VENKATESWARA the divine name - What does it indicate?
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...