SVS 53

47. OM HRISHIKESAYA NAMA:
Controller of organs. Mouth, ear, eyes and others should concentrate on Him.

Hrishikesa in Sanskrit, has been rendered in Tamil as Irudikesa by Alwars. Hrushikam = organs of a body, Isa = Controller. In Mahabharatha, Bheesha is lying on the bed of arrows. The war is over. Only the Pandavas go to him along with Sri Krishna. Hearing this, great sages like, Vyasa, Athitha, Devala, Sumandhu, Byla, etc., also assemble there. Those sages know that great preachings are going to be made by Bheeshma, referred to as Pithamaha. They are all eager to listen to Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam. Normally, when we meet a person, we enquire about his health. But Sri Krishna enquires Bheeshma, whether his organs are all functioning well. Vyasa and other sages, being gyanis, understand the import of this enquiry. We in our normal and healthy state, do not apply our senses properly. We do not listen to properly or we talk irrelevantly, etc. Bheeshma is in the last lap of his life. One could expect his various faculties not functioning properly. His eyes and mind are absorbed in Sri Krishna. At that time in order that the world should benefit from the words of the grand old man Bheeshma, Sri Krishna - that is Sri Hrishikesa- blesses Bheeshma with all organs functioning properly. This was understood by the sages and so they smiled when Sri Krishna enquired Bheeshma.
Dhruva as a small boy wanted to praise the Lord, when He appeared before Dhruva. The Lord from inside stimulates Dhruva to start his sthothra. Dhruva also opens with the remarks paying his respects to He, Who has stimulated him from inside. In the opening pasuram of Thiruvaimozhi, Nammalwar says 'mayarvara madhinalam arulinan', meaning the Lord has blessed him with intellect and capacity to sing in praise of Him.