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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 20) The 20th shloka depicts the scientific theory which suggests that land came out of water, atleast most of it.   maheshvAso mahIbhartA srinivAsah satAmgatih anirudhah surAnando govindO govidAmpatih महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतांगतिः | अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदाम्पतिः ||    maheshvAsah The One who discharged the great arrow. isu (इशु ) is arrow and as ( अस ) is to throw and mahAn (महान) is great mahIbhartA The One who bears the Earth, when it was brought out of water srinivAsah  The One on whose chest resides srI (श्री) that is Goddess MahALakshmi. More on the importance of srI (श्री) will be propounded in the coming shlokas satAmgatih The One who helps the vaidyAs (those learned in vedAs) realize the Lord , the ultimate truth anirudhah  The One who cannot be stopped by anyone surAnandah The One who gives joy ( Anandah ) to the Gods ( surAs ) govindah The One who dug the earth( go ) from deep ocean beds,

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 19) The 19th shloka's most important name is mahAviryah (महावीर्यः) since it reflects upon the scientific theories of the great energy that caused the big bang and the great energy that is triangulating itself to bring an end to the world. mahAbudhirmahAvIryo mahAshaktirmahAdhyutih anirdeshyavapuh srimAnmeyAtma mahAdhridhik महाबुद्धिर्महविर्यो महाशक्तिर्महाध्युतिः | अनिर्देश्यवापु: श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्रिधिक||  mahAbudhih The One who is more intelligent than the most intelligent put together, the most intelligent mahAvIryah The One who has the most virya or most energetic, the energy that is cause of creation and destruction and everything in between. Thus, Scientifically pointing to the infinite energy that has caused the creation of the universe, the energy that is maintaining the universe and life forms and the energy that shall cause the end mahAshaktih The One who is the most powerful mahAdhyutih The One who is splendid

SrinivAsa Kalyanam Directed and Edited by - K Hari Kumar Music - old Telugu film song & G.Ramesh Location - Shri Krishna Temple, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi Date - 17 Octiber 2010 Camera - Sony DSC W270   The Legend of Tirumala or popularly known as the story of Srinivasa Kalyanam (the marriage ceremony of Lord Srinivasa) in Southern parts of India, is the most fascinating story behind reincarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu on the Sacred Hills of Tirumala in the form of Lord Srinivasa ( also known as Venkateswara) and the marriage of Lord Sri Venkateswara with Goddess Padmavathi. The Story is so fascinating that it is being told and read in every home of South India again and again with great amount of interest and passion. Lord Venkateswara is so popular in Southern parts of India, that every home has a child named after the Lord Srinivasa or Govinda or Venkatesa or any name out of thousand names the Lord is known with.

We start by creating an image of Lord Vishnu in our mind...... Lord Vishnu resting on anandA with his consort, MahAlakshmi   sAntAkAram..... bhujaga-sayanam The One with the peaceful nature.... the One who rests on the great snake padmanAbham.... suresam The One whose navel is the root for the Holy Lotus.... The Lord of the Gods visvAdhAram.... gagana-sadrisyam The One who's as infinite as the spanning universe... The One pervading as the sky megha-varnam.... subhAngam The One who's complexion is dark like the clouds The One with the graceful body   LakshmikAntam.... kamalAnayanam The One who is the husband of Goddess Lakshmi.... The One whose eyes resemble the petals of a lotus   yogihridhyAna-gamyam The One who is found in the hearts of the yogis vande vishnum bhava-bhaya-haram The One, meditating upon whom, shall steal away all fears and differences from our mind.... sarva-lokaika-nAtham The One who is the Lord of all Universe O! Lord Vishnu...we m