KaLAu vEnkaTanaAyaKa.....
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...