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100) Ksheeraabdi Naataaya SrI
VenkatEsaaya nama:
Salutations to Lord VenkatEsa reclining
on AadhisEsha at the Milky Ocean !
It is this KsheerAbdhi Naathan , who incarnates
variously as Raama , KrishNa et al , which would be evident from accounts
telling us that hwenever Devaas and others get
in to trouble , they rush to the Lord at KsheerAbdhi for protection and
it is He who
performs dhushta nigraham and sishta
paripaalanam by assuming various avataarams .
Among the favourite residences
of the Lord is the Milky Ocean, in the midst of which He reclines
resplendently on the snaky bed, with the waves gently lapping at His feet.
This Lord who has Tiruppaarkadal
as His abode is none other than the Paramapurusha, says Sri
Andal--"Paarkkadalul paiyya tuyindra Paraman".
Other Dieties may affect any
manner of postures, but our Ksheeraabdi Naata's favourite pose is the
recumbent one, in apparent slumber. We say "apparent"
because it is not actual sleep, but "Yoga nidraa", with the Lord
lost in contemplation, with His eyes closed, of ways and means to reform
errant humanity and to ensure their emancipation. This is clear from Sri
Nammazhwar's description--"uranguvaan pol yogu punarnda Kannan".
It is this Paar Kadal (Milky
Ocean) which is the birth place of Sri Mahalakshmi, as Her ashtottara sata
naama stotram indicates--"Lakshmeem Ksheera Samudra raja
tanayaam".Is it any wonder therefore that the Lord has it as His
preferred place of residence?
Apart from Tirumagal, the
Ksheeraabdi also produced, when churned by Devas and asuras, with the aid of
Koorma moorthi, Nectar which confers immortality on the imbiber and other
exalted items like the pleasant Moon, Iraavatam the magnificent elephant and
Ucchaishravas the power-packed horse.
Being the presiding deity of
this glorious ocean of milk, the Lord is known as Ksheeraabdi Naata:.
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