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.