SrI:
NamO VenkatEsAya
Dear BhakthAs of Lord SrInivAsa of Thirumalai:
AdiyEn will list SrI VenkatEsa Sahasra Naamams
in sets of ten and , provide a brief meaning for each of them
and comment in detail on each of these sacred NaamAs.
The first ten NaamAs of this sacred Sahasra Naamam are:
1. (PraNavam) SrI VenkatEsAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who is never ever separated
from His Divine Consort, MahA Lakshmi! Salutations to the Lord,
meditation on whom burns (kaDa:) all sins ( vEm) of
a Bhakthan/upaasakan!
Special Notes
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A. This is the manthram for Lord VenkatEsa and
hence the Sahasra Naamm of the Lord of the Seven Hills
starts auspiciously with His own Manthram .This manthram
is considered equivalent to AshtAkshara manthram in power.
B.Related AzhwAr's Paasuram
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The meaning for this NaamA can be found in Swamy NammAzhwAr's
ThiruvAimozhi Paasuram (TVM), which in turn relates to
Brahma Soothram IV.1.13:
vEmkaDangaL meymmEl vinai muRRavum
thANkaL tankatkku nallanEva seyvAr
vEnkaDatthuRaivArkku namavennal
aangkaDamai athu sumanthArkatkkE
--T.V.M 3.3.7
(meaning of this Paasuram): " When You say "NamO VenkatEsAya ",
that is sufficent to get all the sins of a chEthanam burnt to
ashes (" Theeyinir thoosAhum"). Once You have recited
"NamO VenkatEsAya", that would be all that is needed for
gaining such an effect. The rest is taken care of by
Lord VenkatEsan Himself as His vratham/vow/responsibility.
Afterwards, we have to choose a Kaimkaryam for Him (Vaachika,
MaanasIka ,Kaayika Kaimkaryam /Speech-mimd-body))with in
our capability as our Svaroopa LakshaNa duty as
the servant of the Lord(Sesha bhUthan) to the Master
(Sarva Seshi). That will result not only in the destruction of
all the sins through the recitation of the First Sahasra Naamam
( SrI VenkatEsa Manthram) but it will also make sure that
future vinaikaL (Fruits of One's karmAs) do not cling to
us. Our Lord Venkatesan takes care of all these matters
or His bhakthAs (us), who recite His manthram (viz).,
the First Sahasra Naamam.
C. The three debts for us as ChEthanam
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The three debts that we have from birth are Deva , Rishi,
Pithru RuNams/kadankaL .They originate from the association
with Prakruthi and get burnt and destroyed through
the recitation of this NaamA(Manthram).All of these
are burnt by the mere utterance of the First Sahasra
Naamam "NamO VenkatEsAya" (SrI VenkatEsa Manthram).
D.Nama: Sabdham
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This Paasuram passage " VenkaDatthuRaivArkku Nama:yennal "
means offering salutations to the Supreme One having His
abode at Venkatam. "VenkatEsAya Nama:" is same as
uttering "VenkatatthuRaivArkku Nama yennal". According to
VenkatEsa BhakthAs , the utterance of " NamO VenkatEsAya "
is equivalent to the utterance of " NamO NaarAyaNAya"
(Moola Manthram). The vyAkhyAnams on Moola Manthram
are profound and central to VisishtAdhvaitham ( Vide:
Swamy Desikan's elaborate commentary in SrImath Rahasya
Thraya Saaram: Moola Manthra adhikAram).
Briefly, Nama: sabdham has many intrepretaions. In one view,
the meanings are given acording to SthUla, Sookshma and Param
approaches. (a) In the SthUla view (following VyAkaraNa Saasthrams),
Nama sabdham implies deep prostrations at the Lord's sacred
feet and performance of Saanga Prapatthi.(b)The sookshmArTam
(following Niruktham) refers to Jeevan is the property of
the Lord (Seshi) and the Jeevan has no Lordship
(Swamithvam ) over itself or those related to it.
Jeevan has thus no independence (SvAtantryam).
(c)Param view (based on Rahasya Saasthrams)
is that the fruit of Prapatthi/SaraNAgathy ( SaadhyOpAyam)
is the Lord ( SiddhOpAyam) Himself.
E. UnakkE Naamm AatccheyvOm
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"NamO VenkatEsAya" also means that the Kaimkaryam
is for VenkatEsan alone and for no one else ; this is
the echo of "UnakkE Naamm aatccheyvOm" doctrine
revealed to us by Soodikkodutha NaacchiyAr. It means
that the Kaimkaryam is for Him and Him alone.There is no
payan(phalan) for us in such Kaimkaryams(na Mama).
F.Another view of Nama: Sabdham
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The "Nama: " sabdham in this and all other Sahasra Naamams
of Lord VenkatEsa means the destruction of three kinds of
VirOdhis ( obstacles/enemies that stand in the way of
recieving th Lord's MokshAnugraham: (a) Seshathva Svaroopa
VirOdhi (b) PurushArtha Kaimkarya VirOdhi and (c)UpAya
VirOdhi.All of these VirOdhis are destroyed by the mere
utterance(Ukthi mAthram).That is sufficent.The Veda Vaakyam
of " BhUyishtAm tE Nama ukthim vidhEma" is to be remembered
in the context.
G. Bhrahma Soothram reference:
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The fourth Chapter of Bhrahma Soothram is about
meditation (UpAsana) and its Phalan.Brahma Soothram
IV.1.13 dealing with BhramOpAsanam instructs us
on the fruits of meditation on the Supreme Brahaman
in the Upanishadic way:
"tadhigama uttharapUrvAgayOraslesha vinAsou
tadhvyapadEsAth "
(Meaning): "On attaing that , non-clinging and
destruction of subsequent and previous sins
(vEnkatam) will result respectively , because
it is so declared (by the scriptures).
The above is the first of the SoothrAs on
the fruits of meditation. SrI BhAshyam quotes
ChAndhOgyam passages in intrepreting this soothram:
"As water does not wet the lotus leaf even so no
signs cling to him, who knows this" (ChandOgyam:IV.14.3).
" Just as cotton growing on reeds is burnt , when thrown
in to fire, even so are burnt the sinsof one---"(Ch.V.24.3).
The power of meditation on the Lord (with upAsanA
of this Manthram) is referred to here.
Let us all repeat the Parama taaraka , pOshaka ,
RakshaNa manthram of "NamO VenkatEsAyA" all
through out our lives.
2. (PraNavam) VirUpAkshAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord , who has atypical eyes !
( it is hard to think of the Lord having eyes
that have vikAram (viroopam) .It is also incoorect
to intrepret that Lord VenkatEsA is a form of Rudran).
3. (PraNavam) ViswEsarAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord (Iswaran) , who is the undisputed
Soverign(Supreme Master) of this Universe!
4. (PraNavam) Visva BhAvanAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who is pervasively present
in all of His creations(Sentient and insentient alike)!
5. (PraNavam) VisvasrujE Nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who is the Creator of
this Universe!
6. (PraNavam) VisvasamhathrE Nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who is the destroyer of
this universe during the great deluge!
7. (PraNavam) Visva PrANAya nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who is the life breath
for all the created beings in this Universe!
8. (PraNavam) VisvarAD-prabhavE Nama:
Salutaions to the Lord , who is the Prabhu
of this world!
9. (PraNavam) SeshAdhri NilayAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord, who has His abode
on top of the SeshAdri hills!
10. (PraNavam) AsEsha -bhaktha dukkha:praNAsanAya Nama:
Salutations to the Lord , who is the banisher of
the entire heap of soorows (SamsAra klesams)of
BhakthAs, who seek the refuge of His sacred feet.
NamO SrI VenkatEsAya,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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