud precipitates rain whether or not we seek, the Lord too endows us with all that is good for us, without even being asked for the same.
 
Just as a rain-bearing cloud is the very symbol of our sustenance, life being impossible without water, the Lord too is the sole source of support and sustenance for all forms of life.
 
Just as the cloud precipitates rain when it comes into contact with a mountain peak, the Lord too showers His boundless Mercy on us, whenever an Acharya beseeches Him on our behalf. 
 



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