The Glory of Venkataachalam

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Book Specification

Item Code:	NAJ519
Author:	Chintagunta Subba Rao
Publisher:	Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati
Language:	English
Edition:	2013
Pages:	106
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight	110 gm

Book Description

Premble

Venkataachalam is a hill-top-prominent feature in the spiritual kingdom of Lord Venkateswara by virtue of his dwelling and settlement there. It is an achalam (non-moving mount) famed after his name. It has thus gained a legendary status as Venkataachalam.

This book, dealing with the celebrity, sublimity and divinity of the sacred hill, is originally written in Telugu as "Venkatachala Mahatmyam" and it comprehends the whole journey of Srinivaasa from Vaikuntham to Venkataadri. The scriptural basis for the elaborate stories therein is owned by Varaahapuranam and Bhavishyottara puranam.

The ancient story-teller, Soota narrates first the virtue of Venkataachalam, and then in order, the descending of Lord Vishnu to Kreedadri, his play activities in great Pushkarini, Padmasarovaram and other thirthas, his ant-hill residency, his golden marriage with Padmavati, his blessings showered on the king Tondaman, the building of divine temple and the order of holy celebrations including Brahmostavam.

The Telugu prose textual version of Sri Paravastu Venkata Ramanuja Swamy is rendered into simple-smooth-streaming English language by Sri Chintagunta Subba Rao, a learned writer.

I feel happy to prelude this modest but august work to the devotees of Sri Swamivaru.

Contents

	Chapter I
1	The holy saints request Suta to describe the divine virtue of Venkataachalam	1
2	Lord Vishnu in the form ofSweta-varaaha lifts up and saves the Earth	1
3	Garuda brings Kreedachala from Vaikuntha	2
4	The greatness of Swami Pushkarini	3
5	Kreedaadri's (Venkataadri's) several names	4
6	The marvelous deeds of the Lord on Venkataadri	4
7	The greatness of the seventeen sacred places like Kapila- thirtham	8
8	Sri Rama's arrival at Venkataadri	10
9	The apes enter the Vaikuntha cave	11
10	The efficacy of the Vaikuntha cave	12
11	The godly saints, harassed by demons like Raavana , come searching for Lord Mahaavishnu	12
12	The godly saints along with the four - faced Brahma go to Venkataadri	14
13	Desirous of sons Dasaratha comes to Venkataadri	14
14	Dasaratha sees the meditating saints at swaami Pushkarini	15
15	The incarnation of the lord	16
16	Brahma and the rest see Srinivaasa	17
17	Brahma and others speak to Lord Vislmu about the misdeeds of Raavana	18
18	The Lord in response to Brahma's prayer accepts to stay on Venkataadri	20
19	The Lord agrees for Brahmotsavam	21
20	The splendour of the celebration of Lord Venkateswara	22
21	The good fruit of the celebration of Venkateswara's Brahmotsavam	22
22	The good fruit of planting flower-gardens and flower worship	23
23	The purificatory bath after the celebration	24
24	The greatness of Phalguni thirtham	24
25	The greatness of Jaabaali thirtham	25
26	The divine sport ofVenkateswara in Kaliyuga	25
27	The greatness of Sanaka sanandana thirtham	27
28	The g:teatnessofKaayarasaayana thirtham	27
	Chapter II
1	The greatness of Venkataadri	28
2	The greatness of Kumaradhara-thirtham	28
3	The greatness of Tumburu-thirtham	28
4	The greatness of Akaasa ganga	28
5	The greatness of Paandava-thirtham	28
6	The greatness of Paapanaasana-thirtham	29
7	The greatness of Deva-thirtham	29
8	The story of the birth of Aakaasaraaja	29
9	The story ofthe birth ofPadmaavati	29
10	The story of Vasudaana's birth	30
11	Naarada reads Padmaavati's palm	30
12	Padmaavati with playmates goes to the garden	31
13	Srinivaasa goes hunting to the garden	31
14	The reasons for Srinivaasa marrying Padmaavati	32
15	The playmates ofPadmaavati narrate to Vakulamaalika the story of Padmaavati	34
16	A Pulinda woman answers Dharani devi's question	35
17	Padmaavati confides her wish to her mother	35
18	Vakulamaalika tells Dharani devi the story of Srinvaasa	36
19	Wedding ofSrinvaasa and Padmaavati arranged	37
20	Srinivaasa, adorned as a bridegroom goes to Viyadraajapuram	38
21	The wedding ofPadmaavati	39
22	The story of those who visited Srinivaasa in kaliyuga	40
23	The greatness ofPadmasarovaram	43
	Chapter III
1	The holy saints request Suta to describe the greatness of Venkataachalam	49
2	How it got the name ofVrishaachalam in Krita-yuga	49
3	How it came to be called Anjanaachalam in Tretaayuga	50
4	How it got the name of Seshasailam in Dwaaparayuga	51
5	How it got the name ofVenkataachalam in kaliyuga	53
6	How the Lord left Vaikuntham and reached Venkataadri	56
7	A cow giving milk to Srinivaasa in the ant-hill	57
8	The cowherd beats Srinivaasa with an axe	58
9	Srinivaasa curses the chola king	59
10	Srinivaasa grants a boon to the chola king	59
11	Sri Varaahaswaami gives room to Srinivaasa to stay on Venkataadrl	60
12	How Aakaasaraaja was blessed with a child	61
13	Naarada foretells Padmaavati of happiness to come	62
14	Srinivaasa appears to Padmaavati and speaks to her	63
15	Srinivaasa speaks of his desire to Vakulamaala	64
16	The story ofPadmaavati's earlier birth	65
17	Vakulamaala meets the playmates ofPadmaavati	66
18	Srinivaasa disguised as an erukala-woman goes to Naaraayanapuram	67
19	The erukala-woman explains the cause of Padmaavati's illness	68
20	Padmaavati tells Dharanidevi of her love for Srinivaasa	69
21	Vakulamaala with Padmavati's friends comes to Dharanidevi	69
22	Aakaasaraaja sends for Brihaspati and Sage Suka and deliberates with them	71
23	Aakaasaraaja swears that Padmaavati would be married to Srinivaasa	72
24	Aakaasaraaja sends wedding invitation to Srinivaasa	72
25	Vakulamaala tells Srinivaasa of his wedding Padmaavati	74
26	On Srinivaasa's command Sesha and Garuda go to invite Brahma and others	74
27	Four-faced Brahmacomes to Seshaachalam	75
28	Rudra and others come to Seshaadri	75
29	Viswakarma builds the wedding city	76
30	Srinivaasa appoints the gods and saints in the management of wedding duties	76
31	Ramaa invited from Karaveerapuram for the wedding	77
32	Padmaalaya gives the auspicious bath to Srinivaasa	78
33	Srinivaasa plants green gram as his family deity as part of the wedding rites	79
34	Srinvaasa borrows money for his wedding from Kubera	80
35	Srinivaasa feasts the gods and saints that have come to Venkataadri	81
36	Srinivaasa with his train goes to A.kaasaraja's residence	82
37	Sri Suka hosts Srinivaasa	83
38	Aakaasaraaja with his people welcomes Srinivaasa	84
39	Aakaasaraaja goes to Srinivaasa's residence to invite him to the wedding	85
40	The wedding ofPadmaavati and Srinivaasa	86
41	Srinivaasa sets out with Padmaavati to Seshaachalam	87
42	Srinivaasa decides to stay for six months at sage Agastya's hermitage	88
43	Aakaasaraja's demise	89
44	Tondaman and Vasudaana quarrel for the kingdom	90
45	Srinivaasa instigates Tondaman to build the divine temple	92
46	History of Tondaman's past life	93
47	Srinivaasa enters the temple built by Tondaman	94
48	Brahma causes lamp-lighting celebrations	95
49	On command of the Lord, Brahrna creates the four Idols of the Lord	96
50	The order of the celebrations got up by Brahma	97
51	The story of the brahmin called Kurma	98
52	Tondaman offers worship of thousand names to Srinivaasa	102
53	The story of potmaker Bhima	103
54	Srinivaasa blesses Tondaman with liberation	105

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