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Thirukkolur Perumal: Vittha Maa Nidhi
66) KumudhAksha-gaNa-srEshta SainApatya pradhAya SrI VenkatEsAya nama:
 
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa, who gave the responsibilities
to the top member of VishvaksEnar's unit (KumudhAksha)
to assume the role of the leader of His army at SrI Vaikuntam
to destroy an asuran by the name of Durmdhas !
 
This thirunAma narrates to incident , where an asura by the name of
DurmEdhas went about causing harm to DevAs and Saadhu janams.The DevAs
and Rishis assembled at Thirumala and sought Lord VenkatEsA's help .
The compassionate Lord , who always comes to the rescue of His BhakthAs
dispatched an army commanded by a nithya soori by the name of KumudhAksha
with instructions to destroy the asura and protect the aggrieved . KumudAksha
completed the assigned mission and got  the world rid of an evil force.
 
SrI Vaikuntam and its Isvaryam (wealth) are guarded by
eight top leaders of the GanAs. Their commander in chief
is VishvaksEnar . Under him are the eight "unit commanders "
engaged in "watch and ward " duties. These nithya sooris are:
Jaya , Vijaya , Kumudha , KumudhAksha , Chanda , Prasanda ,
Badra and Subadra.
 
KumudhAksha  among his peers was assigned the specific duties of
SenApathy( head of the military wing)  for the sEnai ( army ) of
SrI Vaikuntam ) to destroy the evil asuran , DurmEdhas.



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