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Sri Padmavathi-Srinivasa Kalyana (Commentary with illustrations) e-Book (pdf) https://archive.org/details/sri-padmavathi-srinivasa-kalyana Vaisakha maasam is the sacred month the divine marriage of Lord Venkateshwara (Srinivasa) and Goddess Padmavathi Devi took place. In fact, this event of divine marriage forms the basis for the Supreme God Vishnu to manifest at Tirumala hills in this Kaliyuga. For making this event happen Lord Vishnu came down to the earth from his abode Vaikunta after having a wrangle (Leela of the Lord) with his consort Goddess Maha Lakshmi. He took the form of Srinivasa and settled down at Aananda Nilaya on the top of Tirumala Hills called Venkataadri also known as Venkataachala after getting married with Goddess Padmavathi Devi. There is a tradition, especially in the Madhwa Sampradaya, to perform the parayana of Srinivasa Kalyana on two main occasions: Starting from Akshaya Trutheeya (Vaisakha Maasa) and ending with Vaisakha Sukla Dasami. During Navarathri (Aa...

  ಶ್ರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ ಪುರಾಣೇ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶ ದ್ವಾದಶನಾಮಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಮತಿ ಸುಂದರಮೋಹನಾಂಗಂ ಶ್ರೀ ಭೂಮಿಕಾಂತಮರವಿಂದ ದಲಾಯತಾಕ್ಷಮ್ | ಪ್ರಾಣಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಪರಮಕಾರುಣಿಕಾಂಬುರಾಶಿಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇಶವಂದ್ಯಮಮೃತಂ ವರದಂ ನಮಾಮಿ ||೧|| ಅಖಿಲವಿಬುಧವಂದ್ಯಂ ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಂ ಸುರೇಶ ಮಭಯವರದ ಹಸ್ತಂ ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರಾಂಕಿತಂ ಚ | ಜಲಧರನಿಭಕಾಯಂ ಶ್ರೀ ಧರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮೇತಂ ಪರಮಪುರುಷಮಾದ್ಯಂ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಂ ನಮಾಮಿ ||೨|| ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥೋ ವಾರಿಜಾಸನ ವಂದಿತಃ | ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಪುಷ್ಕರಿಣೀವಾಸಃ ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರಗದಾಧರಃ || ೩ || ಪೀತಾಂಬರಧರೋ ದೇವೋ ವನಮಾಲಾದಿಶೋಭಿತಃ | ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಾ ವಿಶ್ವಲೋಕೇಶೋ ವಿಜಯೋ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶ್ವರಃ ||೪ || ಏತದ್ ದ್ವಾದಶನಾಮಾನಿ ತ್ರಿಸಂಧ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇನ್ನರಃ | ಸರ್ವಪಾಪ ವಿನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತೋ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃಸಾಯುಜ್ಯಮಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ||೫|| ||ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಪುರಾಣೇ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶದ್ವಾದಶಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣಂ|| ||ಶ್ರೀಮಧ್ವೇಶಕೃಷ್ಣಾರ್ಪಣಮಸ್ತು || श्री ब्रह्मांड पुराणे श्री वेंकटेश द्वादशनामस्तोत्रम् श्री वेंकटेशमति सुंदरमोहनांगं श्री भूमिकांतमरविंद दलायताक्षम्| प्राणप्रियं परमकारुणिकांबुराशिं ब्रह्मेशवंद्यममृतं वरदं नमामि ||१|| अखिलविबुधवंद्यं विश्वरूपं सुरेश मभयवरद हस्तं शंखचक्रांकितं च | जलधरनिभकायं श्री धराभ्यां समेतं परमपुरुषमाद्यं वेंकटेशं नमामि ||२|| नारायणो ज...

  preEnayaAmo VenkatEsam Generally we hear the popular lyric ”priINayaaAmo vaAsudevaM....", but here it is "preEnayaAmo VenkatEsam" - does it make any difference? Is there is any difference between Vaasudeva and Venkatesha? To think like that is dosha chintana. In BraMha-Narada samvaada (Bramhanda Purana), Lord Venkateswara is extolled as... SarvaDevaikasaranam; SarvaDevaikadhaivatham; SamasthaDevakavacham; SarvaDevasikhaAmanih; #SarvaDevaikasaranam ; He (Venkateswara) is the ultimate protector and shelter for all Gods; #SarvaDevaikadhaivatham ; He is the ultimate God of Gods; the Supreme God; Hari Sarvottama #SamasthaDevakavacham ; He is like Kavacha (armour) for all Gods; #SarvaDevasikhaAmanih ; He is the most precious jewel in the august gathering of Gods headed by Lord Brahma; ”priINayaaAmo vaAsudevaM devataAmaNDalAkhaNDamaNDanaM - preEnayaAmo VenkatEsam In the very first sloka Sri Venkatesha Stothra (BraHmanda Purana), Lord Venkateswara is eulogized as... "Venk...

Famous Boat festival or Float festival known as Teppotsavam is held at Tirumala Sri Swamy Pushkarini Theertha during Phalguna maasa. This is held for five days during Sukla paksha starting from Dasami/Ekaadasi and ending with Pournami thithi. During the five day festival, first two days Lord Sri Rama and Lord Sri Krishna along with their consorts are taken out in procession on a decorated boat in Swamy Pushkarini theertham. Last three days Lord Malayappa Swamy (Lord Venkateshwara) is taken out in procession along with His consorts. This float festival attracts thousands of devotees coming from across the country. Hare Sreenivaasa

Lion is a symbol of royalty and power.  Lord Vishnu assumed the form of half man and half lion in his Narasimha Avathara. Specific purpose of this avathara was... protection of his devotee Prahlada from his demon father Hiranyakasipa; to establish a point and to make true the words of his devotee "the existence (omnipresence) of God everywhere". Prahlada’s episode proves that, God will always come to the rescue of his devotees who prays him with sincere devotion. Vishnu Sahasra Nama Stothram describe Lord Vishnu as.... > 'NaarasimhaVapu Sreemaan Kesavah Purushottama' Meaning... He is the one who has taken a rare and unique form of a man and a lion whose worship will eradicate the ignorance; possessor of Goddess of wealth Sri Maha Lakshmi who always dwells in his chest; one who has beautiful and charming hair; the giver of knowledge to Gods; greatest among all Purushas; the Supreme Soul who is omnipotent and omniscient; Lord Sri Krushn...

aSEshaSayanam SEshaSayanam SEshaSaAyinaAm SEshaAdriISaMaSEsham SriInivAsam BhajE~nisam aSEshaSayanam... Sayanam means sleeping/resting. Asesha means without remainder/entirely. vaasanaad vaasudevasya vaasitaM te jagatrayam | sarvabhuuta nivaaso asi vaasudeva namostu te || > aSEshaSayanam means… the all pervading Supreme God VISHNU the VASUDEVA the one who rests in all beings/all creatures and there is no entity where He doesn't exist/rests. SEshaSayanam... SESHA refers to thousand headed Serpent God AadiSesha (Anantha) on whom Lord Vishnu reclines (Sayanam) - He is SeshaSayana; He is also known by other names BhujagaSayana; PannagaSayana; NaagaParyankaSayana; AnanthaSayana; There is also another interpretation for SESHASAYANA; sEsha means remainder. At the time of great deluge when everything gets dissolved, the one and the only one entity that remains (Sesha)/exists is Lord Vishnu who is Achyuta who reclines on Banyan leaf when He is known a...

Ø   Glory & Significance of Lord Venkateswara..... Lord Venkateswara is not an incarnation. It is a direct descent of Lord Vishnu Himself - Saakshaatt (per-se) Maha Vishnu; the primordial supreme God - Hari Sarvottama. In the very first sloka Sri Venkatesha Stothra (Brahmaanda Purana), Lord Venkateswara who is none other than Lord Sri ManNaaraayana is eulogized as... "Venkatesho Vaasudevah Pradhyumno~mithavikaramah Sankarshano~anniruddhascha Seshaadhripathireva Cha" These four forms are considered as Vishnu tattva or plenary expansions of the Moola roopa of Lord Sri ManNaaraayana. Put together it is called Panchaniyaamaka Bhagawadruupa, five strategic forms of Lord Vishnu.  Ø   Narayana-Vaasudeva-Sankarshana-Pradyumna-Aniruddha ; These transcendental expansions together form the complete worship of the Primordial Supreme God Vishnu who is Venkateswara who is Srinivasa. Venkateswara is the Panchaniyaamaka Bhagawadruupa of Lord Vishnu; "Bhoothaa...