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Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol III-RR-edit.pub - Ibiblio

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Slokam 79<br />

suv[Rv[aeR hema¼ae vra¼íNdna¼dI,<br />

vIrha iv;m> zUNyae "&tazIrclíl>. 79.<br />

suvarNavarNO hemAngO varAngas candanAngadI |<br />

vIrahA vishamah sUnyO ghrutAsIracalascalah ||<br />

[ PLEASE ADD PRANAVAM BEFORE EACH NAAMA ]<br />

nAma 743. suv[Rv[> suvarNa suvarNa-varNah<br />

suvarNa varNah<br />

The golden-hued.<br />

suvarNa-varNAya namah<br />

Sobhana varNa su-varNa, suvarNamiva varNam yasya sa su-varNah - "He Who<br />

has a hue that is attractive like gold". Thus, the literal meaning of the nAma is<br />

"He Who is golden-hued". Gold is known for its purity and its untarnished<br />

nature, its effulgence, its being highly desired by people, etc. All these<br />

aspects of bhagavAn are brought out by this nAma, namely His Effulgence, His<br />

blemishless nature, His Illuminating Power, His Purifying Nature, His being<br />

desired and coveted by all His devotees, etc. The term suvarNa here stands<br />

for "that which is extremely desired and longed for, that which is flawless and<br />

pure", etc.<br />

SrI aNNan'ngarAcArya gives the explanation: "He Who has the divya<br />

svarUpamwhich is blemishless like gold". nAma-s similar to the current one are<br />

used in the outpourings of AzhvArs who grope for words to describe the<br />

aunbhavam that they have had of the indescribable emperumAn.<br />

SrI v.v. rAmAnujan gives several examples from prabandham.<br />

�tiruma'ngai AzhvAr describes Him in tiruk kuRum tANDakam (6) as sweet<br />

song,fresh honey, shining gold, the flower that the nitya sUri-s wear on<br />

their head,etc. - "inbap-pAvinai, paccait tEnai, paim-ponnai, amarar Sennit<br />

pUvinai".<br />

�nammAzhvAr describes Him in tiruviruttam (85) as "ualgu aLanda<br />

244

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