2. Lyrics
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
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
Editor's Notes
Krishna killed Narakasura and returned along with Sathyabhama. On the way He found a beautiful garden which belonged to Indra. This garden contained a special plant by the name of parijata. What did Krishna do? He collected that parijata tree, uprooted it, and transferred it to the garden of Sathyabhama, His consort, as per the story. This is the second part of the story, which is associated with the celebration of Deepavali. Now let me explain what it symbolises: „garden‟ is udyana in Sanskrit. This word udyana has two syllables: ud and yana. Ud means „uplifting, elevating‟, while yana means prayana or „travel‟. So udyana means „travel towards noble things, travel towards uplifting, elevating experiences‟. PARIJATA TREE REPRESENTS MISTAKEN IDENTITY As I explained already, Krishna went into that garden or udyana (meaning, an uplifting experience) where He found that parijata tree. Now what is that parijata tree? Parijata contains two words: paritaha and jatam. The meaning of parijata is „mistaken identity‟ or „super imposition‟; it means to mistake one thing for another. That is delusion, illusion, or maya. Therefore the parijata tree symbolises maya. So what did Krishna do? He uprooted maya; He uprooted that parijata tree which symbolises illusion or maya, and transplanted it to the garden of Sathyabhama, His consort. Remember Sathyabhama is the treasure of wealth of knowledge. So this maya, that is the parijata tree, is now transplanted into the garden of Sathyabhama, the treasure of wealth and wisdom. What does that mean? Maya can be gotten rid of if it is transplanted into the garden of Sathyabhama, the treasure of wealth of wisdom. Only then will maya disappear. Maya will disappear if you are exposed to jnana or wisdom, Atma jnana or Self-knowledge. Sathyabhama is awareness, the knowledge of the Self or consciousness. So when parijata, the tree of illusion, is exposed to light or the wealth of knowledge, maya disappears. Parijata is gone. That is the meaning of the second part of the story, about the Deepavali festival. HONEYBEES REPRESENTTHAT WIHCH IS READYTO BE DELUDED Then what happens? The parijata tree has flowers that are very fragrant. They attract the bhramara, the honeybees. All honeybees and butterflies come towards those parijata flowers. What is the meaning of bhramara? Bhramara represent that which allows itself to be deluded or that which is ready to be deluded. So the parijata flower is delusion, while the honeybee represents that which is ready to be deluded. Since the tree is uprooted and placed in the garden of Sathyabhama, the treasure of wisdom, maya or delusion is gone. That is the interpretation of the second part of the story, of Deepavali.
![Lyrics
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](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)