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;

"Bhoothaavaaso Giraavaasah Srinivaasah Sriyah Pathih

Achyutha-anantha-Govindo VishnurVenkatanaayakah"

(Brahmanda Purana - Sri Venkatesha Stothra)

He (Lord Srinivaasa) is the one in whom everything rests;
entire universe itself is indweller in Him;

The One who lives on the mountain (Venkataadri);

He (Srinivaasa) is the Lord and consort of Goddess Lakshmi who always rests in His Hrudaya;

He is the One who is indestructible; imperishable;

One who is all pervasive, eternal, beyond all boundaries; for whom there is no limit either by space, time or location; 

One who has infinite number of forms; 

He dwells in the entire Universe; 

He is invincible and omnipresent.

He is the One who helps us to survive and surmount the earthly existence and reach Supreme realization of the Self.

He is the guardian of the Earth; the protector of Vedas; who is eulogized by Vedas.

He is Lord Vishnu; the one who dwells in each and every element of this universe and everything dwells in Him.

Matchless in excellence He is the primordial supreme God; the mega spirit; pervades the many, various and different objects of the three worlds of souls, lasting as inner soul of every being;

He is the Lord of Venkataadri hills His abode in this Kaliyuga;

Ø  He is Srinivaasa (Sri+Nivaasa)...

Srinivasa is one of the several thousand names of Lord Vishnu.

In Sri Vishnu Sahasranaama Stothram we find a reference to the word Srinivaasa in sloka # 65.

Sri means Goddess Lakshmi Devi; Nivaasa means the (abode) residence. Srinivaasa means;

the one (Goddess Lakshmi) who always dwells (nithya-anapaayani) in the (Hrudaya) chest of Lord Vishnu inseparably poised;

the one who (Lord Vishnu) is the abode for Goddess Lakshmi Devi. He (Srinivaasa) is the Lord of Goddess Lakshmi.

There are several stories about the Lord (Srinivaasa) at Tirumala Hills who is believed to be in existence since time immemorial.

> He is in Archaavathaara (worshipable form),
> Swayam Vyaktha (self manifested),

will be present in Aananda Nilayam (present abode of the Lord) till end of Kaliyuga protecting Dharma and humanity from the evils of Kaliyuga. 

It is believed that He will be present on Earth in every Kaliyuga.

Tirumala the abode of Lord Venkateswara is Kaliyuga Bhuu-Vaikunta.

Ø  He is VENKATESWARA .....

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/and who is the Lord of Venkataadri (Venkataachala) Hills;

the one that burns down the sins; that has power to destroy the sins. He is Paapanaashanah;

As Lord Vishnu, Venkateswara 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) of the Lord 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).

Ø  Seshaadhripathireva Cha;

the one who is the Lord of Seshadri Hills (Lord of AadiSesha)
on the top of which He 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 Mahatmya.

"Venkataadrisamam Sthaanam Brahmaande Naasthi Kinchana
Venkatesasamo Devo Na Bhootho Na Bhavishyathi"

In this Universe;

there is no other sacred place equivalent to Venkataadri (Tirumala);

there is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara;

neither in the past nor in the future going to be.

Above verses from Sri Venkatesa Stothram (Brahmanda Purana) are just an illustration of the glory and significance of Lord Venkateswara;

In simple Lord Venkateswara is none other than;

> Lord SriManNarayana;
> Sri Hari;
> Harey! Srinivaasa;
> Maha Vishnu;

whose glory and reference we find in as many as twelve Puraanaas the consolidation of which is called Sri Venkataachala Mahaatmya.

Ø  LORD VENKATESHWARA IS.....

SarvaDevaikasaranam; SarvaDevaikadhaivatham;
SamasthaDevakavacham; SarvaDevasikhaamanih;

He (Venkateswara) is the ultimate protector and shelter for all Gods (SarvaDevaikasaranam);

He is the ultimate God of Gods the Supreme God; Hari Sarvottama (SarvaDevaikadhaivatham);

He is like Kavacha (armour) for all Gods (SamasthaDevakavacham);

He is ”priINayaaAmo vaAsudevaM devataAmaNDalAkhaNDamaNDanaM”;

who is the most precious jewel (SarvaDevasikhaamanih) in the august gathering of Gods headed by Lord Brahma.

“Kruthethu Naarasimho Bhoo Trethayaam Raghunandana
Dwaapare Vaasudevascha Kalau Venkatanaayaka”

In Krutha Yuga, Lord Naarasimha;
In Tretha Yuga, Lord Sri Raama;
In Dwaapara Yuga, Lord Sri Krushna and
In Kaliyuga, Lord Venkateswara (Srinivaasa);

are known as Prathyaksha Dhaivams (perceivable Deities in different ages).

Ø  Kalau VenkataNaayaka...

Lord Venkateswara is the presiding deity of Kaliyuga;

Is it possible for anyone in this Universe to describe Lord Srinivaasa? the Supreme God, Hari Sarvottama; Even Lord Brahma cannot and could not do it.

His glory is infinite.
He is highly meritorious among the meritorious.
No one can describe or define Him precisely.

Hari Sarvottama - Vaayu Jeevottama
Sri GururaajoVijayate