Lord of Tirumala Hills(Lord Narayana/Srinivasa/Sri venkateswara), the Vedas transcend Yugas

Saturday 31 October 2009


The Vedas worship Lord Narayana. The greatness of the Vedas is that they are not authored by man, and they, like God, are not destroyed. There are four Yugas. The Krita Yuga lasted for approximately 17 lakh years, the Treta Yuga for approximately 11 lakh years and the Dwapara Yuga for approximately 8 lakh years. The Kali Yuga will roughly last for four lakh years. We are now in the Kali Yuga. The Matsya Avatara took place in the Krita Yuga. The Lord took the Matsya Avatara to recover the Vedas from an asura. So the Vedas existed even before the Krita Yuga. So if we total up the years of all the Yugas so far, we roughly get 36 lakh-odd years. So the Vedas have been known for as long as 36 lakh years, and the Vedas of such antiquity worship Lord Narayana, said Padur Rangarajachariar.

Such a Lord resides in Tirumala. The Varaha Murthy in the Hills is even older than the Srinivasa we worship there. The Hill itself is the embodiment of the Vedas. Once a Bhagavata came down from the Tirumala Hills and opened the food packet he had brought along. It was crawling with ants. So he went back up the hill to let out the ants. The ants could be Nitya Suris, who were residing in Tirumala, and that was why he took the ants back to the Hill.

Lord Narayana, who resides in Tirumala, has been worshipped for eons, and is still worshipped, and will continue to be worshipped by future generations. Thus He transcends Yugas.

The Lord of Tirumala has been praised by Azhvars and Acharyas. Swami Desika highlights the quality of Daya of Lord Srinivasa. He says Daya Devi is a consort of the Lord. It is this compassion or Daya of the Lord that sent us Acharyas like Alavandar and Ramanuja. Peyazhvar in his ‘Moondram Tiruvanthathi’ describes Srinivasa as the essence of the four Vedas. He says the Lord, who is the ‘Antaryamin’ of all, resides in Tiruvenkatam and also in his heart. Lord Srinivasa is Sarva Seshin — Master of all. Bhootathazhvar says in a pasuram that even the monkeys in Tirumala offer worship to Him. They bathe in the Pushkarini, pluck flowers and offer them to Him in the early morning hours.

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The importance/merit/speciality of 'gOvinda' nAma


Govinda Namalu/Namavali of Sri Venkateswara Swamy: Download free or Listen Online the mp3 Audio and the Lyrics in Telugu/Sanskrit/Devanagiri here

While the Lord is praised through His many names, the name of Govinda has special merit, said Padur Rangarajachariar. Since Lord Narayana supported the Manthara mountain on His back in Koorma avatara, He is Govinda. ‘Go’ also means Earth. Since as Varaha, He rescued Bhooma Devi from the clutches of the asura, He is Govinda. Since He measured the Earth in three steps, He is Govinda. ‘Go’ also means cow. Since as Krishna, He was a cowherd, Krishna may also be referred to as Govinda. He is Govinda because He gives us the power of speech. It was Lord Narayana who suggested to Indra that he fashion the Vajrayudham from Dadichi’s backbone. The Vajrayudham is also called ‘Go’. Hence the Lord, upon whose suggestion Indra made the ayudham, is called Govinda.

Govinda is the name we must utter before we eat anything. The story of Kshatrabandhu shows the significance of the Govinda nama. Kshatrabandhu was a cruel man, who robbed those who passed through the forests. But when he learnt the name Govinda from a sage, he was saved. Tondaradippodi Azhvar celebrates this incident in his Tirumaalai.

When Draupadi is disrobed by Dushasana, she cries, “Govinda, Pundareekaksha, raksha maam saranaagatam.” Thus she is saved by uttering the name Govinda.

Pillai Lokacharya observes that it was the Lord’s name that saved her. Adi Sankara in his Bhaja Govindam, shows us the importance of worshipping Govinda.

Nammazhvar says that we must always serve the Lord who resides in Tirumala, and we must do so without a break, and without expecting anything in return. Andal in Her Tiruppavai describes Him as “kurai ondrum illaada Govinda” — Govinda the blemishless One. She refers to Govinda in three verses of the Tiruppavai. Again in the Nachiar Tirumozhi, Andal dreams of union with Govinda.

The name Govinda brings to our mind Lord Srinivasa of Tirumala. Tirumala is mentioned in ancient Tamil works like Silappadikaram, and also in Puranas like the Bhavishyothara Purana and Varaha Purana, attesting to the antiquity of the place.

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Lord Sri Venkateswara's/Srinivasa's vAtsalya


In the Rama avatara, the Lord exhibited primarily the quality of Sauseelya and in the Krishna avatara, the quality of Soulabhya. As Lord Srinivasa of Tirumala, He exhibits Vaatsalya, said Padur Rangarajachariar in a discourse.

He does not see our negative qualities as faults; He overlooks our faults as a loving mother would. Imagine a playful calf which runs away from its mother and slips and falls in the mud. The calf’s body is now covered with mud. The mischievous calf comes back to its mother. What does the cow do? It does not push it away, but licks its filthy body. Such is the Lord’s affection for us. He is like an indulgent parent who praises even the negative qualities of his/her child.

Even if Lakshmi complains to Him about one of His devotees, he brushes away Her complaints. He remarks that His devotees will not err, and if they have, then what they did could not be termed an error. Even if one has sinned, salvation can still be within reach, if one seeks refuge at His feet.

It is because of His vaatsalya that Mahalakshmi resides in His chest. Just as Lord Narayana had many avataras, Mahalakshmi too had many avataras. In one avatara, She was Bhargavi, the daughter of Bhrigu; in another, She emerged out of a vilva tree; She came from the Fire in one avatara, from the Earth in another, and from water in yet another. In another avatara, She emerged from the milky ocean, and She went immediately to Narayana’s chest and made that Her permanent abode.

But how could She have done so when so many were watching Her? Did it not suggest immodesty? How could She make Her way towards Her Consort and choose to sit on His chest in the presence of so many? The explanation is that She is the Universal Mother. To Her, everyone is Her child. So all the people present when she emerged from the milky ocean were only Her children. Just as a parent sometimes does not fight shy of showing his/her affection for his/her spouse, even in the presence of the children, so did Mahalakshmi display Her affection for the Lord. What drew Her to Him was His Vaatsalya.

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How to read Telugu Calendar/Panchangam/panchang/panchanga, details beside the date

Monday 26 October 2009


Read the benefits that one can get by visiting/praying Lord Sri Venkateswara/Srinivasa during a particular star's(nakshatram) moments here

Now I will tell you how to interpret the details given beside the date. Before that you need to know the meaning of the symbols used. Below is the list of symbols with meaning.

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వ = వర్జ్యము
శేవ = శేష వర్జ్యము
దు = దుర్ముహూర్తము
ల = లగాయతు
కు = వరకు
ఉ = ఉదయం
మ = మధ్యాహ్నం
సా = సాయంత్రం
రా = రాత్రి
తె = తెల్లవారుఝామున (అనగా రేపటి ఉదయం)



Lets take date-25. You will automatically understand that of date-26.Jyesta suddha padyami: Jyesta here is the month name. Till the date of 24, it is the month of Vaishakham. Since a new month is starting from 25, they indicated it specifically. Otherwise such a specification of month in each date won't be found generally. suddha means sukla paksham i.e., the 15th(final) day of the paksham will be Pournami/Poornima. If the 15th day of the paksham is Amavasya, then it is called krishna paksham and instead of suddha padyami it will be written as బ.పాడ్యమి. That letter బ represents bahula representing krishna paksham.
సా 4.15 : The thithhi padyami is till evening 4.15 (i.e., 4.15 pm) on 25. After 4.15 pm, on 25 the thithhi is vidiya

రోహిణి సా 6.09 : Rohini here is the name of star(nakshatram). So on the date 25, till evening 6.09 (i.e., 6.09 pm) the star is Rohini. After 6.09 pm on 25, the star is mrugasira.

.. 10.35 12.06 : It means on date 25, varjyam is present from morning 10.35(10.35 am) to afternoon 12.06(12.06 pm).

Similarly the last line means that varjyam is present from night 11.24 (11.24 pm, date-25) to night 12.54 (12.54 am, date-26).

So from the figure it can be said that the thithhi vidiya is from 4.16 pm, date-25 to 2.01 pm, date-26. Similarly, the star mrugasira is from 6.10pm, date-25 to 4.39pm, date-26.

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