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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...

Jnaana Saraswathi Temple In our country we find very few temples of Goddess Saraswathi which are of very ancient origin. Out of two such famous temples dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi one which can be easily accessed is in the Adilabad district of Telangana State in a prominent place called Basar. Situated on the Banks of holy river Godavari, Goddess at Basar is known as Jnaana Saraswathi the one who bestows knowledge. It is the only ancient temple (more than 5000 years old) in the entire South India that is dedicated to the Goddess of Learning Sri Saraswathi. (Jnaana Saraswathi - Basar) Legend behind the Temple... According to the sthala purana (local legend), it is said that Sage Sri Veda Vyasa of Mahabharata fame went on a pilgrimage as part of his spiritual pursuit after the Kurukshetra war. During the course of his journey, he reached Basar, situated on the banks of the holy river Godavari in the Dandakaranya region. Finding this place incredibly peaceful and...

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि । विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥ Goddess Saraswathi, the presiding deity of learning, knowledge and wisdom is also referred to as Vaakk Devi, the Goddess of Speech.  For any student, poet, writer, analyst, journalist, astrologer, musician, singer, preacher, philosopher, etc. to become proficient and to excel in their field, Divine blessings and Grace of Vaakk Devi is very much essential. Saraswathi worship is necessary for spiritual enlightenment. In HarikathaAmruthasaara (Mangalacharana Sandhi - sloka # 5) Sri Jagannatha Dasaru eulogizes Goddess Saraswathi as follows.... ಚತುರವದನನ ರಾಣಿ ಅತಿರೋ | ಹಿತ ವಿಮಲ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿ ನಿಗಮ | ಪ್ರತತಿಗಳಗಭಿಮಾನಿ ವೀಣಾಪಾಣಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಿ | ನುತಿಸಿ ಬೇಡುವೆ ಜನನಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ | ಪತಿಯ ಗುಣಗಳ ತುತಿಪುದಕೆಸ | ನ್ಮತಿಯ ಪಾಲಿಸಿ ನೆಲೆಸು ನೀ ಮದ್ವದನ ಸದನದಲಿ || चतुरवदनन राणि अतिरो | हित विमल विज्ञानि निगम | प्रततिगळगभिमानि वीणापाणि ब्रह्माणि | नुतिसि बेडुवॆ जननि लक्ष्मि | पतिय गुणगळ तुतिपुदकॆस | न्मतिय पालिसि नॆलॆसु नी मद्वदन सदनदलि |...

  Sri Venkatesha Vaibhavam The Deity of the Age: The testimony that Lord Venkateswara is the manifest protector of our current era. कृते तु नारसिंहोऽभूत् त्रेतायां रघुनन्दनः । द्वापरे वासुदेवश्च कलौ वेङ्कटनायकः ॥ kṛte tu nārasiṃho'bhūt tretāyāṃ raghunandanaḥ | dvāpare vāsudevaśca kalau veṅkaṭanāyakaḥ || In the cycle of time, specific forms of the Divine are "Prathyaksha Dhaivams" (perceivable Deities). Lord Narasimha ruled the Krita Yuga, Lord Sri Rama the Treta Yuga, and Lord Sri Krishna the Dvapara Yuga. In our current Kali Yuga, Lord Sri Venkateswara is the presiding, visible protector. The Supreme Abode: The declaration of the uniqueness of Tirumala in the entire cosmos. वेङ्कटाद्रिसमं स्थानं ब्रह्माण्डे नास्ति किञ्चन । वेङ्कटेशसमो देवो न भूतो न भविष्यति ॥ veṅkaṭādrisamaṃ sthānaṃ brahmāṇḍe nāsti kiñcana | veṅkaṭeśasamo devo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati || There is no place in the entire universe equal to Venkatadri, and no deity equal to Lord Venkateswara neither...