sesha shaila vasa
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Sesha Shaila Vasa
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Sesha Shaila Vasa Narayana [ Tongue ]
Bhaktha Paarijatha Narayana [ Nose ]
Sarva Jeeva Vasa Narayana [ Skin ]
Sama Gana Lola Narayana [ Ears ]
Sathya Sai Roopa Narayana [ Eyes ]
Sathya Sai Roopa Narayana
Observation 1:
Narayana – Nara + Ayana
Sesha Saila Vasa Narayana
The one who resides on the seshasaila i.e.,
Tirupathi hills.
The story of Tirupathi sheds further light into why it is
called ‘seshachala’. Google : The legend of Tirumala.
The Adisesha with his 1000 forked tongues keeps
praising the Lord Narayana all the time.
This line refers to Narayana residing in the tongue of
Adi sesha.
Observation 2:
Bhaktha Parijatha Narayana
Paritaha + Jatam ( Inner Significance of the story is
given by Prof. Anil Kumar ; please see the notes)
The one who is sought by devotees like ‘parijatha’ is
sought for its fragrance .
This line refers to Narayana in the residing in the
fragrant smell of Paarijatha for His devotees.
Observation 3:
Sarva Jeeva Vasa Narayana
The one who resides in every life form.
This line refers to Narayana who resides in every life
form in the sense of touch.
Of the 5 senses, touch is the only sense which is
common to all the living beings.
Observation 4:
Sama Gana Lola Narayana
The one who is seeks the music of sama.
This line refers to Lord Shiva as the sense of sound
through the beautiful sounds of Sama.
We need to understand that Narayana is the name
given to the eternal being and the trinity of Brahma,
vishnu and Shiva emerged from Narayana. A very
good account of this available in wiki : Narayana.
Observation 5:
Sathya Sai Roopa Narayana
The one who is in the form of Sathya Sai.
This line refers to Narayana as having taken the
form of Sathya Sai through the sense of sight.
Inner Significance
This bhajan refers to Narayana as being resident in
the tongue of Sesha,
the fragrance of Paarijatha,
the sense of touch in all living beings,
the sound of the sama music and
the form of Sathya Sai.
In conclusion, we can say that this bhajan describes how
Narayana pervades all the 5 senses.