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Sri VenkatEsa AshtOtthara Satha NaamAvaLI: Part 25: Twenty Fifth NaamA: " VaikuntapathayE Nama:"

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Sadagopan • July 22, 2002 


ChitrabhAnu , Aadi 5, Sukla Paksha ThrithIyai , 
Moola Nakshathram (July 22 , 2002).

SrI:

NamO VenkatEsAya 

Dear BhakthAs of the Lord of Saptha Giri :

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

21.(PraNavam)  GopAlAya          Nama:
22.(PraNavam)  PurushOtthamAya   Nama:
23.(PraNavam)  GopIswarAya       Nama:
24.(PraNavam)  ParamjyOthishayE  Nama:
25.(Pranavam)  VaikuntapathayE   Nama:
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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 25th Naamam:(PraNavam) VaikuntapathayE Nama:
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This SrI VenkatEsa Naamam is connected with 
the 406th Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam :
"VaikuntAya Nama:" ( Vaikunta: Purusha: 
PrANa:  PrAnadha: PraNama: Prithu: ".  

Meaning of  NamaAm " VaikuntapathayE nama:"
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Salutation to the Lord of Sapthagiri , who is
the Lord of SrI Vaikuntam , the Supreme abode of
SrIman NaarAyaNan . 

Additional Comments on the PurushOtthama Tatthvam
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SrI Vaikuntapathy is also ThiruviNNagarappan ( ILam 
Kumaran Tann ViNNagar ) offering His dhivya darsanam on
top of the seven hills as well as at the dhivya dEsam of 
Oppiliappan Koil as DakshiNa Venkatesan.

Swamy ParAsara Bhattar derives the word "Vaikunta"
from the root " kuti" , which means obstructing the paths
(obstacles to the paths to unite with Him ).Lord SrinivAsan 
as Sri Vaiknuta NaaTan removes all the obstacles for 
the ChEthanams to unite with Him at Vaikuntam 
and blesses them to become Muktha Jeevans and 
to perform nithya kaimkaryam for Him at His 
Supreme abode . 

The glories of the Lord at SrI Vaikuntam is
celebrated by AchArya RaamAnujA in His SrI Vaikunta
Gadhyam in raptourous passages .The descriptions of 
the Beauty of SrI Vaikuntapathy seen through DhyAnam of 
AchArya RaamAnujA are the most moving : " Achinthya-
dhivyAdhbhutha Nithya Youana svabhAva LaavaNyAmrutha
saagaram--prabhuddha-mugdhAmbhuja-chAru lOchanam -
savibrama-bhrUlatham , ujjvalAdharam , Suchismitham ,
kOmala GaNDam --tath-kshaNOnmeelitha puNDarIka-sadhrusa 
saraNa YugaLam -- ". All of these most beautiful
desscriptions the Lord at Vaikuntam apply to 
SrI Vaikunta Pathy at Thirumalai.

In bhUlOkam, many dhivya desams have suffix of 
ViNNagaram (Vaikuntam ) to their names : ArimEya
ViNNagaram , SrI Vaikuntam , Thiru Nandhipura
ViNNagaram, Thiru ParamEswara ViNNagaram 
(Vaikunta PerumAL Koil ) and Thiru ViNNagaram.
SrIrangam is recognized as BhUlOka Vaikuntam.
In all these dhivya dEsams , SrI Vaikunta Naathan 
is present as ArchA Moorthy. 

The Supreme abode of SrIman NaarAyaNan situated
beyond this earth is known as SrI Vaikuntam .
This dhivya desam can not be seen with our
human eyes and is saluted by AzhwArs through their 
36 Paasurams as " TeLi Visumpu Thiru Naadu,
NalamathamillathOr Naadu , Sudar OLiyAi ninRa
Tannudai ChOthi ".

The 36 Paaasurams relating to SrI Vaikunta Naathan
at His Parama Padham (Supreme Anode ) are
the following :

PeriyAzhwAr(4) : Dhivya prabhandham(D.P) 190, 277, 399, 472.
AndaaL (1): D.P 482
Thirumazhisai(2): D.P 796, 2476
ThiruppANar(1): D.P 927
Thirumangai(1): D.P  2042
Poygai(2): D.P 2149, 2158
PEy(1) : D.P 2342
NammAzhwAr(24): D.P 2543, 2545, 2552, 2652,
                    2867 ,3000 , 3431 , 3465, 3585, 
                    3627 , 3740 , 3747 ,3755-3765.  

At SrI Vaikuntam , the Lord gives His darsanam (prathyaksham ) 
to Nithya Sooris (eternally liberated souls)and Muktha Jeevans 
(librated Souls). Among the five states of manifestations of 
SrIman NaarAyaNan (Param , VyUham , Vibhavam , AntharyAmi 
and ArchA ), the First is Sri Vaikuntam or Parama Padham . 
Here , He gives us His sEvai as Parama Padha NaaTan . 
He is there seated on Adhi SEsahan . The river there is 
VirajA nadhi; the pushkaraNi is aiyiramatha Pushkarani; 
the VimAnam is AnanathAnga VimAnam. 
                                                          
(PraNavam) ParamjyOthishE Nama:
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam 
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan   



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