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Sri VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Satha NaamAvaLI: Part 24: Twenty Fourth NaamA: " ParamjyOthishayE Nama:"

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Sadagopan • Sun Jul 21 2002 - 06:23:24 PDT 


ChitrabhAnu , Aadi 5, Sukla Paksha DwAdasi , 
JyEshtA Nakshathram (July 21 , 2002)

SrI:

NamO VenkatEsAya 

Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :

Let us reflect on the Twenty Fourth naamA of 
SrI VenkatEsa AshtOttharam today :

21.(PraNavam)  GopAlAya          Nama:
22.(PraNavam)  PurushOtthamAya   Nama:
23.(PraNavam)  GopIswarAya       Nama:
24.(PraNavam)  ParamjyOthishayE  Nama:
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25.(Pranavam)  VaikuntapathayE   Nama:
26.(PraNavam)  Avyayaa           Nama:
27.(PraNavam)  SudhA-tanavE      Nama:
28.(PraNavam)  YaadhavEndhrAya   Nama:
29.(PraNavam)  Nithya-youvana-roopavathE Nama:
30.(PraNavam)  Chathur-vEdAthmakAya      Nama:

The 24th Naamam:(PraNavam) ParamjyOthishayE Nama:
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This SrI VenkatEsa Naamam is connected with the following 
SrI VishNUu Sahasra Naamams(VSN): (1) JyOthi:( VSN 881),
(2) JyOthirAdhitya:(VSN 569) , (3)JyOthir-gaNEswara:(VSN 625).

Meaning of  NamaAm
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Salutation to the Lord of Sapthagiri , who is
the Supreme Radiance.

Additional Comments on the PurushOtthama Tatthvam
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The PaancharAthra Samhithais declare that Six essential/
Principal attributes define Brahman: (1) Jn~Ana/Knowledge 
(2)Sakthi/Power (3) Bala/Strength (4)Isvarya /Lordship
(5)Veerya ( Energy)and (6) TEJAS/Spelendour.

Among the above Principal attributes , the sixth one (Tejas)
is the closest to the 24th NaamA of SrI Venkatesan:ParamjyOthi. 
Tejas is the asAdharana dharmam that is the closest to 
" Param JyOthi" svarUpam (distinguishing characterestrics)
of BhagavAn VenkatEsan.Although the general meaning of Tejas
is splendour and parAkramam without dependence on any other
"external aids", the particular/literal meaning is lustre as
defined by Mundaka Upanishad:

na tatra sooryO bhAti , na chandra-tArakAm
nEmA vidhyuthO bhanthi kuthOyamagni: 
TamEva bhAntham-anubhAti sarvam 
Tasya bhAsA SARVAMIDHAM vibhAti 

Mundaka Upanishad: II.2.10
 
(Meaning): " There the Sun does not shine,nor the Moon ,
the Stars; these lightnings also do not shine--how then(can)
then this earthly fire (Agni)?Verily everything shines after
Him , who shines.This whole world is illumined with His light
(Supreme radaiance/Param JyOthi).

He is the "JyOthir-gaNEswaran" (i-e)., He is the Lord of 
innumerable lustrous deities like the Sun and the Moon .
" agnir-moordhA chakshushi chandra-sooryou " declares 
another MuNDaka Upanishad passage . The infinite 
(VirAt svaroopam )in terms of finite , Param Jyothi Tatthvam
of the Lord is saluted here: " (the radiance of ) Heaven is
His head and His eyes are the Sun and the Moon.

He is " dhivyAsccharya JyOthirmayan , apoorva jyOthi " before
whose effulgence the radiance of the Sun pales . Althogh  He 
gives the power of luminescence to Sun , that is no comparison 
to His Supreme JyOthi.Sun's radiance is a small part of His 
Param JyOthi.

This JyOthi ( VSN 881) is equated by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar
with "archi" ( the domain of light, SrI Vaikuntam ), reached by
the Muktha Jeevans by ArchirAdhi maargam .Following this line of 
thought , SrI next VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Naamam takes the form of 
" VaikuntapathayE Nama: ". 

Param JyOthi Tatthvam is DhIpa PrakAsa Tatthvam that is well
saluted by Rg Vedam through five different manthrams. The deep
meanings of "Param JyOthi " Tatthvam saluted by the Rg veda 
Manthrams ( 9.86.20, 3.39.8 , 3.39.7 ,1.136.6 , 8.58.3, 8.58.3). 
They are covered in the postings on SrI SaraNAgathi DhIpikai
archived in the sv-poetry list and Oppiliappan List.

The JyOthirutthaman that is resplendent on the top of
the Seven Hills and which is visible to our physical eyes is 
the Param JyOthi that is visible to Nithya Sooris and 
Muktha Jeevans in SrI Vaikuntam .
                                                             
(PraNavam) ParamjyOthishE Nama:
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam 
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan   



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