Read The Story Of Lord Srinivasa Venkateshwara Swamy

 

Overview:

The Hindu texts state that Vishnu took on the form of Venkateswara out of love for his followers and manifested to save and elevate humanity during this Kali Yuga. In current day and age, it is regarded as the highest manifestation of Vishnu. Kaliyuga Vaikuntam is another name for the Venkateswara Swami Temple.

In Kerala, GSB's most revered god is Lord Vishnu, also known as Venkateshwara. He is four-handed and has a dusky complexion. He is holding two symbols, one representing power (a discus) and the other representing existence (a conch shell). Reaching down with his lower hands, Jesus begs believers to trust him and give themselves over to his guardianship. 

Tirumala, the home of Lord Venkateswara, is the name given to the holy location on the hill that is almost 2,800 feet above sea level. The mountain range is also known as Venkatachala or Seshachala and is a component of the Eastern Ghats. According to legend, the Eastern Ghats on this side, with their arcs, peaks, and valleys, mimic the serpent Adisesha. A total of seven hills of Tirupati represent Adisesha's seven heads, while Ahobalam, the home of Lord Narasimha Murthy, symbolizes the serpent's centre, and Srisailam, the serpent's tail. Tirumala is called Seshachala for this reason. 

Classified as Vrishabhachala in the Krithayuga, Anjanachala in the Tretayuga, Seshachala in the Dwaparayuga, and Venkatachala in the current Kaliyuga, these tales claim that this site has been a sacred site in all four yugas. 
In addition to the Lord Venkateswara temple, there are several significant locations including Tirumala and Swami Pushkarini, the Varahaswamy temple, the Papavinasam and Akasaganga waterfalls, and Shila Toranam, an extremely old rock structure thought to be over 10,000 years old.

Story Of Lord Srinivasa Venkateshwara Swamy (also known as Srinivasa):

At one point, a group of rishis led by Kasyapa started offering sacrifices near the Ganges River. When Sage Narada visited them, he inquired as to why and for whom they were making the sacrifice. The rishis went to Sage Bhrigu since they could not respond to the question. After directly verifying reality, Sage Bhrigu proceeded to Satyaloka, the residence of Lord Brahma, to arrive at a solution. He discovered Lord Brahma at Satyaloka, where Saraswati was taking care of him and he was reciting the four Vedas in praise of Lord Narayana with each of his four heads. When Bhrigu paid reverence, Lord Brahma did not notice. Bhrigu left Satyaloka for Lord Shiva's dwelling in Kailasa after concluding that Lord Brahma was unworthy of devotion. Bhrigu arrived at Kailasa to see Lord Siva amusingly chatting with Parvati while oblivious to his presence. Parvati called Siva's attention to the sage's presence. Lord Siva attempted to annihilate Bhrigu because he was enraged by his trespass. After cursing Lord Siva, the sage departed for Vaikuntam. Sri Mahalakshmi was serving Lord Vishnu at His feet while He rested on Adisesha at Vaikuntam. The sage was furious and kicked Lord Vishnu in His chest, where Mahalakshmi lives, after realising that the Lord had missed him too. Without delay, Lord Vishnu apologised to the enraged sage and applied pressure with his foot to ease Bhrigu's leg discomfort. Thus, depriving the sage of his unique abilities, the Lord cut out the eye in his foot. Following this, the wise man determined that Lord Vishnu was the highest of the trimurthis and conveyed this to the rishis.

When Sri Mahalakshmi's Lord apologised to Bhrigu, who had committed a transgression, she became enraged. She moved from Vaikuntha to Karavirapur, today known as Kolhapur, out of rage and agony. Following Mahalakshmi's departure, a bereft Lord Vishnu departed Vaikuntam and settled in an anthill beneath a tamarind tree, next to a pushkarini on Venkata Hill. There, he meditated awaiting Lakshmi's return while going without food or rest. It was here that the Lord manifested as Varaha to save Mother Earth from the depths of the ocean. Brahma and Maheshwara chose to take on the shapes of a cow and her calf to serve Lord Vishnu out of compassion. The Sun God Surya told Mahalakshmi this and asked her to take the guise of a cowherd and sell the cow and calf to the Chola country's ruler. Along with his herd of cattle, the monarch of the Chola nation purchased the cow and its calf, sending them to graze on Venkata Hill. After finding Lord Vishnu on the anthill, the cow nourished the Lord by giving it milk. The Chola Queen scolded the cowherd harshly since the cow at the palace was not producing any milk. The cowherd followed the cow, crouched behind a bush, and saw her emptying her udder over the anthill to determine the reason for the scarcity of milk. Furious with the cow's behaviour, the cowherd struck the animal in the head with his axe. But to take the hit and preserve the cow, Lord Vishnu sprang up from the anthill. The cowherd collapsed and died of shock at witnessing the Lord bleed from the strike of his axe.

 The cow came back to the Chola King, splattered with blood and roaring with fear. The King tracked the cow to the location of the event to see what had caused her fear. Near the ant hill, the cowherd was discovered dead on the ground by the King. Lord Vishnu emerged from the anthill as the King stood there wondering how it had occurred and cursed him, telling him he would become an Asura due to his servant's actions. The Lord granted the King's request for forgiveness, stating that he would be reincarnated as Akasa Raja and that the curse would be lifted when the Lord was clothed in a crown given to Him by Akasa Raja at the moment of his and  Padmavati's marriage. The Lord became stone after speaking these words. After that, Lord Vishnu—a.k.a. Srinivasa—decided to remain in Varaha Kshetra and asked Sri Varahaswami to give Him a place to reside. After granting his request without hesitation, Srinivasa commanded that puja and naivedyam must be done to Sri Varaha swami before any journey to His shrine can be considered complete unless it includes a dip in the Pushkarini and darshan of Sri Varahaswami. Built a hermitage, Vishnu dwelt there under the care of Vakuladevi, who gave him motherly attention.