Thursday, February 28, 2013

THE VEDIC HYMN THAT HYPNOTIZED THE WORLD GATHERING


THE VEDIC HYMN THAT HYPTONIZED THE WORLD GATHERING
--Inaugural recording of HMV

(DISCOURSE BY N. R. SRINIVASAN, MARCH 2013)


INTRODUCTION

Vedas are the oldest literature of the human race.  “Agnimeele purohitam” is the first mantra of Rig Veda, the oldest among the four Vedas. “In the most primordial time when the people of Europe were jumping like Chimpanzees, from tree to tree and branch to branch when they did not know how to cover their bodies, but with fig leaves, did not know agriculture, lived by hunting and lived in caves, at that remote past, Indians had attained high civilization and they gave to the world universal philosophers in the form of sages” said Max Muller in his speech addressing a learned audience.  The words Europe, Hindu and India were later coined after the   deliverance of  Rigveda.   Max Muller had no idea as to the date of Vedas and he only knew that it existed long before the dawn of civilization in Europe. Christianity later tried to equate itself with the date of Vedas and even said Bible appeared much earlier, based on the personal opinion of a Christian religious authority.

Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison as you all know which could record human voice for posterity.  Edison wanted to record the voice of an eminent scholar on his first piece.
His obvious choice was Max Muller, a great Sanskrit scholar of the 19th century.  His voice was recorded in a disc. This disc was played to eminent scholars of Europe who had gathered in England for the Inaugural ceremony. Max Muller surprised the scholarly audience chanting  the first Mantra of Rigveda in the inaugural recording for HMV (His Masters Voice).

But why did Max Mueller think of a hymn from Rigveda though a Christian?  He was a Sanskrit scholar well versed in the study of Rigveda. Even to-day the word Religion is not found in Sanskrit dictionary. The Institutionalized worship and Service was designated later as religion. This was the origin of great religions of the world--Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Vedas say that there is One Truth called Eternal Supreme Principle and One Tradition called Dharma. This is what the then humanity called as Sanathana Dharma. Followers of this Dharma were later designated as Hindus and Indians by others who took to institutionalized approach.  Later these Hindus also started copying some aspects of Institutionalized Worship as is practiced today by many.  Universal Dharma got restricted in practice, and certain aspects of it were glorified which brought out institutionalized groups who called themselves as belonging to a religion (Latin: religious). Neither Jesus nor Buddha or the other prophets started any religion named after them; they only fought against the tendency to go out of the spirit of Sanatana Dharma; their followers did and gave it a name after their chosen leader as is popular today.

The first Rigvedic  Hymn is in praise of the Supreme Principle (Brahman) sung for Its (Brahman is neither male nor female) service and worship by the sages. Impressed by Max Mueller’s speech and motivated by Sanaatana Dharma Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of Electricity got this Vedic Mantra recorded in the inaugural gramophone record of His Master’s Voice and played it to the august assembly of learned scholars.  It brought him world tributes and success.


THE TEXT

Rigveda starts with this first Mantra: “Agnimeele purohitam | yajnasya devam ritvijam\hotaaram ratnadhaatamam”. Its meaning and explanation runs as follows:

Approximate meaning of Vedic words:
Agni= Fire God Agni; (the Illuminator)                                     
Ee(dh)ye=praise
Purohitam=the household priest; (to sacrifice)
Deva=the divine qualified with good qualities like charity; shining self (to shine with power)
Ritvijam=(to guide rightly, steer)
Ritvik=officially authorized priest - Ministrant
Yajnasya=of the sacrifice; (to exalt; to offer oblation) 
Hotaaram=special priest who recites the prayers of the Rigveda(saman) at a sacrifice; (call)
Ratnadhaatamam - the best one who bestows wealth (ratna=please; Dhaatamam=put)

Hotri is the Purohita who is like the spiritual advisor of the king in all his religious duties who  fullfils his wishes; so Agni, the Hotri offers oblations in Fire (homa) of the   sacrifices. The meaning within brackets suggests the alternative.

Meaning of the Mantra:
I praise Agni, the household priest, the divine, Ministrant of the sacrifice, the Hotri and one who is the best who bestows wealth. (By Sayana)

[I praise the Illuminator (Supreme Principle), the foremost Leader of exalted action, the glorious one who is aroused in the performance of righteousness, who reveals himself, the Creator and the Sustainer of all that is pleasant.]

Note: At the time this first Mantra was revealed to humanity there was no Yajna (sacrifice) taking place; there was no fire; there were neither priests nor Hotara to sing the saman.  Nothing    existed other than the Supreme principle hailed as Brahman, the Ever-growing.  Therefore the second meaning is suggested though the first meaning suggests the actual translation. Also the second meaning seems to be more logical if you see the echo and reflection of this mantra in Bhagavadgeetaa. [In this context the discourse on The Yagna in Purushasookta as posted on the Blog Hindu Reflections: <nrsrini.blogspot.com> is worth comparing. Then also there existed neither the fire, nor the provisions nor the seasons celebrated in the most ancient and sacred hymn.]

Here are two verses from Bhagavdgeetaa that echoes the thoughts conveyed in the premier mantra of Rigveda:

“Aham kratur aham yajnah svadhaaham aham aushadham |
Mantroham aham eva aajyam aham agnir aham hutam || 9-16 ||

[I am the ritual. I am the sacrifice, I am the offering, I am the herb (fagots), I am the mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the oblation.]

“Brahmaarpanam Brahma havih Brahmagnau Brahmanaa hutam
Brahmaiva tena gantavyam Brahma-karma-samaadhinaa || 4-24 ||
Brahman is the oblation; Brahman is the clarified butter, etc., constituting the offerings; the oblation is poured into the fire by Brahman (he is the one performing the Yajna); Brahman verily shall be reached by him who always sees Brahman in all actions.

As has been said before Geetaa is a compendium of all Vedas and Upanishads and not a spontaneous emergence of new thoughts in a battle-field where two armies were facing each other to win a great battle challenging Dharma. We all know Vedas contain all the wisdom and nothing can enhance or decrease their value. “Vedokhilam dharmamoolam” – Vedas are the ultimate authority on the path of Dharma. Geetaa has been cleverly put through the spokesman Bhagavaan as a narration between the fighting warrior Arjuna and his charioteer and counsel Lord Krishna.

We all are familiar with this Mantra from Mahaa Naaraayana Upanishad:
“Om antascharati bhooteshu guhaayaam viswamoortishu | tvam yajnastvam vishnustvam vashatkaarastva(ga)m rudrastvam brahma tvam prajaapatih ||
[Thou who art called by the name Om, move within the cave of the heart of all beings as the inner controller. Thou art the Yajna (sacrifice), Vishnu, Vashatkaara (Sung by Hotri), Rudra, Brahman and Prajapati]

This mantra is also invariably chanted at the conclusion of Shoedasa Upachaara Pooja (16-steps Hindu Worship in temples and at homes) as Mantra Pushpa (mantra offered as flower) along with the first mantra of other three Vedas.  Those are reproduced with meaning in the Appendix.   A sacred Mantra is offered in lieu of a flower used in worship called Mantrapushpa. Krishna suggests offering one flower with devotion in his worship in Geetaa most (than abundace of offer without devotion)“Patram pushpam phalam toyam yoe may bhktya prayacchaati” whose meaning is familiar to all. There can be no better Matrapushpa than this one premier Mantra of Rigveda Agnimeele purohitam tochant in the prayer.

The Supreme Spirit is but ONE who is responsible for creation, sustenance and dissolution.      Vedas praise deities like Indra, Agni, Varuna,  Mitra, Vaayu, Vishnu, Rudra, Soorya and others and suggest their worship. This has been clarified in the Vedas themselves: “Ekam sadviprah bahudhaa vadanti | Agnim, yamam, maatarisvamaanuh” –The ONE the worshippers call by many names as Agni, Yama Matarisva and so on. There are also other Mantras in Rigveda Samhita indicating God as only one:

“Ya Eka ittamushtuhi  krishteenaam vicharshanih | pratirjagne Vrishakrituh ||( Rigveda VI-45-16).

Praise the one and only Indra who over-sees everything, who brings rain and who is the Lord of all people.  (Here Supreme Spirit is addressed as Indra. He should not be confused with the Puranic Indra)
 
“Tvamagne varunoe Jaayase yattvam mitroe bhavaci yatsamiddhah | tve viswe  sahasasputra devaastvamindroe daasushe martyaaya || ( Rigveda V—3—1)

Oh Agni (Fire God)! When you are born you alone are Varuna (water). Night friendly Varuna when he prospers he becomes God Mitra. All divines are in you only. Oh God of Strength! To the performer of the sacrifice who offers fagots you alone are Indra. [Agni   referred here is none other than the Supreme Principle.  All divines are in Agni only shows its universal manifestation and he is that ONE god. Upanishads repeatedly say that He is in all Beings and all Beings are in Him (Tasmin sarvampratishthitam; Yah asarvabhooteshu tishthan]

Sacchidaatmanyanusyoote nitye Vishnau prakalpitaah | Vyaktayoe vividhaah sarva haatake katakaadivat || (Aatmabodha—9)

All the manifested world of things and beings are projected by imagination upon the substratum which is the Eternal All-pervading Vishnu, whose nature is Existence-Intelligence; just as  the different ornaments are made out of the same gold.

APPENDIX

VEDIC MANTRAS CHANTED DURING 16-STEPS POOJA

1. RIGVEDA

 “Harih Om! Agnimieelae puroehitam yajnasyadeva mritvijam | hoetaara(g)m       ratnadhaatamam | Harih Om!”                             

Hail! & Glory! To Agni Deva! He, the Lord of the Yajnyas in Whom all our karmas culminate; He who is to be worshipped without fail at the junction of each seasonal time cycle of the year; He who has been present from time immemorial before the commencement of life of every Jeeva (Aatman); He who is helpful to every one for no reason; He who delivers the food offered in the sacrificial fires to the respective divines; He who grants the sublime knowledge and divine happiness that are like precious gems in life; He who stays at the tip of life and draws and attracts the devotees to Himself, I pray to that great Paramaatma who is in the form of Agni and I sing in praise to His endless and eternal glories.


2. YAJURVEDA

“Harih Om! Ishetvoerje twaa vaayavasthoe paayavastha devoevassavitaa praarpayatu sreshthatamaaya karmana aapyaayadvam-agniyaa devabhaagam oorjasvateeh payasvateeh prajaavateeranameevaa ayakshmaa maavastena-ee-satamaaghasa(ga)msoe rudrasya hetih parivoe vrinaktu dhruvaa asmin goepatau syaata barheer yajamaanasya pasoon paahi  | Harih Om”

Hay Bhagavan! I pray to you to grant me the necessary cooked rice and food that are needed and worthy of being offered to  You; Give me the strength to lead this life.

Oh! People of the land who have all come from Him, be prepared to reach Him again; May you all lead a noble life worthy of conducting Vedic rituals. The body that you possess is meant for performing Vedic Sacrifices. May it flourish!; May you all lead a life full of noble qualities with good health and strength and enjoy life blessed with noble sons and grand- children; let there be no sickness nor fear from thieves; May you not be provoked to do evil deeds; May you be protected by the weapon of Rudra; May you have unflinching faith in the Paramaatma that resides in you; May the Lord guard your senses (indriyas) and make them worthy of participating in the Yajnyas conducted by the yajamaana (performer).

3. SAAMAVEDA
“Harih Om! Agna aayaahiveetayae ghrinaanoe havyadaatayae nihoetaa satsi barhishi Harih Om! ”

Oh! Agnideva! You who is intent on leading us forward, please come to us for uniting the earth and the celestial sky; please respond to our prayers and accept the Havis (fagots offered as food) offered by us in the sacrificial fires.


4. ATHARVAVEDA

“Harih Om! Shanno  deveer-abhishtaya aapoe-bhavantu-peetayae sam yoer-abhisravantu nah | Harih Om!”

Oh! Gods of the Waters! Be beneficial to us with regard to our requirements for quenching our thirsts. Grant us the boon to be always happy devoid of sorrow; pray, make available to us milk and curds in plenty always.

[Note: You hear these first Mantras of four Vedas at all worships of the Lord, be that Siva, Vishnu or Sakti or their emanations or family members. You in these prayers do not refer to individual but the community offering services. So the prayer is Universal in nature, a unique feature of Sanatana Dharma, unlike the customary individual’s prayer in Institutionalized religions.]

References:
               1) S. M. Krishnamachar, Srivaishnava Dinachari, Sanathana Dharma Sabha, Saraguru,   
                    Karnataka, India.
              
               2) N.S. Anantrangachar, Rigveda Ratna Samputa, DVK Moorthi Publishers, Mysore.
                  India.
             
               3) N.R.Srinivasan,Sixteen-steps Worship of Deity at Vishnu Temples and at Home,
                  <nrsrini.blogspot.com>;  Internet.



Friday, February 22, 2013

VENKATESHA SAHASRANAAMAAVALI


VENKATESA SAHASRANAAMAAVALI

PRAYER TO THE LORD OF THE HILL
(A  BRIEF REVIEW)

The deity in Tirumala shrine is called “Vengadattaan” or “Vengadavaa” by Tamils meaning “The Lord of The Hill”. Tirumala is a cluster of seven hills—Seshaadri, Neelaadri, Garudaadri, Anjanaadri, Vrishabhaadri, Naraayanaadri and Venkataadri. It represents seven peaks spread out like seven hoods of the divine serpant Aadisesha.  There are seven steps to Paramapada, the Supreme abode of Vishnu, Sri Vaikkuntha. One has to climb these to attain Salvation. The four sages who went to see the Lord Vishnu reclining on Adisesha were stopped at the sixth step by Jaya and Vijaya who were cursed by the angered Rishis. But Jaya and Vijaya were right in stopping them because the Rishis still had not vanquished their ego. The Lord diplomatically came down himself and appeased them but did not take them to seventh step as they needed more maturity. There are many lakes, rivulets and waterfalls which spring from these seven hills. 108 of these water sources are believed to be sacred and associated with various epic characters and miracles of Lord Venkatesa. Venkatesa is a sanskritized name of Vengadattan in Tamil.   There are seventeen holy waters (teerthas) whose waters are believed to combine the temple tank, Swaami Pushkarani. Lord Varaaha resides on the tank bundm of Swaami Pushkarani. Puraanas say that he gave away his rightfuil place to Lord Viashnu when he descended on earth as Venkatesa. The temple now stands at a place where once Varaaha dominantly stood and later vacated. Tirupati is therefore celebrated also as Aadi Varaaha Kshetra. This reminds of Tiruvallikkeni in Chennai where Lord Narasimha welcomed Lord Krishna who was the charioteer of Partha (Arjuna) and was therefore called Paartha Saarathi. Narasimha vacated his place to the tired warrior returning after   the fierce battle and turned towards west. This explains why Narasimha faces west in  Chennai contrary to the convention that  the deity in Hindu temples always faces East or North.

A Rigveda hymn reads: “Araayi kaane vikate Girim gachcha sadaanve|sriyam bithasya satvabhih tebhishtvaa shaatyaamaci” (8--8--13)—When you have lost your eyes of wisdom and wealth, while suffering alone without any help, join the crowd of devotees, climb the hills, go to the seat of Sridevi (Lakshmi) and worship Lord Venkatesa who is in the company of his consort. Thus the practice of worship of Vishnu as The Lord of the Hills goes back to Rigvedic period. Later several Puranaas have glorified Vishnu as Lord Venkatesa by including a chapter of Venkatesa Mahaatmya—Glory of the Lord of Hills.
Venkatesa Mahaatmya has prompted all hapless and helpless to reach Tirumala Hills and pray to Him as He is the “Eradicator of All Sins” and “Bestower of Wealth” as the twin meaning of the word “Vem-kata” signifies.

Vedas say:”Ghashotkaaya Swaahaa”—Oblation unto the Supreme Principle (Parmaatman) who is deeply interested in the praise of his qualities; Swaahaa. Hence devotees throng this richest temple in India throughout the year singing and praising   His glory chanting His Many names. Vedas also say “Eko viprah bahudaa  vadanti”—The One the learned call by many names. Probably it is this that prompted Bheeshma to chant Vishnu Sahasranaama for the first time having been mesmerized by the Viswaroopa Darsana of Lord Krishna.  Later many Sahasranaamaavalis and Ashoettaras followed the trend. Brahmaanda Purana brought out Venkatesa Sahasranaama and Varaaha Puraana Venkatesa Ashtoettara. The significance of 1008 and 108 has already been explained.  Does the Supreme have only 1008 names?  He has countless. Here thousand means countless. That is why numbers do not match often. It shows our own limitations to address him! A later brought out Bhajan composition, Venkatesa Govinda Namaavali just reflects the theme of Venkatesa Sahasra Naamaavali (VESN). Venkatesa Suprabhatam begins with the Sloka; “Kausalyaa Suprajaa Raama-Poorvaa sandhyaa pravartate|Uttishta narasaarddoola Kartavyam daivam aahnikam”—Oh Raaama! Kausalya’s son, twilight is appearing in the East. O Lion among men! Wake up! The divine daily rituals are to be performed. This first sloka is from Balakaanda of Ramayana but addressed to Lord Venkatesa as Rama. Venkatesa is Vishnu himself and Raama is an incarnation of Vishnu.

VESN begins with a prayer to Brahman (the Supreme Principle). It then offers prayers to Vishnu in his descent as Lord Venkatesa residing on a hill recalling Puraanic incidences as revealed in several Puraanas. In its prayer it glorifies the unique features of this deity as the Over-lord of Unity, both as male and female. The iconic representation is fully glorified in the Naamaavali. It vividly glorifies the Seven Hills and the holy waters (Teeerthas) of these sacred hills and pays reverence. Prayers further include glorification of Dasavataars (Ten Incarnations of Vishnu) of Vishnu. Vishnu has descended to Mother Earth after Dwaapara Yuga to join his consort Lakshmi, who had left Vaikunta (Sreevaikuna viraktaaya) and started residing in modern Kohlapur after insulted by sage Bhrigu to take care of his devotees as Venkatesa.  It concludes with a prayer to Supreme Principle as bramaanda- antar-bahir-vyaaptaaya—one who pervades internally as well as externally the entire Universe standing on the Hill with his protective mace (Venkataadri gadaadharaaya). Tirumala is often described as Bhoo-Vaikunta. If there could be a Heaven on Earth, it could only be Tirumala where the Lord resides with his consort Lakshmi who occupies a pride place in his chest.
 It is interesting to observe that Vishnu Sahasranaama also ends with the sloka: “Sankhabrinnandakee chakree sarngadhanvaa gadaadharah”--means one who holds His divine club celebrated as Kaumodakee-which generates and spreads beauty and joy as the name indicates.  It should not be concluded as a destructive weapon.  It is used on rare occasions as destructive weapon to destroy the unsurmountable evil as read in the Puraanas to bring joy and peace to his beloved devotees.
“Venkataadri samam sthaanam Brahmaande naasti kinchana | Venkatesa samoe devoe na bhootoe na bhavishyah ||”—(There is no place equal to Venkataadri in the whole Universe. A Divine equal to Lord Venkatesa has never been nor will be!

"Sacchidaatmanyanusyoote nitye vishnau vikalpitaah; Vyaktayo vividhaahsarvaa haatake katakaadivat ||(Aatmabodha 9)--Just as different ornaments|can be made out of the same gold, so all the divine appearances can be seen in Vishnu, all pervading, who is eternal and who is the very form of Truth-Existance-Bliss (Sat-chit-Aananda).

References:

     1. TTD Publication, Venkatesa Sahasranaama, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, India
2.  Swami Chinmayananda, Thousand Ways to the Transcendental, Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai, India 
     3. Nandita Krishna, Balaji—Venkateshwara, Vakils, Feffer and Simons, Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai.

4.  Swami Narayanananda Saraswati, Venkatesasahasranaama, Swargaasram, U.P. India.   

Saturday, February 16, 2013

VENKATESA SAHASRANAAMA STOTRAM


SRI VENKATESA SAHASRANAAMA STOTRAM

(BRAHMAANDAPURAANAANTARGATA)
 (Discourse by N.R.Srinivasan, Naashville, TN)
 || Sree Sreenivaasa Parabrahmane Namah ||
||Sree Padmaavatyai Namah ||

 INTRODUCTION
 Every Hindu Complex in USA invariably has a shrine or sanctum for Lord Venkatesa  as  his worship represents cultural Unity of all Hindus  drawn from different traditions of India. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthaanam  represents cultural unity of India  and draws devotees from all parts of India. It is a Tamil deity and tradition, situated in Andhra Pradesh, a God with a name Balaaji of North Indian origin, a manifestation of pan-Indian deity (Vishnu)  and his incarnation, whose feminine aspect resides in Maharashtra (Kolhaapur). 
Venkata has two meanings--Destroyer of sins; giver of worldly wealth. The name Venkata is exclusive to the Lord of the Hill. It does not appear anywhere else, either in literature or in religion; it is not used for any other deity anywhere. The origin of this God is shrouded in mysteries.  Today the devotees accept him unquestioningly as a manifestation of Vishnu, but his identity has been a subject of bitter debate for centuries.

The biggest mystery of all is which God Venkatesa be--Skanda, Shakti, Siva, Vishnu, all or none? Swaami Pushkarani, Venkadam and the traditional hunting festival suggest he is Skanda, son of Siva. Swaminathan is Lord Subhramanya. Yet another view is that this  shrine is  a form of Durga or another Shakti. Devi Bhagavatam describes the Lord of Tiriumala as Sri Venkateswari, a  feminine name.  According to North Indian Tradition he is known as Baalaaji, derived from "Baalaa" the Universal Mother, a woman's name.  The matted hair, the cobra on one arm, the snake ornaments and the crescent on the head  of this deity are undoubtedly marks of Siva. A Jain author in his book   says--Lord Vishnu is seen  in standing posture on the top of Vengadam Hill.  He has nothing to gain siding the one or the other and therefore has an  unbiased opinion. Silappadikaaram, a Tamil text  refers to the deity as Vishnu.  The original stone image has a crescent mark on the forehead and holds nothing, the jeweled conch and discus being later detachable additions. Pooja is done with bilva leaves  as is done to Siva.  The drapery of the Lord resembles  a Sari. The ceremonial bath (Abhishekam to the deity)  is performed on Friday, the day auspicious for women with sandal paste and turmeric, traditional  cosmetics used by women. Thus the deity represents different traditions (sampradayas) and also both male and female aspects, Parabrahman and Paraasakti.  As you by now know  Vishnu Sahasranaama contains both male and female names addressed to Vishnu as described  in my discourse VSN Darsanoedaya. All these lead to cultural unity of Hindus in the worship of Lord Venkatesa. No doubt the   Puranas describe LOrd  Venkatesa at length. Jayadeva, a staunch devotee of Lord Jagannaatha in his Dasaavataara sloka describes that all incarnations emanated from Lord Krishna and so does not consider him as an avatar. Probably he got the clue  from Venkatesa Sahasranaama of Brahmaanda Puraana where Lord Venkatesa is  none other than Vishnu and all incarnations emanated from him.  This is a much older text and has its origin in Rigveda--"Araayi  kaane   vikate girim gacchha sadaanve  | sirim bithasya satvabhih  tebhishtvaa saatayaamaci" --Rigveda 8-8-13 (When you have lost your eyes of knowledge and wealth join the crowd of devotees, climb the seven hills and worship the Lord  where  Lakshmi  resides and  is engaged with him". 

Venkatesa-sahasranaamam, Venkatesa Ashtoettaram and Venkatesa Ashtoerttara Satanaamaavali are regularly chanted during the daily worship of the Lord in Tirupati during Sahasranaama and Ashrtottara worship sessions (Sevas) besides Vishnu Sahasranaamam. Please find below  transliterations of the  Samskrit texts published by Tirumala Tirupati  Devasthaanam published for the first time in 1969 from Brahmaanda Puraana  (Venkatachala Mahaatmayam chapter) and Varaaha Puraana. Tiruparti being Aadi Varaaha Kshettra the Venkatesa Ashtoettara and Satanamaavali occupy premier position in the worship of the Lord.   The origin of Venkatesa Ashtoettara from Swami Narayanaananda Saraswati, Chaitanya Kuteer, Svargaasram U.P. who also adopts Venkatesa sahasranaamam from Brahmaanda Puraana is not known. This was a publication in Kannada language. 

"Vinaa Vekatesam Na naathoe na naathah | Sadaa Venkatesam smaraami smaraami \ Haray venkatesa !praseeda praseeda| Priyam Venkatesa prayachcha prayachcha || (There is no Lord for me other than Venkatesa; I think  of Venkatesa all the time,;May Venkatesa be happy with my prayers; May Venkatesa be pleased 
to bless me forever!)









 

 

BRAHMAANDA-PURAANA-ANTARGATA

SRI VENKATESA SAHASRANAAMA STOETTRAM


BHOOMIKAA



Sri Vasishta Uvaacha:

Bhagavaan kena vidhinaa naamabhir Venkatesvaram |

Poojayaamaasa tam devam brahmaa tu kamalaih subhaih || 1 ||

Pricchaami taani naamaani  gunayoegaparaani kim |

Mukhya-vritteeni kim broohi lakshakaany-athavaa hareh || 2 ||

Narada Uvaacha:
Naamany-anantaani- hareh  gunayoegaani -kaani chit |
Mukhya-vritrteeni chanyaani lakshakany-aparaani cha  || 3 ||
 Paramaarthaih sarva-sabdaih-ekoe jneyah parah pumaan |
Aadi-madhya-anta-rahitah  tva-vyaktoe-ananta-roopabhrit ||4 ||
Chandaarka-vahni-vayvaadyaa  graharkshaani nabhoe disah |
Anvaya-vyatirekhaabhyaam santi  noe  anti yanmateh || 5||
Tasya devasya hi paaram  gantum hi kah kshamah |
Tathaa-api cha-abhidhaanaani venkatesasya kaanichit || 6 ||
Brahmageetaani punyaani taani vakshyaami suvrata |
yad-uccharana-maatrena vimukta-aghah param vrajet || 7|

Venkatesasya naamnaam hi sahasrasya rishir-vidhih |
Chandoe-anushtup tathaa devah sreevatsaankoe ramaapatih || 8 ||
Beejabhootas-tatha-OM-kaaroe hreem kleem  saktischa keelakam |
Om namoe venkatesaaya-ityaadir-mantroe-atra kathyate || 9 ||

ATHA DHYAANAM
Brahmaanda-garbhah kavacham-astram chakra-gadaadharah |
Viniyoegoe-abheeshta-siddhau hridayam saamagaayanah ||
Bhaasvac-chandramasau yadeeya-nayane bhaaryaa yadeeyaa ramaa
Yasmaad-viswasrid-apya-bhoodyami-kulam yad-dhyaana-yuktam  sadaa |
Naathoe yoe jagataam  nagendra-duhitur-naathoe-api yad-bhaktimaan
Taatoe Yoe madanasya yoe duritahaa tam venkatesam bhaje ||
Oordhvau hastau yadeeyau suraripu dalane bibhratau sankha-chakre
Sevyaavanghree svakeeyaa-vabhidadhada-dharoe dakshinoe yasya paanih  |
Taavan-maatram bhavaabdhim gamayati bhajataam-oorugoe- vaamapaanih
Sreevatsaankascha lakshmeer-yadurasi lasatastam bhaje venkatesam ||

Iti dhyaayan venkatesam sreevatsaankam ramaapatim |
venkateasoe viroopaaksha ityaarabhya japet-kramaat || 10 ||

ATHA SREE-VENKATESA-SAHASRANAAMA-STOETRAM
 Venkatesoe  viroopaakshoe  viswesoe viswabhaavanah |
Viswasrig  viswasamhartaa  viswapraanoe  viraadvapuh ||11 ||
Seshaadri-nilayoe ashesha-bhakta-dukha-pranaasanah |
Seshas-tulyah seshasaayee viseshajnoe vibhuh svabhoo ||12||
Vishnur-jishnuscha vardhishnur-utsahishnuh sahishnukah |
Bhraajishnuscha  grasishnuscha  vartishnuscha bharishnukah ||13 ||
Kaalayantaa kaalagoeptaa kaalah kaalaantakoe akhilah |
Kaalagamyah  kaalakantha-vandyah kaala-kaleswarah ||14||
Sambuh  swayabhoor-ambhoeja-nabhi-sthambhita-vaaridhih |
Ambhoedhi-nandineejaanih soenaambhoeja-pada-prabhah ||15 ||
Kambugreevah  sambaraari-roopah samba-rajekshanah |
Bimbaadharoe  bimba-roopee  pratibimba-kriyaatigah ||16 ||
Gunavaan  gunagamyascha gunaateetoe  guna-priyah |
Durguna-dhvamsakrit-sarvagunoe  gunabhaasakah || 17 ||
Paresah  paramaatmaa  cha   paranjyoetih   paraa  gatih |
Param  padam  viyad-vaasaah   paaramparya-subhapradah || 18 ||
Brahmaanda-garbhoe   brahmanyoe  brahmasrid-brahma-bhoeditah |
Brahmas-tutyoe  brahmavaadee  brahmacharya-paraayanah || 19 ||
Satya-vrataartha-santushtas-satyaroopee jhashaa-angavaan |
Somaka-praanahaaree cha-aneetaamna- ayoe-abdhi-sancharah || 20 ||
Devaasura-vara -stutyah  patatryandara-dhaarakah |
Dhanvantarih  kachchapaangah payoenidhi-vimanthakah || 21 ||
Amaraamrita-sandhaataa dhrita-sammoehinee-vapuh |
Haramoehaka-maayaavee  rakshah-sandoeha-bhanjanah ||22  ||
Hirnyaaksha-vidaaree cha yajnoe yajna-vibhaavanah |
Yajnee-yoervee-samuddhartaa  leelaa-kroedah   prataapavaan || 23||
Dandakaasura-vidhvamsee   vakra-damshtrah  kshamaadharah |
Gandhrva-saapa-haranah  punya-gandhoe  vichakshanah || 24 ||
Karaalavaktrah  soemaarka-netrah  shadguna-vaibhavah |
Swetaghoenee  ghoornita-bhroor-ghurghura-dhwani-vibramah || 25 ||
Draagheeyaan  neeela-kesee  cha  jaagrad-ambuja-loechanah |
Ghrinaavaan  ghrini-sammoehoe  mahaa-kaalaagni-deedhitih ||26 ||
Jwaalaa-karaala-vadanoe  mahoel-kaakula-veekshanah  |
Sataa-nirbhinna-meghaughoe  damshtraarug-vyaapta-dik-tatah ||  27 ||
Ucchaasaa-krishta-bhootesoe nisvaasa-tyakta-viswasrit |
Antarbhramaj-jagad-garbhoe-anantoe  brahmakapaala-hrit || 28 ||
Ugroe  veeeroe  mahaavishnur-jwalanah sarvatoe-mukhah |
Nrisimhoe  bheeshanoe  bhadroe  mrityaa-mrityuhu sanaatanah || 29 ||
Sabhaa-sthambhoedbhavoe   bheemah  siroemaalee  maheswarah |
Dwaadasa-aditya-choodaalah  kalpa-dhooma-sataacchavih || 30||
Hiranyak-oerusthala-bhinnakhah simha-mukhoe-anaghah |
 Prahlaada-varadoe dheemaan bhakta-sangha-pratishthitah || 31 ||
Brahmaa-rudraadi- samsevyah siddha-saadhya-prapoojitah  |
Lakshmee-nrisimhoe devesoe   jwaalaa-jihvaantra-maalikah || 32 ||
Khadgee  khetee  maheshvaasee  kapaalee  musalee  halee   |
Paasee soolee mahaabahur-jvaraghnoe roega-luptakah || 33 ||
Mounjee-yuk chaatrakoe  dandee  krishnaajina-dharoe  vatuh |
Adheeta-vedoe  vedaanta-uddhhrakoe  brahma-naishtikah  || 34 ||
Aheena-sayanpreetah aaditeyoe-anaghoe harih |
Samvit-priyas-saamavedyoe  balivesma-pratishtitah || 35 ||
Bali-kshaalita-paadaabjoe  vindhyaavali-vimaanitah |
Tripaada-bhoomi-sveekartaa  viswaroopa-pradarsakah ||36 ||
Dhrita-trivikramah saanghri-nakha-bhinnaanda-kharparah |
Pajjaata-vaahinee-dhaaraa-pavitra-jagat-trayah || 37 ||
Vidhisammaanitah   punyoe   daitya-yoeddhaa  jayoerjitah |
Sura-raajya-pradah sukram-adahrit  sugat-eeswarah  || 38 ||
Jaamadagnyah  kuthaaree cha  kaartiveerya-vidaaranah |
Renukaayaas-siroehaaree  dushta-kshatriya-mardanah || 39 ||
Varchasvee  daanaseelascha  dhanushmaan  brahmavittamah  |
Atyudagrah  samagrascha   nyagroedhoe    dushtanigrahah || 40 ||
Ravi-vamsa-samudbhootoe   raaghavoe  bharataagrajah |
Kausalyaa-tanayoe raamoe viswaamitra-priyankarah || 41 ||
Taatakaarih  subaahughnoe  balaatibala-mantravaan |
Ahalyaa-saapa-vicchedee  pravishta-jankaalayah || 42 ||
Swayamvara-sabhaa-samstha   eaasa-chaapa-prabhanjanah |
Jaanakee  parinetaa  cha  janakaadheesa-samstutah || 43 ||
Jamadagni-tanoojaata-yoeddhaa-ayoedhya-adhipaagraneeh |
Pitru-vaakya-prateepaalas-tyakta-raajyah salakshmanah || 44 ||
Sa-seetas-chitrakootasthoe   bharataa-hita-raajyakah
Kaakadarpa-prahartaa  cha  dandakaaranya-vaasakah || 45 ||
Panchavatyaam  vihaaree  cha  svadharma-paripoeshakah  |
Viraadhahaa-agastya-mukhya-muni-sammaanitah pumaan || 46 ||
Indrachaapa-dharah   khadga-dharascha  akshaya-saahakah |
Kharaantakoe dooshanaaris-trisiras-karipurvrishah || 47 ||
Tatah  soorpanakhaa-naasaa-cchettaa valkala-dhaarakah |
Jataavaan parnasaalaasthoe maareecha-bala-mardakah || 48 ||
Pakshiraat-krita-samvaadoe ravitejaa mahaabalah |
Sabaryaa-neeta-phalabhug -hanoomat-paritoeshitah || 49 ||
Sugreeva -abhayadoe daitya-kshepana-bhaasurah |
Sapta-taala-samucchettaa  vaalihrit-kapi-samvritah ||50 ||
Vaayu-soonu-kritaasevas-tyakta-pampah  kusaananah |
Udanvat-teeragah sooroe vibheeshana-varapradah || 51 ||
Setukrid-daityahaa  praapta-lankoe-alankaaravaan svayam |
Atikaaya-siracchettaa kumbhakarna-vibhedanah || 52 ||
Dasakantha-siroedhvamsee jaambavat-pramukhaavritah |
Jaankeesah suraadhyakshah saaketesah puraatanah || 53 ||
Punyaslokoe  vedavedyah  swami-teertha –nivaasakah |
Lakshmeesarah-keli-loeloe lakshmeesoe loka-rakshakah || 54 ||
Devakee-garbha-sambhootoe  Yasoedekshana-laalitah |
Vasudevas-kritastoetroe  nandagopa-manoeharah  || 55 ||
Chaturbhujah  koemalaangoe  gadaavaan-neela-kuntalah |
Pootanaa-praana-samhartaa trinaavarta-vinaasanah || 56||
Gargaroepita-naamaangoe  vaasudevoe   hyadhoekshajah |
Goepikaas-tanya-payee    cha   balabhadra-anujoe-achyutah || 57 ||
Vaiyaaghra-nakha-bhooshascha vatsajid-vatsa-vardhanah |
Ksheera-saaraasanaratoe dadhi-bhaanda-pramardanah || 58 ||
Navaneeta-apahartaa cha neelaneerada-bhaasurah |
Aaabheera-drishta-daurjanyoe neela-padma-nibhaananah || 59 ||
Maatru-darsita-visvaasya ul ookhala-nibandhanah |
Nala-koobara-saapaantoe  goedhooli-cchuritaangakah ||60 ||
Goe-sangha-rakshakah sreesoe  brindaaranya-nivaasakah |
Vatsaantakoe bakadveshee daityaambuda-mahaanilah || 61 ||
Mahaajagara-chandaagnih  sakata-praana-kantakah |
Indra-sevyah   punyagaatrah kharajic-chanda-deedhitih || 62 ||
Taala-pakva-phalaasee cha kaleeya-phani-darpahaa  |
Naagapatnee-stuti-preetah pralambaasura-khadanah || 63 ||
Daavaagni-bala-samhaaree phalahaaree gadaagrajah |
Goepaanganaa-chelachoerah paathoe-leelaa-visaaradah || 64 ||
Vamsagaana-praveenascha goepee-hastaambuja-architah |
Muni-patnyaa-hritaa-haaroe muni-sreshthoe muni-priyah  || 65 ||
Goevardhanaadri-sandhartaa sangkrandana-tamoepahah  |
Sadudyaana-vilaasee cha    raaskreedaa-paraayanah ||66 ||
Varunaabhy-architoe  goepee-praarthitah purushoettamah |
Akroora-stuti-sampreetah kubja-yauvana-daayakah || 67 ||
Mushtikoerah –prahaaree cha  chaanooroedara-daaranah |
Malla-yuddha-agraganyascha  pitru-bandhana moechakah || 68 ||
Matta-maatanga pannchaasyah  kamsagreevaa-nikrintanah |
Ugrasena-pratishthaataa  ratna -simhaasana-sthitah || 69 ||
Kaalanemi-khaladveshee  muchuknda-varapradah |
Saalva-sevita-durdharsha   raajasmaya-nivaaranah || 70 ||
 Rukmi-garva-apahaaree cha  rukminee-nayanoetsavah |
Pradyumna-janakah kaamee  pradyumnoe  dvaarakaadhipah || 71 ||
Manyaahartaa mahaamaayoe  jaambavat-krita-sangarah |
Jaamboonadaambara-dharoe  gamyoe  jaambavatee –vibhuh ||72 ||
Kaalindee-prathitaaraama-kelirgunjaa-vatamsakah |
Mandaara-sumanoe-bhaasvan sacheesaabheeshta-daayakah || 73 ||
Satrajin-maanasoellaasee satyaa-jaanih subhaavahah|
Satadhanvaa-harah  siddhah paandava-priya-koetsavah || 74 ||
Bhadrapriyah  subhadraayaa  bhraataa-naagna-jitee-vibhuh |
Kireeta-kundala-dharah kalpa-pallava-laalitah || 75 ||
Bhaishmee-pranaya-bhaashaavan  mitravindaadipoe-abhayah |
Svamoorti-kela-sampreetoe lakshmanoedaara-maanasah || 76 ||
Praagjyoetisha-adhipa  dhvamsee  tat-sainyaantakaroe- amritah  |
Bhoomi-stutoe bhoori-bhoegoe  bhooshanaambara-samyutah || 77 ||
Bahuraamaa-kritaahlaadoe  gandha-malyaanu-lepanah  |
Naaradaa-drishta-charitoe devesoe viswaraad  guruh || 78 ||
Baana-baahu-vidaarascha  taapajvara-vinaasakah |
Ushoed-dharshayita-avyaktah sivavaak-tushta-maanasah || 79 ||
Mahesa-jvara-samstutyoe  seeta-jvara-bhayaantakah  |
Nriga-raajaoeddhaarakas-cha   poundrakaadi-vadhoedyatah || 80 ||
Vividhaaric-chaloedvigna-braahmaneshu dayaaparah  |
Jaraasandha-baladveshee  kesidaitya-bhayankarah ||  81 ||
Chakree  chaidyaantakah   sabhyoe raja-bandha-vimoechakah |
Raajasooya-havir-bhoektaa snighdhaangah subha-lakshanah ||82 ||
Dhaanaa-bhakshana-sampreetah   kuchelaabheeshta-daayakah |
Satvaadi-guna-gambheeroe draupadee-maana-rakshakah || 83 ||
Bheeshma-dheyoe bhakti-vasyoe bheema-poojyoe dayaa-nidhih |
Dantavaktra-sirsc-chettaa krishnah krishnasakhah svaraat || 84 ||
Vaijayantee-pramoedee  cha  barhi-barha-vibhooshanah |
Paartha-kaurava-sandhaanakaaree  dussaasana-antakah  || 85 ||
Buddhoe  visuddhah  sarvajnyah  kratu-himsaavinindakah |
Tripura-stree-maanabhangah  sarva-saastra-visaaradah ||86 ||
Nirvikaaroe nirmamascha  niraabhaasoe niraamayah  |
 Jagan-moehaka-dharmee cha   dig-vastroe dik-pateesvarah  ||87 ||
Kalkee mleccha-prahartaa cha  dushta-nigraha-kaarakah |
Dharma-pratishthaakaaree cha  chaaturvarnya-vibhaaga-krit || 88 ||
Yugaantakoe yugaakraantoe yugakrid yugabhaasakah |
Kaamaarih kaamakaaree cha nishkaamah kaamitaarthadah || 89 ||
Bhargoe varenyah savituh saarngee vaikuntha-mandirah |
Hayagreevah kaitabhaarih graahaghnoe  gaja-rakshakah || 90 ||
Sarva-samsaya-vicchettaa sarva-bhakta-samutsukah |
Kapardee kaamahaaree cha kalaa kaashtha asmritid-dhritih || 91 ||
Anaadir-apramaeyoujaah   pradhaanah  sanniroopakah |
Niloepoe  nisprihoe- asangoe  nirbhayoe  neetipaavakah || 92 ||
Nishpreshyoe nishkriyah  saanthoe  nishprapanchoe  nidhir-nayah |
Karmya-karmee vikarmee cha karmepsuh karmabhaavanah || 93 ||
Karmaangah  karmavinyaasoe mahaakarmee mahaavratee  |
Karmabhuk-karmaphaladah karmesah karma-nigrahah || 94 ||
Naroe naaraayanoe daantah kapilah kaamadah suchih |
Taptaa japtaa-akshamaalaavaan gantaa netaa layoe gatih || 95 ||
Sishtoe drashtaa ripudveshtaa roeshtaa veshtaa mahaa-natah |
Roeddhaa  bhoeddhaa mahaa-yoeddhaa sraddhaavaan satyadheeh subhah || 96 ||
Mantree mantroe gantra-gamyoe mantrakrit paramantra-hrit |
Mantrabhrin-mantra-pha ladoe mantresoe mantra-vigrahah || 97 ||
Mantraangoe mantra-vinyaasoe mahaamantroe mahaakramah |
Sthiradheeh sthiravijnaanah sthiraprajnyah sthiraasanah || 98 ||
Sthirayoegah  sthiraadhaarah sthirmaargah sthiraagamah |
Nis-sreyasoe nireehoe-agnir-niravadyoe  niranjanah || 99 ||
Nirvairoe nirahankaaroe nirdambhoe nirasooyakah |
Anantoe-ananta-baahoorur-anantaanghri-ananta-dhrik ||100 ||
Ananta vaktroe-anantaangoe –anantaroopoe  hi  anantakrit |
Oordhvaretaa -oordhvalingoe –hyoordhvamoordoerdhva-saakhakah || 101 ||
Oordhva  oordhvaadhvarkshee  cha hyoordhvajvaaloe niraakulah |
Beejam  beejapradoe  nityoe  nidaanam nishkritih kritee  || 102 ||
Mahaan-aneeyaan-garimaa sushamaa chitramaalikah |
Nabha-spring-nabhasoe-jyoetir-nabhasyaan-nirnabhaa nabhah || 103 ||
Abhur-vibhuh prabhuh sammur-maheeyaan bhoorbhuvaakritih |
Mahaanandoe  mahaasooroe  mahoeraasir-mahoetsavah || 104 ||
MahaakrodhoeMahoejwaaloe mahaa-saantoe mahaagunah |
Satyavratah  satyaparah  satyasandhah  sataam  gatih || 105 ||
Satyesah satyasankalpah satya-chaaritra-lakshanah |
Antascharoe hi antaraatmaa paramaatmaa chidaatmakah ||106 ||
Roechanoe roechamaanascha saakshee sauri-janaardhanah |
Mukundoe nanda-nishpandah svarnabinduh  purandarah || 107 ||
Arindamah sumandascha kunda-mandaara-haasavaan  |
Syandanaa-roodha-chandaangoe hyaanandee nanda-nandanah || 108 ||
Anasooyaa-nandanoe-atri-netraanandah sunandavaan |
Sankhavaan-pankaja-karah kunkumaankoe  jayaankusah  || 109 ||
Ambhoeja-makarandaadhyoe nishpankoe agarupankilah |
Indras-chandra-rarthaschandroe atichandras-chandrabhaasakah || 110 ||
Upendra indra-raajascha naagendras-chandraloechanah |
Pratyak paraak param dhaama paramaarthah paraatparah || 111 ||
Apaaravaak-paaragaamee  paaraavaarah  paraavarah |
  Sahasvaan-arthadaataa cha sahanas -saahasee-jayee || 112 ||
Tejasvee vaayu-visikhee tapasvee taapasoettamah |
Aisvaryoed-bhootikrit-bhooti-aisvaryaanga-kalaapavaan || 113 ||
Ambhoedhi-saayee bhagavaan sarvajnas-saama-paaragah |
Mahaayoegee mahaadheeroe mahaabhoegee mahaaprabhuh || 114 ||
Mahaaveeroe mahaatrishtir-mahaapushtir-mahaagunah |
Mahaadevoe mahaabaahur-mahaa-dharmoe mahesvarah || 115 ||
Sameepagoe dooragaamee svarga-maarga-nirargalah |
Nagoe nagadharoe naagoe naagesoe naagapaalikah || 116 ||
Hiranmayah svrnaretaa hiranyaarchir-hiranyadah |
Gunaganyah saranyascha punyakeertih puraanagah || 117 ||
Janyabrij-janya-sannaddhoe divya-panchaayudhoe vasee |
Daurjanya-bhangah parjanyah sowjanya-nilayoe-alayah || 118 ||
Jalan-dharaantakoe bhasma-daityanaasee mahaamanaah |
Shreshthas-sravishthoe draaghishthoe garishthoe garuda-dhvajah || 119 ||
Jyeshthoe dradhishthoe  varshishthoe draagheeyaan   pranavah  phanee |
Sampradaaya-karah svaamee  suresoe  maadhavoe madhuh || 120 ||
Nirnimeshoe vidhirvedhaah balavaan  jeevanam  balee |
Smartaa  sroetaa  vikartaa  cha  dhyaataa netaa  samoe-asamah || 121||
Hoetaa poetaa mahaa-vaktaa rantaa mantaa khalaantakah |
Daataa graahayitaa maataa niyantaa-ananta-vaibhavah ||122 ||
Goeptaa goepayitaa hanta dharma-jaagaritaa dhavah |
Karrtaa kshetrakarah kshetrpradah kshetrajna aatmavit || 123 ||
Kshetree kshetra-harah kshetra-priyah kshemakaroe marut |
Bhakti-pradoe muktidaayee saktidoe yuktidaayakah || 124 ||
Saktiyung-mauktika-sragvee   sooktir-aamnaaya-sooktigah |
Dhanjayoe dhanaadhyakshoe dhanikoe dhanaadhipah || 125 ||
Mahaadhanoe mahaamaanee duryoedhana-vimaanitah |
Ratnaakaroe ratnaroechee ratna-garbhaasrayas-suchih || 126 ||
Ratnasaanu-nidhir-mauli-ratnabhaa  ratna –kankanah
Antar-lakshyoentarabhyaasee cha antardhyeyoe jitaasanah  || 127 ||
Antarangoe dayaavamscha hi antarmaayoe mahaarnavah |
Sarasa-siddhi-rasikah  siddhi  saadhyah sadaagatih || 128 ||
Aayuh-pradoe mahaayushmaan-archishmaan-oshadheepatih |
Ashtasreer-ashtabhaagoe- ashtaka-kub-vyaapta-yasoe  vratee || 129 ||
Astaapadah suvarnaabhoe hi ashta-moortis-trimoortimaan |
Asvapnah svapnagah svapnah susvapna-phaladaayakah  || 130 ||
Duhsvapna-dhvamsakoe dhvasta-dur-nimittah sivankarah  |
Suvarna-varnas-sambhaavyoe varnitoe varna-sammukhah ||  131 ||
Suvarna-mukharee-teera sivadhyaata-padaambujah |
Daakshaaayanee-vachas-tushtoe durvaasoe-drishti-goecharah ||132 ||
Ambareesha-vrata-preetoe mahaa-kritti-vibhanjanah |
 Mahaabhichaaraka-dhvamsee kaala-sarpa-bhayaantakah || 133 ||
Sudarsanah kaalameghas-syaamas-sreemantra-bhaavitah |
Hemaambuja-sarah-snaayee sreemanoebhaavita-aakritih || 134 ||
Sreepradatta-ambuja-sragvee sree-kelih-sree-nidhirbhavah |
Sreepradoe-vaamanoe lakshmee-naayakascha chaturbhujah ||135 ||
Santriptas- tarpitas-teertha-snaathri saukhya-pradarsakah |
Agastya-stuti  santushtoe darsita-avyakta bhaavanah  || 136 ||
Kapilaarchih kapilavaan susnaataagha-vipaatanah |
Vrishaakapih kapiswaami-manoe-antah-sthita-vigrahah || 137 ||
Vahnipriyoe-artha-sambhaavyoe janaloeka-vidhaayakah |
Vahni-prabhoe vahni-taejaah subhaabheeshta-pradoe -yamee || 138 ||
Vaaruna-kshetra-nilayoe  varunoe  vaarunaarchitah  |
Vaayusthaana-kritaavaasoe  vaayugoe  vaayu-sambhritah || 139 ||
Yamaantakoe-abhijananoe yamaloeka-nivaaranah |
Yaminaam-agraganyascha samyamee yamabhaavitah || 140 ||
Indroedyaana-sameepastha indra-digvishayah  prabhuh |
Yaksharaat-sarasee-vaasoe hrikshayya-nidhi-koesakrit || 141 ||
Swaami-teertha-kritaavaasah swaamidhyeyoe hyadhoekshjah |
Varaahaadi-ashtateerthaabhi-sevitaanghri- saroeruhah || 142 ||
Paanduteertha-abhishiktaangoe yudhishthira-varapradah |
Bheemaantah-karunaaroodhah sveta-vaahana-sakhyavaan   || 143 ||
Nakula-abhayadoe  maadree-sahadevaabhi-vanditah |
Krishnaa-sapatha-sandhaataa kuntee-stutiratoe dame || 144 ||
Naaradaadi-muni-stutyoe nityakarma-paraayanah  |
Darsita-avyaktaroopascha  veenaa-naada-pramoeditah || 145 ||
Shatkoeti-teertha-charyaavaan devateertha-kritaasramah |
Bilvaamala-jalasnaayee sarasvaty-ambu-sevitah ||146 ||
Tumburoodaka-samsparsa-jana-chittatamoe-apahah
Matsya-vaamana-koormaadi-teertharaajah puraanabhrit || 147 ||
Chakradhyeya-padaam-bhoejah sankhapoojita-paadukah |
Raama-teertha-vihaaree cha balabhadra –pratishthitah || 148 ||
Jaamadagnya-saras-teertha-jala-sechana-tarpitah |
Paapaharee-keelaala susnaata-agha-vinaasanah || 149 ||
Nabhoe-ganga-abhishiktas-cha naagateertha-abhishekavaan |
Kumaara-dhaaraa- teerthasthoe vatuveshah sumekhalah  || 150 ||
Vriddhasya sukumaaratva-pradah saundaryavaan sukhee |
Priyamvadoe mahaakukshir-ikshvaaku-kulanandanah || 151 ||
Neela-goe –ksheeradhaaraabhoor-varaaha-chala-naayakah |
Bharadwaaja-pratishshthaavaan brihaspati-vibhaavitah || 152 ||
Anjanaakrita-poojaavaan Aanjaneya-kara-architah |
Anjanaadri-nivaasascha munjakesah purandarah || 153 ||
Kinnara-dvaya-sambandhi-bandha-moeksha-pradaayakah   |
Vaikhaanasa-makhaarambhoe vrishajneyoe vrishaachalah || 154 ||
Vrishakaaya-prabhettaa cha kreedanaachaara-sambhramah  |
Sowvarchaleya-vinyasta-raajyoe naaraayanah priyah ||155 ||
Durmedhoe-bhanjakah praajnoe brahmoetsava- mahoetsukah |
Bhadraaasura-sirascchetthaa bhadra-kshetree subhadravaan || 156 ||
Mrigayaa-aksheena-sannaahah sankha-raa janya-tushtidah  |
Sthaanusthoe vainteyaanga-bhaavitoe hyasareeravaan || 157 ||
Bhoegeendra-bhoega-samsthaanoe brahmaadi-gana-sevitah |
Sahasraarkas-cchataabhaasvad-vimaanantah sthitoe gunee || 158 ||
Vishwaksenkrita-stoetrah sanandana-pareevritah |
Jaahnavyaadi-nadee-sevyah suresaady-abhivanditah  || 159 ||
Suraanganaa-nrityaparoe gandharvoed-gaanapriyah |
Raakendu-sankaasa-nakhah koemalaanghri-saroeruhah ||160 ||
 Kacchapa-prapadah kundagulphakah svacchakoorparah |
Medura-svarna-vastraadhya-katidesastha-mekhalah || 161 ||
Proellasac-churikaa-bhaasvat-katidesah  subhankarah |
Ananta-padmaja-sthaana-naabhi-mauktika-maalikah || 1612||
Mandaara-chaampeyamaalee  ratnaabharana-samvritah  |
Lamba-yajnoepaveetee cha chandra-sreekhanda-lepavaan || 163 ||
Varadoe-abhayadas- chakree sankhee kaustubha-deeeptamaan  |
Sreevatsaankita-vakshastoe lakshmee-samsrita-hritkatah || 164 ||
Neeloetpala-nibhaakaarah soenaaambhoeja-samaananah  |
Koeti-manmatha-laavanyah chandrikaasmita-pooritah || 165||
 Sudhaa-svacchoerdhva-pundraschan kastooree-tilakaanchitah |
Pundareekekshnah svacchoe maulishoebhaa-viraajitah || 166 ||
Padmasthah padmanaabhascha soemamandalagoe  budhah |
 Vahni-mandalagah sooryah sooryamandala-samsthitah || 167||
Sreepatir-bhoomi-jaanischa vimalaadyabhi-samvritah |
Jagat-kutumba-janitaa rakshkah kaamitapradah || 168 ||
Avasthaa-trayayantaa cha viswatejas-svaroopavaan |
Jnaptir-jneyoe jnaanagamyoe jnaanaateetah suraatigah || 169 ||
Brahmaandaantar-barhir-vyaaptoe venkatadri- gadaadharah  |
Evam sree venkatesasya keertitam paramaadbhutam  || 170 |
|| Venkataadri  gadaadhara Om nama iti  ||

PHALASRUTI


Naamnaam sahasram samsraavyam pavitram punyavardhanam |
Sravanaat sarva-doeshaghnam roegaghnam mrityunaasanam || 171 ||
Daridryabhedanam dharmyam sarvaisvarya phalapradam  |
 Kaalaahi-vishavicchedi  jvarapasmsmaara-bhanjanam || 172 ||
Satru-kshayakaram raajagraha-peedaa-nivaaranam  |
Brahma-raakshasa-kooshmaandam  bhetaala-bhaya-bhanjanam || 173
Vidyaabhilaashee vidyaavaan  dhanaarthee dhanavaan bhavet |
Ananta-kalpa-jeevee syaad-aaushkaamoe mahaayasaah   ||174 ||
Putraarthee sugunaan-putraan labhet-aayushmantastatah |
Sangraame  satru-vijayee sabhaayaam prativaadijit || 175 ||
Divyair-naamabhi-rebhistu tulasee-poojanat-sakrit |
Vaikunthavaasee bhagavat-sadrisoe vishnu-sannidhau ||176 ||
Kalhaara-poojanaan-maasaat  dviteeya iva yaksharaat |
Neeloetpala-archanaat-sarva-raajapoojyah sadaa bhavet  || 177 ||
Hrit-samsthitair-naamabhistu  bhooyaad-drig-vishayoe harih |
Vaanchitaartham tadaa datvaa vaikuntham  cha prayacchati || 178||
Trisanadhyam yoe japen-nityam sampoojya vidhinaa vibhum |
Trivaaram panchvaaram vaa pratyaham kramasoe yamee   179 ||
Maasaad-alakshmee-naasah syaat dvimaasaat syan-narendrataa |
Trimaasaan-mahadaisvaryam tatas-sambhaashanam bhavet  || 180 ||
Maasam pathan-nyoona-karmapoortim cha samavapnuyaat  |
 Maargabhrashtascha  sanmaargam gatasvah svam svakeeyakam  ||181 ||
Chaanchalyachittoe-achaanchalyam  manas-svaasthyam cha gachchati |
Aayuraaroegyam-aisvaryam jnaanam moeksham cha vindati || 182 ||
Sarvaan-kaamaan-avaapnoeti  saasvatam cha padam tathaa |
Satyam satyam punas-satyam satyam satyam na samsayah || 183 ||
 || Iti Sreebrahmaanda-puraane vasishta-naarada-samvaade  sreevenkataachala-maahaatmye
Sreevenkatesa-sahasranaama-stotraadhyayah samaaptah ||











 

SRIVENKATESA-ASHTOETTARA-SATANAAMA-STOETRAM

(Varaahapuraanaatargata)
Sriyah-kaantaaya  kalyaana nidhaye  nidhayertinaam|
Sreevenkatanivaasaaya   sreenivaasaaya  mangalam ||
 Sreevenkataachalaadheesam sriyaa-adhyaasita-vakshasam  |
Chitachetana mandaaram sreenivasam-aham bhajay ||

Munayah: Soota sarvaartha-tattvajna sarva-vedaanta-paaraga |
Yena cha-aaraadhitah sadyah  sreemad-venkata-naayakah || 1 ||
Bhavatya-abheeshta-sarvaartha-pradas-tad broohi mune |
Iti prishtas-tada sootoe dhyaatvaa swaatmani tat-kshanaat || 2 ||
Uvaacha munisaardoolac-chrooyataamiti vai munih |
Sree sootah: Asti kinchin-mahad-goepyam bhagavat-preeti-kaarakam || 3 ||
Puraa seshena kathitam kapilaaya mahaatmane |
Naamnaam-ashtasatam punyam pavitram paapa-naasanam || 4 ||
Aadaaya hema-padmaani svarnadee-sambhavaani cha |
Brahmaa tu poorvam-abhyarchya sreevenkata-naayakam  || 5 ||
Ashtoettara-satair-divyaih naamabhir-muni-poojitaih  |
Svaabheeshtam labdhavaan brahma sarvaloeka-pitaamahah || 6 ||
Bhavadbhir-api padmaischa samarchayas-tais-cha naamabhih |
Teshaam sesha-nagaadheesa-maanasoellaasa-kaarinam || 7 ||

Namnaam-ashtasatam vakshye   venkataadri-nivaasinah |
Aayur-aarogyadam pumsaam dhana-dhaanya-sukha-pradam || 8 ||
Jnaanapradam viseshena  mahadaisvarya-kaarakam
Archayen-naamabhir-divyaih venkatesa-padaankitaih || 9 ||
Naamnaam-ashtasatam-tasya rishir-brahmaa prakeertitah  |
Chandoe-anushtup-tathaa devoe venkatsa udaahritah || 10 ||
Neela-goe-ksheera-sambhhootoe beejamity-uchyate budhaih |
Sreenivaasas-tathaa sakti-hridayam venkataadhipah  || 11 ||
Viniyoegas-tathaa-abheeshta-siddhyarthe cha nigadyate |
Om namoe venkatesaaya seshaadri-nilayaaya cha || 12 | 
Vrishadrig-goecharaayaatha  vishnave satatam namah |
Sadanjana-gireesaaya vrishaadri-pataye namah || 13 ||
Meruputra-gireesaaya sarah-swamitate jushe |
Kumaara-kalpa-sevyaaya vajridrigvishayaaya cha || 14 ||
Suvarchalaa-sutanyasta-sainaapatya-bharaaya cha   |
Raamaaya padmanaabhaaya sadaa vaayu-stutaaya cha   ||15 ||
Tyakta-vaikuntha-loekaaya girikunja-vihaarine |
Harichandana-goetrendra-swaamine satatam namah || 16 ||
Sankha-raajanya-netraabja-vishayaaya namoe namah |
Vasoopari-charatraatre krishnaaya satatam namah || 17 ||
Abdhi-kanyaa-parishvakta-vakshase venkataaya cha |
Sanakaadi-mahaayoegee-poojitaaya namoe namah || 18 ||
Devajit-pramukhananta-daityasangha-pranaasine |
Swetadveepa-vasan-mukta-poojitaanghri-yugaaya cha  II 19 ||
Seshaparvata-roopatva-prakaasana-paraaya cha |
Saanu-sthaapita-taarkshyaaya taarkshyaachala-nivaasine || 20 ||
  Maayaagoodha-vimaanaaya garuda-skanddha-vaasine |
Ananta-sirase nityam ajantaakshaaya  tay namh || 21 ||
Ananta-charanaayaatha sreesaila-nilayaaya cha   |
Damoedaraaya tay nityam neelamegha-nibhaaya cha || 22 ||
Brahmaadi-deva-durdarsa-viswaroopaaya tay namahn  |
Vaikunthaagata saddhema-vimaaanaantar-gataaya cha ||  23  ||
Agastya-abhyarthita-asesha-jana-driggoecharaaya cha  |
Vaasudevaaya haraye teertha-panchaka vaasine || 24 ||
Vaamadeva-priyaayaatha janakeshta-pradaaya cha |
Maarkandeya-mahaa-teertha-jaatapunya-pradaaya cha || 25 ||
Vaakpati-brahmadaatre cha chandra-laavanya-daayine |
Naaraayana-nagesaaya brahma-kalpita-utsavaaya cha || 26 ||
Sankha-chakra-varaa- namra-lasatkara-talaaya cha 
Dravan-mriga madaasakta-vigrahaaya namoe namah || 27 ||
Kesavaaya namoe nityam nitya-yauvana-moortaye |
Arthitaartha-pradaatre cha visvateertha-agha-haarine  ||28 ||
Teertha-swaami-sarah-snaata-janaabheeshta-pradaayine |
Kumaara-dhaarikaavaasa-skanda-abheeshta-pradaaya cha   || 29 ||
Jaamudaghna-samudbhoota-poetrine koorma-moortaye  |
Kinnara-dvanda-saapaanta-pradaatre vibhave namah || 30 ||
Vaikhaanasa-munisreshtha-poojitaaya namoe namah |
Simhaachala-niv aasaaya sreeman-naaraayanaaya cha || 31 ||
Sadbhakta-neelakanthaarchya nrisimhaaya namoe namah|
Kumudaaksha-ganasreshtha-sainaapatya-pradaaya cha   ||32 ||
Durmedhah-praanhartre cha sreedharaaya namoe namah |
Kshantriyaantaka-raamaaya satyaroopaaya tay namah || 33 ||
Paandavaari-prahatre cha sreekaraaya namoe namah |
upatya-kaamapradesastha-sankara-dhyaata-moortaye || 34 ||
Rukmaabja-sarasee-koola-lakshmeekrita-tapasvine |
Lasal-lakshmee-karaambhoeja-dattakahlaaraka-sraje || 35 ||
Saalagraama-nivaasaaya suka-driggoecharaaya cha |
Naaraayanaarthita-aseshajana-drigvishayaaya cha || 36 ||
Mrigayaa-rasikaayaatha vrishabhaasura-haarine |
Anjanaagoetra –pataye vrishbhaachala-vaasine || 37 ||
Anjanaa-sutadaatre cha maadhaveeyaagha-haarine  |
Priyangu-priya-bhakshaaya swetakoela-varaaya cha || 38 ||
Neeladhenu-payoedhaaraa-seka-dehoedbhavaaya cha   |
 Sankara-priya-mitraaya cholaputra-priyaaya cha   || 39 ||
Sudharminee-succhaitanya-pradaatre madhughaatine  |
Krishnaakhya-vipra-vedantadesikatva-pradaaya cha  || 40 ||
Varadaachala-naathaaya balabhadraaya tay namah |
Trivikramaaya mahate hrisheekesaaya tay namah || 41 ||
Achyutaaya namoe nityam neelaadri-nilayaaya cha
Namah ksheeraabdhi-naathaaya vaikunthachala-vaasine || 42 ||
Mukundaaya namoe nityam-anaantaaya namoe namah |
Virincha-abhyarthitaa-neeta-saumya-roopaaya tay namah || 43 ||
Suvarna-mukharee-snaata-manujaabheeshta-daayine  |
Halaayudha-jagatteertha-samasta-phaladaayine  || 44 ||
Goevindaaya namoe nityam sreenivaasaaya tay namah |
 Ashtoetaarasatam -naamnaam chaturthyaa namasaa-anvitam || 45 ||
Yah pathet-shrinuyaan-nityam sraddha-bhakti-samanvitah | 
Tasya sreevenkatesastu prasannoe bhavati dhruvam || 46 ||
Archanaayaam viseshena graahyam-ashtoettaram satam |
Venkatesaabhi-dheyair-yoe venkatadri-nivaasinam ||47 ||
Archayen-naamabhis-tasya phalam  muktir-na samsayah |
Goepaneeyamidam stoetram sarveshaam na prakaasayet ||48 ||
Sraddhaa-bhaktiyujaameva daapayen-naama-sangraham  |
Iti seshena kathitam kapilaaya mahaatmanay || 49 ||
Kapilaakhya-mahaayoegi-sakasaattu mayaa srutam |
Taduktam bhavataam-adya sadyah  preetikaram hareh || 50 ||
||  Iti Sree Varaahapuraanaantargata Sree Venkataachala-maahaatmye
Sree Venkatesa Ashtoettarasatanaama Keertanam naamaika sashtitamoedhyaayah ||

[Venkatesa Astoettara sata namah or the one hundred and eight names of Venkatesa are commonly   invoked in prayers daily at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthaanam; the recitation of the 1008 names of venkatesa  from the Venkatesa sahasranaama stotra is done daily  besides 1008 names of Vishnu from Vishnu Sahasranaama]




SREE VENKATESA-ASHTOETTARA-SATANAAMA-STOETRAM

(UNKNOWN SOURCE; BY SRI NARAYANAANANDA SARASWATI, SVARGAASRAM, U.P.)

Sree venkatesas-sreeevaasoe  lakshmeepatir-anaaamayah |
 Amritaasoe jagad-vandyoe  goevindas-saasvatah prabhuh || 1 ||
 Seshaadri-nilayoe devah kesavoe madhusoodanah |
Amritoe maadhavah krishnah sreeharir-jnaanapanjarah || 2 ||
Sreevatsa vakshas –sarvesoe  goepaalah  purushoettamah |
Goepeeswarah paramjyoetir-vaikunthapatir-avyayah || 3||
Sudhaa-tanur-yaadavendroe nitya-yauvana-roopavaan |
Chatur-vedaatmakoe- vishnur-achyutah padminee-priyah || 4 ||
Dharaapatis-surapatir-nirmaloe deva-poojitah |
Chatur-bhujas-chakradharas-tridhaamaa triguna-aasrayah || 5 ||
 Nirvikalpoe  nishkalankoe niraatankoe niranjanah |
Niraabhaasoe nityatriptoe nirgunoe nirupadravah ||6 || 
Gadaadharas-sarngapaanir-nandakee sankha-dhaarakah |
 Anekamoortir-avyaktah katihastoe varapradah || 7 ||
Anekaatma-deenabandhur-aartaloeka-abhyapradah |
 Aakaasaraaja-varadoe yoegihrit-padma-mandirah || 8 ||
Daamoedaroe  jagatpaalah  paapaghnoe  bhaktavatsalah  |
Trivikramas-simsumaaroe  jataamakuta-soebhitah || 9 ||
Sankha-maddhyoel-lasan-manju-kinkinaadhya karandakah |
 Neelamegha-syaama-tanur-bilva-patra-archana-priyah   || 10 ||

Jagad-vyaapee jagat-kartaa jagat-saakshee jagat-patih |
 Chintitaartha-pradoe  jishnur-daasaarhoe dasaroopavaan || 11 ||
Devakee-nandanas-saurir-hayagreevoe janaardhanah |
Kanyaa-sravanataa-rejyah peetaambaradharoe-anaghah || 12 ||
Vanamaalee padmanaabhoe mrigayaasakta-maanasaha |
Asvaaroodhah  khadgadhaaree  dhanaarjana-samutsakah || 13 ||
 Ghanasaara-lasan-madhya kastooree-tilakoejvalah |
 Sacchidaananda-roopascha jagan-mangala-daayakah || 14 ||
Yajna-roopoe yajna-bhoektaa chinmayah parameswarah |
Paramaarthapradas-saantas-sreemaan-doerdanda-vikramah | | 15 ||
Paraatparah parabrahma sreevibhur-jagadeesvarah |
Evam sreevenkatesasya namnaam-ashtoettaram satam  || 16  ||
Pathataam srinvataam bhaktyaa  sarvaabheeshtapradam  subham |
Trisandhyam yah pathen-nityam sarvaan kaamaan  avaapnuyaat  || 17 ||
|| Sree enkatesa ashtoettara satanaama stoetram sampoornam ||









SRIVENKATESA ASHTOETTARA SATANAAMAAVALI

(Varaahapuraanaatrgata)

Om Venkatesaaya                                                                           Srivekatesaaya Namah
Om Seshaadri-nilayaaya                                                                               ,,
Om Vrishad-diggoecharaaya                                                                      ,,                                                                             
Om Vishnave                                                                                                     ,,
Om sadanjana-gireesaaya                                                                           ,,
Om Vrishaadri-pataye                                                                                   ,,
Om Meruputra-gireesaaya                                                                          ,,
Om Sarah-swaami-tatee-jushe                                                                 ,,
Om Kumaara-kalpa-sevaaya                                                                       ,,
Om Vajridig-vishayaaya                                                                                                ,,
Om Suvarchalaa-sutanyasta-sainaapatya-bharaaya                         ,,
Om Raamaaya                                                                                                   ,,
Om Padmanaabhaaya                                                                                    ,,
Om Sada vaayu-stutyaaya                                                                            ,,
Om Tyakta Vaikuntha-loekaaya                                                                                ,,
Om Giri-kunja-vihaarine                                                                              ,,
Om Harichandana-goetrendra-swaamine                                            ,,              
Om Sankha-raajanya-nertraabja-vishayaaya                                       ,,
Om Vasoopari-charatrarte                                                                           ,,
Om Krishnaaya                                                                                                 ,,
Om Abdhi-kanyaa-parishvakta-vakshase                                              ,,
Om Venkataaya                                                                                                ,,
Om Sanakaadi-mahaayoegi-poojitaayai                                                                ,,
Om Devajit-pramukha -ananta-daitya-sangha-pranaasine           ,,
Om Sveta-dveepa-sanmukta-poojitaanghri-yugaaya                      ,,
Om Seshaparvata-roopatva-prakaasana-paraaya                              ,,
Om Saanu-sthaapita-taarkshyaaya                                                          ,,
Om Tarkshyaachala-nivaasine                                                                   ,,
Om Maayaa-goodha-vimaanaaya                                                             ,,
Om Garuda-skandha-vaasine                                                                     ,,
Om Ananta-sirase                                                                                           ,,
Om Ananta-akshaaya                                                                                     ,,
Om Ananta-charanaaya                                                                                ,,
Om Sreesaila-nilayaaya                                                                                                ,,
Om Daamoedaraaya                                                                                       ,,
Om Neela-megha-nibhaaya                                                                       ,,
Om Brahmaadi-deva-durdarsa-visvaroopaaya                                   ,,
Om Vaikuntha-gata-saddhema-vimaana-antargataaya                  ,,
Om Agastya-abhyarthita-sesha jana-drig-goecharaaya                  ,,
Om Vaasudevaaya                                                                                          ,,
Om Haraye                                                                                                         ,,
Om Teertha-panchaka-vaasine                                                                 ,,
Om Vaamadeva-priyaaya                                                                             ,,
Om Janaka-ishta-pradaaya                                                                          ,,
Om Maarkandadeya-mahaateertha-jaata-punya-pradaaya          ,,
Om Vaakpati-brahmadaatre                                                                       ,,
Om Chandra-laavanya-daayine                                                                 ,,
Om naaraayana-nagesaaya                                                                         ,,
Om Brahma-klipta-utsavaaya                                                                     ,,
Om Sankha-chakra-varaanamra-lasatkara-talaaya                            ,,
Om Dravan-mriga-madaasakta-vigrahaaya                                          ,,
Om Kesavaaya                                                                                                  ,,
Om Nitya-yauvana-moortaye                                                                    ,,
Om Arthitaartha-pradaatre                                                                         ,,
Om Viswateertha-agha-haarine                                                                               ,,
Om Teerthaswaami-sarah-snaata-janaabheeshta-pradaaya        ,,            
Om Kumaara-dhaarikaa-vaasa-skanda-abheeshta-pradaaya       ,,
Om Jaanudaghna-samudbhoota-poetrine                                           ,,
Om Koorma-moortaye                                                                                  ,,
Om Kinnara-dvandva-saapaanta-pradaatre                                         ,,
Om Vibhave                                                                                                       ,,
Om Vaikhaanasa-muni-sreshtha-poojitaaya                                       ,,
Om Simhaachala-nivaasaaya                                                                      ,,
Om Sreeman-naaraayanaaya                                                                     ,,
Om Sad-bhakta-neelakantha-archya-nrisimhaaya                            ,,
Om Kumudaaksha-ganasreshtha-sainaapatya-pradaaya                ,,
Om Dur-meghah-praanahatre                                                                   ,,
Om Sreedharaaya                                                                                            ,,
Om Kshatriya-antaka-raamaaya                                                                ,,
Om Matsya-roopaaya                                                                                    ,,
Om Paandava-ari-prahartre                                                                        ,,
Om Sreekaraaya                                                                                               ,,
Om Upatyakaa-pradesastha-sankara-dhyaata-moortaye              ,,
Om Rukmaabja-saraseekoola-lakshmeekrirta-tapasvine              ,,
Om Lasal-lakshmee-karaambhoeja-datta-kalhaaraka-sraje         ,,
Om Saalagraama-nivaasaaya                                                                      ,,
Om Sukra-driggoecharaaya                                                                         ,,
Om Naaraayanaarthita-asesha-jana-drig-vishayaaya                      ,,
Om Mrigayaa-rasikaaya                                                                                ,,
Om Vrshbhaasura-haarine                                                                          ,,
Om Anjanaa-goetra-pataye                                                                        ,,
Om Vrishbhaachala-vaasine                                                                       ,,
Om Anjanaa-sutadaatre                                                                               ,,
Om Maadhaveeya-agha-haarine                                                              ,,
Om priyngu-priyabhakshaaya                                                                    ,,
Om Swetakola-varaaya                                                                                 ,,
Om Neela-dhenu-payoedhaara-seka-dehoedbhavaaya                                ,,
 Om Sankara-priya-mitraaya                                                                       ,,
Om Choela-putra-priyaaya                                                                          ,,
Om Sudharminee-suchaitanya-pradaatre                                            ,,
Om Madhu-ghaatine                                                                                     ,,
Om Krisnaakhya-vipra-vedanta-desikatva-pradaaya                       ,,
 Om Varaahaachala-naathaaya                                                                  ,,
Om Balabhadraaya                                                                                          ,,
Om Trivikramaaya                                                                                           ,,
Om Mahate                                                                                                        ,,
Om Hrisheekesaaya                                                                                       ,,
Om Achyutaaya                                                                                                ,,
Om Neelaadri-nilayaaya                                                                              ,,
Om Ksheeraabdhi-naathaaya                                                                     ,,
Om Vaikunthaachala-vaasine                                                                    ,,
Om Mukundaaya                                                                                             ,,
Om Anantaaya                                                                                                  ,,
Om Virancha-abhyarthita-aaneeta-saumya-roopaaya                    ,,
Om Suvarna- mukharee-snaata-manujaabheeshta-daayine        ,,
Om Halaayudha-jagattertha-samasta-phaladaayine                       ,,
Om Goevindaaya                                                                                             ,,
Om Sreenivaasaaya                                                                                        ,,

||Iti Sreevenkatesa-ashtoettara-sata-naamaavali-sampoornaa ||
                                                                                                                               


                                                                                               



SRI VENKATESA-ASHTOETTARA SATANAAMAAVALIH

(SWAMI  NARAYANAANANDA  SARSWATEE, CHAITANYA KUTHEER, SVARGAASRAM, U.P.)
Om Sreevenkatesaaya namah
Om Sreenivaasaaya namah
Om Lakshmeepataye namah
Om Anaamayaaya namah
Om Amritaasaaya namah
Om Om Jagad-vandyaaya namah
Om Goevindaaya namah
Om Saasvataaya namah
Om Prabhave namh
Om Seshaadri-nilayaaya namah  (10)
Om Devaaya namah
Om Kesavaaya namah
Om Madhusoodanaaya namah
Om Amritaaya namah
Om Maadhavaaya namah
Om Krishnaaya namah
Om Sree haraye namah
Om Om Jnaana-panjaraaya namah
Om Sreevatsa-vakshase namah
Om Sarvesaaya namah  (20)
Om Goepaalaaya namah 
Om  Purushoettamaaya namah
Om Goepeesvaraaya namah
Om Paranajyoetishe namah
Om Vaikuntha-pataye namah
Om Avyayaaya namah
Om Sudhaa-tanave namah
Om Yaadavendraaya namah
Om Nitya-yauvana-roopavate namah
Om Chaturveda-aatmakaaya namah  (30)
Om Vishnave namah
Om Achyutaaya namah
Om Padminee-priyaaya namah
Om Dharaapataye namah
Om Surapataye namah
Om Nirmalaaya namah
Om Devapoojitaaya namah
OM Chaturbhujaaya namah
Om Chakradharaaya namah
Om Tridhaaamne namah  (40)
Om Triuguna-aasrayaaya namah
Om Nirvikalpaaya namah
Om Nishkalankaaya namah
Om Niraatankaaya namah
Om Niranjanaaya namah
Om niraabhaasaaya namah
Om Nityatriptaaya namah
Om Nirgunaaya namah
Om Nirupadravaaya namah
Om Gadaadharaaya namah (50)
Om Saarngapaanaye namah
Om Nandakee namah
Om Sankha-dhaarakaaya namah
Om Anekamoortaye namah
Om Avyaktaaya namah
Om Kati-hastaaya namah
Om Varapradaaya namah
Om Anekaatmane namah
Om Deena-bandhave namah
Om Aartaloeka-bhayapradaaya namah  (60)
Om Aakaasaraaja-varadaaya namah
Om Yoegi-hrit-padma-mandiraaya namah
Om Damoedaraaya namah
Om Jagatpaalaaya namah
Om Paapaghnaaya namah
Om Bhaktavatsalaaya namah
Om Trivikramaaya namah
Om Simsumaaraaya namah
Om Jataa-makuta-soebhitaaya namah
Om Sankha-madhyoellasan-manju-kinkinaadhya-karandakaaya namah  (70)
Om Neelamegha-syaama-tanave namah
Om bilvapatra-archana-priyaaya namah
Om Jagad-vyaapine namah
Om Jagat-kartre namah
Om Jagat-saakshinye namah
Om Jagatpataye namah
Om Chintita-artha-pradaaya namah
Om Jishnave namah
Om Daasaarhaaya namah
Om Dasroopavate namah  (80)
Om Devakee-nandanaaya namah
Om Sauraye namah
Om Hayagreevaaya namah
Om Janaardhanaaya namah
Om Kanyaasravanataa-rejyaaya namah
Om Peetaambara-dharaaaya namah
Om Anaghaaya namah
Om Vanamaaline namah
Om Padmanaabhaaya namah
Om Mrigayaasakta-maanasaaya namah  (90)
Om Asvaroodhaaya namah
Om Dhanaarjana-samutsakaaya namah
Om Ghanasaara-lasanmadhya-kastooree-tilkoejwalaaya namah
Om Sacchidaananda-roopaaya namah
Om Jagan-mangala-daayakaaya namah
Om Yajnaroopaaya namah
M Chinmayaaya namah
Om Pramesvaraaya namah  (100)
Om Paramaartha-pradaaya namah
Om Saantaaya namah
Om Sreemate namah
Om Doerdanda-vikramaaya namah
Om Paraatparaaya namah
Om Parabrahmane namah
Om Sreevibhave namah
Om Jagadeesvaraaya namah (108)
|| Iti Srivenkatesa ashtoettara satanaamaavali samaaptaa ||
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