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98) Achyuthaaya SrI VenkatEsaaya
nama:
This is another name of the Lord
which portrays His glorious quality of never forsaking His devotees, of never
slipping from His avowed objective of emancipating those who surrender
themselves to Him, heart and soul.
Swami Desikan's definition of
Achyutan, as one who doesn't forsake devotees, is brought out by the following
sloka from Tatparya Chandrika--
"Ashritaan na chyaavayati ata:
chyutosya
naasti iti Achyuta shabdasya
kaachit nirukti:"
Not only does the Lord never slip
from His duty, He doesn't permit His votaries too to slip away from Him. Even
if we want to move away from the Lord and stray on to the path of peril,
through some means or the other , He brings us back on the path to the
Promised Land, guiding us there by hand.He is like a tiger carrying its cub
lovingly by its teeth, applying only that much pressure to ensure that the
little one doesn't slip.
Though the Supreme
Lord permits Himself to be counted among Brahmaa,
Rudraa, Varunaa and other such deities, He never forsakes any of His supremacy
or bounty, that makes Him tower head and shoulders above those who
appear to be His equals--
"Saadharmyena avataarepi
Brahma Indra Varunadibhi:
Na sva isvaryaat
chyavate ya: sa Achyuta: parikeertita:".
This name of the Lord is
considered so hallowed that it is the first one of the twelve, uttered during
the purificatory ritual known as "Achamanam".
And it is this Achyutha nAmaa
which is mentioned first by Sage Vyaasa, as being the perfect panacea for all
ills of the mind and body--
"Achyuta Ananta Govinda
naamocchaarana bheshajaat
nasyanti sakalaa rogaa:
satyam satyam vadaamyaham"
It is to this Achyutha that the
beleagured Draupati addresses her prayer, when her modesty is about to be
outraged by Ducchaasana--
"Shankha Chakra gadaa paane!
Dwarakaa nilaya! Achyuta!
Govinda! Pundareekaaksha!
raksha maam sharanaagataam"
This Achyutha is the repository of
all that is auspicious and the antithesis of all that is not, says Sri
Nammazhwar--"Achyuthan, amalan engo!".
And it is this Achyuta whom Sri
Andaal dreams of wedding--
"ari mukhan Achuthan kai mel
en kai vaitthu
pori mukham tatta kanaa kanden
tozhee naan!"
The Achyutha tatthvam is celebrated by Swamy
Desikan in SrI Achyutha Sathakam , a blessed work of 100 verses in
Praakrutham dedicated to Nadu Naattu Srinivaasan presiding over the dhivya
dEsam of Thiruvaheendhrapuram .
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