Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 --- On Wed, 23/7/08, sabereesh m <sabareesh_85 wrote: sabereesh m <sabareesh_85 Fw: lord venkateshwara " sabareesh reddy " <sabareesh_85 Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 12:41 PM --- On Wed, 23/7/08, sabereesh m <sabareesh_85 wrote: sabereesh m <sabareesh_85 lord venkateshwara " sabareesh reddy " <sabareesh_85 Wednesday, 23 July, 2008, 12:40 PM                            Tirupati-tirumala                                                తిరà±à°ªà°¤à°¿-తిరà±à°®à°²                            Tirupati - Heaven ofTranquility                                     " Venkatadri samam sthanam brahmande nasthi kinchana,                                     Venkatesa samo devo na bhuto na bhavishyathi "  Bhavam: Venkatadri(Tirumala) ku samana maina sthalam brahmandam lo marekkada ledu, Venkateshwaruniki samana maina daivam bhuta kalam lo ledu,bhavishyathulonu undabodu.                The place which is equal to Venkatadri (Tirumala-Tirupati) is not there in total universe. The God who parallel to Lord Venkateshwara is not there in past  &  will not be in future also.   The Lord Sri Venkateswaraswamy is the all-pervading Lord of the Universe. Tirumala's Balaji shrine is among the more famous temples of India. It reportedly attracts the largest number of pilgrims for any shrine in India. It also has a reputation of being one of the richest shrines in the world. It is managed by Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).     Affiliation Form of Vishnu Weapon Chakra Consort Alamelu (Padmavati)                                                                      Bhumi meeda unna 106 tirupatulu, 29 abhimana desalu, 20 purana desalalo Andhra Pradesh loni tirupati Hinduvulaku atyanta pradhanamainadi. Ikkada swamy varu swayambhuvuga velisaru. Swamy varu swayamga vaikuntam nundi bhulokaniki vachi ikkada silaga mari bhaktulanu anugrahistunnaru.                                          Swamy variki eekrindivi ante chala istam.  1. Govinda namam-   swamy varini ellappudu Govinda namam tho keerthistharu.  2. Garuda vahanam- swamy variki jarige brahmotsavalalo Garuda vahana sevaku Pratyeka pradhanyata undi. Aroju Garuda vahana sevanu Chudataniki lakshala mandi bhaktulu vastaru.  3. Ganam               -   swamy varini nirantaram patalatho keertistuntaru.  4. Pushpalu             -  swamy varini ellppudu vividha rakala suvasanlu vedajalle Pushpalatho alankaristaru.                                              The slogans of lord venkateshwara are                                   1. edu kondala vada......                                      venkata ramana.....govinda............ govinda.......                                   2. vaddi kasula vada..........                                      venkata ramana........govinda........ govinda...........                                   3. apada mokkula vada.....                                      anatha rakshaka.......govinda..... govinda............                                   4. venkata ramana......                                       sankata harana.....govinda...... govinda................        Venkateshwara (Sanskrit: वेंकटेशà¥à¤µà¤°) also known as Venkatachalapathy, Srinivasa and Balaji, is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu in India. Venkateshwara means the Lord who destroys the sins of the people. According the Hindu scriptures, Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateshwara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga and is considered the supreme form of Vishnu in this age.   Etymology and other names:                            The name Venkateshwara can be split into multiple parts in Sanskrit: Ven (sins), kata (destroyer), and ishwara (Supreme Lord). Using this etymology, Venkateshwara refers to the Supreme Lord who destroys sins.                                                                                                           He is also known as Venkateshwara, Srinivasa, Venkatesha, Venkatanatha, Venkatachalapathi, Maal, ThiruMaal, Manivannan, Balaji (though this is a more recent name), Thiruvengadam Udaiyaan, Tiruvengadattaan Tirupati Thimmappa, and by many other names. He is also worshiped with the name Tirupati Thimmappa all over Karnataka by traditionally Shiva-worshipping communities. The presence of seven hills in the area influenced alternate names for the deity: such as Edukondalavadu in Telugu and as Ezhumalaiyan in Tamil both of which mean " Lord of the Seven Hills " . Lord Venkateswara is also known as Maha Ketarie and Maha Parmasree. Legend: According to the scripture Sthala Purana, the legend of Venkateshwara's Avatara (incarnation) is believed to be as follows: Sage Bhrugu, who according to Vedas is believed to have an extra eye in the sole of his foot, once visited Vishnu . At that time, Vishnu was in a private meeting with his consort, goddess Lakshmi, and failed to immediately receive and honour the sage. The sage felt humiliated and angry, and kicked Vishnu in the chest. Vishnu did not react and remained silent. Vishnu's chest is believed to be the abode of Lakshmi. The goddess felt highly insulted at the sage's misdemeanour and Vishnu's silence at the act. She left Vaikunta, the heavenly abode of Vishnu and Lakshmi. Vishnu, in an attempt to pacify the sage, got hold of legs of the sage and started to press them gently in a way that was comforting to the sage. During this act, he squished the extra eye that was present in the sole of Bhrugu's foot. The extra eye is believed to represent the sage's egotism. The sage then realised his grave mistake and apologized to Vishnu. Vishnu had then incarnated Himself as Venkateshwara and came to earth in search of Lakshmi, who had taken birth as princess Alamelu (Padmavati) in the household of Akasa Rajan. The princess's father agreed to give his daughter's hand in marriage to Venkateshwara if he provided proof of his wealth. Towards the end, Venkateshwara obtained a heavy loan from Kubera, the Hindu treasurer god of the virtuous wealth in the Universe. Princess Padmavati and Lord Venkateshwara were then wed. Vishnu, in the form of Venkateshwara, and his consort are believed to have enshrined themselves at Tirumala Tirupati for the benefit of mankind. This phenomenon is called swayambhu loosely translated to mean " self-existent and established on earth of one's own accord, without any external cause " . Venkateshwara's temple is at the top of the seven hills in the place called Tirumala. The temple of the Lakshmi, in the form of Padmavati, is located at the foot of the seven hills at Tirupati, in a town called Tiruchanur.. Another legend, a helper boy called Bala, was one day wrongly accused as a thief. He ran for his life when chased by people. He was hit on the head by the mob and his head was bleeding profusely. He ran to the Tirupati temple of Lord Vishnu and ran to the main door of the temple. When the people entered the temple, they couldn't find the boy but saw the head of god's idol bleeding. It was considered that the boy was sheltered and protected by Vishnu himself and the priests put cloth on the idol's head to stop the bleeding. Location of main shrine: Venkateshwara's abode is in the Venkatam hills or Seshachala hills (the hills are more often referred to as ThiruVenkatam) near Tirupathi. Thus, the main temple of Venkateshwara is the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. The Tirumala temple is believed to be the richest of all the temples in the world. The temple is located in Andhra Pradesh (southern India) in Chittoor district.. It is around 120 km away from Chennai.   Symbolic Description: In iconographic depictions, Lord Venkateswara's eyes are covered, because it is said, that his gaze is so intense, it would scorch the universe. Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. 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