bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

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...

WHO IS VENKATESWARA?   Venkateswara/Venkatesha is none other than Lord Sriinivaasa the Supreme God. Eesha/Eeshwara means the Master; Lord; Supreme; Ruler; Ve~n(m) means sins; Kata means to burn down; Venkateshwara is the Supreme God whose abode is/ who is the Lord of Venkatadri (Venkatachala) Hills   the one that burns down the sins;   has power to destroy the sins. As Venkateswara, Lord Sriinivaasa is Aghaardhana; Agha + Aardhana; Agha means means sin, evil, malefic, annoyance, suffering, grief etc.and Aardhana means the one who destroys, annihilates, wipe out etc. the one who burns our sins (Ven + Kata); A reference to this attribute (Ve~n+kata) with anecdote we find in Sri Brahmanda Puranaanthargatha Sri Venkatachala Mahatmya. Venkateshwara is the Supreme God who is a treasure of divine knowledge (moksha jnaana); the one who bestows moksha (salvation). In the very first sloka Sri Venkatesha Stothra (Brahmaanda Purana), Lord Venkateswara is...

Why Tirumala is called Sapthagiri Kshethra?  Giri; Achala; Adri; Parvatha means hill. Tirumala kshethra the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara is located in the midst of a group of seven sacred hills called Sapthagiri. Popularly they are... ‪ Seshaachala   (Seshaadri) named after the 1000 headed divine serpent God Aadisesha. In Sri Venkatesha Stothram (Brahmanda Purana) we find Lord Venkateswara eulogized as "Seshadri patih eva cha" meaning the one who is the Lord of Seshadri Hills (Lord of AadiSesha) on the top of which Lord Sriinivaasa is eternally stationed. Tirumala hills the abode of Lord Venkateswara is said to be manifestation of AadiSesha. That's why it is also called as Seshaachala. From a distance Tirumala hills appear in a serpentine form. How AadiSesha got manifested as Seshachala Parvatha and how he was brought down by Lord Vaayu? the relevant Bhagawad Leela; one can find reference with anecdote in Brahma Purananthargatha Sri Venkatachala Mahatm...

Unique, world famous and the most sought after temple festival; Tirumala Sreevaari Brahmotsavam is held every year at the most sacred Tirumala Kshethra (Tirumala Hills); seat of the supreme God; Lord Sri Venkateswara also called Sreenivaasa; who is Lord SriManNaaraayana himself.  Scores of people from all walks of life participate in this nine day annual festival with utmost devotion and spirituality; will be longing to visit this sacred place during Brahmotsavam. It is a universal truth that we don’t find any other deity or temple as sacred; as famous; as powerful and as popular as Tirumala Kshethra and its presiding deity Lord Venkateshwara. Venkataadri Samam Sthaanam; Brahmande Naasthi Kinchana Venkatesa Samo Devo; NaBhootho; NaBhavishyathi There is no sacred place which is equivalent to Venkataadri (Tirumala) in this universe; there is no God who is comparable to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in future going to be...