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THE KATHA OF LORD VENKATESWARA

KALYANAM (MARRIAGE AND AVTAAR)

The rishis headed by Kasyapa began to perform a sac-

rice on the banks of the Ganges. Sage Narada visited

them and asked them why they were performing the

sacrice and who would be pleased by it. Not being able

to answer the question, the rishis approached Sage Bh-

rigu. To reach a solution after a direct ascertainment of

reality, Sage Bhrigu rst went to Satyaloka, the abode of

Lord Brahma.

At Satyaloka, he found Lord Brahma, reciting the four

Vedas in praise of Lord Narayana, with each of his four

heads. Lord Brahma did not take notice of Bhrigu oer-

ing obeisance. Concluding that Lord Brahma was unt

for worship, Bhrigu left Satyaloka for Kailasa, the abode

of Lord Shiva.

At Kailasa, Bhrigu found Lord Siva spending his time

pleasantly with Parvati and not noticing his presence.

Parvati drew the attention of Siva to the presence of the

sage. Lord Siva was furious at Bhrigus intrusion.

At Vaikunta, Lord Vishnu (also called Srimannarayana)

was reposing on Adisesha with Sri Mahalakshmi in ser-vice at His feet. Finding that Srimannarayana also did

not notice him, the sage was infuriated and he kicked the

Lord on His chest, the place where Mahalakshmi resides.

At once, Lord Vishnu hastened to apologise to the

angry sage and pressed his feet to allay the pain causedto Bhrigus leg. Thereupon, the sage decided that Lord

Vishnu was the most supreme of the trimurthis and told

the rishis the same. Thereupon, they decided that Lord

Vishnu was the fruit of the yaga.

Sri Mahalakshmi was angered by the action of her Lord

in apologising to Bhrigu who committed an oence. She,

therefore, left Vaikuntam without heeding the entreaties

of the Lord.

At the commencement of the current Sveta Varaha

Kalpa, the whole universe was lled with water and theEarth was immersed in it. Lord Vishnu assumed the form

of a white boar (Sri Varaha) and dived into the water to

lift the Earth. He slew the demon Hiranyaksha who was

obstructing Him and rescued the Earth.

Brahma and the other Devas praised Sri Varaha for

saving the Earth by chanting the Vedas and showering

owers on Him. Lord Vishnu decided to stay on Earth

in the form of Sri Varaha for some time, to punish the

wicked and protect the virtuous. The place then came to

be known as Varaha Kshetra and the Varaha Kalpa com-

menced.

After the departure of Mahalakshmi, a forlorn Lord Vish-

nu left Vaikuntam and took abode in an ant-hill under a

tamarind tree, beside a pushkarini on the Venkata Hill.


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Taking pity on Lord Vishnu, Brahma and Lord shiva

decided to assume the forms of a cow and its calf to

serve Him.

Surya, the Sun God informed Mahalakshmi of this and

requested her to assume the form of a cowherdess and

sell the cow and calf to the king of the Chola country.

The king of the Chola country bought the cow and its

calf and sent them to graze on the Venkata Hill alongwith his herd of cattle. Discovering Lord Vishnu on the

ant-hill, the cow provided its milk, and thus fed the Lord.

Meanwhile, at the palace, the cow was not yielding any

milk. To nd out the cause of lack of milk, the cowherd

followed the cow, hid himself behind a bush and discov-

ered the cow emptying her udder over the ant-hill.

Incensed over the conduct of the cow, the cowherd

aimed a blow with his axe on the head of the cow. How-

ever, Lord Vishnu rose from the ant-hill to receive the

blow and save the cow.

When the cowherd saw the Lord bleed at the blow of his

axe, he fell down and died of shock.

On the death of the cowherd, the cow returned, bellow-

ing in fright and with blood stains all over her body, to

the Chola King. To nd out the cause of the cows terror,

the King followed her to the scene of the incident.

The King found the cowherd lying dead on the ground

near the ant-hill. While he stood wondering how it had

happened, Lord Vishnu rose from the ant-hill and cursed

the King saying that he would become an asura becauseof the fault of his servant. The King pleaded innocence,

and the Lord blessed him by saying that the curse would

end when the Lord was adorned with a kireetam pre-

sented by Akasa Raja at the time of His marriage with Sri

Padmavati.

Thereafter, Lord Vishnu or Srinivasa, decided to stay in

Varaha Kshetra, and requested Sri Varahaswami to grant

Him a site for His stay. His request being readily granted,

Srinivasa ordained that a pilgrimage to His shrine would

not be complete unless it is preceded by a bath in the

Pushkarini and darshan of Sri Varahaswami, and thatpuja and naivedyam should be oered to Sri Varahas-

wami rst.

Yasoda brought up Sri Krishna, the son of Devaki, in his

early years. However, Yasoda was not blessed to witness

the marriage of Sri Krishna with Rukmini and she felt

very sad. Sri Krishna promised to fulll her desire in her

next birth as Vakuladevi in his next avatara as Srinivasa.

In Rukminis next birth as Vakuladevi, she was serving

Lord Varahaswami when He sent her to serve Srinivasa.

Sometime later, a King named Akasa Raja who belonged

to the Lunar race was ruling over Thondamandalam. He

had a brother named Thondaman. Akasa Raja had no

heirs, and therefore, he wanted to perform a sacrice. As

part of the sacrice, he was ploughing the elds when his

plough turned up a lotus in the ground. On examining

the lotus, the King found a female child in it.

Akasa Raja was happy to nd the child. He carried it to

his palace and gave it to his Queen. At that time he heard

a voice from above which said, Oh! King, tend to it as

your child and fortune will befall you. As the child was

found in a lotus, the king named her Padmavati.

In course of time, Princess Padmavati grew up into a

beautiful maiden and was attended to by a host of maids.One day, while she was spending her time in a garden

picking owers with her maids, Sage Narada approached

her. Assuring her that he was her well-wisher, he asked

her to show him her palm to read her future. He foretold

that she was destined to be the spouse of Lord Vishnu

himself.

At this time, Lord Srinivasa, who was hunting, chased a

wild elephant in the forests surrounding the hills. In the

elephants pursuit, the Lord was led into a garden, where

Princess Padmavati and her maids were picking owers.

The sight of the elephant frightened the Princess and her

maids.

But the elephant immediately turned around, saluted the

Lord and disappeared into the forest.

Lord Srinivasa, who was following on horse back, and

saw the frightened maidens, who accosted Him withqueries. Lord Srinivasa gave the maids details about his

birth and parentage. He, in turn, enquired after their

princess, her birth and parentage.

When the maids informed Lord Srinivasa that the prin-

cess was Padmavati, foster daughter of Akasa Raja, He

expressed his interest in her. However, He was repulsed

with stones thrown at Him by the maids. He returned to

the hills in haste, leaving His horse behind.

When Lord Srinivasa returned, Vakuladevi brought him

his usual dinner comprising various delicacies. However,

she found him lying on his bed, pining for his love. When

she enquired about the cause, the Lord informed her that

unless he married Princess Padmavati, he would never

be well again. Vakuladevi then asked Him to tell her all

about the Princess. The Lord then narrated the story of


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her (Padmavatis) previous birth and his promise to wed

her.

In olden times, Lakshmi, in the form of Vedavati, was

staying in an ashram in the forests. At that time, Ravana,

the lord of Lanka tried to tempt her. In anger, Vedavati

cursed him saying that she would bring about his death.

To show how true her words were, Vedavati walked

into the re, but Agni, the Fire God rescued her. He tookVedavati to his house and entrusted her to his wifes

care. When Ravana was about to carry away Sita from

Panchavati, in the absence of Rama and Lakshmana, Agni

appeared and oered Vedavati to Ravana as the real

Sita who was kept with him by Rama to evade Ravana.

Ravana was tricked into thinking that Vedavati was the

real Sita.

Ravana took Vedavati to Lanka thinking she was the real

Sita, while Agni took Sita to his house and asked his wife

Swahadevi to look after her. After the destruction of

Ravana, Vedavati entered the re when rejected byRama. Then, Agni, oered the real Sita to Rama. Rama

then questioned her as to who the other lady by her side

was.

Sita informed Rama that the lady was Vedavati who

endured Ravanas torture for ten months in Lanka for

her sake. Sita requested Rama to accept Vedavati also as

his spouse. But Rama declined her request saying that

he believed in having only one wife during his life time.

However, He promised to wed her in her next birth as

Padmavati, born as the daughter of Akasa Raja, when

Rama himself would take the form of Srinivasa.

After listening to Srinivasas story of how he had prom-

ised to marry Vedavati in her next birth as Padmavati,

Vakuladevi realised that Srinivasa would not be happy

unless he married Padmavati. She oered to go to Akasa

Raja and his Queen and arrange for the marriage. On the

way she met the maid-servants of Padmavati returning

from a Siva Temple. She learnt from them that Padma-

vati was also pining for Srinivasa. Vakuladevi went along

with the maidservants to the Queen.

Meanwhile, Akasa Raja and his queen Dharanidevi were

anxious about the health of their daughter, Padmavathi.They learnt about Padmavathis love for Srinivasa of

Venkata Hill. Akasa Raja consulted Brihaspati about the

propriety of the marriage and was informed that the

marriage was in the best interest of both the parties.

After the departure of Vakuladevi, Srinivasa could not

rest in peace. He doubted if she would succeed in her

mission. He, therefore, assumed the form of a lady

fortune-teller and entered the streets of the capital tell-

ing fortunes. Padmavathis maids saw her and invited her

to the presence of their Queen.

The maid-servants informed Queen Dharanidevi that the

fortune-teller was hesitating to enter the palace without

the Queens invitation. The Queen came out herself and

invited the fortune-teller into the palace.The fortune-

teller was taken to the presence of Princess Padmavati.

The fortune-teller read the palm of the Princess and told

the Queen about the cause of Padmavatis indisposition.

She advised the Queen to give Padmavati in marriage to

Lord Srinivasa. She also told the Queen that a lady would

approach her shortly on behalf of Lord Srinivasa, to for-

mally request Padmavatis hand in marriage.

After the departure of the fortune-teller, Vakuladevi

arrived at the palace, and was taken by the maidservantsto the Queen. She informed the Queen that she had

come on behalf Lord Srinivasa to request the hand of

Padmavati in marriage.

Having consulted Brihaspati and heard from his Queen

about the prediction of the fortune-teller and the arrival

of the messenger from Srinivasa, Akasa Raja decided to

hand his daughter in marriage to Srinivasa. He asked the

palace purohits to x a muhurtam for the marriage.

Akasa Raja informed his ministers and other ocials of

his plans. Immediately, a letter was drafted requestingSrinivasa to come and marry the Princess.

Akasa Raja entrusted the delivery of the letter to Su-

kamahamunin. Suka went to the Venkata Hill with Vaku-

ladevi. He presented the patrika to Lord Srinivasa, who

was very happy. The Lord sent his garland for Padmavati

through Suka.

Immediately, Lord Srinivasa called for a conference of

the Gods to win their consent for His marriage to Prin-

cess Padmavati.

Kubera lent money to Lord Srinivasa to meet the expens-es of the marriage.

Lord Srinivasa, along with his consorts and Lord Brahma

and Lord Siva started the journey to the residence of

Akasa Raja with his vehicle Garuda.

At the palace entrance, Lord Srinivasa was received by

Akasa Raja with full honours and taken in procession on

a mounted elephant to the palace for the marriage.

In the presence of all the Devas, Lord Srinivasa wed Prin-

cess Padmavati, thus blessing Akasa Raja.Various Symbols:

LORD VISHNU/VEKATASWRA

SYMBOLISMThe name Vishnu means he who possesses the quality of

Vyapana (to pervade). Lord Vishnu is the central and the

major deity of the holy trinity i.e. Brahma the creator,

Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.

The two most common representations of Vishnu show

him either sleeping over the waves of the ocean on the

coils of the serpent-deity called Shesh Nag. The othermost common one is standing on water with four hands-

each holding one of his four chief attributes.

Lord Vishnus four main features are:- In the Upper


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right hand, he holds cakra or discus shining like an infantSun, symbol of the mind, which represents the revolving

or creative tendency.

The Discus or wheel (Charka) of Vishnu named

Sudershan. It has six spokes. It represents the limitless

controlling all the six seasons and is the fearful weapon

that cuts o the heads of all demons.

The lotus of Vishnu is named Padma. It is the symbol of

purity and represents the unfolding of creations. It is the

truth (Sathva). The elements from, which emerge the

rules of, conduct (Dharma) and knowledge (Janna).

The Conch (Shankh) named Panchjanya is the fountain

that evolves the ve elements i.e., water, re, air, earth

and sky or space. In the lower left hand, which represents

the notion of individual existence.

The Mace (Gada) of Vishnu is named Kaumodaki. It rep-

resents the elemental force, form which all physical and

mental powers are derived.

While Vishnu, who has the power to spread his control

over everything. From his navel a lotus- stalk grows up,

and on the top of the stalk, in the lotus ower, Brahma isborn. Vishnus main attribute is Sattva (goodness-purity)

Vishnu appeared in the world either to correct some

great evil or to eect some good on the earth. His incar-

nations are innumerable.

VENKATESWARA MEANINGThe name Venkata is exclusively used to refer to Balaji.

It is not used for any other deity. There are two dierent

meaning for Ventaka in Sanskrit the rst is destroyer

of sins. It is said that Brahma promised Vishnu that

whoever visits the Tirumala hills will redeem their sins.

Thus the Seshadri hill on which Venkateswara sits came

to be known as Venkata and Vishnu came to be known

as Venkateswara. This meaning of Venkata is based on

the use of the term found in the Brahmanda Purana and

Bhavishyottara Purana.

Another meaning of Venkata is giver of worldly wealth.

This meaning is found in the Vayu Purana. Scholars are

of view that this meaning relates to one of the qualities

of Venkateswara.

The earliest reference of the term Venkatam is found in

Tamil Grammar Text, Tholkaappiyam, which is believed

to have been written around 200 B.C. The meaning of

the term here is burning debts Ven means burning

and kadan means debt. This meaning relates to the debt

that Venkateswara took from Kubera.

Some scholars suggest that Kadam means mountainslope and suggests to the frequent forest res that used

to engulf the hills.

PURATASSI MASAM


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Puratassi Fasting, or Puratasi Vratam, is observed in the

Tamil month of Puratasi (September October).

Thus Purattasi masam is the masam in which full moon

normally occurs either on Poorattadhi/Uttirattadhi stars

(malayalam: Pooruttadhi- Kannada: Poorvabhadrapada/

Uttarabhadrapada; Hindi: Purvabhadra/uttarbhadra; san-

skrit: Poorva Proshthapada/ Uttara Proshthapada). From

this Sanskrit Proshthapada word, Purattasi has evolved.

This month saturdays are also very popular for oering

prayers and poojas to Lord Shani to please him.

Puratasi Masam is of great importance to Tamilians as it

is believed that Lord Venkateswara (Balaji) appeared on

the earth in this month. Puratasi saturdays are dedicated

to Lord Shani. Some people observe partial fasting on all

days in Puratassi others limit it to Puratasi Saturdays.

Some devotees of Lord Venkateswara opt for strict faston Puratasi Saturdays which involves not even drinking a

drop of water - Nirjala Vratam. Some devotees does not

include onion, garlic and meat in their meal throughout

this month.

POOJAPreparations for the Prayer:The entire house should be cleansed (day before prayer).

One should wash their lamp and dot it with namam and

tirusanaum (day before prayer).

A korlam should be made at the front entrance of

the house using either rice our (before commencing

prayer).

A garland should be made using fresh owers and tulsi

leaves.The garland must be hung on the door

(before commencing prayer).

The prayer should be observed once all prasadam has

been made.

A lot of preparation goes into this prayer. In the absence

of a picture of Lord Rama or Vishnu or Krishna, a draw-

ing is made of the Namam. The Namam is in the form of

a V. This is drawn with a special white chalk referred to

as the Nama Katti. To complete the drawing a red line

is drawn down the middle. The Namam is also drawn on

the foreheads of the men and children present. A red dot

is made on the womens forehead.

A banana leaf is placed on the altar on which the various

dishes prepared are oered to Lord Vishnu. A theertham

is made with milk, sugar and tulsi leaves.

The prayer begins outside the house as this is the propiti-

ation of the sun. A vessel of water is placed, the camphor

is lit and a coconut is broken. The worshippers then moveinto the house/temple chanting Govinda! Govinda!

Govinda!

In the house the main prayer continues with the turning

of camphor, burning of agarbathi, singing of songs, ring-

ing of bells and blowing of the conch. Prayers are chant-

ed, the aarti is then handed around to all present. The

right hand is cupped over the left, a tulsi leaf is placed

in the cup with a bit of milk. The milk is sipped and the

tulsi leaf is eaten. Finally, the blessed food (prasad) is

oered to all present.

Requirements for the prayer: 3 Coconuts

1 bottle rosewater

Hurdee (Borrie)


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5 betel leaves and nuts

Flowers for garland and petals

Camphor

Agarbhati Sticks

Sambrani (Lobaan)

Charcoal

1 Pkt Namakatti (white stick)

Red powder (tirusanaum)

Tulsi leaves

Sugar candy Avaal kadaly

Rice our Lamp

Simple procedure on how to perform the

PoojaFirst make a ganesh murti with Hurdee or use your brass

or marble one

A photo of Lord Vishnu/ Venkateshwara, a mirror or a

piece of wood may be place in the center where by a

Namam may be drawn on.

Place a ower, thulsi and vadaa garland around the itemthat is going to be used.

Place all prasadam in front of the Namam with betel

leave, betel nut, ower and a coin.

Namam should be placed on each persons forehead. The

men a white V like shape with the vertical red line in

the center and the women a white horizontal line with a

vertical red line in the center.

Once everything has been set up inside take Ganesh ji

murti and proceed outside.

Ganesha murti will be placed outside with prasadam

(with you facing EAST).

Ganesha should be invoked rst

Oer water thrice over Lord ganeshas murti

Oer over his body Some raw cotton string

Light Some Agarbathi

Oer sugar candy avaal kadaly to Ganesha

Oer some Flowers

Do all this by Chanting the mantra

Aum gam ganesha ye namaha or Aum gam ganesha potrican be chanted 18 or 27 times.

3 Camphor must be lit in front of Ganesha; the 1st coco-

nut must be turned around Ganesha and the Sun thereaf-

ter breaking the coconut and turn camphor.

Sprinkle water 3 times over the prasadam.

Camphors should be lit on paan leading to the front

entrance by chanting (Govinda! Govinda! Govinda).

At the front entrance 3 camphor must be lit and the

second coconut would be smashed on the ground towelcome the Lord into the house by chanting (Govinda!

Govinda! Govinda!).

Proceed to the prayer where everything has been place.

Light the Rice Flour Lamp (See recipe )

Light agarbathi sticks and burn charcoal and sambrani.

Take ower petals and oer at the feet of the Lord by

chanting Om Venkateshwara ye namaha or potri.

Chant the Vishnu Gayatri mantra 24 times

oering owers

GAYATRI MANTRA OF VENKATESVARA

Aum niranjanaya vidmahenirapashaya dhimahi

tanno shrinivasah prachodayath

Turn the third coconut clockwise 3 times and break.

Place 2 halves on either side of Venkateshwara.

Turn camphor.

Sing the aarti (Optional)

Sprinkle water over prasadam.

Kneel down and pray.

A song or a prayer can be sung in praise of

Venkateshwara. (found at the end of document)You should leave the prayer place for at least 10 minutes

without any disturbance.

Shri Venkatesh Aarti in marathi

Sheshachal avtar tarak tu deva l

Survar munivar bhave kariti jan seva ll

Kamlaramna assi aganit gun theva l

Kamlaksha maj rakshuni stavar var dhyava ll 1 ll

Jay dev jay dev jay venkatesha l

Keval karunasindhu purvisi asha ll Dhru.ll

Hey nijvaikunth mahuni dhyato me tu te lDakhvisi gun kaise saklik lokate ll

Dekhuni tujhe swaroop sukh adbhut hote l

Ghyata tujla shripati dhrud maanas hote ll 2

AUM NAMHO NAARAAYANYAA

To make Rice Flour Lamp you will need:1 cup rice our

1 tablespoon Ghee

2 tablespoons honey

teaspoon cardamom powder

cup rice our for dusting

Additional Ghee for lighting the lamp

Cotton wool wick

1. Start by sifting the cup rice our.

Add cardamom powder. Mix.

2. Add the Ghee.

3. Mix to form ne crumbs.

4. Add the honey. Mix well, until soft pliable dough is

formed. If the dough gets too soft -dust with rice our.

How To Shape the Rice Flour Lamp

1. Shape the dough into a ball then place on to the plate

you wish to place the lamp.

2. Use a teaspoon to shape the lamp. Simply

press a teaspoon on the top of the ball to make an

indent in the lamp. You can store this in the fridge.


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3. Fill the lamp with ghee

5. Place a cotton wool wick. Light the lamp.

Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam

kausalyasuprajarama!

purva sandhya pravartate,

uttistha! narasardula!

kartavyam daivam ahnikam.

O! Rama! Kausalyas auspicious child! Twilight is ap-

proaching in the East.

O! best of men (Purushottama)! Wake up, the divine

daily rituals have to be performed.

uttisthottistha! govinda!uttistha garudadhvaja!

uttistha kamalakanta!

trailokyam mangalam kuru.

O! Govinda, wake up! O! Garudadhvaja (one who has

Garuda on his ag)! wake up. O! Kamalakanta (the

husband of Kamala)! by rising, render the three worlds

auspicious.

matas samsastajagatam madhukaitabhareh

vaksoviharini! manohara-divyamurte!srisvanmini! sritajanapriya-danasile!

sri-venkatesa-dayite! Tava suprabhatam

May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee, O! Lakshmi,

the Mother of the Worlds, who dwells on the chest of

Vishnu, the enemy of the demons, Madhu and Kaitabha),

of attractive and divine form, with the nature of grant-

ing what is desired by those seeking refuge

tava suprabhatam aravindalochane!

bhavatu prasannamukha-chandramandale!

vidhisankarendra-vanitabhir archite!

vrsasailanatha-dayite!dayanidhe

May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee, O! Lakshmi, the

beloved of the Lord of Vrsacala, with eyes like lotus pet-

als, with a bright face like the Moon, who is worshipped

by Vani, Girija and Pulomaja (the wives of Brahma,

Sankara and Indra) and who is very compassionate.

atryadi-saptarsayas samupasya sandhyam

aksasindhu-kamalani manoharani,

adaya padayugam archayitum prapanna

sesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatam

Having worshipped the morning twilight and said their

morning prayers, called sandhyavandana, the seven

sages like Atri, bringing the beautiful lotuses from the

divine Ganges, have arrived to worship Thy feet. Lord of

Seshachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

panchananabjabhava sanmukha vasavadyah

traivikramadi charitam vibudhah stuvanti,

bhasapatith pathati vasarasuddhim arat



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The Gods, like the ve-headed Brahma, the lotus-born

Subrahmanya, and the six-headed Indra are praising

the deeds of your incarnations as the Trivikramavatara.

Nearby is Brhaspati who is reading out the planetary

position (called Panchangam) of the day. Lord of Se-

shachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

isatpraphulla-sarasiruha-narikela-

pugadrumadi-sumanohara-palikanamavati mandam anilah saha divyagandhaih


The breeze, carrying the wonderful fragrance of the

partly-opened lotuses, and the beautiful trees like the

Areca and Coconut, is blowing gently.Lord of Seshachala!

May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

unmilya netrayugam uttama-panjarastah

patravasista-kadaliphalapayasani,

bhuktva salilam atha kelisukhah pathanti

sesadri-sekara-vibho! tava suprabhatam

The parrots in their cages are opening their eyes, and

graciously singing, after eating the remains of the plan-

tain fruits and the payasam in the vessels.

Lord Seshachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

tantriprakarsa-madhurasvanaya vipanchya

gayaty anantacharitam tava naradopi

bhasasamagram asakrt-karachararamyamsesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatam

The sage, Narada, is playing sweet music with his veena,

and, in ne language, is singing praises of Thy endless

deeds, gracefully waving his other hand. Lord of


bhrngavali cha makaranda-rasanuviddha-

jhankaragita-ninadaih saha sevanaya,

niryaty upanta-sarasi-kamalodarebhyah

sesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatamThe humming swarm of bees are sucking honey and

emerging from the interiors of the lotuses of the adjoin-

ing pools, in order to serve Thee. Lord of Seshachala!


yosa-ganena vara-dadhni vimathyamane

ghosalayesu dadhimanthana-tivraghosah,

rosat kalim vidadhate kakubhas cha kumbhah


While the womenfolk of the hamlet of cowherds churnthe curds, the loud sounds and echoes emanating from

the pots seems like as if the pots and the eight directions

are quarrelling. Lord of Seshachala! May it be an

auspicious dawn to Thee

padmesa-mitra-satapatra-gatalivargah

hartum sriyam kuvalayasya nijanga-laksmya,

bherininadam iva bibhrati tivra-nadam


The swarm of bees in the lotuses are friends of the sun,

and are making lound sounds with a view to surpass-

ing the splendour of the lustrous blue lotuses. Lord of


srimann abhista-varadakhila-lokabandho!

srisrinivasa!jagadeka-dayaikasindho!

sridevata-grha-bhujantara-divyamurte!

sri-venkatachalapate! tava suprabhatam

One with Lakshmi! One who grants boons! Friend of all

the worlds! Abode of Sri Lakshmi! The matchless ocean

of compassion! One having a charming form on account

of the chest which is the abode of Sri Lakshmi! Lord of

Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

srisvami-puskarinika-plava-nirmalangah

sreyorthino hara-virinchi-sanandanadyah,

dvare vasanti varavetra- hatottamangah


Brahma, Shiva, Sanandana and several others have

bathed in puried water. They are at your doorstep eager

to see you, for their own well-being, though they have

been hit with canes by your gods. Lord of Venkatachala!


sri-sesasaila-garudachala-venkatadri-


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narayanadri-vrsabhadri-vrsadri-mukhyam,

akhyam tvaduta-vasater anisam vadanit


Lord of Venkatachala! Thy abode is always called by

several names, such as Sri Sesasaila, Garudachala, Ven-

katadri, Narayanadri, Vrsabhadri, Vrsadri. May it be an


sevaparah siva-suresa-krsanu-dharma-

raksombunatha-pavamana-dhanadhinathah,

baddhanjali-pravilasan nijasirsa-desah


Siva, Indra, Agni, Yama, Nairuti, Varuna, Vayu and

Kubera, with folded hands placed on their heads, are de-

sirous of oering service to thee. Lord of Venkatachala!


dhatisu te vihangaraja-mrgadhiraja-

nagadhiraja-gajaraja-hayadhirajah,svasvadhikara-mahimadikam arthayante


The modes of Thy conveyance - Garuda, the Lord of

Birds, the Lion, Lord of Animals, Adisesa, the Lord of

Serpents, Airavata, the Lord of Elephants and Uccaissra-

vas, the Lord of Horses - are begging Thee to grant them

their respective authority and power to server Thee bet-

ter, on your pleasure trips. Lord of Venkatachala! May it

be an auspicious dawn to Thee

suryendu-bhauma-budha-vakpati-kavya-sauri

svarbhanu-kettu-divisat parisat pradhanah,

tvaddasa-dasa-charamavadhi-dasadasah


The main deities of the Assembly of Gods - the nine

planets - the Sun, the Moon, Mars (Angaraka), Mercury

(Budha), Jupiter (Brhaspati), Venus (Sukra), Saturn

(Sani), Rahu and Ketu are happy to serve even your serv-

ants and remain most obedient to Thee. Lord of Venka-

tachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

tvat-padadhuli-bharita-sphuritottamangah

svargapavarga-nirapeksa-nijanarangah,

kalpagamakalanayakulatam labhante


Lord of Venkatachala! Thy devotees, whose heads are

sanctied by the dust of Thy feet, being in Thy presence,

do not desire Heaven or Liberation, but are worried that

another kalpa will start, when there will be no such glory

to Venkatachala! Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an


tvad-gopuragra-sikharani niriksamanahsvargapavarga-padavim paramamsrayantah,

martya manusya-bhuvane matim-asrayante


On seeing the crests of Thy temple tower, the mor-

tals, who are attempting to attain the exalted paths of

Heaven and Liberation, feel like living on in the mortal

world, as it gives them the opportunity of worshipping

Thee. Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious

dawn to Thee

sri-bhumi-nayaka! dayadi-gunamrtabdhe!devadhideva!jagadeka-saranyamurte,

srimann-ananta-garudadibhir architanghre!


Lord of Sridevi and Bhudevi! The ocean of nectar of

compassion and other virtues! The chief of the Gods!

The sole refuge of the Universe! The possessor of Sri

(wealth)! One whose feet are worshipped by Ananta and

Garuda! Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious

dawn to Thee

sripadmanabha! purusottama! vasudeva!

vaikuntha! madhava! janardana! chakrapane!

srivasta-chihna! sarangata-parijata!


Padmanabha! Purushottama! Vasudeva! Vaikunta!

Madhava! Janardana! Chakrapani! Bearer of the mole

Srivatsa! Celestial tree (parijata) under whom refuge is

sought! Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious

dawn to Thee

kandarpa-darpa-hara-sundara-divyamurte!kanta-kucamburuha-kutmala-loladrste!

kalyana-nirmala-gunakara! divyakirte!


Bearer of the charming and divine form surpassing the

pride of Cupid (Manmatha)!One whose sight is fondly

centred on the lotus bud like breasts of His beloved!

The abode of auspicious and pure virtues! The posses-

sor of Divine fame!Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an


minakrte!kamatha!kola!nrsimha!varnin!

svamin!parasvatha-tapodhana!ramachandra!

sesamsarama! yadunandana! kalkirupa!


Lord in ten incarnations of Matsya (Fish), Kamatha

(Tortoise), Kola (Boar), Narasimha (Man-lion) Trivikra-

ma (Dwarf), Parasurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna and

Kalki! Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious

dawn to Thee

ela-lavanga-ghanasara-sugandhi-tirthamdivyam viyat-sariti hema-ghatesu purnam

dhrtvadya vaidika-sikhamanayah prahrstah

tisthanti venkatapate tava suprabhatam


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The Brahmins, well-versed in the Vedas, are now joyfully

waiting to worship you. They are carrying golden pots on

their heads that are lled with the water of the Divine

Ganges (Akasa Ganga), which has been rendered fragrant

by mixing cardamom, cloves and camphor in it. Lord of

Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

bhasvan udeti vikachani saroruhani

sampurayanti ninadaih kakubho vihangah,srivaisnavas satatam arthita-mangalas te

dhamasrayanti tava venkata! suprabhatam

The Sun is rising; the lotuses have blossomed; the birds

are twittering; the Sri Vaishnavas, always imploring

auspiciousness, are waiting at Thy abode.Lord of Venka-

tachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

brahmadayas suravaras samaharsayas te

santas sanadana-mukhastv atha yogivaryah

dhamantike tava hi mangala-vastu-hastahsri-venkatachalapate! tava suprabhatam

Brahma,the great sages and the good Yogins as Sanan-

dana are waiting at Thy abode,with auspicious oerings

in their hands. Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspi-

cious dawn to Thee

laksminivasa! niravadya-gunaika-sindho!

samsara-sagara-samuttaranaika-seto!

vedantu-vedya-nijavaibhava! bhaktabhogya!


Abode of Lakshmi! Ocean of faultless and auspicious

virtues! Bridge to cross the ocean of transmigration

(samsara)!One whose glory is known through the Upani-

shads! One who is enjoyed by devotees!

Lord of Venkatachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to

Thee

ltham vrishachala paterlha suprabhatham

Ye manava: prathidinam patithum pravrutha:

Thesham prabhatha samaye smruthirangabh-

hajam Praghayam paraartha subhalaam para-maam prasoothe

Sri Venkatesa Stotram

kamala-kucha-chuchuka-kunkumato

niyatarunitatula-nilatano!

kamalayata-lochana!lokapate!

vijayi bhava!venkata sailapate

Lord of Venkatachala!

One whose matchless blue body is ever rendered redby the saron on the breasts of Kamala (called Sridevi);

One whose eyes are broad like the petals of the lotus

sachaturmukha-sanmukha-panchamukha-

pramukhakhila-daivata-maulimane!

sarangatavatsala!saranidhe!

paripalaya mam vrsa-sailapate

The crest-jewel of all Gods like Brahma,

Kumarasvami and Maheshwara!The Compassionate

One to those seeking protection!Protect me, O Lord of

Vrsasaila!

ativelataya tava durvisahair-anuvela-krtair aparadha-sataih,

bharitam tvaritam vrsa-sailapate!

paraya krpaya paripahi hare

Lord of Vrsasaila!May Thou (O Hari!) with Thy extreme

mercy protect mewho has always committed various

unendurable sins

kalavenu-ravavasa-gopavadhu-

satakoti-vrtat smarakoti-samat,

prati-vallavikabhimatat sukhadatvasudeva-sutan na param kalaye

I do not understand any one other than Krishna

who is surrounded by innumerable cowherdesses

(gopikas) who are enchanted by the sweet music of His

ute; who equals the beauty of all the Cupids

(Manmathas);who gives joy and is dear to each gopika

Adivenkatashaila Mudaaramate

Janataabhi Mutadhi Kadaanarataat

Paradevatayaa Gatitaannigamei

Kamalaadayitaanna Para Kalaye

I do not consider supreme anyone other than the Lord of

Kamala(Sridevi), who is liberal-minded (and dwells) on

Venkatachala, who intent on granting much more than

what is desired by the devotees and who is described by

the Vedas as the Supreme God.


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abhirama-gunakara!dasarathe!

jagadeka-dhanurdhara! dhiramate!

raghunayaka! rama! ramesa! vibho!

varado bhava! deva! daya-jaladhe!

Source of enchanting virtues !

Rama! The Matchless Archer of the Universe!

The Steady-minded One! The Best of the race of Raghu!

Ramesa! The All-pervading! The Ocean of Compassion!O Lord ! Grant us boons

avani-tanaya-kamaniya-karam

rajanikara-charu-mukhambu-ruham,

rajanichara-raja-tamo-mihiram

mahaniyam aham raghuramam aye

I seek refuge in Raghurama who does what Sita likes,

who has a beautiful face like the Moon,

who is like the Sun to put an end to darkness (Ravana

the King of Demons), and who is exalted

sumukham suhrdam sulabham sukhadam

svanujam cha sukayamamoghasaram,

apahaya raghudvaham anyam aham

na kathanchana kanachana jatu bhaje

At no time and in no way, do I worship any one other

than Rama, who has elevated the Raghu race, who has

a handsome face, a good heart, is easily attainable, has

good brothers, has a beautiful body and whose arrows

are unfailing

vina venkatesam na nanatho na nathah

sada venkatesam smarami smarami

hare! venkatesa! prasida presida

priyam venkatesa! prayaccha prayaccha

There is no saviour other than Venkatesa.

I will always pray to Venkatesa. O Hari Venkatesa!

Be pleased and grant us favours

aham duratas te padambhoja-yugma-

prana-mecchayagatya sevam karomi,

sakrt sevaya nitya-sevaphalam team

prayaccha prayaccha prabho venkatesa

O Lord! Having come from afar,

with a desire to salute Thy lotus-like feet, I serve Thee

Venkatesa! Please give me the opportunity for this

occasional worship

ajnanina maya dosan

asesan vihitan hare!

ksamasva tvam ksmasva tvam

sesasailasikhamane

O Hari! The jewel-crest of Sesasaila!

Pardon me for all the sins committed by me, an ignorant

being

SRI VENKATESWARA ASHTOTHARA

SATHANAMAVALI

Venkateshwara Ashtotharams are recited and chanted

after Suprabhatam on every Saturdays, on every eka-

dashi and also in the month of Margashira.

Vinaa Venkatesam Nanaadho Nanatha

Sadhaa Venkatesam Smaraami Smaraami

Hare Venkatesa Praseedha Praseedha

Priyam Venkatesa Prayaccha Prayaccha

Om Shri Ventakeshaya Namaha

OM Sreenivasaya Namaha

OM Laxmipataye Namaha

OM Anaamayaaya Namaha

OM Amruthamsaya Namaha

OM Jagadvandyaya Namaha

OM Govindaya Namaha

OM Shashvataya Namaha

OM Prabhave Namaha

OM Sheshadrinilayaya Namaha

OM Devaya Namaha

OM Keshavaya Namaha

OM Madhusudhanaya NamahaOM Amrutaya Namaha

OM Madhavaya Namaha

OM Krishnaya Namaha

OM Sriharaye Namaha


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OM Jnanapanjaraya Namaha

OM SreeVatsavakshase Namaha

OM Sarveshaya Namaha

OM Gopalaya Namaha

OM Purushotamaya Namaha

OM Gopeeshwaraya Namaha

OM Parasmyjyotishe Namaha

OM Vaikuntapataye Namaha

OM Avyayaya Namaha

OM Sudhaatanave NamahaOM Yadavendraya Namaha

OM Nithyayavvanaroopavate Namaha

OM Chaturvedatmakaya Namaha

OM Vishnave Namaha

OM Achutyaya Namaha

OM Padminipriyaya Namaha

OM Dharapataye Namaha

OM Surapatye Namaha

OM Nirmalaya Namaha

OM Devapoojitaya Namaha

OM Chaturboojaya Namaha

OM Chakradaraya NamahaOM Tridamne Namaha

OM Trigunashrayaya Namaha

OM Nirvikalpaya Namaha

OM Nishkalankaya Namaha

OM Niranthakaya Namaha

OM Niranjanaya Namaha

OM Nirabasaya Namaha

OM Nityatruptaya Namaha

OM Nirgunaya Namaha

OM Nirupadravaya Namaha

OM Gadhaadharaya Namaha

OM Shaarangapanaye Namaha

OM Nandakine NamahaOM Shankhadarakaya Namaha

OM Anakemurtaye Namaha

OM Avyaktaya Namaha

OM Katihastaya Namaha

OM Varapradaya Namaha

OM Anekatmane Namaha

OM Deenabandhave Namaha

OM Aartalokabhayapradhaya

OM Akasharajavaradhaya Namaha

OM Yogihrutpadmamandhiraya Namaha

OM Dhamodharaya Namaha

OM Karunakaraya NamahaOM Jagatpalayapapagnaya Namaha

OM Bhakthavatsalaya Namaha

OM Trivikramaya Namaha

OM Shishumaraya Namaha

OM Jatamakutashobhitaya Namaha

OM Shankamadyolasanmanjookinkinyadyakarakanda-

kaya Namaha

OM Neelameghashyamatanave Namaha

OM Bilvapatrarchanapriyaya Namaha

OM Jagatvyapine Namaha

OM Jagatkartre Namaha

OM Jagatsakshine Namaha

OM Jagatpataya Namaha

OM Chintitarthapradaya Namaha

OM Jishnave Namaha

OM Daasharhaaya Namaha

OM Dhasharoopavate Namaha

OM Devakinandanaya Namaha

OM Shauraye Namaha

OM Hayagreevaya Namaha

OM Janardhanaya Namaha

OM Kanyashravanatharejyaya Namaha

OM Peetambharadharaya Namaha

OM Anagaya Namaha

OM Vanamaline Namaha

OM Padmanabhaya Namaha

OM Mrughayasaktamanasaya NamahaOM Ashvaroodaya Namaha

OM Kadghadharine Namaha

OM Dhanarjanasamootsukaya Namaha

OM Ganasaralasanmadhyakasturitilakojjwalaya Namaha

OM Sachitandharoopaya Namaha

OM Jaganmangaladayakaya Namaha

OM Yajnaroopaya Namaha

OM Yajnabokthre Namaha

OM Chinmayaya Namaha

OM Parameshwaraya Namaha

OM Paramarthapradhaya Namaha

OM Shanthaya NamahaOM Sreemathe Namaha

OM Dordhandhavikramaya Namaha

OM Paratparaya Namaha

OM Parasmaibrahmane Namaha

OM Sreevibhave Namaha

OM Jagadeeshwaraya Namaha

Sri Venkateswara Ashtothara Shatha Nama-

vali Samaptham

GOVINDA HARI GOVINDA NAMAVALI

LORD VISHNU NAMAVALU BHAJAN

GovindaHari.. Govindaaaaaa

Govinda.Hari.. Govindaaaaaa

Sri Srinivasa Govinda

Sri Venkatesa Govinda

Bhaktavatsala Govinda

Bhagavatapriya Govinda

(Govinda Hari Govinda

Venkataramana Govinda) 2

Nityanirmala Govinda

Neelameghasyama Govinda

Puranapurusha Govinda

Pundarikaksha Govinda



Nandanandana Govinda

Navaneeta Chora Govinda

Pasupalaka Sri Govinda

Papavimochana Govinda



Dushtasamhara Govinda


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Durita Nivarana Govinda

Sishta Paripalaka Govinda

Kashta Nivarana Govinda



Vajramakutadhara Govinda

Varahamurtivi Govinda

Gopijanalola GovindaGovardhanoddhara Govinda



Dasarathanandana Govinda

Dasamukha Mardhana Govinda

Pakshivahana Govinda

Pandavapriya Govinda



Matsya Kurma Govinda

Madhusudhana Hari Govinda

Varaha Narasimha Govinda

Vamana Brughurama Govinda



Balaramanuja Govinda

Bhouddha Kalkidhara Govinda

Venuganapriya Govinda

Venkataramana Govinda



Sitanayaka Govinda

Sritaparipalaka Govinda

Daridrajanaposhaka Govinda

Dharmasamsthapaka Govinda



Anatha Rakshaka Govinda

Aapdbhandhava Govinda

Saranagatavatsala Govinda

Karunasagara Govinda



Kamaladalaksha Govinda

Kamitaphaladata Govinda

Papavinasaka Govinda

Pahi Murare Govinda



Srimudrankita Govinda

Srivatsankita Govinda

Dharaninayaka Govinda

Dinakarateja Govinda



Padmavatipriya Govinda

Prasannamurti GovindaAbhayahasta Pradarsana Govinda



Sankachakradhara Govinda

Sarngja Gadhadara Govinda

Virajateerastha Govinda

Virodhimardhana Govinda



Sa-

hasranama Govinda

Sarasijanayana Govinda

Lakshmivallabha Govinda

Lakshmanagraja Govinda



Kasturitilaka Govinda

Kanchanambaradhara Govinda

Garudavahana Govinda

Ganalola Govinda



Vanarasevita Govinda

Varadhibandhana Govinda

Ekaswarupa Govinda

Saptha Gireesha Govinda



Sri Rama Krishna Govinda

Raghukula Nandana Govinda

Pratyakshadeva Govinda

Paramadayakara Govinda

(Govinda Hari GovindaVenkataramana Govinda) 2

Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda

Vaibhava Murthy Govinda

Rathna Kireeda Govinda

Vasudevatanaya Govinda



Brahmandarupa Govinda

Bhaktarakshaka GovindaNityakalyana Govinda

Neerajanabha Govinda



Anandarupa Govinda

Aadyantarahita Govinda

Ihaparadayaka Govinda

Ibharajarakshaka Govinda



Sesha Shayini Govinda

Seshadrinilaya Govinda

Sirnivasa Govinda

Sri Venkatesa Govinda




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MEANING OF TILIK/NAAMOThe tilak (Sanskrit tilaka, mark) is a mark worn on

the forehead and other parts of the body for spiritual

reasons. On a man, the tilak takes the form of dier-

ent lines, indicating his religious aliation. If it covers

the entire forehead in three horizontal lines, then it

denotes the wearer is an ascetic or belongs to a par-

ticular sect

The tilak is worn every day by sadhus and pious

householders, and on special occasions like weddings

and religious rituals. A tilak is also applied by a priest

during a visit to the temple as a sign of the deitys

blessing, for both men and women

They might be made of ash from a sacricial re,

sandalwood paste, turmeric, cow dung, clay, charcoal,

or red lead. In addition to its religious symbolism, the

tilak has a cooling eect on the forehead and this can

assist in concentration and meditation.

It is applied as a U by worshippers of lord Vishnu and

is red, yellow or saron in color. It is made up of red

ochre powder (Sindhur) and sandalwood paste (Gan-

dha).

Worshippers of lord Shiva apply it as three horizontal

lines and it consists of ash (Bhasma).

Thus there is a variety of pigments; red, yellow, saf-

fron, white, grey and black, etc. These pigments are

not only applied on the forehead but in some cases

they are

applied also on the forearms and the abdomen.

Among Vaishnavites (followers of Vishnu), the many

tilak variations usually include two or more vertical

lines resembling the letter U, which symbolizes the

foot of Vishnu. There is sometimes a central line or

dot. Most Vaishanative tilaks are made of sandalwood

paste (Chandan). The worshippers of the goddess Devi

or Shakti apply Kumkum, a red tumeric powder.

Usually Tilak is worn on religious occasions, its shape

often representing particular devotion to a certain

main deity: a U or V shape stands for Vishnu, a

group of three horizontal lines for Shiva. It is not un-common for some to meld both in an amalgam marker

signifying Hari-Hara (Vishnu-Shiva indissoluble).

Vibhuti expresses the concept that this world we live

in and the universe are driven by the functions of

creation, preservation and destruction as enacted by t

Brahma, Vishnu and Siva.

The signicance of Vibhuthi is that the body is to be

transformed in to ash one day, hence the morality ofall men and women born in this world. With this reali-

zation we should overcome the ego and selshness in

us and conduct our lives in the righteous path.

Vaishnavas call their representation of Namam on

their foreheads as Thirumann, which means the sacred

earth (dust). Namam consists of three vertical lines

joined at the base, the two outer whitelines signifying

the worship of Brahama and Shiva and the red center-

line signifying Vishnu. The Namam(thirumann) signi-

es the fact the men and women of this world will all

be transformed.

Only the method of application diers,

but the signicance is the same in both the Vaishnavas

and the Saivas and saktyas.

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