Friday, April 25, 2008

SVS 54 [Padmanabho - 48] (6.3)

48. OM PADMANABHAYA NAMA: पद्मनाभाया नम:
Lotus, from where Four faced Brahma originate, in His navel.

Today's lecture is also from the Sri Ugra Narasimha temple of Thammampatti. Padmanabha means lotus flower in His navel. The Lord created a lotus in His navel and created lord Brahma in that lotus flower. In Thiruvananthapuram [Trivandrum], the Lord graces as Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy. In his Sankalpa Sooryodayam, Swami Desika describes this Kshetram. Here, the garbha gruha has three entrances, as the Lord there is huge. Brahma and all the gods there proclaim that they are not able to fully comprehend the greatness of the Lord here. This is one of the 173 Divine names, which are considered as mantra, when chanted with pranva [om]. This divine name whether chanted as a mantra [ with om] or as nama sankeerthanam [ Padmanabhaya nama:] 108 times daily, will grant child.

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