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Lord'schest, since the Lord offered to bear the mark of bhRgu's foot as an
indication of how He values the touch of the feet of His devotee. He gives the
reference to the story of bhRgu maharshi in SrImad bhAgavatam (10-89),
wherein bhagavAn says that mahAlakshmi will henceforth reside in His vaksha
sthalam because it has now been purified by the touch ofthe sage's foot -
adyAham bhagavan lakshmyA Asam ekAnta bhAjanam |
vatsyati urasi me bhUtih bhavat pAda hatAmhasah || (10. 89. 12)
SrI cinmayAnanda interprets this to mean that the SrIvatsa mark itself is the
mark of SrI on His chest ("bhagavAn says - He will ever bear the mark of the
sage's foot as SrI on His chest". ).
The SrIvatsam mark on bhagavAn's chest is thus the representation of
pradhAna as being supported by Him, as the unique of Him who is the SrI
vallabhan, as the reflection of the kaustubha gem that bhagavAn wears, and as
the symbol of how He values His devotee as reflected by the incident involving
bhRgu maharshi.
nAma 609. ïIvas> SrI SrI-vAsah SrI vAsah
The Abode of lakshmi.
SrI-vAsAya namah.
SrI BhaTTar gives reference to SrImad rAmAyaNam - yuddha kANDam 114.
15 - referring to Lord as nitya SrIh. He is like the garden consisting of kalpaka
trees, and She is kalpaka valli, who freely roams around as She pleases in the
kalpaka tree garden.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan quotes "agalagillEniRaiyum enRu alarmEl ma'ngai uRai
mARban" - tiruvAimozhi 6. 10. 10.
SrI Samkara's vyAkhyAnam is "asya vakshasi SrIh anapAyinI vasati iti SrIvAsah"
- One on whose chest SrIdevi dwells uninterruptedly.
SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj adds - "SobhA soundarya sampannah" as his
explanation for the nAma - He who is always full of eternal luster and beauty.
SrI cinmAyananda gives a similar interpretation - SrI vasati asminiti SrI-
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